Dance by Design Studios vs Ocean
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.
Ocean
This app streamlines communication and scheduling between parents and therapists. It allows for easy booking, instant messaging, bill payment, and sharing of session memories. Therapists can efficiently manage their schedules and document notes.
- Book time slots
- Instant therapist communication
- Pay bills and check statements
- Session memory gallery
- Manage therapist schedules
- Voice-to-text note documentation
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Parents, Simplify your parenting! • Easily book time slots that fit your schedule • Instant communication with therapists • Pay bills and check statements instantly • Relive session memories in the Moments Gallery Therapists, Save time and make therapy more efficient! • Manage your schedule at your fingertips • Message parents instantly for quick updates. • Document daily notes quickly using voice • Share session memories as media Download Ocean Friends App now and make your therapy journey smoother and smarter!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ocean at every 3 days against Dance by Design Studios's every 5 weeks. Ocean also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 16) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dance by Design Studios against 4.9 for Ocean. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ocean has 1.1K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Dance by Design Studios's written reviews are positive against 95% of Ocean's.
Dance by Design Studios ships an update every 5 weeks, Ocean every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dance by Design Studios | Ocean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mobile Inventor Corp | Ocean Friends Inc |
Customer experience
Dance by Design Studios
Ocean
In-app purchases
Dance by Design Studios
No in-app purchases
Ocean
No in-app purchases
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