10 New Features in One Week: Wallet Passes, QR Check-In, LinkedIn Badges & More

· By Craig Pollard
10 New Features in One Week: Wallet Passes, QR Check-In, LinkedIn Badges & More

Between 1 and 7 March 2026, Who's In shipped ten production features — most of them the kind competitors charge extra for. Here's every one of them, what they do, and why they matter.

Apple & Google Wallet event tickets

Every paid or ticketed RSVP now generates a wallet pass. Apple Wallet for iPhone, Google Wallet for Android — both native, no third-party apps. The pass contains event title, date, venue, a personal greeting, and a unique QR code. Geofencing surfaces it on the lock screen as the user approaches the venue.

Real-time QR check-in scanner

A PWA scanner that works in any modern browser. Multi-admin support — the organiser, co-organisers, and on-site volunteers can all scan simultaneously without conflict. Offline-first: scans queue locally and sync when the venue wifi comes back. Duplicate scans flagged instantly. See who's in, who's waiting, and who no-showed in real time.

LinkedIn verified organiser badges

Organisers link their LinkedIn profile via OAuth; we display a verified badge on their organiser page and every event page. Especially valuable for professional conferences, corporate events, membership clubs, and any context where attendees want to know the organiser is a real professional.

Web push notifications

Opt-in browser push reminders for attendees — morning-of, 30 minutes before, and post-event survey prompts. Works on desktop and mobile, respects DND, zero configuration for organisers.

AI venue enrichment

Create an event with an in-person venue and the platform auto-enriches the listing with capacity, accessibility, parking, public transit, amenities, and photos — sourced from Perplexity Sonar Pro + You.com Research APIs, with 30-day caching and Google Maps fallback. Read the full technical architecture.

PWA enhancements

The Who's In PWA got sharper. Install banner on supported browsers, offline support for recently viewed events, background sync for RSVPs, service worker pre-caching for instant repeat visits, and native-app-level animation performance on iOS and Android.

Smart reminders with timezone accuracy

Reminders now render every time in the attendee's saved timezone, not the organiser's. A 7:30 AM London yoga class shows as 7:30 AM BST for the organiser, 2:30 AM EST for the American attendee, 10:30 AM GST for the Dubai attendee. Fixed the last class of cross-timezone confusion bugs.

Post-event rating emojis

A three-tap rating email goes out 2 hours after every event. Attendees pick 😊 / 😐 / 😞 — no survey, no friction. Aggregate scores appear in the organiser dashboard with event-over-event trend lines.

Auto-waitlist promotion with plus-ones

When a confirmed attendee cancels, the waitlist promotes the next person automatically — including their plus-ones if the remaining capacity allows. If capacity doesn't allow plus-ones, the system skips them and moves to the next single. No manual triage.

Organiser streaks & milestones

Ran 5 events? You get a celebration banner and badge. 10, 25, 50, 100 — each with a shareable milestone card for social. Small thing; organisers love it.

Community translations: 10 languages

English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Hebrew, Swedish, German, Hindi, Indonesian — all UI strings, all notification emails, all transactional flows. RTL support for Arabic and Hebrew.

All included in the plan. Studio $15.83/mo billed annually, Clubs $8.25/mo flat for the organiser.

Every one of these features is included in the free Events tier. Studio, Clubs, and Conference editions inherit them too. See the full feature matrix at whos-in.app/capabilities or the pricing page for the full breakdown.

About the Author

Craig Pollard

Craig Pollard is the founder of Who's In and a former Apple team lead (12 years). He writes about event technology, community building, and the future of AI-powered event discovery. Board advisor, investor, and non-executive director in technology and sports.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do Apple and Google Wallet passes work on Who's In

When an attendee RSVPs to a paid or ticketed event, they get a wallet pass with embedded event details and a unique QR code. Apple Wallet (iPhone) and Google Wallet (Android) both supported natively. The pass surfaces on the lock screen near event time via geofencing, and the QR code scans instantly at check-in with no network required.

Does QR check-in work offline?

Yes. The scanner is a PWA running in any modern browser (Safari, Chrome, Edge) with offline support. Scans queue locally and sync when connectivity returns. Multiple admins can scan simultaneously without conflict — the scanner resolves duplicate scans and flags anomalies in real time.

What's a LinkedIn verified organiser badge?

Organisers can link their LinkedIn profile to their Who's In organiser page. We verify the LinkedIn ownership via OAuth and display a verified badge — helpful for professional conferences, corporate events, and membership clubs where attendees want to know the organiser is who they say they are. No cost, no application — just a one-click verification.

How does AI venue enrichment work?

When an organiser creates an event at an in-person venue, the platform auto-enriches the listing with venue details (capacity, accessibility, amenities, parking, public transit, photos) using Perplexity Sonar Pro and You.com Research APIs. Results are cached 30 days with fallback to Google Maps. Organisers see the enriched data instantly and can accept, edit, or override.

Are these features all included in the free tier?

Yes. Wallet passes, QR check-in, LinkedIn verification, push notifications, venue enrichment, and all PWA enhancements are free on the Events edition. They're also included at no extra cost in the Clubs ($8.25/mo), Studio (from $15.83/mo), and Conference (from $40.83/mo) subscriptions — no feature upgrade, no add-on, no higher tier. See the full feature list on our capabilities page at whos-in.app/capabilities.