Stager vs Active ID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stager
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The Stager app is for everyone who works with Stager: organizers, door staff, and crew. Scan tickets, manage guest lists, and view your shifts with Stager. For organizers and door staff - Scan tickets and membership cards - Manage the guest list and check guests in - View ticket sales and attendance figures per event - View production information in the timeline - Search your Stager contacts For crew - View your upcoming shifts - Request shifts or claim open shifts - See the event, location, and your coworkers for each shift Scanning at the door - Option to log in as a scan-only device. - QR codes scan faster than barcodes. - You need an internet connection to scan. The app works via Wi-Fi or mobile data, even if the connection is slow. - Scanning via Wi-Fi? Make sure to use a “dedicated network” to ensure smooth scanning.
Active ID
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Active ID has a secure connection with card management system CardsOnline. Administrators can design, manage, and issue Active IDs in CardsOnline to card holders. The card holder can accept and open their Active ID to use as Employee Badge, Student ID, Member ID, or temporary ID in the Active ID Application. An Active ID has a secure active connection with CardsOnline and is always up to date. Changes to data can be pushed immediately. The Active ID App is fully localized, the uses the language of the cardholders’ device. The login for this application offers extra security with the option to login using Touch & Face ID.
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Verdict
Stager and Active ID are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stager ships an update every 5 weeks, Active ID every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stager | Active ID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stager Ticketing B.V. | ScreenCheck |
In-app purchases
Stager
No in-app purchases
Active ID
No in-app purchases









