Can you integrate with our existing ticketing system?

Yes. We integrate with Eventbrite, Ticketmaster, and other major ticketing platforms through their APIs where direct integration is available. For proprietary systems, we assess the integration approach during discovery based on what your system exposes for third-party connection.

Can attendees network and schedule meetings in the app?

Yes. Attendee profile browsing, connection requests, in-app messaging, and meeting slot booking are all buildable within an event app. The networking feature set depends on your event format — a professional conference needs these more than a festival — and we scope them accordingly.

Can the app support multiple ticket types and pricing?

Yes. General admission, VIP, early bird, group rates, discount codes, and access-controlled ticket tiers are standard features of the ticketing build. Access restrictions by ticket type — which sessions, zones, or lounges each tier can enter — are enforced at the check-in layer.

How long does it take to build an event management app?

A single-event ticketing and schedule app typically takes ten to sixteen weeks. A full conference or festival app with check-in, networking, and push notifications takes sixteen to twenty-four weeks. We give a realistic timeline after a discovery call, not before.

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An event app that fails on the day costs more than its development budget in a single afternoon. A check-in system that goes down when the venue WiFi saturates, a ticketing flow that does not recognise valid purchases, or a schedule that shows the wrong session in the wrong room at the wrong time all create the kind of attendee experience that ends up on social media before the opening keynote has finished. The stakes are concentrated in a window that cannot be rescheduled.

Generic event platforms handle the standard event formats and create workarounds for everything specific. A recurring conference with speaker management and sponsor tiers, a multi-stage festival with artist schedules and zone maps, or a corporate event series requiring branded apps per client all require purpose-built architecture. The gap between what an off-the-shelf event platform does and what a specific event operation needs is where custom app development earns its place.

01

Event Schedule and Content App

Session schedule, speaker profiles, session ratings, personalised agenda builder, push notifications for schedule changes, and venue maps for multi-room events.

02

Ticketing, Registration, and Payment

Ticket sales with tiered pricing, early bird and discount code management, registration form collection, and payment processing compliant with PCI DSS requirements and platform fee deduction.

03

Check-In and Access Control

QR code and NFC badge scanning, real-time capacity tracking by session and zone, staff check-in coordination, and offline capability for venues where signal drops under load.

A consumer-facing marketplace where multiple organizers list events and attendees discover, register, and purchase, with split payment processing and organizer payout management at the platform level.

A branded app for a single organization’s events, with session management, speaker profiles, sponsor tiers, networking features, and attendee communication tools for recurring annual events.

An attendee-facing event companion for festivals, multi-stage conferences, and large venues, with artist and session schedules, interactive maps, push notifications, and offline access.

An attendee who has used a conference app or bought a ticket through Eventbrite arrives with a specific baseline. Their ticket is available in the app without printing. The session schedule shows their personalised agenda rather than the full programme by default. Push notifications tell them about session changes before they discover them by arriving at an empty room. A check-in queue that takes less than ten seconds per person rather than one that backs up into the street sets the tone for the entire event.

The offline requirement is operational rather than preferential. Event venues and festival sites concentrate thousands of people in a defined space, and that concentration saturates WiFi infrastructure in ways that cannot be reliably predicted in advance. A check-in app that depends on a stable internet connection will fail at some point during a large event. We build offline check-in as a default — scanned tickets validate against a locally cached list and sync automatically when connectivity returns.

05 features

Ticket wallet with QR code and offline access
Personalised agenda and session bookmarking
Speaker and exhibitor profiles and search
Push notifications for schedule updates
In-app networking and meeting scheduling

Ticketing, registration, and a basic schedule for one event or a small recurring series without a marketplace layer. These typically fall in the mid five-figure range and take ten to sixteen weeks.

Full-featured event app with speaker management, check-in, networking, and push notifications for a branded recurring event. These sit in the mid to high five-figure range with a sixteen to twenty-four week build.

A marketplace or enterprise platform supporting multiple organizers, events, and branded experiences with split payments and analytics. These run into the six-figure range and are scoped individually.

These are market ranges, not fixed quotes. We give you an itemized number after a short discovery call.

01Discovery

We map your event format, your ticketing structure, your check-in workflow, and your venue’s connectivity environment before any design decisions are made.

02Design

We prototype the attendee experience and the organizer dashboard before development starts, testing the check-in flow and the offline behaviour specifically.

03Development

We build in sprints with regular check-ins so your event team can review real ticketing flows and check-in behaviour rather than waiting on a final delivery.

04Testing

Every build goes through offline check-in testing and load simulation before release so the behaviour under real venue conditions is validated before your attendees experience it.

We build event apps in React Native for iOS and Android. Offline check-in uses a locally cached attendee list with automatic sync on reconnection. Ticket sales process through Stripe with PCI-compliant card handling. QR code scanning uses the device camera with optional NFC for badge-based check-in. The backend runs on Node.js with PostgreSQL for event, registration, and session data. Push notifications go through APNs and Firebase for schedule change alerts.

React Native
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Stripe
QR Code Scanning
NFC Badge Scanning
Offline Sync
Push Notifications
Firebase
TypeScript
JavaScript
AWS

01

Offline Check-In Built For Real Venue Conditions

02

Ticketing Accurate When It Matters Most

03

Schedule Updates That Reach Attendees In Time

04

Support Through Every Event Cycle And Season

An event app is used most intensely in a two-hour window on a single day. We build and test for that window specifically, because that is the moment when everything has to work and there is no time to fix it if it does not.

An event app is used most intensely in a two-hour window on a single day. We build and test for that window specifically, because that is the moment when everything has to work and there is no time to fix it if it does not.

An event app is used most intensely in a two-hour window on a single day. We build and test for that window specifically, because that is the moment when everything has to work and there is no time to fix it if it does not.

An event app is used most intensely in a two-hour window on a single day. We build and test for that window specifically, because that is the moment when everything has to work and there is no time to fix it if it does not.

01

Offline Check-In Built For Real Venue Conditions

02

Ticketing Accurate When It Matters Most

03

Schedule Updates That Reach Attendees In Time

04

Support Through Every Event Cycle And Season

Yes, and we design for this specifically. The attendee list is cached on the device before doors open, tickets validate against the local cache, and check-in records sync automatically when connectivity returns. A venue with overloaded or absent WiFi does not stop the check-in process or create a queue.

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