Comparison

DanceEra vs Forum, a Facebook app

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DanceEra

Discover and share dance competition schedules, events, and videos. Connect with other dancers, vote for routines, and receive real-time updates. This free app facilitates communication and access to competition information.

Highlights
  • Live event schedules
  • Search dance events
  • Share photos and videos
  • Vote for routines
  • Receive announcements
  • Dancers messenger
  • View competition awards
Features
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Thanks to DanceEra, you don’t have to pay anymore to view live schedule for dance competitions events. This is a FREE app to download and to use it! - Take videos, photos and share with your friends and family on the largest social media for dancers, DanceEra.com - Search for 1000’s of dance events, competitions and conventions - Read and write reviews - Real time schedule - Vote for your favorite routine - Receive announcements - Dancers messenger - View awards and video critiques from competitions using DanceEra registration, scoring and video system Dance Competitions: - Control DanceEra’s public APP (live schedule, public announcements, etc.) - Send announcements - Messenger between staff members - Search function for every aspect of live schedule - MC view for routine info - Backstage manager (check in, props, offstage start) - Upload schedule to DanceEra and use the app without using DanceEra’s registration - Compatible in offline mode with DanceEra Video & Scoring System

About

Forum, a Facebook app

This app provides a dedicated space for in-depth discussions and shared interests within groups. It focuses on real conversations and community building, allowing users to ask questions and get answers from people with relevant experience. Group admins also benefit from AI tools to help manage their communities.

Highlights
  • Dedicated group space
  • Real discussion feed
  • Ask and get answers
  • Nickname posting option
  • Admin AI assistant
  • Topic-based communities
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Facebook is great for keeping up with friends, watching videos, and staying connected. Forum is where you go deeper in groups. It's a space designed for real discussions, shared interests, and the people who’ve been there. Dedicated space for your groups Sign in with your Facebook account and your groups, profile and activity carry over. You have the option to post with a nickname. Your groups still exist on Facebook and anything you share on Forum will be visible in your groups on Facebook. This is just a space built around them. Stay in the loop on conversations you care about Your feed is built around conversations from groups. See what real people are saying, not just what’s trending, and easily jump back in where you left off. Ask and get answers from real people Looking for opinions, advice or recommendations? Ask pulls together responses from across groups, so you can get answers right away from people who've been there and join the conversation. Built for the people who run groups Admins still have access to all their tools on Facebook, and now they also have an admin AI assistant on Forum to help manage their groups, moderate content, and keep their communities healthy — all while maintaining control. Dive into topics that interest you Forum brings people together around the things they care about, from niche hobbies to local recommendations to support groups. Share your take, join the conversation and connect with your communities. Some features may not be available in your country or region.

Screenshots

DanceEra4 screens
Forum, a Facebook app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Forum, a Facebook app at 4.7 against DanceEra's 1.7. Forum, a Facebook app also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 11) and review sentiment (53% vs 29%). DanceEra's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forum, a Facebook app holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forum, a Facebook app has 11K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of DanceEra's written reviews are positive against 53% of Forum, a Facebook app's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
DanceEra versus Forum, a Facebook app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDanceEraForum, a Facebook app
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (11 ratings)4.7 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews53.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1111K — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank—#6 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB118 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLIST2VIEW, LLCMeta Platforms, Inc.

Customer experience

DanceEra

All ratings11 ratings
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Forum, a Facebook app

All ratings10,796 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral7.9%
Negative38.6%

In-app purchases

None

DanceEra

No in-app purchases

None

Forum, a Facebook app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DanceEra free?
DanceEra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forum, a Facebook app free?
Forum, a Facebook app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DanceEra or Forum, a Facebook app?
Forum, a Facebook app is rated higher. DanceEra averages 1.7 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Forum, a Facebook app averages 4.7 from 11K ratings.
Do DanceEra or Forum, a Facebook app have ads?
Forum, a Facebook app shows ads; DanceEra does not.

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