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BetterAttend

An unofficial Android and iOS app for Hack Club Attend. Check people in, scan tickets and look after travel at your event, including when there's no signal.

Latest release · Android 8.0+ · Sign in with your Attend account

The Home screen for Campfire Canberra: 84 of 120 people checked in

Check-in

  • Scanning

    Continuous QR scanning with the camera, plus NFC badges. Results show safety alerts and can be undone.

  • Works offline

    Scans made without signal are queued and synced later. Rosters and tickets are cached on the phone.

  • Kiosk mode

    Self check-in on a spare phone or tablet, locked with a PIN.

Scanner with Maya Chen checked in at the check-in desk

People

  • Search and filter

    Search and filter everyone at the event. Each person's page starts with their safety alerts.

  • Announcements

    Send a Slack message to everyone at the event and see how many were delivered.

  • Share stats

    Hold any number on Home to share it as an image.

People list for Campfire Canberra, 7 of 10 here
Maya's profile with her safety alerts first

Travel

  • Arrivals and pickups

    Arrivals and departures by day, with flight status and who has been picked up.

  • Widgets

    Check-ins, arrivals, quick scan and your next ticket on the home screen.

Flights and trains arriving in Canberra, with pickup status

Tickets

  • Offline passes

    Participants' passes open offline, and the screen brightens for the QR code.

  • Google Wallet

    Add your pass to Google Wallet, or Apple Wallet on iOS.

  • Same account

    Sign in with your existing Attend account. It installs next to the official app.

Attendee pass for Campfire Canberra with a QR code

Download

The latest release has APKs for Android 8.0 and newer. Most phones need arm64-v8a, and universal works on any phone. Obtainium can install it from GitHub and keep it updated.

On iOS 18 or newer, the same release has an unsigned .ipa to install with AltStore or SideStore. iOS notes