Sign In App or Pass the Pad?
Offices or club nights.
Sign In App is built for workplaces: visitors, staff, contractors, badges and fire roll calls. Pass the Pad is built for clubs and events: guests sign in, regulars find their name, and everyone can join your list.
Sign-in: $12 a month, for your whole organization · 30 days free, no card needed
Pass the Pad vs Sign In App with Pass the Pad
One price for every room
Sign-in is $12 a month for the whole organization: every venue, tablet and volunteer. Sign In App charges per site.
Monthly or yearly
Pay monthly, or yearly for 10 months' price. Sign In App's plans are billed yearly.
Regulars in two letters
Returning guests type two letters and tap their name. Typos in email addresses are caught before they reach your list.
Your mailing list
Guests tick to join your list, and opt-ins go to Mailchimp or to newsletters sent from Pass the Pad.
Events, not just a log
Each sign-in belongs to an event, with headcounts, room counts and attendance over time.
Works when the wifi doesn't
Sign-ins are kept on the tablet and upload when it reconnects.
Pass the Pad and Sign In App
| Topic | Pass the Pad | Sign In App |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Clubs, events and meetups | Offices: visitors, staff and contractors |
| Price | $12 a month for the whole organization | £415 a site a year (Core), billed yearly |
| More venues | Included | Each postcode is its own site subscription |
| Free trial | 30 days, then a free plan (one tablet, 100 sign-ins a month) | 15 days |
| Returning guests | Type two letters and tap their name | Pre-registration and returning visitors |
| Mailing list | Tick to join; Mailchimp or built-in newsletters | Not a feature |
| Badges and evacuation lists | No | Yes |
What we say about Sign In App comes from its own pages, checked October 25, 2026: Sign In App pricing, Sign In App FAQ (sites, trial, offline), Sign In App features, Sign In App integrations. Prices and features change, so check their site before you decide. Something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Ready in three steps.
Add your events
One-off nights or a recurring meetup, or import your calendar.
Pair a tablet
Open your sign-in page on any tablet and type the pairing code.
Hand it to the door
Guests sign in; you watch the count and the list grow.
Two different jobs
Sign In App does visitor management well: it signs in visitors, staff and contractors, prints photo badges, handles pre-registration and approvals, and keeps an evacuation list. Its pricing page lists plans per site, billed yearly in pounds: Core at £415, Enhanced at £835 and Pro at £1,255 a site, with unlimited iPads, employees and sign-ins at each site. Its help pages say each location with a different postcode needs its own site, and its trial is 15 days.
A club's door is a different job. People come to an event, not to an office; the same faces come back every week; and the point is often to grow the mailing list and see whether attendance is rising. Pass the Pad ties every sign-in to an event, lets regulars find their own name, offers a tick box to join your list, and shows headcounts by event, week or month.
Pricing follows the same idea. One Sign-in plan covers the whole organization, however many venues you meet in, monthly or yearly. If you need badge printing, staff time and attendance, or fire roll calls for an office, Sign In App is the better fit. If you run events, Pass the Pad is.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Sign In App compared with Pass the Pad?
Sign In App's pricing page lists Core at £415 a site each year, billed yearly (checked October 25, 2026). Pass the Pad Sign-in is $12 a month for the whole organization, whatever the number of venues, or yearly for 10 months' price.
Does Pass the Pad print visitor badges?
No. Pass the Pad is event sign-in: names, emails, consent to your list and headcounts. Sign In App prints photo badges, with its printer sold separately.
Does Pass the Pad work offline like Sign In App?
Yes. Once a tablet has loaded the sign-in screen it keeps working without a connection and uploads sign-ins when it reconnects. Sign In App also says its app keeps working offline during disruptions.
Can I bring my Sign In App history?
Yes. Export your sign-in history from Sign In App's reports and upload it: past sign-ins come across as attendance for your people.
Does either connect to Mailchimp?
Pass the Pad sends opt-ins to Mailchimp, or lets you send newsletters itself. Sign In App's integrations page doesn't list Mailchimp (checked October 25, 2026).
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