Dance by Design Studios vs My PBT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dance by Design Studios
This app allows users to register for dance classes, view the studio calendar, and check class availability. Current students can access their personal accounts and receive important studio updates via push notifications.
- Class registration
- View studio calendar
- Check class openings
- Access personal student accounts
- Push notifications for updates
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The official app for Dance by Design Studios in New Braunfels, TX. Register for classes, view our calendar, see up to date class openings, and more! For current students, you can also access your personal account and all this offers online. Featuring push notifications (when enabled) for important studio updates and information. Dance by Design Studios is the premiere dance studio that provides a family friendly environment of quality dance classes and training for every individual in every stage of life.
My PBT
Manage your tanning salon account conveniently from your mobile device. Access contactless check-in, view rewards, track your sunbed availability, and manage your account details. Stay updated on specials and offers from the nation's largest indoor tanning provider.
- Contactless check-in and payment
- Premier Rewards offers
- View sunbed Tan Time
- Check Tan Dollars balance
- Update account information
- View specials and offers
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Manage your PBT account from the palm of your hand. With the My PBT app, you can: - Utilize contactless check-in and pay - Check out your Premier Rewards® offers - View your next available sunbed Tan Time - View your Tan Dollars balance - Update your account info - View specials and offers - And much more! Download the app today and simply use your same login credentials as the My PBT online portal. Don’t have a My PBT account? Stop by your nearest Palm Beach Tan, and a PBT expert will help you set one up. You’ll get a follow-up email with login instructions. Then download the app and sign in using your My PBT credentials. With over 600 locations, Palm Beach Tan is the nation's largest and most trusted indoor tanning provider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dance by Design Studios at 100% against My PBT's 7%. Dance by Design Studios also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). My PBT's advantage is ratings volume (219 vs 16). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dance by Design Studios holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My PBT has 219 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Dance by Design Studios's written reviews are positive against 7% of My PBT's.
Dance by Design Studios ships an update every 5 weeks, My PBT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dance by Design Studios | My PBT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better | 2.0 (219 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 7.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 219 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobile Inventor Corp | archer malmo |
Customer experience
Dance by Design Studios
My PBT
Bugs and requests
Dance by Design Studios
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
My PBT
Reported bugs
4 issues- White screen/blank screen issues
- Login not working after updates
- App crashing/not opening
- Account information not syncing properly
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to manage account (sign up, freeze, cancel) through app
- Real-time salon wait time information
- Appointment scheduling feature
In-app purchases
Dance by Design Studios
No in-app purchases
My PBT
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dance by Design Studios free?
Is My PBT free?
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Do Dance by Design Studios or My PBT have ads?
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