Ukiyo vs Dancebot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ukiyo
Experience traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e art with a clock function and relaxing classical music. Enjoy famous prints on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and even as iMessage stickers. New art will be added for free in future updates.
- Ukiyo-e art display
- Clock functionality
- Classical music playback
- Today Widget support
- iMessage stickers
- Apple Watch compatibility
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Museum on your palm. The traditional Japanese art, Ukiyo-e, which has been received well on Apple TV, is now enjoyable with your iPhone or iPad! It also has the clock function, so you can be aware of the time with relaxing classical music. Contains “The Fifty-three Stations of The Tokaido Road” by Utagawa Hiroshige and “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” by Katsushika Hokusai and “Beautiful Women“ by Kitagawa Utamaro and Ukiyo-e of Sharaku. Randomly played music is as follows: Erik Alfred Leslie Satie:Gymnopédies Claude Debussy:Préludes, Book1 10. La cathédrale Claude Debussy:Suite Bergamasque 3. Clair de Lune Franz Liszt:Consolations No.3 in D-flat major It also corresponds to Today Widget. Please enjoy the beauty of Ukiyo-e with the widget, too. The wonderful Japanese art, Ukiyo-e is now also available as on your iMessage Sticker, too. You can enjoy the Ukiyo-e paintings on the Apple Watch. More Ukiyo-e prints will be added for free in later updates. Our development is encouraged by stars from you and we appreciate for all your support.
Dancebot
Program and control a dancing robot with custom movements and lighting effects. Add your own songs and adjust speed and color for unique performances.
- Program robot dance movements
- Add custom songs
- Adjust robot lighting speed and color
- Edit movement speeds
- Create unique robot performances
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The designer has built-in programs and robots to complete various dance movements. The user can also add custom songs for the dancing robot through the app programming, adjust the robot lighting speed, color, and edit the corresponding movements and movement speeds. fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ukiyo at 100% against Dancebot's 0%. Ukiyo also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.8) and device support (4 vs 2). Dancebot's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Dancebot is free to download; Ukiyo costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ukiyo holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ukiyo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Dancebot's.
Ukiyo ships an update every 6 weeks, Dancebot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ukiyo | Dancebot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toshiaki Nakamura | Shenzhen Du Chongyang Trading Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Ukiyo
Dancebot
In-app purchases
Ukiyo
No in-app purchases
Dancebot
No in-app purchases
