Ice rink sessions and skating classes shouldn't come with a platform fee per skater.
Public skating sessions, learn-to-skate programs, and rink rentals run on recurring schedules with timed-entry capacity. Per-skater platform fees on every session admission and every class registration add up to real money. Equaticket charges a flat subscription: one predictable cost for your whole program.
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The problem
Per-session fees compound across every skater, every day
An ice rink running 1,200 session admissions per month at $18 average is handing Eventbrite $2,160 a month ($25,000 or more a year) just for online ticket processing. That's skate rental income, that's blade sharpening revenue, that's concession money all going to a platform.
Ice rinks operate on session-based recurring revenue. Equaticket's flat subscription is built for exactly this model. Pay once per month and let every session admission stay where it belongs.
How it works
How Equaticket works for ice rinks
Timed skating sessions.
Sell admission by session with capacity per time window. Public skate, hockey skate, figure skate, toddler time: each session gets its own capacity and its own check-in flow.
Recurring class scheduling.
Create your learn-to-skate program once and publish every class date in the series. Each class gets its own registration page with individual capacity. Growth tier handles unlimited recurring series.
Promo codes for birthday parties and groups.
Issue discount codes for birthday party bookings, school groups, and hockey team packages. Set usage limits and expiration dates, included on paid plans.
Embed on your rink website.
Keep session booking on your rink's own website. The Equaticket embed handles session selection and checkout without sending customers to a third-party marketplace.
Skater data for class re-enrollment.
Every ticket buyer is in your audience dashboard. Export your skater list to market the next session level, holiday events, and public skate specials to people already coming to your rink.
Platform comparison
The math
An ice rink selling 1,200 session admissions/month at $18 average:
| Platform | Monthly platform fees |
|---|---|
| Eventbrite (~17%) | ~$2,160/mo |
| TicketSpice ($0.99/ticket) | ~$1,188/mo |
| Equaticket Growth | $79/mo |
$2,000 a month is skate sharpening equipment, new rental skates, or another instructor.
Savings calculator
See how much your rink would save
Enter your monthly session admission volume and average ticket price.
See how much you’ll save with Equaticket
Zero per-ticket platform fees. One flat price. The more you sell, the more you save.
- Biggest savingsEventbrite$14,636/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $9,743/yearwith Equaticket vs. Eventbrite
- TicketSpice$8,698/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $3,804/yearwith Equaticket vs. TicketSpice
- Ticket Tailor$8,026/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $3,132/yearwith Equaticket vs. Ticket Tailor
Total Savings
$3,132 – $9,743/year
or $15,660 – $48,713 over 5 years
Calculations based on total fees. All platforms include payment processing via Stripe (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction) unless otherwise noted. Eventbrite bundles processing into their fee. Equaticket subscription billed quarterly. Competitor pricing verified March 2026.
Frequently asked questions
No. Equaticket charges a flat monthly subscription, billed quarterly. We take nothing from each ticket sold. Your attendees pay exactly the price you set, with no added booking fees from us. Stripe payment processing applies at their standard rate (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction).
The Free tier is completely free with no time limit. It includes 50 tickets per 30 days, unlimited events, QR check-in, and the embeddable checkout widget. Paid plans start at $29/mo (Starter, billed quarterly at $87) for up to 750 tickets per quarter. No credit card required to sign up.
Yes. Every Equaticket plan includes an embeddable checkout widget. Paste a single script tag into your site — WordPress, Squarespace, Webflow, or any HTML page — and the ticket purchase flow runs directly on your site. Buyers never leave your domain.
Every ticket includes a unique QR code. Your staff scan it using any smartphone camera through our check-in app — no hardware required, no app store download needed. Paid plans include real-time multi-device sync, so multiple scanners at multiple gates stay in sync instantly with no double-entries.
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