StampRise vs Manual Booth Passports

Published 3 May 2026Updated 29 August 2026

Manual booth passports - paper booklets, sticker sheets, ink stamps - have run trade shows for decades. They work, but they create avoidable friction: long stamping queues, lost cards, no live leaderboard, and a stack of paper to count at the end of the day. A digital stamp card swaps all of that for a QR-based experience that takes seconds per booth.

Feature comparison

Side by side breakdown of capabilities.

	StampRise	Manual booth passports
Stamping speed	QR scan in seconds	Ink stamp per visitor
Queue at booth	Minimal	Common at busy booths
Lost card risk	Low	High
Live progress	Yes	No
Leaderboard	Yes	No
Per-booth analytics	Yes	No
Prize verification	Digital	Manual count
Reusable across events	Yes	Reprint each event

When StampRise is best

Events with more than a couple of dozen participants.
Trade shows that want exhibitor-level traffic data.
Events with prize draws that need clean redemption tracking.
Teams running multiple events a year.

When a manual passport still works

Very small or private events.
Events that specifically want a physical keepsake passport.
Audiences without smartphone access.

Example event flow

How the journey looks in practice.

Organiser sets up booth stations in StampRise - one per exhibitor.

Each booth has a QR code participants scan with their camera.

Stamps appear in real time on each participant's card.

A leaderboard runs on lobby screens; redemption staff verify completion in the dashboard.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Most teams switch in a single planning cycle. Setup of stations, QR codes, and prize rules takes about an hour, and exhibitors only need to display a printed QR sign at their booth.

Almost always no - there's nothing for them to do beyond displaying a QR sign. Participants do the scanning themselves.

Yes - many organisers print a souvenir card or a completion certificate at the redemption desk. The stamp card itself stays digital.

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