New iOS app Gigs uses on-device AI to track concert history

Gigs, a new concert-tracking app launching this week, uses Apple’s on-device AI to help live music fans organize their event history. The application leverages Apple’s Foundation Models—which are AI systems capable of performing a wide range of tasks—to automatically extract concert details such as dates, venues, and lineups directly from imported tickets, emails, screenshots, and website links. Once these concerts are added, users can sync the dates to their personal calendar, receive ticket sale reminders, browse expected set lists, and view other information about the show or artist. When a concert ends, the app reminds the user to rate the show and upload photos, videos, and other artwork.

For users who already track their concert history elsewhere, Gigs allows them to automatically import years of concert and festival attendance by linking accounts from services like Setlist.fm or Concert Archives. The application is designed for iOS 26, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, featuring a Liquid Glass design and Home Screen widgets to count down to upcoming events. It integrates with system features such as Siri for voice commands to check shows, access tickets, or rate events, and all shows are indexed by Apple’s Spotlight for system-wide search. The app also features a stats dashboard to track metrics like most-seen artists, favorite venues, most-visited cities, busiest years, and average ratings, alongside milestones to celebrate a user’s concert-going journey, such as reaching 10 shows or passing 1,000 shows.

The application was built by indie developer Hidde van der Ploeg and co-creator Pol Piella. Van der Ploeg’s previous development work includes Petey, an AI app for making Apple Music playlists, the music discovery app NowPlaying, and Helm for App Store Connect. Gigs is available as a free download, with a paid subscription required to unlock extra features such as data export, achievements, deeper insights, unlimited storage for photos and videos, and support for importing concert history from other services or through a CSV file. Gigs can also be bundled with NowPlaying for further discounts.

The pricing options for the paid subscription include:

• $2.99/month
• $19.99/year

Why it matters

The app addresses the common problem of digital hoarding, where concert memories are captured but never revisited, by using on-device AI to turn fragmented data into a structured, personal archive.