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Scan Tickets and Check Guests In With Any Phone

Turn any iPhone or Android phone into a ticket scanner with the free eventplanner.net app. Instant QR scans, clear colours at the door, and it keeps working when the connection drops.

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Fast, Reliable Check-in at Every Entrance

No barcode scanners, no paper lists. Your team scans tickets with their own phones, all checked against the same guest list.

Any Phone Is a Scanner

  • Free app for iOS and Android.
  • No barcode scanners or hardware to buy.
  • Use as many phones as you need, side by side.

Green, Yellow or Red

  • Green: a valid ticket, the guest is in.
  • Yellow: this ticket was already scanned.
  • Red: not valid, refunded or the wrong zone.

Keeps Working Offline

  • Scanning goes on when the connection drops.
  • Works with the guest list it last downloaded.
  • Everything syncs once you are back online.

Find Guests by Name

  • Check in guests who forgot their ticket.
  • Names are anonymised on phones by default.
  • Switch full names on per event.

Run a Smooth Entrance

Set up your entrances once and let your team scan. Every phone knows which tickets it may let in.

Set Up Your Entrances

Decide where every phone scans: the main entrance or a specific zone.

  • Pick the entrance once per phone.

  • Tickets without access to a zone turn red.

  • Spot guests who skipped the main entrance.

  • Enforce time slots, or just show them.

Speed Up the Queue

Get guests through the door in seconds, even at a busy entrance.

  • Instant QR scan with the phone's camera.

  • Wallet passes scan straight from the guest's phone.

  • Every phone checks against the same guest list.

  • A live count of guests checked in, out of the total.

Handle the Exceptions

Help the guest who forgot their ticket or comes in someone else's place.

  • Search by name and check in by hand.

  • Resend a lost ticket from your guest list.

  • Change the name on a ticket before the event.

  • Refunded and cancelled tickets turn red.

Control Who Scans and What They See

Give your door team exactly the access they need, and keep personal data off phones you do not control.

Team Access

Invite your door team as contacts on your event.

  • Scanning only needs the read right.

  • No .PRO licence needed for every phone.

  • Two-factor authentication on every account.

  • Events stay in the app until 7 days after they end.

Privacy by Default

Names stay hidden on scanner phones unless you switch them on.

  • Names show as a first letter and asterisks.

  • Full names are a deliberate choice per event.

  • Search finds guests by full name when online.

  • Guest data is anonymised 13 months after the event.

Check-in Insights

Know who is in while your event is running.

  • Check-ins counted per entrance or zone.

  • Seated tickets show their seat on the scan result.

  • Download your final guest list after the event.

Print a Name Badge at Check-in

Scanning gets your guests through the door. A badge keeps the event running after that. Connect a Bluetooth Zebra label printer to the phone or tablet you scan with, and the eventplanner.net app prints a name badge the moment a ticket is scanned for the first time: the guest's name, their seat when the ticket carries one, and the ticket's own QR code, so a badge scans exactly like the ticket it came from. No separate badge desk, no pre-printed sheets sorted alphabetically, no pile of leftover badges for the people who never showed up.

Badges Print Themselves

  • One valid scan prints one badge, automatically.
  • Name, seat and the ticket's own QR code on every badge.
  • No second queue at a separate badge desk.

Set Up in Minutes

  • Pair a Bluetooth Zebra label printer once per device.
  • Print a test label before the doors open.
  • Nothing to install on the phone, no drivers.

Reprint Without Fuss

  • Reprint straight from the scan result.
  • Find a guest by name and print again.
  • A lost badge stops being a problem.

Names Stay Protected

  • Attendee names are anonymised on scanner phones by default.
  • Switch full names on per event, with a privacy confirmation.
  • Badge printing is included with .PRO.

Badges only print for events where you have deliberately switched full names on for the scanner app. By default, attendee names are anonymised on every phone that opens your event, which keeps personal data off devices you do not control. Badge printing is part of .PRO, and it works with the same phones and tablets you already scan with. The only extra hardware is the label printer.

* Badge printing needs a supported Bluetooth label printer. Chat with us and we will tell you which models work and help you pick one.

From Ticket Sale to Front Door

The scanner is part of Tickets, so every ticket you sell or issue is ready to scan, and every change in your guest list reaches the door.

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Sold Online, Scanned Here

Every ticket you sell or register online carries a unique QR code, ready to scan in the app.

Refunds Stop at the Door

Cancel and refund a ticket in your guest list, and it turns red when someone tries to use it.

Seats on the Scan Result

Seated tickets show the guest's seat on the scan result, so your hosts can point the way.

Tickets in the Wallet

With .PRO, guests keep their ticket in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet and show it straight from their phone.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What devices are compatible with the scanning app?

    The app works on both iOS and Android devices, with support for smartphones and tablets. You can download our app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

  • How many phones can scan at the same time?

    As many as you need. Every phone checks tickets against the same guest list, so a ticket scanned at one entrance turns yellow at the next. Everyone who scans logs in with their own account and needs at least the read right on your tickets.

  • What do the colours on the scanner mean?

    Green means a valid ticket, and the guest is checked in. Yellow means the ticket was already checked in before. Red means the ticket is not valid: it belongs to another event, it was cancelled or refunded, it has no access to this zone or, when you enforce time slots, it is outside its time slot.

  • Can I scan tickets without an internet connection?

    Yes. Although it is best to have an internet connection available on all smartphones used to scan tickets, we offer an innovative offline mode in case the connection drops. You can download your guest list before the event and use the app offline for check-in. The system will automatically sync all check-in data once you're back online. Keep in mind that in offline mode, devices cannot sync, meaning the same ticket could be scanned and allowed at multiple entry points. This is prevented when working online.

  • Can I control who enters which zone?

    Yes. With zones, every phone chooses the entrance it scans at: the main entrance or a specific zone, such as a VIP area. A ticket without access to that zone turns red. A guest who comes into a zone without passing the main entrance gets a note, for your information.

  • What if a guest forgot their ticket?

    Search for the guest by name in the scanner and check them in by hand. This needs an internet connection. You can also resend the confirmation from your guest list, or download the ticket and send it yourself.

  • Does the scanner refuse refunded tickets?

    Yes. A ticket you cancelled or refunded turns red at the door. Keep your scanners online where you can: a phone that is offline uses the guest list it last downloaded, so it only learns about a refund once it is back online.

  • Do I need .PRO to scan tickets?

    No. Scanning is included for every event, and your door team only needs the read right on your tickets, not a .PRO licence of their own. .PRO adds extras such as badge printing and wallet passes.

  • Can I print name badges when guests check in?

    Yes. With a .PRO membership you can switch badge printing on per event. Connect a Bluetooth Zebra label printer to the phone or tablet running the scanner app, and the first valid scan of each ticket prints a 100 x 50 mm badge with the guest's name, their seat if the ticket has one, and the ticket's own QR code, so the badge scans just like the ticket. You can reprint from the scan result or by searching for the guest by name. Because badges carry real names, the event needs full names switched on for the scanner app. That is a deliberate privacy opt-in: by default, attendee names are anonymised on every scanner phone.

  • What printer do I need to print badges?

    A Zebra ZD421D Link-OS label printer with Bluetooth. Zebra printers understand the print job natively, so there is nothing to install on the phone. Pair the printer once in your phone's Bluetooth settings, set it up in the app, and print a test label. Scanning itself never needs a printer, and if the printer is out of reach the check-in still goes through, with a note that the label was not printed.

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