In the app, buying follows the same steps as on the website, with screens designed for your phone. The 15 minutes to pay start when you confirm your ticket selection; the Time remaining: MM:SS min. countdown appears in Who is attending? and Payment.
Step by step
- Start. In event details, tap a ticket type in Tickets. If you are not signed in, you are asked first. An unavailable type shows its status (SOLD OUT, Sales ended, Sales start in N hours, Available when … closes or sells out); a free type does not show a price.
- Choose ticket type. Set quantities with the stepper. If the event has a map, choose Best seat or Choose on map: the latter opens the seating map on a dedicated screen, where you select seats (Selected seats) and reloads the cart on return. Enter an access code in Limited-access ticket types with Unlock offers. The expandable summary at the bottom is Booking summary; tap the continue button, which shows the event action or Buy N tickets.
- Booking summary. Check Summary, Advance-sale fees, Service fees, and Total. In Do you have a code? (showing NO CODE SELECTED), enter a code or tap Select to choose from My vouchers; remove it with x (iPhone) or Remove voucher (Android).
- Who is attending? (named tickets only). For every card marked To complete, fill in the required fields or tap Same as buyer, then Confirm attendee; continue once all are completed.
- Payment. Choose between Pay at the door, Pay with Apple Pay (iPhone) or Pay with Google Pay (Android), Pay by card, and Pay with PayPal, depending on what is enabled for the event. With a card, use a Saved card (Expires MM/YY) or Use another card and enter Card number, MM/YY, and CVC; select Save payment details on Nightify for future purchases if you want. Tap the confirmation button (Complete payment or Continue with purchase); if your bank asks for verification, Make payment (iPhone) or Process payment (Android) opens.
- Confirmation. Android shows Payment completed. and Reservation confirmed successfully.; iPhone opens reservation details with a celebration animation. Tickets are in the Reservations tab.
Messages and errors
| Message | Where | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Your available purchase time has expired / We are sorry, the time available to complete your reservation has ended. | Both | Tap OK and start again from the event page; the reservation is Payment incomplete. |
| Payment failed / 3D Secure authentication failed / Payment confirmation failed | iPhone | Try again and complete bank verification; if the amount was charged, check the reservation before retrying. |
| Invalid card details. / Payment cancelled. / Payment failed: … / Checkout failed: … / Unable to confirm payment, contact our support. | Android | Check details or retry; for the last message, check Reservations and contact support if needed. |
| Apple Pay unavailable, add a card to Wallet | iPhone | Set up a card in Wallet or use Pay by card. |
| Unable to add voucher, try again later | iPhone | Try again or complete the purchase without a voucher. |
| Reservation unavailable | Both | The ticket type cannot be purchased in the app; if there is an external link, the button opens the seller’s website. |
Special cases
- Pay at the door: the reservation is confirmed immediately without a QR code; you pay on site.
- Saved cards are the same as on the website.
- A reservation left unfinished: reopen it from Reservations: at the bottom of its details you find Complete attendees or Complete payment.
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