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Brown Paper Tickets vs FamilyWall

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Brown Paper Tickets

Software

The fair-trade ticketing company

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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FamilyWall

Software

Private family network for organizing and sharing

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Brown Paper Tickets fees are charged to ticket buyers rather than the organiser, at $1.49 plus 6.0% of the ticket price in USD; FamilyWall budget tracking, meal planning, family document storage and schedule management are Premium only
  • They diverge on capability: Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, FamilyWall covers Private family network.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Brown Paper Tickets and FamilyWall actually diverge.

Attributes where Brown Paper Tickets and FamilyWall differ
AttributeBrown Paper TicketsFamilyWall
Pricing modeltransactionfreemium
Founded20002012

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Brown Paper Tickets

  • Ticketing
  • Will call
  • Seating charts
  • Reporting
  • Customer service
  • PayPal
  • Google Analytics
  • Mailchimp

Only in FamilyWall

  • Private family network
  • Shared calendar
  • Real-time location sharing
  • Location history
  • Family messaging
  • Photo sharing
  • Shopping lists
  • Chore assignment

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Brown Paper Tickets

  • Selling tickets for events, performances and workshopsnot FamilyWall
  • Handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisersnot FamilyWall

FamilyWall

  • Running a shared colour-coded family calendar across phones and the webnot Brown Paper Tickets
  • Keeping shared shopping, chore and to-do lists for a householdnot Brown Paper Tickets
  • Planning meals and tracking family expenses on the Premium plannot Brown Paper Tickets

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Brown Paper Tickets

  • Fees are charged to ticket buyers rather than the organiser, at $1.49 plus 6.0% of the ticket price in USD
  • The 6.0% applies regardless of payment method, including when the organiser uses their own merchant account or PayPal
  • The flat component varies by currency, running from roughly $0.99 to $1.99 equivalent
  • Because the buyer pays, the advertised ticket price is not what the buyer is charged

FamilyWall

  • Budget tracking, meal planning, family document storage and schedule management are Premium only
  • Google and Outlook calendar sync and subscribing to a calendar by URL are Premium only
  • Locating family members and arrival or departure notifications are Premium only
  • Premium storage is capped at 25 GB
  • Premium costs 4.99 USD per month or 44.99 USD per year in the US and Canada, with other countries priced only in-app
  • Premium features apply only to the first 5 circles created
  • The Premium subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends
  • Any unused part of the 30-day free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased

Pricing, plan by plan

Brown Paper Tickets

Free
  • StandardFree
    • $0.99 + 5% per ticket
    • Free events free
    • All features

FamilyWall

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Shared calendar
    • Location sharing
    • Family messaging
  • Premium$4.99/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Unlimited members
    • Location history

Which should you pick?

Choose Brown Paper Tickets if

  • You need ticketing.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want will call.
Brown Paper Tickets review

Choose FamilyWall if

  • You need private family network.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want shared calendar.
FamilyWall review

Questions people ask

Is Brown Paper Tickets or FamilyWall better?
Neither clearly leads. Brown Paper Tickets starts at Free and FamilyWall at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Brown Paper Tickets or FamilyWall?
Brown Paper Tickets starts at Free and FamilyWall at Free.
Does Brown Paper Tickets or FamilyWall run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Brown Paper Tickets for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Brown Paper Tickets best used for?
Brown Paper Tickets is most often used for selling tickets for events, performances and workshops, handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisers. Of those, selling tickets for events, performances and workshops and handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisers are not what FamilyWall is typically brought in for.
What can Brown Paper Tickets do that FamilyWall cannot?
Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Will call, Seating charts, Reporting. FamilyWall covers Private family network, Shared calendar, Real-time location sharing, Location history. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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