Every attendee gets a unique QR code in their confirmation email. Staff scan with any smartphone. Check in 150+ people per hour — no dedicated hardware, no app download for attendees.
Free plan forever · No credit card required
Three steps from signup to a smooth door experience.
They complete your registration form. CompleteEvent automatically generates a unique QR code and sends it in the confirmation email.
Any team member opens the CompleteEvent check-in view on their phone. No download required — works in any mobile browser.
Point the camera at the attendee's QR code. They're checked in instantly, and the arrival count updates as you scan.
No dedicated hardware
Any iPhone or Android works. No barcode scanners, no rented iPads — your staff's phones are your check-in stations.
Self-service kiosk mode
Set up a shared tablet and let attendees check themselves in. Brand the kiosk with your colors, logo, and background image. Add a PIN lock so staff control when the kiosk exits.
On-demand badge printing
Design a badge template once — different designs per ticket tier. When auto-print is on, a badge prints the moment each attendee checks in. Supports standard inkjet printers or USB Zebra thermal printers.
Offline-capable
Download the attendee list before doors open. Check-ins keep working if venue Wi-Fi fails or slows down, and sync automatically when it's back.
Arrival counts
See how many people have checked in, broken down by ticket type, updated as each scan goes through.
Name search fallback
If an attendee doesn't have their QR code, staff can find and check them in by name in the same interface.
Free on every plan
QR check-in isn't a premium feature. It's included on the Free plan — no upgrade required to use it.
150–200
check-ins per hour, per staff member
QR scanning is 4–5× faster than manual name search. A single staff member with a phone can clear a 200-person arrival surge in under 90 minutes. Add a kiosk and throughput doubles.
Create your event on CompleteEvent's Free plan. Every registrant automatically gets a unique QR code in their confirmation email. On event day, open the event's Check-in page on any phone, tap the camera button, and scan each code. The Free plan covers up to 100 attendees per event.
No. Attendees receive their QR code in their confirmation email. They show the email at the door — no download required.
Any iPhone or Android with a camera. Open the CompleteEvent check-in view in a browser and point it at the QR code. No dedicated scanner hardware needed.
Staff can search by name in the same check-in view and manually check them in. QR scanning and name search work side-by-side.
Yes. Download the attendee list to the scanning device before doors open. If venue Wi-Fi drops or slows down, scans are checked against that list and saved on the device, then sync automatically when the connection returns.
Yes. The check-in page shows how many people have arrived, overall and by ticket type, and the count updates as you scan. For multi-day events, you pick the day and see that day's arrivals.
Yes. The registration form, ticket page, and QR code page are available in 18 languages, including Spanish, Haitian Creole, Arabic, and Chinese. The QR code itself works the same in every language.
Yes. QR code check-in is included on every plan, including Free. No upgrade required.
Create your event, invite attendees, and check them in with QR codes — all on the free plan.
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