Comparison

Spotlight Dance Academy vs STX Welcome

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spotlight Dance Academy

Features
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Spotlight Dance Academy exists to educate and inspire the minds, bodies and souls of our dance family. We give our dancers healthy, life service skills using a quality dance education in a loving and caring environment. We offer a curriculum that is both developmental and progressive in nature. It prepares the student for advancement to a more difficult skill level while maintaining a focus on mental and spiritual growth, encouraging respect and appreciation of the art and by stimulating creativity through choreography and performance. Search for classes! The SDA app allows you to register for 6 week, 10 week and summer classes as well as view the 9 month curriculum. Search by age or genre/style of dance. Status updates and calendar Check the studio calendar to see when classes are in session and dates of fun events! Receive push notifications for closings, registration dates, class openings and special dates.

About

STX Welcome

This app allows customers to book and check-in for appointments. It also provides directions, direct calling to the business, and other convenient features for managing your service.

Highlights
  • Book appointments
  • Check-in for appointments
  • Get directions
  • Call business directly
  • Manage service appointments
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The STX Cloud client-facing app lets customers book and check-in appointments, get directions, call the business, and so much more!

Screenshots

Spotlight Dance Academy4 screens
STX Welcome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: STX Welcome at every 2 months against Spotlight Dance Academy's every 30 months. STX Welcome also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spotlight Dance Academy ships an update every 30 months, STX Welcome every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spotlight Dance Academy versus STX Welcome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotlight Dance AcademySTX Welcome
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB84 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMobile Inventor CorpSTX Software LLC

In-app purchases

None

Spotlight Dance Academy

No in-app purchases

None

STX Welcome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spotlight Dance Academy free?
Spotlight Dance Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is STX Welcome free?
STX Welcome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spotlight Dance Academy or STX Welcome have ads?
Neither Spotlight Dance Academy nor STX Welcome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spotlight Dance Academy or STX Welcome?
Spotlight Dance Academy ships an update every 30 months, and STX Welcome every 2 months. Most recently, Spotlight Dance Academy was updated on November 2, 2026 and STX Welcome on October 29, 2026.

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