Song request apps
Rekwest is built for playlists. GigTag is built for live acts
A live act needs requests it can play, not a search box for every song ever released. GigTag gives you that: fans scan the tag on your mic stand, choose from your own song list, and see your next gig while they are there. If you were looking at Rekwest, which is built for DJs and streaming playlists, this is the case for GigTag.
- No app for your audience
- Free to start
- One code that never changes
Why GigTag
Five reasons a live act picks GigTag over Rekwest
Rekwest moves a guest's request into a DJ's streaming playlist. A band has no playlist to load. GigTag is built for people who perform the songs: your list, a live queue, your dates and a booking form, all from one code that never changes.
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Requests you can play
On GigTag the audience chooses from the songs you have learned, so each request is one you can deliver. If you fancy a challenge you can open requests to anything. Rekwest starts from streaming catalogues, which is right for a DJ who can load any track in seconds.
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No event to set up
Your act has one page and one permanent code. You bring the same tag to the Friday residency, the wedding and the festival slot, with nothing to create beforehand. Rekwest is organised around events, each made by the host, which matches a DJ whose every booking is a different party.
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Your next gig on the same page
Everyone who scans to request a song also sees where you play next and your weekly residencies, and can add them to their calendar. That is on the free plan. For a live act, the request is often the start: the date is what brings a listener back.
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A booking form on the page
People hire the act they have just watched. A GigTag page has a booking enquiry form on the free plan, and GigTag takes no commission on bookings. On Pro you follow up with an invoice in your own design, paid online. Rekwest keeps its page on the music for the night.
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A tag made for the stage
GigTag is a physical thing as well as a page: a small custom tag for the mic stand, printed and delivered or printed yourself for free. The audience scans with the phone camera and the page opens in the browser, with no app and no account.
In short
Rekwest and GigTag, in four lines
- Rekwest is built for DJs and venues, sending accepted song requests into a streaming playlist.
- GigTag starts from the songs you have learned, so every request is one you can play.
- The same permanent code shows your next gig, your residencies, your links and a booking form.
- Choose GigTag if you perform live, and keep Rekwest for DJ sets played from a streaming service.
Side by side
GigTag vs Rekwest, topic by topic
Setting up a night
Nothing to set up before each gig
There is no event to create. The act has one permanent code on its tag, and you bring the same tag to every gig.
RekwestThe host creates an event with a name and cover image and shares its QR code or link. Its site also describes a reusable code.
Where songs come from
Songs you have learned, not a catalogue
Songs come from the list you have entered for your act. You can also open requests so fans may ask for any song.
RekwestGuests search Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL or SoundCloud, or the host limits requests to the tracks in their own playlist.
Handling requests
A live queue you play from
Requests land in a live queue during the set, on the website or in the GigTag phone app, for you to play when it suits.
RekwestRequests appear live. The host accepts or declines each one and marks it as played, and guests can vote on requests, according to its site.
Once a song is accepted
Keep Rekwest for streaming playlists
The song is yours to perform. GigTag is for acts that play live, so a request is a prompt for the band, not a track to load.
RekwestAccepted songs can be added automatically to a playlist on Spotify, TIDAL, SoundCloud or Apple Music, ready to open in DJ software.
Your next date
Gigs and residencies fans can save
Your page lists the next gig and each weekly residency, and a fan can add them to a calendar. This is on the free plan.
RekwestSee its site for how it handles this.
The quick view
| GigTag | Rekwest | |
|---|---|---|
| A QR code your audience scans | Yes, one that never changes | Yes |
| Song requests from the crowd | Yes, on Pro | Yes |
| Tips by card or Apple Pay | Yes, on Pro, into your own Ziina or Stripe. GigTag takes 0% | – |
| Booking enquiries | Yes, on the free plan | – |
| Your gigs and weekly residencies | Yes, on the free plan | – |
| Invoices for bookings | Yes, on Pro | – |
| A printed tag for your mic stand | Yes, in your own design | – |
| Works without an app for the audience | Yes, it opens in the browser | – |
A dash means we did not confirm it for Rekwest, not that it is missing: see what Rekwest offers above, or ask on its site.
A Rekwest alternative
Where GigTag is different from Rekwest
An event tool and an act's page
Rekwest is organised around events: you create one, share its code, and guests join it. That matches a DJ whose every booking is a different party. GigTag is organised around the act. Your duo has one page and one code, printed on a tag for the mic stand, and it is the same at the Friday residency, the wedding and the festival slot. The code never changes, so there is nothing new to print.
A song list, not a streaming catalogue
Rekwest lets guests search streaming catalogues and sends accepted songs to a playlist. A live act cannot play what it has not learned, so GigTag starts from your own song list: fans choose from it, or you open requests to anything when you feel brave. Requests arrive in a live queue during the set. Rekwest can also limit guests to the host's playlist, so the difference is where each product begins.
What else the scan does
On GigTag the same scan shows your next gig and weekly residencies, with a way to add them to a calendar, plus your socials, website and music links and a booking enquiry form. Those parts are on the free plan. On Pro you can send the client an invoice they pay online. Rekwest keeps its page on the music for the night in hand, which is what a dance floor needs from it.
A night with GigTag
An acoustic set before your DJ set
The booking is a garden party: an hour of acoustic covers while people eat, then you move to the decks. For the first hour the GigTag is on your mic stand. Guests scan it between courses, your page opens in the browser, and they choose from the songs you have listed. The requests show in the live queue on your phone, and you fit them in as the hour goes on. Nobody has to walk up and ask, which suits a quiet set.
When the live set ends, the tag has done more than take requests. Guests who scanned can see your next public gig and add it to their calendar, follow your socials and open your music links. One of them sends a booking enquiry for an anniversary party through the form on your page. You find it in the GigTag app later that night, once the decks are packed away. With Pro you can then send an invoice in your own design, which the client pays online.
About Rekwest
What is Rekwest?
Rekwest is an app for managing song requests at events and parties. Its site lists mobile, wedding and club DJs, venues, pubs, karaoke hosts, musicians, radio stations and house party hosts among the people it is for. Guests scan a QR code and request from their phone, with no app and no account. They search Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL or SoundCloud, or the host can limit choices to their own playlist. Rekwest runs on iOS, Android, macOS and the web.
The host creates an event with a name and a cover image, then shares its QR code or link. Requests appear live, and the host accepts, declines or marks each one as played. Accepted songs can be added automatically to a playlist on a streaming service, ready to open in DJ software. Its site also describes voting, dedications, tipping, and a kiosk mode for a tablet at the venue.
- Where
- Worldwide
- Website
- rekwest.app
How Rekwest works
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Create an event. The host creates an event with a name and a cover image. Its site also describes settings for how long the event runs and for the look of the guest page.
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Share the code or link. Each event has a QR code and a link to share with guests. Its site also describes a reusable code, and a kiosk mode for a tablet left at the venue.
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Guests search and request. Guests scan, search for a song on Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL or SoundCloud, or choose from the host's own playlist, and send it. They can add a message or dedication.
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Accept and export. The host sees requests live and accepts, declines or marks each one as played. Accepted songs can be added automatically to a playlist on the streaming service the host uses.
Who Rekwest is for
Mobile, wedding and club DJs. DJs are the first group its site names. Requests come in during the event, the DJ approves the ones that fit, and accepted songs go to a streaming playlist. Its site lists Serato DJ, rekordbox, djay, VirtualDJ and Traktor among the DJ software it works with.
Pubs, bars and venues. Its site lists venues, pubs, bars and cafés. A venue can run requests for its own music, with a kiosk mode so a tablet in the room takes requests, and can style the guest page with its own colours and logo.
Musicians and house parties. Musicians, karaoke hosts, radio stations and house party hosts are also on its list. A musician can limit requests to the songs in their own playlist, and a party host can let friends add songs from their phones without anyone installing an app.
The verdict
GigTag or Rekwest: which should you choose?
The bottom line
If you perform the songs yourself, GigTag is the right choice. The single strongest reason is that it begins with your own song list and your own dates, where Rekwest begins with a streaming catalogue and a playlist. Rekwest is still the better fit for DJs who play from Spotify, TIDAL, SoundCloud or Apple Music, and a performer who does both can run Rekwest at the decks and GigTag on the mic stand.
If you both DJ and play live, the two sit side by side without overlap: Rekwest at the decks, feeding accepted requests into your streaming playlist, and a GigTag on the mic stand for the live act. For a single live act, GigTag covers requests on its own, and it adds the gig dates, links and booking form.
- Step 1
Rekwest at the decks
Keep Rekwest for the DJ part of your work, where guests search a streaming catalogue and accepted requests go straight into the playlist you play from.
- Step 2
GigTag on the mic stand
For live sets, put the GigTag on your stand. Fans request from the songs you have learned, and the same page shows your dates and booking form.
- Step 3
Change over between sets
If one night has both, show one code at a time. Take the tag down when the live set ends and bring up the Rekwest code for the DJ set.
Choose GigTag if
You perform the songs yourself and want fans to pick from your own list, see your next gig and send a booking enquiry from one printed code.
Start freeRekwest may still suit you if
You DJ from a streaming playlist and want accepted requests added to it for you.
GigTag FreeYour page, your tag design, every gig and residency, a booking form. One act.
GigTag ProSong requests, tips, invoices, more than one act. AED 30, £11.99 or $15.99 a month.
GigTag Printed tagFrom AED 100 in the UAE, £24.99 in the UK or €28.99 in the EU, delivered free, with a large size for more; $32.99 elsewhere, plus postage from the UK. Or print your own, anywhere, for free.
Is GigTag better than Rekwest for a live band?
For a band, yes, on fit. GigTag is built for acts that perform: fans request from the band's own song list, the requests arrive in a live queue, and the same page shows gigs, residencies, links and a booking form. Rekwest is built to feed accepted requests into a streaming playlist, which is a DJ's way of working.
What does GigTag do that Rekwest does not focus on?
GigTag looks past the request. Behind one printed code it shows your next gig and weekly residencies, links to your socials, website and music, takes booking enquiries with no commission, and on Pro sends invoices that clients pay online. Rekwest concentrates on the music for the event in hand and on getting it into the host's playlist.
What is the Rekwest app?
Rekwest is a song request app for DJs, events and venues, available on iOS, Android, macOS and the web. Guests scan a QR code and request songs in the browser, with no app or account. The host accepts or declines each request, and accepted songs can be added to a playlist on Spotify, TIDAL, SoundCloud or Apple Music.
Is GigTag the same kind of app as Rekwest?
They share the scan and the request, then differ. Rekwest is built for hosts who play recorded music and want requests sent to a streaming playlist. GigTag is built for acts that perform the songs: fans choose from the act's song list, requests arrive in a live queue, and the page also shows gigs, residencies, links and a booking form.
Can a band or solo musician use Rekwest?
Its site lists musicians among the people it is for, and a host can limit requests to the songs in their own playlist. GigTag is made only for live acts. A solo performer, duo or band gets one page and one permanent code, with a song list fans request from and the act's dates and booking form beside it.
Do guests need to download anything for Rekwest or GigTag?
No. Rekwest's site says guests scan a QR code and request from their phone with no app and no account. GigTag also opens in the browser: a fan scans the tag on the mic stand and the act's page appears, with nothing to download and no sign-up. The apps are there for the host or the performer.
Does Rekwest work with Spotify?
Its site says guests can search Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL or SoundCloud for the song they want, and that accepted requests can be added automatically to a playlist on those services. That suits a host who plays from a streaming library. GigTag works from the act's own song list, since a live act plays what it knows.
Which DJ software does Rekwest work with?
Its site lists Serato DJ, rekordbox, djay, VirtualDJ and Traktor, with requests reaching them through playlists on a streaming service. Check its site for the current list and how each one connects. GigTag is for live acts, and its requests arrive in a queue on the website or in the GigTag phone app.
Can fans request any song, or only songs from my list?
With GigTag you choose. By default fans pick from the song list you have entered, so every request is something you can play. If you want to take on anything, you can open requests and fans may ask for any song. Either way the requests arrive in a live queue during the set. Requests are part of Pro.
What happens to my QR code if I change my act's name?
With GigTag, nothing breaks. The printed code never changes, and if you rename the act the old links still work. A tag you printed under the old name still opens your page, and anyone who saved the link or photographed the tag still reaches you. You do not need to print a new one for the code's sake.
Looking for Rekwest itself?
This page is GigTag's. Rekwest's sign-in, prices, reviews and support are on its own site.
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Rekwest is the name of its owner's product; GigTag is not connected with it. What is said about Rekwest here comes from its own public website, checked on 7 October 2026. Products change: if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
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One code on your stand. Requests, tips and the next gig behind it.
No app for your audience, nothing to download. Free to start.