By AppHub Editorial Team · Updated August 3, 2026

Hometown Fan

4.6 ★

Downloads: 100,000+ Reviews: 15,400 Content Rating: Everyone

Overview

Features

The Hometown Fan App is the best way for fans to search, purchase, and manage event tickets at their school or organization. As a trusted leader in digital ticketing, Hometown provides a professional-level and fully automated ticketing solution to K–12 schools, districts, conferences, associations, collegiate spaces, and organizations. With the Hometown Fan App, you have the ability to manage your entire ticketing experience on your mobile device.

●Find Events – search by school, organization,...

●Find Events – search by school, organization, event name, or zip code to find events, games, or performances.

●Buy Tickets – skip the lines, purchase tickets and passes at your convenience from your mobile device.

●Get Scanned In – your phone is your ticket, all of your purchases are stored in the app, simply show the QR code at the gate to enter the event.

●Save Favorites – keep up to date on the latest events of your favorite schools, colleges, or organizations. Enjoy the convenience of the Hometown Fan App!

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Ratings breakdown

15,400 reviews

5★

83%

4★

3★

2★

1★

Developer contact

Name

Hometown Ticketing, Inc.

Address

4305 W Dublin Granville Rd Dublin, OH 43017-2041 United States

Website

https://www.hometownticketing.com

Phone

+1 380-710-8461

Support

support@hometownticketing.com

Privacy

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hometown Fan free to download?

high

Yes. The app metadata lists Hometown Fan as free.

Source: app_metadata

What do sampled users complain about in Hometown Fan?

medium

Hometown Fan has sampled reports of bugs, crashes, lag, or reliability problems. 2 sampled reviews or 1 sampling buckets support this theme.

Source: user_reviews

How to Use

The Hometown Fan App is the best way for fans to search, purchase, and manage event tickets at their school or organization. (app_description)

Getting Started

Source: app_description_and_user_feedback_noted

Install Hometown Fan from the appropriate app store.
Open the app and start with the free experience.
Review the main features described in the app listing.
Check settings or support resources if you run into sampled issue patterns such as hometown fan has sampled reports of bugs, crashes, lag, or reliability problems.

Key Features (from app listing)

Source: app_description

Find Events – search by school, organization, event name, or zip code to find events, games, or performances.
Buy Tickets – skip the lines, purchase tickets and passes at your convenience from your mobile device.
Events app experience
Free download
From HomeTown Ticketing, Inc.
100,000+ downloads listed

How this content was created

Content type: pattern_analysis_of_user_reviews_and_metadata

AI generated: Yes

Data sources:

Google Play user reviews (12-20 preferred; may be smaller if source data is limited per app), September 08, 2022 to September 03, 2022
Google Play ratings distribution
App Store listing metadata

Limitations:

Review samples are not statistically representative of all user sentiment
High-engagement negative reviews can overrepresent complaints
Claims labeled 'low confidence' are based on single-review observations only
No real-world app testing was conducted
Feature availability may vary by region, device, and app version

Pros & Cons

Based on analysis of Google Play user reviews

Pros

Find Events – search by school, organization, event name, or zip code to find events, games, or performances. medium

Extracted from app description
Buy Tickets – skip the lines, purchase tickets and passes at your convenience from your mobile device. medium

Extracted from app description
Get Scanned In – your phone is your ticket, all of your purchases are stored in the app, simply show the QR code at the gate to enter the event. medium

Extracted from app description
Save Favorites – keep up to date on the latest events of your favorite schools, colleges, or organizations. Enjoy the convenience of the Hometown Fan App! medium

Extracted from app description

Cons

Some users report issues: "Our school requires tickets to be purchased through this app, and it's terrible for every game I try it on. It throws error codes as soon as I start t" low

Identified from 3 low-rated user review(s)

Evidence (3)

“Our school requires tickets to be purchased through this app, and it's terrible for every game I try it on. It throws error codes as soon as I start typing anything into the search bar. On the rare oc”
Rating: 1★ September 03, 2022 40 likes

“Just an awful experience. Ticket Spicket is the app we used to use, without any issues, but it was bought and merged with HomeTown Fan App. Purchasing tickets is so much harder now, if you can even fi”
Rating: 1★ April 03, 2024 15 likes

“Terrible, keep payment receipts, and PDF ticket/passes. App does not allow access to or display ticket/pass QR codes. App only allows the purchase of individual game tickets and not the pass bundles a”
Rating: 1★ August 21, 2024 17 likes

Recent Reviews

Phil Brewster

1★

Our school requires tickets to be purchased through this app, and it's terrible for every game I try it on. It throws error codes as soon as I start typing anything into the search bar. On the rare occasion I can actually get the search to produce what I'm looking for, it crashes just as I'm finishing the purchase process. Takes literally dozens of attempts to get tickets, and then I have to screenshot them because they always fail to open at the gate.

September 03, 2022 40 likes

Robert Pease

1★

Just an awful experience. Ticket Spicket is the app we used to use, without any issues, but it was bought and merged with HomeTown Fan App. Purchasing tickets is so much harder now, if you can even find the event you are trying to attend. Season passes being lost after the app transition. And on, and on, and on ... I removed my payment account because I'm afraid that will become compromised as well. Just a masterclass in how to screw up a great app by selling it to a second rate team. 0 stars.

April 03, 2024 15 likes

Charles Yaple

1★

Terrible, keep payment receipts, and PDF ticket/passes. App does not allow access to or display ticket/pass QR codes. App only allows the purchase of individual game tickets and not the pass bundles available on the website. App is designed to force multiple transactions, each with a "convenience fee," even though the Hometown fan website allows for ticket bundles at a cheaper price with only one transaction fee.

August 21, 2024 17 likes

patrick gleason

1★

I didn't get an email that has my tickets. The app shows no purchases, no tickets and no messages. My bank account reflects the purchase of 30 dollars worth of tickets. (6 dollars of the purchase went to transaction fees. This app is the only way to purchase the tickets for all highschool athletics) The worst experience you can have. I would rate this even lower if I could. If you don't have to use this app I recommend not using it.

September 03, 2022 27 likes

Sean Karpel

1★

this app sucks. just hangs and hangs. very buggy. I won't be able to get into my highschool football game tonight. *Update - Our highschool had to let scores of people into the football game for free because very few people could get this app to work. So now they have changed the policy to allow cash ticket sales once again. Hallelujah! I won't have to use this app again.

September 08, 2022 11 likes

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