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Brown Paper Tickets vs Gohenry

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Brown Paper Tickets

Software

The fair-trade ticketing company

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Gohenry logo

Gohenry

Software

The debit card for kids, managed by you

From
$3.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Gohenry goHenry has rebranded to Acorns Early; monthly charges apply until the plan is cancelled, per the App Store listing
  • They diverge on capability: Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Gohenry covers Kids debit card.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Brown Paper Tickets and Gohenry differ
AttributeBrown Paper TicketsGohenry
Starting priceFree$3.99/month
Pricing modeltransactionsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidIos, Android
Founded20002012

Identical on both: 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 Gohenry

  • Kids debit card
  • Spending controls
  • Chores & allowance
  • Savings goals
  • Money Missions lessons
  • Parent notifications
  • Custom card designs
  • Giving goals

Both cover

  • 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 Gohenry
  • Handling ticket distribution and door lists for independent organisersnot Gohenry

Gohenry

  • Kids spendingnot Brown Paper Tickets
  • Allowancenot Brown Paper Tickets
  • Teaching savingnot Brown Paper Tickets
  • Financial educationnot 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

Gohenry

  • GoHenry has rebranded to Acorns Early; monthly charges apply until the plan is cancelled, per the App Store listing
  • Acorns Early Lite tier is limited to 4 kids per account at $8/month (USD); the Gold tier is $12/month (USD), per the App Store listing

Pricing, plan by plan

Brown Paper Tickets

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

Gohenry

$3.99/month
  • Standard$3.99/month
    • Debit card per child
    • Spending controls
    • Chores & allowance

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 Gohenry if

  • You need kids debit card.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want spending controls.
Gohenry review

Questions people ask

Is Brown Paper Tickets or Gohenry better?
Neither clearly leads. Brown Paper Tickets starts at Free and Gohenry at $3.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Brown Paper Tickets or Gohenry?
Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Brown Paper Tickets and $3.99/month for Gohenry.
Does Brown Paper Tickets or Gohenry run on more platforms?
Brown Paper Tickets runs on Web, Ios, Android. Gohenry runs on Ios, Android.
Can I use Brown Paper Tickets for free?
Yes. Brown Paper Tickets has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Gohenry starts at $3.99/month.
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 Gohenry is typically brought in for.
What can Brown Paper Tickets do that Gohenry cannot?
Brown Paper Tickets covers Ticketing, Will call, Seating charts, Reporting. Gohenry covers Kids debit card, Spending controls, Chores & allowance, Savings goals. Both handle Ios support, Android support.
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