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1. [Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/)
2. [Compare](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare)
3. [Event and festival management](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/event-management)
4. Guidebook vs Ticket Fairy

# Guidebook vs Ticket Fairy

Guidebook and Ticket Fairy both give your attendees their schedule and updates on their phone and take registrations or ticket sales. Guidebook makes event apps, registration and badges, much of it for campus events, and Ticket Fairy builds the whole festival around your ticket sales, from the attendee app and site map to your crew rota and passes.

Also on Ticket Fairy

- [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)
- [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)
- [Website builder](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder)

 [See all 13 tools](#whole-platform)   [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo) [Create a free account](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-event-management-ticket-fairy-vs-guidebook)

Fai, your AI teammate, can check sales, update your event or change a ticket when you ask.

Ticket Fairy publishes this comparison and also sells event ticketing and event management software. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

- **13 of 13** of the things you need, included on Ticket Fairy
- **3 of 13** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Guidebook
- **10** things you need that Ticket Fairy includes and we did not find on Guidebook's pages

## The short answer

Which should you choose?

### Why choose Ticket Fairy over Guidebook?

- Your attendees get your timetable, your site map, their own schedule and your updates during the event on their phone, with nothing to download.[1](#source-1)
- You can sell your tickets and scan them at the door with the same Ticket Fairy account you use for artist contracts, suppliers and crew.[2](#source-2)
- You can build your rota, fill open shifts, recruit volunteers, approve hours and check staff in.[3](#source-3)

### Guidebook's strongest features

- A Single Event plan launches one event app for one flat fee, with unlimited downloads.[4](#source-4)
- Your staff can update the app from desktop or mobile with no coding.[5](#source-5)
- Badges can be printed by you, printed professionally or printed on site.[6](#source-6)

Ticket Fairy is the better fit when fans should get your timetable and map on their phone with nothing to download, and you want to sell tickets, roster your crew and issue passes. Guidebook suits you if you want a branded event app for one event at a flat fee, which your staff update with no coding, with attendee badges you print yourself or on site.

[Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo)

## What each platform costs for your event

What would 2,000 tickets at $60 for your event cost on each platform?

We found no published per-ticket fee for Guidebook, so you see Ticket Fairy's fees worked out and how Guidebook prices. You can enter your ticket price and the number of tickets you expect to sell.

### What does one order of 2,000 tickets at $60 cost on Ticket Fairy?

   Every platform's order, in words

- **Ticket Fairy** Fee on each ticket $6; buyers pay $132,000; you receive $120,000. Card processing included
- **Guidebook** Plans for one flat fee, priced by custom quote.

On this order, your buyers pay $132,000 on Ticket Fairy, card processing included, and you receive $120,000.

Sources[7](#source-7)

  Calculate fees for your event

| For 2,000 tickets at $60 | Ticket Fairy | Guidebook |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Who pays the fee | The buyer, unless you choose to absorb it | Not published |
| Fees per ticket | $6 | Not published |
| Buyers pay in total | $132,000 | Not published |
| You receive for the tickets | $120,000 | Not published |
| Your Max plan ($100 a month), once the Ticket Fairy fees on these sales come off it | $0 to pay that month | Plans for one flat fee, priced by custom quote. |

Ticket Fairy's standard ticketing fee is the same on every plan. Each month, Ticket Fairy's fees on your paid tickets, after payment processing, come off your next plan bill, up to the plan price. Guidebook's pricing is from [its own pricing page](https://www.guidebook.com/pricing), read on 20 October 2026. [See Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing).

## What both platforms include

Ticket Fairy and Guidebook both include these, so they do not decide between them.

- Sessions and networking
- App for attendees
- Ticket sales in the same system

## What each platform does for your event

What can Guidebook and Ticket Fairy each do for your event?

### Where does each platform win on what you need?

   Every difference, in words

- **Contracts and e-signing** Ticket Fairy: Included. Guidebook: Not found.
- **Artist advancing** Ticket Fairy: Included. Guidebook: Not found.
- **Supplier management** Ticket Fairy: Included. Guidebook: Not found.
- **Run of show and day sheets** Ticket Fairy: Included. Guidebook: Not found.
- **Crew and volunteer rota** Ticket Fairy: Included. Guidebook: Not found.
- **Passes and accreditation** Ticket Fairy: Included. Guidebook: Not found.
- **Site map** Ticket Fairy: Included. Guidebook: Not found.
- **Show-day safety** Ticket Fairy: Included. Guidebook: Not found.
- **Cashless payments** Ticket Fairy: Included. Guidebook: Not found.
- **Budgets and settlements** Ticket Fairy: Included. Guidebook: Not found.
- **3 things you need are the same on both:** Sessions and networking, App for attendees, Ticket sales in the same system

Ticket Fairy includes all 13 of these things you need.

| What you need | Ticket Fairy | Guidebook |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artists and suppliers |  |  |
| Contracts and e-signing | Included[8](#source-8) You can send contracts from your templates to many performers, traders or suppliers at once and get them signed online, with a signature certificate | Not found in Guidebook's public documentation[9](#source-9) Contracts and e-signing were not found in Guidebook's public pages |
| Artist advancing | Included[10](#source-10) Your artists can open their advance from a link with no login, and Fai fills it in from riders, tour books and emails | Not found in Guidebook's public documentation[11](#source-11) Artist advancing was not found in Guidebook's public pages |
| Supplier management | Included[12](#source-12) You can send hire lists, have suppliers confirm orders on their own page, match quotes to orders and count deliveries | Not found in Guidebook's public documentation[13](#source-13) Supplier management was not found in Guidebook's public pages |
| Show day |  |  |
| Run of show and day sheets | Included[14](#source-14) Your run of show names who calls each cue, and each team gets its own day sheet and show-day timing | Not found in Guidebook's public documentation[15](#source-15) A run of show for your team was not found; attendees get schedules in the app |
| Crew and volunteer rota | Included[3](#source-3) Your team can build the rota, fill open shifts, recruit volunteers, approve hours and check staff in | Not found in Guidebook's public documentation[16](#source-16) A crew or volunteer rota was not found in Guidebook's public pages |
| Passes and accreditation | Included[17](#source-17) You can take accreditation requests, give each organization its pass allowance, accredit press and issue passes from a pass desk, and your door team scans passes and tickets with the same app | Not found in Guidebook's public documentation[18](#source-18) Passes for crew, artists or press were not found; attendee badges can be designed and printed |
| Site and safety |  |  |
| Site map | Included[19](#source-19) You can draw your site map to scale over a street or satellite map, share live maps with suppliers and responders, and publish an attendee map | Not found in Guidebook's public documentation[20](#source-20) A site plan builder was not found; the app shows interactive maps to visitors |
| Show-day safety | Included[21](#source-21) Your control room can log every incident, count each zone, keep a private medical log and run your emergency plan when the weather reaches a limit you agreed with your suppliers | Not found in Guidebook's public documentation[22](#source-22) An event safety tool was not found; push notifications reach every phone when plans change |
| Attendees |  |  |
| Sessions and networking | Included[23](#source-23) Your delegates can pick sessions for their own agenda, book meetings with each other and ask questions in live Q&A | Included[24](#source-24) Attendees build their own agenda in the app |
| App for attendees | Included[1](#source-1) Your attendees get your timetable, your site map, their own schedule and your updates during the event on their phone, with nothing to download | Included[25](#source-25) A branded event app with personal schedules, interactive maps and push notifications |
| Cashless payments | Included[26](#source-26) Your fans can pay at your bars and traders with the RFID wristband linked to their ticket, top up early and get unused credit back | Not found in Guidebook's public documentation[27](#source-27) Cashless payments were not found in Guidebook's public pages |
| Money |  |  |
| Budgets and settlements | Included[28](#source-28) Your budget works in several currencies and counts each booking and supplier cost as you book it, and you can see profit across editions and a cash-flow forecast | Not found in Guidebook's public documentation[29](#source-29) Budgets and settlements were not found in Guidebook's public pages |
| Ticket sales in the same system | Included[30](#source-30) You can sell tickets with checkout on your own website and from your box office on the day, and your door team scans them on phones and tablets | Included[31](#source-31) Registration and ticketing with branded pages and attendee data |

## Everything you need to sell and run your festival

The same free Ticket Fairy account helps you sell more tickets, answer fewer questions and run a smoother show day.

### Sell more tickets

You reach more buyers and earn more from each one.

- #### [Ticket types & pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ticket-types-and-pricing)

  Your price rises as each release sells out, and day and weekend tickets sit side by side so buyers choose fast.[32](#source-32)
- #### [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)

  You earn more from each buyer: parking, camping, merchandise and upgrades sell with the ticket, VIP tables book with a deposit, and one pass can cover several of your events.[33](#source-33)
- #### [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)

  Events sell 20% more tickets on average with referral rewards: buyers earn back part or all of their ticket price as their friends buy.[34](#source-34)
- #### [Website builder](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder)

  Your event, venue or brand gets its own website on your own domain: Fai drafts it, your events show live prices and visitors can send you enquiries.[35](#source-35)
- #### [Advertising & tracking](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking)

  You see which ad, post and partner sold each ticket, with Meta, TikTok, Google and your other ad networks connected once for your brand.[36](#source-36)
- #### [Social media](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media)

  You sell more tickets from your social accounts: Fai drafts posts and campaign plans, your team answers comments and messages together, and fans who ask get ticket links.[37](#source-37)

### Fewer questions from buyers

Buyers find their answers and sort out their own orders.

- #### [Orders, refunds & resale](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/orders-refunds-and-resale)

  You can find and fix any order, let buyers refund themselves, keep resale at face value with a waiting list, and tell ticket holders when you postpone or cancel.[38](#source-38)
- #### [AI ticket concierge](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge)

  Fewer questions reach your inbox: your ticket concierge answers buyers on your website from your own pages, sells tickets in the chat and hands anything it can't answer to your team.[39](#source-39)

### Less work for your team

Your whole team works from one place, and Fai takes on the admin.

- #### [Fai](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai)

  You get answers about your sales in seconds, and Fai takes on your event setup, promotions and emails, with you approving every change first.[40](#source-40)

### A smooth show day

Every team on site knows what happens next, and problems get sorted fast.

- #### [Check-in & box office](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/check-in-and-box-office)

  Your door team scans tickets on their own phones, walk-ups buy at the door, and you see who has arrived as the night goes on.[41](#source-41)

### Know your numbers

You see what each event earns and costs, and pay everyone you owe.

- #### [Sales reports](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports)

  Ticket sales and revenue update live, and you can share a report on any part of your sales with your partners.[42](#source-42)
- #### [Capital](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/capital)

  An advance against your future ticket sales can cover deposits and upfront costs: a funding partner reviews your application, and you repay from ticket sales.[43](#source-43)
- #### [Vault](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/vault)

  You can pay artists, suppliers and crew from your ticket money as it arrives, your team spends on cards with limits you set, and deposits and invoices land in the same balance.[44](#source-44)

[Ticket Fairy for festivals](https://www.ticketfairy.com/solutions/festivals)

## Your questions about Guidebook and Ticket Fairy

    How much does Guidebook cost?

Guidebook's Single Event plan launches one event app for one flat fee with unlimited downloads, priced on request. Ticket Fairy's Free plan sells tickets for unlimited events. [4](#source-4) [45](#source-45) [7](#source-7)

    Can my staff update the app themselves?

Yes, on both. Guidebook says your staff can update the app from desktop or mobile with no coding. On Ticket Fairy, your team publishes the timetable, site map and updates, and your attendees see them on their phone with nothing to download. [5](#source-5) [1](#source-1)

    Can attendees build their own schedule?

Yes, on both. Guidebook's attendees build their own agenda in the app. On Ticket Fairy, your attendees get your timetable, your site map, their own schedule and your updates on their phone, with nothing to download. [46](#source-46) [1](#source-1)

    Can I print badges?

Guidebook badges can be printed by you, printed professionally or printed on site. On Ticket Fairy, you can take accreditation requests, give each organization its pass allowance and issue passes from a pass desk, and your door team scans passes with the same app as tickets. [6](#source-6) [17](#source-17) [47](#source-47)

    Can I tell attendees about a change on the day?

Guidebook's push notifications tell every attendee when a room changes. On Ticket Fairy, your attendees get your updates during the event on their phone, and you can email or text the people working on your event, such as one department or one day's rota. [48](#source-48) [1](#source-1) [49](#source-49)

     1 more question   Can Guidebook schedule my crew?

We did not find a crew or volunteer rota in Guidebook's public pages. On Ticket Fairy, you can build your rota, fill open shifts, recruit volunteers, approve hours and check staff in. [3](#source-3)

- **25,000+** events powered
- **10M+** tickets issued
- **13** countries
- **20%** more tickets from referral rewards

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Every fact about another platform comes from its own published pages, quoted word for word with the date we read them. Where we did not find something in those pages, we say exactly that. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

  Show all 49 sources

1. Ticket Fairy [Your fans carry the whole day on their phone](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house/attendee-app)
2. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Scan tickets at the door](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/scan-tickets-at-the-door)
3. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Build your event rota and check staff in](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/build-your-event-rota-and-check-staff-in)
4. Guidebook A Single Event plan launches one event app for one flat fee, with unlimited downloads. "Everything you need to launch one event app, with unlimited downloads, and no add on costs or pay-per-feature style pricing. Just one flat fee."  [www.guidebook.com/pricing](https://www.guidebook.com/pricing), read on 20 October 2026.
5. Guidebook Your staff can update the app from desktop or mobile with no coding. "Your staff can update the app in seconds, from desktop or mobile."  [www.guidebook.com/event-apps](https://www.guidebook.com/event-apps), read on 20 October 2026.
6. Guidebook Badges can be printed by you, printed professionally or printed on site. "Print badges yourself, professionally, or on-site."  [www.guidebook.com/event-badges](https://www.guidebook.com/event-badges), read on 20 October 2026.
7. Ticket Fairy [Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing)
8. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Send your event contracts and get them signed online](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/send-contracts-and-get-them-signed-online)
9. Guidebook Contracts and e-signing "Design, print, and manage event badges effortlessly, all from one platform" Where we looked: guidebook.com pages read in full on 2026-10-20: home, Pricing, Event Apps, Features, Event Registration, Event Badges, Event Management Platform and Terms; searched for "contract", "advance", "rider", "supplier", "rota", "shift", "volunteer", "credential", "accreditation", "budget", "site plan", "incident", "cashless"..  [www.guidebook.com/event-badges](https://www.guidebook.com/event-badges), read on 20 October 2026.
10. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Fill in each performer's advance for your event from tour books, riders and emails](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/fill-in-advances-from-tour-books-riders-and-emails)
11. Guidebook Artist advancing "Design, print, and manage event badges effortlessly, all from one platform" Where we looked: guidebook.com pages read in full on 2026-10-20: home, Pricing, Event Apps, Features, Event Registration, Event Badges, Event Management Platform and Terms; searched for "contract", "advance", "rider", "supplier", "rota", "shift", "volunteer", "credential", "accreditation", "budget", "site plan", "incident", "cashless"..  [www.guidebook.com/event-badges](https://www.guidebook.com/event-badges), read on 20 October 2026.
12. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Get hire suppliers to confirm orders and count deliveries for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/get-hire-suppliers-to-confirm-orders-and-count-deliveries)
13. Guidebook Supplier management "Design, print, and manage event badges effortlessly, all from one platform" Where we looked: guidebook.com pages read in full on 2026-10-20: home, Pricing, Event Apps, Features, Event Registration, Event Badges, Event Management Platform and Terms; searched for "contract", "advance", "rider", "supplier", "rota", "shift", "volunteer", "credential", "accreditation", "budget", "site plan", "incident", "cashless"..  [www.guidebook.com/event-badges](https://www.guidebook.com/event-badges), read on 20 October 2026.
14. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Plan your run of show and who calls it](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/plan-your-run-of-show-and-who-calls-it)
15. Guidebook Run of show and day sheets "Students build their own agenda in seconds and it locks in." Where we looked: guidebook.com pages read in full on 2026-10-20: home, Pricing, Event Apps, Features, Event Registration, Event Badges, Event Management Platform and Terms; searched for "contract", "advance", "rider", "supplier", "rota", "shift", "volunteer", "credential", "accreditation", "budget", "site plan", "incident", "cashless"..  [www.guidebook.com/event-apps](https://www.guidebook.com/event-apps), read on 20 October 2026.
16. Guidebook Crew and volunteer rota "Design, print, and manage event badges effortlessly, all from one platform" Where we looked: guidebook.com pages read in full on 2026-10-20: home, Pricing, Event Apps, Features, Event Registration, Event Badges, Event Management Platform and Terms; searched for "contract", "advance", "rider", "supplier", "rota", "shift", "volunteer", "credential", "accreditation", "budget", "site plan", "incident", "cashless"..  [www.guidebook.com/event-badges](https://www.guidebook.com/event-badges), read on 20 October 2026.
17. Ticket Fairy [Passes are ready before your crew and artists arrive](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/accreditation)
18. Guidebook Passes and accreditation "Print badges yourself, professionally, or on-site." Where we looked: guidebook.com pages read in full on 2026-10-20: home, Pricing, Event Apps, Features, Event Registration, Event Badges, Event Management Platform and Terms; searched for "contract", "advance", "rider", "supplier", "rota", "shift", "volunteer", "credential", "accreditation", "budget", "site plan", "incident", "cashless"..  [www.guidebook.com/event-badges](https://www.guidebook.com/event-badges), read on 20 October 2026.
19. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Draw your event site map and share it](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/draw-your-event-site-map-and-share-it)
20. Guidebook Site map "Visual guides that help everyone find their way without asking." Where we looked: guidebook.com pages read in full on 2026-10-20: home, Pricing, Event Apps, Features, Event Registration, Event Badges, Event Management Platform and Terms; searched for "contract", "advance", "rider", "supplier", "rota", "shift", "volunteer", "credential", "accreditation", "budget", "site plan", "incident", "cashless"..  [www.guidebook.com/event-apps](https://www.guidebook.com/event-apps), read on 20 October 2026.
21. Ticket Fairy [Your site stays safe and every team responds fast](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/event-control-and-safety)
22. Guidebook Show-day safety "A room changes and every phone knows." Where we looked: guidebook.com pages read in full on 2026-10-20: home, Pricing, Event Apps, Features, Event Registration, Event Badges, Event Management Platform and Terms; searched for "contract", "advance", "rider", "supplier", "rota", "shift", "volunteer", "credential", "accreditation", "budget", "site plan", "incident", "cashless"..  [www.guidebook.com/event-apps](https://www.guidebook.com/event-apps), read on 20 October 2026.
23. Ticket Fairy [Your sessions fill and delegates meet the right people](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/registration-and-badges/sessions-and-networking)
24. Guidebook Sessions and networking "Students build their own agenda in seconds and it locks in."  [www.guidebook.com/event-apps](https://www.guidebook.com/event-apps), read on 20 October 2026.
25. Guidebook App for attendees "Students build their own agenda in seconds and it locks in."  [www.guidebook.com/event-apps](https://www.guidebook.com/event-apps), read on 20 October 2026.
26. Ticket Fairy [One wristband to get in and pay](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house/cashless-and-wristbands)
27. Guidebook Cashless payments "Design, print, and manage event badges effortlessly, all from one platform" Where we looked: guidebook.com pages read in full on 2026-10-20: home, Pricing, Event Apps, Features, Event Registration, Event Badges, Event Management Platform and Terms; searched for "contract", "advance", "rider", "supplier", "rota", "shift", "volunteer", "credential", "accreditation", "budget", "site plan", "incident", "cashless"..  [www.guidebook.com/event-badges](https://www.guidebook.com/event-badges), read on 20 October 2026.
28. Ticket Fairy [You know what every act and event really costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs)
29. Guidebook Budgets and settlements "Design, print, and manage event badges effortlessly, all from one platform" Where we looked: guidebook.com pages read in full on 2026-10-20: home, Pricing, Event Apps, Features, Event Registration, Event Badges, Event Management Platform and Terms; searched for "contract", "advance", "rider", "supplier", "rota", "shift", "volunteer", "credential", "accreditation", "budget", "site plan", "incident", "cashless"..  [www.guidebook.com/event-badges](https://www.guidebook.com/event-badges), read on 20 October 2026.
30. Ticket Fairy [You sell to walk-ups, see takings and check ages once](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house/box-office-and-door)
31. Guidebook Ticket sales in the same system "Sell tickets, create branded pages, and collect attendee data without breaking a sweat."  [www.guidebook.com/event-registration](https://www.guidebook.com/event-registration), read on 20 October 2026.
32. Ticket Fairy [You earn more per ticket as releases sell out](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ticket-types-and-pricing)
33. Ticket Fairy [You earn more per buyer with extras they want](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)
34. Ticket Fairy [Your buyers sell tickets to their friends](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)
35. Ticket Fairy [You can sell tickets right on your event website](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder)
36. Ticket Fairy [You know which ads, posts and partners sell tickets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking)
37. Ticket Fairy [Every fan who asks for tickets gets a link](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media)
38. Ticket Fairy [Buyers get fast answers and face-value resale](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/orders-refunds-and-resale)
39. Ticket Fairy [Buyers get answers and buy tickets in one chat](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge)
40. Ticket Fairy [Fai gets your ticketing jobs done when you ask](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai)
41. Ticket Fairy [Your crowd gets in fast, and walk-ups can buy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/check-in-and-box-office)
42. Ticket Fairy [You can watch your on-sale as it happens](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports)
43. Ticket Fairy [You can book your headliner before your on-sale](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/capital)
44. Ticket Fairy [You pay artists, suppliers and crew from ticket sales](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/vault)
45. Guidebook Plans for one flat fee, priced by custom quote "Get your custom quote today"  [www.guidebook.com/pricing](https://www.guidebook.com/pricing), read on 20 October 2026.
46. Guidebook Attendees build their own agenda in the app "Students build their own agenda in seconds and it locks in."  [www.guidebook.com/event-apps](https://www.guidebook.com/event-apps), read on 20 October 2026.
47. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Issue accreditation passes for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/issue-accreditation-passes-for-your-event)
48. Guidebook Push notifications tell every attendee when a room changes. "A room changes and every phone knows."  [www.guidebook.com/event-apps](https://www.guidebook.com/event-apps), read on 20 October 2026.
49. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Message the crew, volunteers and traders working on your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/message-the-people-working-on-your-event)

Updated 20 October 2026: First published.

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