Ticketmaster is a ticketing app designed to help you buy and sell tickets for live events. I've been using it for a few years now to get tickets for concerts, sports games, and theater shows. The app launched a long time ago, but the mobile version keeps getting better. You can download it for free on both Google Play and the App Store. It has millions of installs, which makes sense because it's the main way to get tickets for so many big events. You don't need to pay to download or install the app. To buy anything, you do need to create an account, which is pretty standard. There are no traditional in-app purchases for features, but you are buying tickets through it, of course. The app does show ads sometimes, usually promoting upcoming events or partner offers, but they're not too intrusive.

Using the app is straightforward. When a big concert is announced, I get a notification. I open the app, search for the event, and pick my seats from the interactive map. A real user tip: always have your payment info saved and be logged in before a big on-sale time. Things sell out fast! For selling, if my plans change, I can list my tickets directly in the app. It guides you through setting a price and transfers them securely to the new buyer. I also use it to manage my tickets, adding them to my phone's wallet so I have them ready at the gate. The barcode scanner at the venue always reads it perfectly from my screen.

Compared to other options, like buying directly from a venue's website or using a resale app like SeatGeek, I keep coming back to Ticketmaster. For primary sales, it's usually the official source, so you know the tickets are legit right away. While SeatGeek has a nicer interface and shows you all fees upfront, Ticketmaster often has the initial inventory. For big, in-demand events, being on Ticketmaster right at 10 AM is just what you do. It feels more official, and having my entire purchase history and all my tickets in one place is why I stick with it, even if the fees can be annoying. It's the standard for a reason.

• 🎫 Official primary sales for most major concerts, sports, and theater events, giving you first access to tickets compared to resale platforms.
• 🎫 Integrated buying and selling in one app, making it easy to both secure tickets and resell them if plans change, all with verified transfer.
• 🎫 Interactive seat maps with detailed views for most venues, which is more precise than some competitors that just list sections and rows.
• 🎫 Direct ticket management and mobile entry, letting you store tickets in the app and use your phone for entry, which is more reliable than printed PDFs.

• ✅ It's the primary source for so many events, meaning you get tickets directly from the issuer, which feels safer than pure resale sites.
• ✅ The app is reliable for mobile entry; the barcodes refresh and work every time at the venue, which isn't always the case with third-party apps.
• ✅ Having my entire purchase history and all upcoming events in one organized place is a huge advantage over managing emails from different sellers.

• ⚠️ The famous service fees are still high and aren't shown until the very last step of checkout, unlike apps like SeatGeek.
• ⚠️ The interface can feel clunky and less user-friendly compared to newer, sleeker ticketing apps focused on resale.