Comparison

Encore vs Gigs

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

Head to head
About

Encore

This app allows music fans to track and rate every concert they've attended, building a personal concert history with photos and videos. Users can discover top-rated shows, connect with other music lovers, and share their live music experiences.

Highlights
  • Rate concerts on a 0-10 scale
  • Build concert history with photos/videos
  • Track concert statistics
  • Share concert memories on social media
  • Connect with other music fans
  • Discover top-rated concerts
  • Add concerts to wishlist
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The ultimate concert tracker and live music diary for real music fans. Encore is the social rating platform for live music. Rate every concert you attend, build your show archive with setlists and photos, and discover top-rated live performances through your friends. Whether you're tracking your 5th local gig or your 100th festival, Encore helps you remember every set, venue, and memory. WHY CONCERT LOVERS USE ENCORE RATE & TRACK EVERY SHOW • Score concerts on a detailed 0–10 rating scale • Build your complete concert history with setlists, photos, and videos • Track your live music stats: total shows, top artists, venues, and states visited • Add personal notes, ticket stubs, and favorite songs from every set SHARE & RELIVE MEMORIES • Share customized concert cards directly to Instagram, Messages, and socials • Tag friends you went to shows with • Keep a clean, visual timeline of every live music experience DISCOVER & CONNECT • Follow friends to see what shows they're attending and how they rate them • Browse top-ranked concerts by state, venue, and genre • Check upcoming tour dates via Ticketmaster & auto-sync setlists via Setlist.fm • Search thousands of artists with native Spotify integration COMPLETELY FREE & COMMUNITY-FIRST • No aggressive paywalls or locked memory limits • Clean, dark-mode visual interface built for music enthusiasts • Privacy controls to keep your concert diary public or private Download Encore today and never forget a live show again.

About

Gigs

This app helps you discover upcoming concerts, track shows you've attended, and build a comprehensive history of your live music experiences. Save memories, setlists, and tickets to relive your favorite gigs.

Highlights
  • Discover upcoming concerts
  • Track attended shows
  • Save photos, videos, and setlists
  • Build live music history
  • Import past concert data
  • Add gig details and tickets
  • View personalized music stats
Features
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Live music deserves more than a spot in your calendar. Gigs: Concert Tracker is your personal home for concerts and festivals. Discover what’s next, keep track of the shows you’re going to, save the moments that matter, and build a live music history that gets better with every gig. Whether you go to a few shows a year or a few every week, Gigs: Concert Tracker is made for the whole journey. # Find your next gig • Discover upcoming concerts based on the artists you love, your cities, and what’s happening nearby. • Save artists to Want to See and get a heads-up when new shows are announced. Explore upcoming gigs from artist pages, find venues around you, and keep a Might Go list for the nights you’re still deciding on. • You can even see suggested gigs right from your Home Screen. # Add gigs without the admin • Adding a show should be the easy part. • Search for an artist, pick an upcoming gig, or import one from a ticket, poster, photo, PDF, or link. Gigs can find details like the date, venue, line-up, and artwork for you, ready to check before you add it. Already have years of shows behind you? Bring your history over from setlist.fm, Concert Archives, or a CSV file. # Everything you need for show day • Keep the important stuff together before the lights go down. • Save your ticket and barcode, check venue details, see the weather forecast, add the gig to your calendar, and get reminders before ticket sales start. • Your next show can also live on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, complete with a countdown. # Save the night • Some gigs stay with you forever. Gigs gives them somewhere to live. • Add photos and videos, write a note, save the setlist, rate each performance, and keep your ticket with the show. • Afterward, turn a setlist into an Apple Music playlist or create a shareable image of the night. • And when an old gig comes back around, On This Day gives you a reason to relive it. # See your live music story • Your gig history becomes a story that’s completely yours. • See your most-seen artists, favorite venues, top cities, busiest months, genres, ratings, festivals, and more. Explore every venue you’ve visited on a map and see how often you’ve caught your favorite artists live. • Along the way, achievements celebrate everything from your first gig to becoming a regular at your favorite venue. There’s no right way to be a music fan. One unforgettable show counts just as much as show number 100. # Made for your music life • Keep a Want to See list of artists • Discover gigs in your cities and nearby • Search your history by artist, venue, date, and more • Browse artist pages, setlists, venues, and upcoming shows • Keep canceled gigs in your history • Store venue memberships and barcodes • Share gigs and stats with friends • Find gigs with Spotlight and ask Siri about your shows • Choose a font that works for you • Prefer venues with step-free access # Go further with Gigs Gold Gigs is free to get started. Gigs Gold adds iCloud backup, automatic Calendar Sync, deeper stats, full achievements, unlimited photos and videos, unlimited imports, all personalized gig suggestions, CSV export, and an ad-free experience. Your next favorite show might already be out there. Terms of Use: https://nowplaying.page/terms Privacy Policy: https://nowplaying.page/privacy

Screenshots

Encore4 screens
Gigs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Encore at 100% against Gigs's 55%. Encore also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Gigs sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Encore asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Encore holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Encore's written reviews are positive against 55% of Gigs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Encore ships an update every 6 days, Gigs weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Encore versus Gigs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEncoreGigs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (37 ratings) — better4.2 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB133 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEncore Live, Inc.Modum B.V.

Customer experience

Encore

All ratings36 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gigs

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral27.3%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

Encore

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Gigs

Subscriptions5
  • Gigs Gold Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Gold Bundle Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Gigs Gold Annual$9.991 Year
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  • Gigs Gold Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Gold Bundle Annual$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Gigs Gold Lifetime$29.99
  • Gold Bundle Lifetime$29.99
  • Gigs Gold Lifetime$59.99
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  • Gold Bundle Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Encore free?
Encore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gigs free?
Gigs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Encore or Gigs?
Encore is rated higher. Encore averages 4.9 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Gigs averages 4.2 from 14 ratings.
Do Encore or Gigs have ads?
Neither Encore nor Gigs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Encore or Gigs?
Encore ships an update every 6 days, and Gigs weekly. Most recently, Encore was updated on November 5, 2026 and Gigs on November 9, 2026.

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