Comparison

RA Guide vs Snow Machine

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

Head to head
About

RA Guide

Discover the best dancefloors and electronic music events worldwide, personalized to your tastes and location. Never miss a show from your favorite artists and easily purchase tickets.

Highlights
  • Personalized event discovery
  • Find DJs and electronic music events
  • Buy tickets instantly
  • Download tickets to Apple Wallet
  • Listings in 120+ countries
  • Follow favorite artists and clubs
Features
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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

About

Snow Machine

Features
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Four days of après, shredding and music await! Download the offical Snow Machine app today and explore all that festival has to offer: • Create your daily schedule by 'favouriting' artist sets • Find your way around town, stages and more with our festival map • Explore all our side events And so much more!

Screenshots

RA Guide4 screens
Snow Machine3 screens

Verdict

The call

RA Guide and Snow Machine are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

RA Guide ships an update every 11 days, Snow Machine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RA Guide versus Snow Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRA GuideSnow Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB64 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperResident AdvisorLiquid Snow Tours

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

Snow Machine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RA Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Snow Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RA Guide free?
RA Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snow Machine free?
Snow Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RA Guide or Snow Machine have ads?
Neither RA Guide nor Snow Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RA Guide or Snow Machine?
RA Guide ships an update every 11 days, and Snow Machine every 3 weeks. Most recently, RA Guide was updated on November 11, 2026 and Snow Machine on October 30, 2026.

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