RA Guide vs Snow Machine
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
Snow Machine
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RA Guide at weekly against Snow Machine's every 3 weeks. RA Guide also leads on chart position (#164 vs unranked). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RA Guide ships an update weekly, Snow Machine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RA Guide | Snow Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #164 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Resident Advisor | Liquid 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
RA Guide
No in-app purchases
Snow Machine
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RA Guide free?
Is Snow Machine free?
Do RA Guide or Snow Machine have ads?
Which is updated more often, RA Guide or Snow Machine?
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