Radar vs Songkick — alerts vs gig diary (2026)
Songkick tracks artists and sends gig alerts. Radar logs your concert history, finds ticket listings, and adds friends, map, festivals, and Wrapped. Compare which fits you.
Songkick is built around artist tracking: follow bands, get notified when they announce UK dates, and jump out to buy tickets. It is excellent at the alert-and-buy moment.
Radar is built around your gig diary: log every show you attend, search upcoming listings in Find, tag friends who were there, and build stats — venue map, achievements, and Concert Wrapped.
Many fans use both patterns: Songkick-style alerts tell you a tour is coming; a diary app remembers what you actually saw. Radar combines Find search with logging so you are not juggling a ticket alert app and a notes app.
Radar Pro adds festival Clashfinder, unlimited history, crew and event chats, and shareable Wrapped — features Songkick does not aim to provide.
Choose Songkick if you only want push alerts for followed artists. Choose Radar if you want a diary with discovery, social, festivals, and year-in-review from gigs you log.
FAQ
FAQ
- Is Radar a Songkick replacement?
- Radar replaces the spreadsheet-or-notes side of gig tracking and adds Find search. It is not identical to Songkick artist alerts, but Radar Pro includes artist alerts for shows you care about while keeping your full concert history.
- Does Radar send gig alerts like Songkick?
- Radar Pro includes push reminders before gigs in your diary and artist alerts for new listings. Songkick remains stronger if you only want a lightweight follow-artists alert feed without logging past shows.
- Can I log past gigs in Radar?
- Yes. Radar is designed for a complete concert timeline — past and upcoming — with setlists, photos, and friends. Songkick focuses on upcoming tracked artists rather than personal history.
Start your gig diary
Free on iPhone today. Android coming soon. Log your first ten gigs, then upgrade to Pro for unlimited history, the map, and Wrapped.