DanceBUG vs Photo Maper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DanceBUG
Securely view purchased dance competition and recital videos and photos from anywhere. Get live event updates, schedules, and notifications for upcoming routines. Share media directly to social platforms.
- View purchased dance photos and videos
- Share media to social media
- Watch studio-provided dance videos
- Live stream dance competitions
- Track dancer routines with notifications
- View event schedules and maps
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Get the official DanceBUG app for iPhone! Watch, enjoy, share – anytime, anywhere! DanceBUG is a private access app that allows you to securely view your dance competition and recital videos and photos from anywhere in the world. Get live updates and information at your dance competition event. View maps, see schedules, and get notifications of your upcoming routines, all within the best media app in the dance industry. Use DanceBUG to: - View dance photos and videos you’ve purchased at partnered dance competitions - Share photos directly to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram - Watch dance videos provided by your DanceBUG affiliated dance studio - Add new video and photo orders to your personal account - Live Stream available dance competitions so you’ll never miss a moment - View Event Map Information - Find Local Vendors - Track Dancer Routines with Notifications - View Live Schedules with On-Stage and "Coming Up Next" updates - View Full Schedules of all the routines at the event. - Competitions can manage their event data, send notifications to specific studios, directors and update schedules and breaks. - Competitions can view all of their DanceBUG media for all events through their app.
Photo Maper
This app transforms your photos into an interactive travel map using GPS metadata. View your visited locations as markers and trace your journey with a chronological route line. It works locally on your device, preserving your privacy.
- Interactive travel map creation
- GPS metadata utilization
- Photo location markers
- Chronological route visualization
- Local device processing
- Multiple map styles
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Photo Maper is a private iPhone and iPad app that turns the GPS metadata in selected photos into an interactive travel map. Users can import photos from their library, view each photo’s location as a marker on Apple Maps, and see a chronological route line connecting the places they visited. The app works locally on device, supports multiple map styles, summarizes route distance, and saves mapped trips so users can revisit their photo-based travel history without uploading their images or location data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Maper at 100% against DanceBUG's 38%. Photo Maper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). DanceBUG's advantage is ratings volume (892 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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.
Photo Maper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DanceBUG has 892 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of DanceBUG's written reviews are positive against 100% of Photo Maper's.
| Parameter | DanceBUG | Photo Maper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (892 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 892 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DanceBUG Inc. | Thomas Ames |
Customer experience
DanceBUG
Photo Maper
Bugs and requests
DanceBUG
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to create account or log in
- Live stream constantly freezing or buffering
- Competition schedules not matching actual events
- Photos and videos not loading or disappearing
- App crashing or becoming unresponsive
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to download videos for offline viewing
- Improved live stream stability and quality
- More accurate and up-to-date competition schedules
- Easier navigation and organization of media
- Support for casting/mirroring to TVs
Photo Maper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DanceBUG
No in-app purchases
Photo Maper
No in-app purchases









