Dancemaker vs Pirouette App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dancemaker
This app provides resources and activities for dance educators and learners. Create movement sequences, access creative suggestions from a community, and connect with institutional resources and educational materials.
- Create thematic "Movement Sentences"
- Utilize Laban Movement Analysis
- Access community suggestions
- Find tips for lesson planning
- Connect with institutional resources
- Access sample materials and documentaries
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Featuring activities and resources for anyone teaching, learning or otherwise enjoying the art of dance, Dance Maker is made available for free by Dance Education Laboratory at the 92Y Harkness Dance Center. - Create thematic "Movement Sentences" using Laban Movement Analysis from DEL's teacher-certified approach. Use for lesson planning, live workshops or fun at home. - Support your creative process with quick & easy suggestions from a broad community of choreographers and teachers. Tips on everything from using props to inspiring 8th graders. - Get connected to DEL's community through a wealth of institutional resources and journals, sample materials and dance education documentaries.
Pirouette App
This app provides a curated selection of music for ballet classes, allowing users to customize playback speed and length. New music is added weekly, offering a dynamic resource for dancers and instructors.
- Professional piano music library
- Adjustable music length
- Adjustable music speed
- Weekly new music additions
- Ideal for ballet classes
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Pirouette puts professional pianists in the palm of your hand, so you can select music, adjust its length and speed, and play it back for your ballet class. New music weekly!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pirouette App at 100% against Dancemaker's 50%. Pirouette App also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Dancemaker's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Pirouette App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Dancemaker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pirouette App's.
Dancemaker ships an update every 6 weeks, Pirouette App weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dancemaker | Pirouette App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (17 ratings) | 4.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 240 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 92Y | William Sievern |
Customer experience
Dancemaker
Pirouette App
In-app purchases
Dancemaker
No in-app purchases
Pirouette App
No in-app purchases
