Hey Nadz,
All of that information is correct.
You said this: “it does allow frontend checkin”.
All of that information is correct but you cannot do check-ins on the front end. You can only check folks in when logged into the /wp-admin of your site.
Please note that we have a thirty-day refund policy, so you may find it easiest to just try out the plugins firsthand and see if they meet your needs. If in those four weeks you don’t find them a good fit, you can follow the steps here to get a full refund β https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/refund-policy/
Let me know if this helps!
Cheers,
George