Comparison

Stager vs Active ID

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

Head to head
About

Stager

Features
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For all event organizers who work with Stager! With the Stager app you can effortlessly scan and refund tickets, manage your guest list, check your time schedule and personnel schedule, view sales and scan reports and search through your Stager contacts. The app works on iPhone (iPhone 6s and higher), iPod, iPad and operates on iOS 15.5 and higher. For an iPod, a Wifi connection is required, but the iPhone and iPad work with Wifi, 5G, 4G, 3G, and even with a GPRS connection. Do you use a Wi-Fi connection? Make sure that there is a ‘dedicated network’ so that scanning runs smoothly. What is Stager? Stager is a complete tool for organizing events. Ticketing, personnel planning, production planning, contact management, task management, mail services - you name it!

About

Active ID

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Stager4 screens
Active ID4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stager ships an update every 5 weeks, Active ID every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Stager versus Active ID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStagerActive ID
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.514.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStager B.V.ScreenCheck

In-app purchases

None

Stager

No in-app purchases

None

Active ID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stager free?
Stager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Active ID free?
Active ID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stager or Active ID have ads?
Neither Stager nor Active ID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stager or Active ID?
Stager ships an update every 5 weeks, and Active ID every 2 months. Most recently, Stager was updated on September 8, 2026 and Active ID on September 17, 2026.

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