Comparison

RA Ticket Scanner vs Zen Educate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RA Ticket Scanner

This app allows event promoters to manage ticket sales and entry for club nights and festivals. It supports scanning various ticket types, managing guestlists, and provides real-time event statistics. The app works offline and allows for live syncing between multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Manage ticket sales and allocations
  • Scan paper, e-tickets, and mobile tickets
  • Control and import guestlists
  • Live syncing across multiple devices
  • Offline functionality
  • Real-time event statistics
Features
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The RA Ticket Scanner is the easiest way to manage entry to RA ticketed events. The app has been developed by a team that understands club culture and the needs of venues and promoters. To use this app you will need to be registered as a promoter on www.residentadvisor.net. Features - Manage your club night or festival from the palm of your hand. Update ticket allocations, stop and start sales and view detailed, real-time stats on your event. - Scan paper tickets, e-tickets, Apple Wallet and tickets displayed on smartphones. No more need for printed lists—the app does the hard work for you. - Take control of the guestlist. Import your guestlist to the app and add new guests at a touch of a button. - Live syncing between devices means multiple users can manage entry to your venue. - The app works offline, which means it's useful for when there’s no reception or wi-fi. - You can reject ticket holders by swiping left, which is useful for helping ticket holders get refunds when they are turned away for legitimate reasons. - Manage which users can access events stats and prevent junior members of your team adding new people to the guestlist. About RA Tickets Integrated with Resident Advisor’s comprehensive international event listings, RA’s ticketing service allows promoters to manage ticket sales for electronic music shows. RA has extensive experience in ticketing everything from club shows in London, to warehouse parties in LA, rooftops in Barcelona, and major festivals. RA Tickets is the preferred ticketing partner for a significant number of established brands in electronic music.

About

Zen Educate

This app connects educators with schools, streamlining the job search and hiring process. It allows teachers to manage their profiles and availability, while schools can find and book staff efficiently. The platform aims to be a more ethical and cost-effective alternative to traditional recruitment agencies.

Highlights
  • Manage teacher profiles
  • Set work availability
  • Accept/decline job offers
  • Search for screened staff
  • Save and rebook preferred teachers
  • Manage timesheets
Features
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We're building a fairer and more ethical alternative to traditional recruitment agencies, taking out the hassle — no more paperwork — and the waste — leaving more for the teachers and the pupils. Use our app to... For teachers, teaching assistants and special education paraprofessionals: - manage your teaching profile for how you show up to schools - manage your calendar to set when you want to work and when you don't - accept or decline offers for work from schools - see your past work For schools: - search for fully-screened and interviewed teachers, teaching assistants or special education paraprofessionals and request them for work - save your preferred teachers, check their availability and rebook them for future work - manage and confirm timesheets What people are saying about Zen Educate: "Really have enjoyed working with and for Zen Educate—they are helpful every step of the way" — Claire, Teaching Assistant "A great company who pride themselves on their honesty and ability to deliver good teachers to schools. Staff are paid more and schools pay less compared to competitors." — Colin, Teacher and former Principal "Zen Educate is a much-needed simplification of the substitute industry. Simple but rigorous onboarding, combined with efficient job placement, excellent and punctual pay and responsive support make Zen the go-to for schools and staff. Highly impressed!" — Sean, Teacher “Zen Educate has provided us with a highly professional service, their platform is easy to navigate, and their phone app means that a last-minute booking is easy to make. They've saved us money, without sacrificing the quality of staff we expect." — Yvonne, Exec Director “I now book my supply cover without picking up the phone! It's quicker, cheaper and more reliable than using an agency. I love it!" — Ann, Principal We're always rolling out improvements to our service and want you to be part of it. Please send us your feedback to help us improve.

Screenshots

RA Ticket Scanner4 screens
Zen Educate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: RA Ticket Scanner at free against Zen Educate's free with in-app purchases. RA Ticket Scanner also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Zen Educate's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for RA Ticket Scanner against 4.9 for Zen Educate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zen Educate has 1.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of RA Ticket Scanner's written reviews are positive against 82% of Zen Educate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RA Ticket Scanner ships an update every 2 months, Zen Educate fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RA Ticket Scanner versus Zen Educate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRA Ticket ScannerZen Educate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews82.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperResident AdvisorZen Educate Limited

Customer experience

RA Ticket Scanner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Zen Educate

All ratings1,366 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative14.8%

Bugs and requests

RA Ticket Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Zen Educate

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Training modules take a long time to load
  • Cannot go backward in CV or interview prep documents on iOS
  • App login issues on iOS
  • App not showing jobs in certain areas
  • App doesn't work

Requested features

5 requests
  • Make job availability more accessible
  • Improve training module loading speed
  • Add backward navigation for CV and interview prep
  • Fix app login issues on iOS
  • Improve job search functionality for specific areas

In-app purchases

None

RA Ticket Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Zen Educate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RA Ticket Scanner free?
RA Ticket Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zen Educate free?
Zen Educate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RA Ticket Scanner or Zen Educate?
Zen Educate is rated higher. RA Ticket Scanner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Zen Educate averages 4.9 from 1.4K ratings.
Do RA Ticket Scanner or Zen Educate have ads?
Neither RA Ticket Scanner nor Zen Educate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RA Ticket Scanner or Zen Educate?
RA Ticket Scanner ships an update every 2 months, and Zen Educate fortnightly. Most recently, RA Ticket Scanner was updated on October 24, 2026 and Zen Educate on October 27, 2026.

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