Comparison

Dancing Decibels vs Fish Sorter

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

Head to head
About

Dancing Decibels

This live music and festival app helps you navigate event schedules with multiple viewing options. Easily favorite artists, set alarms, and discover new music with genre filtering and search functionality. Enjoy a night mode for comfortable viewing in low light.

Highlights
  • Multiple schedule views (grid, time, stage)
  • Favorite artists and set alarms
  • Artist search and genre filtering
  • Night mode for low-light viewing
  • Mark artists as seen
  • Rank favorite artists
Features
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ShambaTimes is now Dancing Decibels! Your live music / festival event app with Dancing Decibels! Now more than just Schedules for Shambhala! With Dancing Decibels you have multiple ways to view and search the schedule and can easily favorite an artist with a simple tap. Don't miss that can't miss set! Set an alarm! Schedules by Grid - The grid view gives a great overview of the whole schedule, making it easy to see conflicts and who's playing. Zoom in and out with the pinch gesture to see more times at once. Schedules by Time - View which artists are playing in 30 minute increments, swipe left / right to change the time, or select from the time list on the left. Tap a stage to jump to Schedules by Stage. Schedules by Stage - Lists of who is playing at each stage for each day. If they're currently playing, it will show it. Tap an artist to jump to it in Schedules by Time. Favourites - Flag artists as your favourite and you can keep an eye on them here so you don't miss them! You can rank your favorites to provide more depth to your schedule. Artist List - A full list of all the artists playing, with the ability to filter them by genre to explore what's out there. Search - From any page you can search for the artist by typing in their name. Clicking on the results will take you to the artist on that screen. On the settings screen, it will jump you to Time. Night Mode - No more straining your eyes on white backgrounds at 2AM. With an always on, or automatic switching mode, your eyes are set! Really like an Artist you just heard? Favourite it! No more trying to remember, who that really awesome artist was at 3:00 AM in the morning. Don't want to forget who you saw? You can flag artists as seen by long pressing any heart once their set has begun. See you all at Shambhala!

About

Fish Sorter

Identify freshwater fish species in British Columbia with illustrated, easy-to-understand questions. This guide provides detailed information on nearly 90 species, including photos, descriptions, and distribution, curated by an expert.

Highlights
  • Identify nearly 90 BC freshwater fish species
  • Illustrated, jargon-free identification questions
  • Detailed species information (photos, names, descriptions)
  • Geographic distribution maps
  • Offline content access
  • Regular content updates
Features
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Fish Sorter helps users identify the almost 90 fish species found in lakes and streams of British Columbia, including 17 species that have been introduced from other areas. From the headwaters of the Yukon River to the Flathead River in southeastern BC, Fish Sorter will help you sort through the amazing diversity of our freshwater fishes. Many of these species are also found in adjacent areas of Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alaska, Alberta, Idaho, Montana, and Washington State. Unlike printed dichotomous keys, which use jargon and often require specialized knowledge, Fish Sorter uses easy-to-understand, illustrated questions that assume no prior knowledge and allows users to skip questions at any time. Fish Sorter includes almost 200 photos, current and former names, taxonomic details, clear morphological and ecological descriptions, geographic distributions, lists of other fishes that “could be confused with” your specimen, and brief summaries of life history and conservation information – all curated by Dr. Eric Taylor (Professor of Zoology, UBC). Hard copy guides can be quickly out-of-date, but Fish Sorter content will be regularly updated with naming revisions, additional photos, new species, and more. Plus, content is available anytime and does not require an internet connection, making Fish Sorter an excellent companion on any trip to BC’s lakes and streams while fishing, hiking, or camping. Great for educators, students, consultants, anglers, naturalists, and all fish enthusiasts! Thanks to photographers who provided images and to Derek Tan (UBC Beaty Biodiversity Museum) for image editing and illustrations.

Screenshots

Dancing Decibels4 screens
Fish Sorter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dancing Decibels at Free against Fish Sorter's $3.99. Dancing Decibels also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Fish Sorter's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Dancing Decibels is free to download; Fish Sorter costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dancing Decibels ships an update fortnightly, Fish Sorter every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dancing Decibels versus Fish Sorter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDancing DecibelsFish Sorter
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB38 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBenjamin AbramovitchPatrick Martone

Customer experience

Dancing Decibels

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Fish Sorter

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dancing Decibels

No in-app purchases

None

Fish Sorter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dancing Decibels free?
Dancing Decibels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fish Sorter free?
Fish Sorter costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dancing Decibels or Fish Sorter have ads?
Neither Dancing Decibels nor Fish Sorter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dancing Decibels or Fish Sorter?
Dancing Decibels ships an update fortnightly, and Fish Sorter every 5 months. Most recently, Dancing Decibels was updated on September 3, 2026 and Fish Sorter on September 21, 2026.

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