Dancing with the Stars vs Design Makers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dancing with the Stars
Step into the spotlight and experience the thrill of a televised dance competition. Solve match-3 puzzles, customize your celebrity's style with dazzling outfits, and compete for top scores on weekly leaderboards. Make choices that shape your journey and showcase your fashion sense.
- Match-3 puzzle gameplay
- Authentic dance show experience
- Collect and customize outfits
- Choose your celebrity's path
- Weekly leaderboard competition
- Live show challenges
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You’ve seen the show, now live the life! Become a glamorous celebrity and begin your exciting journey on the world’s most popular dance competition in Dancing With The Stars, The Official Game! Combining popular match-3 gameplay with innovative features, 'Dancing With The Stars: The Official Game' will give you the dancing experience you’ve been waiting for. - Addictive and sparkling Match-3 gameplay! - Incredible and authentic dancing, just like on the show! - Win beautiful prizes and build your wardrobe collection! - Collect stunning and exotic dance dresses, and show off your unique fashion to your friends! - Choose the path your celebrity will take with intriguing dilemmas! - Compete in a weekly leaderboard, dancing your best moves in front of judges in the Live Show! One of BBC Worldwide’s most popular global brands, Dancing with the Stars has been licensed to 52 countries, and a version of the show has been seen in over 75 countries, with over 250 series aired around the world to date - and now YOU can take part. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @dwtsthegame Instagram: @dwtsthegame Facebook: visit our ‘Dancing With The Stars: The Official Game’ page This App contains: - links to selected social media sites - in-app purchases that cost real money - push notifications to let you know when we have exciting updates like new content - advertising Privacy Policy: http://www.donutpublishing.com/index.php/privacy-policy/
Design Makers
Step into the role of a creative director on a TV show, transforming contestants' lives through room renovations and fashion makeovers. Engage with charming characters, unravel intriguing storylines, and enjoy mini-games for generous rewards.
- Room renovations and décor
- Fashion makeovers
- Story-driven challenges
- Character customization
- Mini-games and events
- Collectible souvenir cards
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Dive into one of the best design games ever! Experience yourself as the creative director of a new TV show - help the contestants change their lives for the better! Key features of the game: Executive assistant who is ready to help you 24/7. Charming characters with their own unique stories. Intriguing comics with unexpected plot twists. Selection of outfits from a variety of original items. Complete room renovations, including the placement of furniture and décor elements. Bright mini-games and colorful events with incredibly generous rewards. Themed souvenir card collections. Transform your guests and their rooms to unleash your design skills! The show is about to begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Design Makers at weekly against Dancing with the Stars's every 5 weeks. Design Makers also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (75% vs 61%). Dancing with the Stars's advantage is ratings volume (4.8K vs 1.1K) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Dancing with the Stars sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Design Makers sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Design Makers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.8K and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Dancing with the Stars's written reviews are positive against 75% of Design Makers's.
Dancing with the Stars ships an update every 5 weeks, Design Makers weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dancing with the Stars | Design Makers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.8K ratings) | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 1.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 466 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Donut Publishing | GAME Public SIA |
Customer experience
Dancing with the Stars
Design Makers
User reviews
Dancing with the Stars
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐️ Best games ever
- 💃 Great dance gameplay
- 🎵 Enjoyable music
- 🕺 Fun dance moves
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Unable to connect to Facebook
- 💰 Expensive to unlock new content
- 🕰️ Lack of updates in years
Design Makers
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 👍 Awesome game
- 👍 Fun and easy
- 👍 Love this game
- 👍 Really good!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game keeps freezing
- 🐛 Too hard
- 🐛 Extremely low moves
- 🐛 Game not opening
Bugs and requests
Dancing with the Stars
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to collect daily rewards
- Freezing when trying to text dancers
- Live dance feature not working
- Leaderboard issues with high scores
Requested features
4 requests- Add a storyline and character progression
- Introduce new dance styles like contemporary and jazz
- Improve the live show experience
- Increase ways to earn free in-game currency
Design Makers
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing on event page
- Game turning off in the middle of the game
Requested features
2 requests- New updates and free video for gems
- Different level game, not just matching items
In-app purchases
Dancing with the Stars
- Gem Ring$1.99
- Handful of Diamonds$1.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
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- Gem Necklace$3.99
- A Glitter of Diamonds$3.99
- Handful of Gems$4.99
- Purse of Gems$8.99
- A Cluster of Diamonds$8.99
- Case of Gems$19.99
- Purse of Diamonds$19.99
Design Makers
- Small Ruby Pack$1.99
- Limited Offer$1.99
- Beginner Pack$3.99
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- Amateur Pack$5.99
- Profit Pack #6$6.99
- Expert Pack$7.99
- Medium Ruby Pack$9.99
- Battle Pass$11.99
- Large Ruby Pack$14.99
- Profit Pack #5$19.99
Questions
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