Pop-up bars and festival gates have to card thousands of people fast, often with no reliable Wi-Fi and staff hired that morning. Carded runs on any staffer’s phone, works fully offline, catches pass-backs at the fence, and keeps a compliance log for the promoter, with zero hardware to rent.
A festival gate moves fast and the liability is huge. Carded verifies 21+ in a second, bands the guest, catches pass-backs, and logs every entry.
A giant green PASS or red UNDER in about a second, with a buzz and a chime so the line keeps moving.
On a 21+ pass, band the guest on first scan so re-entry is a glance, no re-checking IDs all night.
The same ID scanned twice in a short window gets flagged, the classic hand-off back over the fence.
Log an ejection, tag which gate and which staffer ran each scan, and export the whole night.
| Time | ID | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 9:41p | VA · 27 | 21+ PASS |
| 9:39p | MD · 19 | UNDER 21 |
| 9:34p | NY · 24 | 21+ · BANDED |
| 9:31p | — | PASS-BACK |
| 9:26p | FL flagged | REVIEW ID |
One-tap 21+ checks keep a huge line moving, offline, with hands-free feedback for staff who aren’t looking at the screen.
Card at the point of pour, catch pass-backs, and flag anyone barred from service.
Any staffer with a phone can verify anywhere on site, no tethered hardware.
Every scan runs Carded IntegrityEngine, validating the ID’s barcode against the DMV (AAMVA) standard, matching its issuer number to the state printed on the card, and cross-checking the encoded dates. It catches the scannable fakes and altered birth dates a basic age scan waves through, flagging anything off with a clear “Review this ID.” It’s a strong fraud signal, not a guarantee, so your team still eyes the card, and now they know which ones to look at twice.
No. Carded runs on any phone or tablet your staff already have. Open the link, add it to the home screen, and every device is a scanner, nothing to rent, ship, or return.
Yes. After the first load Carded scans completely offline, which is exactly what a crowded field with dead signal needs.
A scan takes about a second with a green light, a buzz, and a chime, so gate staff can card at high volume without staring at a screen.
Yes. If the same ID scans twice within about 20 minutes, Carded warns your crew, catching the hand-back-over-the-fence move.
Yes. Name each device by gate or bar and every scan is tagged with its location, so the promoter gets a full picture of the site.
Easily. If they can take a photo, they can run Carded, there’s nothing to learn and nothing to install.
Every plan includes every feature, scanning, watchlist, staff tags, and compliance reports. You’re only choosing how many devices run at once. 14-day free trial, cancel anytime.
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Set Carded up on your phone in under a minute and card your next customer, every ID, every time.
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