Comparison

Primavera Sound vs Pulse GK

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Primavera Sound

Access comprehensive details for music festivals and events. Plan your schedule, discover artists and set times, and receive real-time updates to enhance your festival experience.

Highlights
  • Festival information
  • Artist and concert details
  • Personalized schedule builder
  • Minute-by-minute route planning
  • Notification system
  • Real-time news and updates
  • Interactive maps
Features
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Primavera Sound official application for mobile devices with information about the festivals and other events organised by Primavera Sound all year round. Choose the festival of your interest and find all the information about artists, concerts and schedules, create your own personalised minute-by-minute route and use the notification system to optimise your time and avoid missing any of your favourite bands. Find out before anyone else and at all moments all the news and any last-minute changes thanks to the “push” service. Stay tuned for surprises! Find the different areas on the maps. Available for download free in English, Spanish and Catalan.

About

Pulse GK

Features
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Pulse follows the artists you choose and tells you when they announce a show. It checks Ticketmaster, DICE, Resident Advisor, Skiddle, Bandsintown and the artists' own websites every day, so a new date reaches you when it's listed, not after it has sold out. It also reads your artists' social posts, which is where last-minute and unticketed shows tend to be announced. Follow artists Search for anyone and add them. Pulse finds them across platforms and starts tracking straight away. One feed Every upcoming show for your artists, sorted by date. A show listed on three platforms appears once, with links to tickets. Your cities Choose the cities you can get to, London, Berlin, New York and more, and the feed shows what's coming up there. Tap through to any artist to see their shows everywhere else too. Liked shows Save the ones you're planning to go to. Past shows stay a tap away. Notifications Get a nudge when a new date is announced for one of your artists, in the app or by push. There's an optional daily email too. Pulse is free, has no ads, and doesn't track you.

Screenshots

Primavera Sound4 screens
Pulse GK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Primavera Sound at 15.1 against Pulse GK's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Primavera Sound versus Pulse GK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrimavera SoundPulse GK
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews5.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPrimavera Sound, S.L.Jonah Ramchandani

In-app purchases

None

Primavera Sound

No in-app purchases

None

Pulse GK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Primavera Sound free?
Primavera Sound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulse GK free?
Pulse GK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Primavera Sound or Pulse GK have ads?
Neither Primavera Sound nor Pulse GK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Primavera Sound or Pulse GK?
Primavera Sound ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pulse GK every 3 weeks. Most recently, Primavera Sound was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pulse GK on October 25, 2026.

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