Des Moines Parent vs Dance Driven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Des Moines Parent
Discover local events, activities, and resources for families in Central Iowa. Stay informed about what's happening in your community to plan family outings and engage with local happenings.
- Local event listings
- Activity updates
- Family resource guide
- Central Iowa focus
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Connecting Central Iowa Families! A resource for you to keep up to date with events, activities and more going on in Central Iowa.
Dance Driven
This app provides easy access to dance class schedules, registration, and facility updates. Users can search for classes by program, level, day, and time, and receive push notifications for important announcements and cancellations.
- Class registration and waitlisting
- Search classes by program, level, day, time
- Real-time class schedule updates
- Facility status and cancellation notifications
- Push notifications for announcements and events
- Birthday party and camp registration
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Dance Driven, located in Madrid, Iowa is for all ages from 18 month to adult! We offer a variety of classes such as Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Tumbling, Pointe, Hip Hop, Pom, and Taekwondo. We also offer birthday parties, camps, master classes, Competitive Teams ,and other fun activities. The Dance Driven app allows you to register for classes, parties and special events. CLASS SCHEDULES - Have a class in mind? Search by program, level, day, and time. You can register or even put yourself on a wait list. - Classes are live and always updated. FACILITY STATUS - Need to know if classes are cancelled due to holidays? The Dance Driven app will be the first to let you know. **Receive push notifications for closings, upcoming camp days, registration openings, special announcements, and upcoming classes. The Dance Driven app is an easy-to-use, on-the-go way to access everything Dance Driven has to offer right from your smartphone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dance Driven at none against Des Moines Parent's shown. Dance Driven also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Des Moines Parent's advantage is update cadence (every 11 months vs every 51 months) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Des Moines Parent holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Des Moines Parent has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Des Moines Parent ships an update every 11 months, Dance Driven every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Des Moines Parent | Dance Driven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 51 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Midwest Mom & Wife, LLC | Mobile Inventor Corp |
Customer experience
Des Moines Parent
Dance Driven
In-app purchases
Des Moines Parent
No in-app purchases
Dance Driven
No in-app purchases
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