Skiddle review (2026): is it any good?
UK events guide with free ticketing for promoters
Skiddle report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for UK event listings with free ticketing
Skiddle lets organizers list and sell tickets free through its Promotion Centre, and adds seating, payment plans, a scanner app, resale and reports. The booking fees buyers pay aren't stated, and the audience is centered on UK cities.
Who Skiddle is for
- Fits if you promote events in UK cities and want free listing and ticketing
- Works for clubs and festivals that want Skiddle's audience
Who Skiddle is not for
- Watch out: the fee buyers pay is not stated, so you can't see what a ticket nets
- Skip it if your audience is outside the UK, as the guide centres on UK cities
- Not for you if you want to list without an account, as an organizer account is required
Why Skiddle gets a 3.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyFree for organizers on the listing, with no plan price. The booking fees buyers pay aren't stated, so per-ticket revenue can't be worked out.
- AFree plan and trialThe Promotion Centre is $0, with no sign-up fee or monthly plan on the listing.
- BFeaturesEvent listings and pages, seating, payment plans, marketing to its audience, a scanner app, resale and reports. Nothing core is missing.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. An organizer account is needed before you can list an event.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with no integrations named.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Skiddle Promotion Centre's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Skiddle's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 36 of the 45 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 36 of 45) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Skiddle has no paid plan.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 46 event ticketing platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Skiddle’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 31 of 45, level with 11
- AFree plan and trialAbove 36 of 45, level with 9
- BFeaturesAbove 14 of 45, level with 30
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 45, level with 40
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 45, level with 38
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 22 event ticketing platforms. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Skiddle, or make your own?
Keep it
Skiddle is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 36 of the 45 other event ticketing platforms we grade.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox.
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Skiddle’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Skiddle?
Skiddle is a UK events guide and ticketing service. Promoters list events through its Promotion Centre, sell tickets with discount codes, seating plans and payment plans, and scan entry with the free RapidScan app. Listing events and selling tickets is free for the organizer.
Worth knowing
- The pages read do not state the booking fees buyers pay, so organizer revenue per ticket cannot be worked out from them.
- The audience and event guide are centered on UK cities.
- An organizer account is required before listing an event.
Key features
- Event listings and landing pages
- Organizers get listing pages where customers buy tickets, plus brand pages, artist pages and event series for repeat shows.
- Seating and payment plans
- Allocated seating plans, payment plans that spread the cost of festival tickets, and session-based ticketing are offered.
- Marketing to Skiddle's audience
- E-flyers go to customers within 20 miles of the event, with Facebook re-targeting and push alerts to a brand's app followers.
- RapidScan entry app
- A free barcode scanning app on the App Store and Google Play checks tickets at the door.
- Resale, waiting list and refunds
- Customers can resell tickets through Re:Sell, join a waiting list on sold-out events or refund within the Cool:Off window.
- Sales reports
- A dashboard shows live sales, and post-event financial reports cover ticket-buying trends.
Skiddle pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Skiddle is free to use.
- Starts at
- Free
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Promotion Centre | $0 | Free to sign up, list events and sell tickets; the page does not state buyer booking fees. |
Read from promotioncentre.co.uk on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Skiddle before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Skiddle have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Skiddle is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Skiddle have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Skiddle is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Skiddle open source?
Skiddle is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.