RA Guide vs FESTTIX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
FESTTIX
Find and purchase tickets for a variety of events, including music festivals and exclusive gatherings. This app serves as an official ticketing partner for several notable festivals and venues.
- Event discovery
- Ticket booking
- Official ticketing partner
- Festival tickets
- Exclusive event access
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Discover and book tickets for your favorite events with Festtix, the official ticketing partner of Sunny Hill Festival, Soho House Festival and more...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RA Guide at 4.9 against FESTTIX's 1.8. RA Guide also leads on ratings volume (8.1K vs 6) and chart position (#154 vs unranked). FESTTIX's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RA Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RA Guide has 8.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of RA Guide's written reviews are positive against 50% of FESTTIX's.
RA Guide ships an update weekly, FESTTIX daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RA Guide | FESTTIX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.1K ratings) — better | 1.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.1K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #154 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Resident Advisor | FSTX |
Customer experience
RA Guide
FESTTIX
Bugs and 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
FESTTIX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RA Guide
No in-app purchases
FESTTIX
No in-app purchases
