Comparison

Les Ardentes vs RA Guide

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

Head to head
About

Les Ardentes

Plan your ultimate festival experience with the official event app. Discover the full lineup, detailed schedules, and a comprehensive festival map. Manage your cashless account and curate your personalized itinerary for an unforgettable event.

Highlights
  • Festival program and schedules
  • Interactive festival map
  • Cashless account management
  • Personalized itinerary creation
  • Food vendor information
Features
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Download the official Les Ardentes 2026 app! Twenty years of passion is cause for celebration! Plan your experience at Les Ardentes 2026 Festival. Find the 2026 program, schedules, festival map, food options and much more! Load your cashless account and create your schedule for the 4 hottest days of your summer !

About

RA Guide

Discover the world's best dancefloors and electronic music events, personalized to your tastes and location. Find your favorite artists, buy tickets instantly, and never miss a gig.

Highlights
  • Personalized event discovery
  • Find DJs and electronic music events
  • Buy tickets instantly
  • Listings in 120+ countries
  • Follow favorite artists and clubs
  • Add artists from music library
Features
Currently charting
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The world has thousands of good dancefloors. RA Guide helps you discover the great ones. Entirely personalised to your tastes and location, the RA Guide helps you find the world's best parties. The app ensures you never miss a show from your favourite artist and allows you to buy tickets in seconds with Apple Pay. RA Guide: The ultimate guide to DJs, clubs and events. - Personalised events discovery based on your favourite artists - Find the best DJs and electronic music events near you - Buy tickets to 1000s of selected events and download to Apple Wallet - Pay with Apple Pay, PayPal or debit/credit card - Listings in 120+ countries - Log in with your Apple Account or your RA account - Add your favourite DJs and artists from your iTunes and Apple Music library - Follow your favourite DJs, artists and clubs to get custom listings - Never miss a gig from your favourite artists

Screenshots

Les Ardentes3 screens
RA Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RA Guide at 52% against Les Ardentes's 0%. RA Guide also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and chart position (#135 vs unranked). Les Ardentes's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Les Ardentes ships an update every 3 months, RA Guide weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Les Ardentes versus RA Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLes ArdentesRA Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (8.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews52.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—8.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#135 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB43 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLes ArdentesResident Advisor

Customer experience

Les Ardentes

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

RA Guide

All ratings8,086 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews537 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative39.9%

Bugs and requests

Les Ardentes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RA Guide

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App Crashes
  • Ticket Resale Issues
  • Payment Integration Problems
  • Verification Failures
  • Inconsistent Functionality

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Genre and Event Type Filters
  • Save Recent Searches
  • Allow Typing in Locations
  • Integrate with Apple Wallet
  • Add Artist Links and Sounds
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  • Include News and Articles

In-app purchases

None

Les Ardentes

No in-app purchases

None

RA Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Les Ardentes free?
Les Ardentes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RA Guide free?
RA Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Les Ardentes or RA Guide have ads?
Neither Les Ardentes nor RA Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Les Ardentes or RA Guide?
Les Ardentes ships an update every 3 months, and RA Guide weekly. Most recently, Les Ardentes was updated on October 8, 2026 and RA Guide on October 22, 2026.

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