Best of the rest: five event planning apps
Culture Key
This picture-heavy app basically turns Time Out into Tinder. Leisurely swipe through beautiful, full-screen pictures of all the art, music, theatre, festivals and walks currently happening in London, all hand-picked by its discovery team.
Free for iPhone
Frugl
If you normally stay in at the end of the month because your bank account is running dry, then Frugl could change your life (or just your weekend). It lists events and offers in the capital that are under £10 or free.
Free for iPhone
YPlan
YPlan is the big daddy of event apps, the one that aims to be everything to every spontaneous Londoner. Its listings are vast and it has collections in case you’re on a budget/looking for something a bit quirky. In-app tickets payments are also handy.
Free iPhone and Android
Dice
The team behind Dice are taking on secondary ticketing sites and touts by letting you book live music gigs directly through the app with no booking fees and no paper tickets – just show your phone to get in.
Free for iPhone and Android
Hype
Hype’s team of “curators” roam about and update its app with interesting and independent finds in real time. It also compartmentalises London into 4 neighbourhoods (East, Central, North and South) to keep things local.
Free for iPhone