Dash Tag vs Dance Jam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dash Tag
Embark on an exciting endless running adventure with a variety of pets. Dash, jump, and slide through diverse environments, collecting coins and unlocking upgrades. Complete daily missions and evade capture in this fun-filled pet escape game.
- Collect dozens of unique pets
- Play as unlocked pets
- Unlock power-ups and costumes
- Speed through levels in pet cars
- Daily missions
- Easy to learn gameplay
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PETS ON THE LOOSE! Run, dash, slide, and jump your way through forest treetops, redrock canyons, and other challenging terrain! Collect dozens of pets, complete daily missions, and unlock tons of fun goodies. Welcome to Dash Tag, the best endless runner game! Choose your favorite pet and get ready to run with your friends and evade capture by Misha! • Collect dozens of rare and unique pets • Play as every pet you collect • Unlock power-ups, outfits, and stats • Speed through levels in pet cars • Endless runner with new missions every day • Free to play • Easy to learn Use the coins and emeralds you collect to purchase loads of upgrades like costumes, power-ups, and even pet cars! The farther you run, the more you collect. And the more you collect, the more fun you'll have! So whether you prefer to scamper, scurry, or scuttle, join the fun of this amazing pet adventure today!
Dance Jam
Engage in a memory matching game by pairing animals with identical dance moves. Progress through different worlds and challenges to unlock new characters, dance cards, and more. Create your dream team of animals and customize their appearances.
- Memory matching gameplay
- Unlockable worlds and characters
- Quest Mode challenges
- Casual game modes (Quick, Arcade, VS)
- Team lineup creation
- Customizable animal skins
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Match the pairs of animals performing the same Dance Moves! Dance your way into unlocking new Worlds, Characters, Dance Cards and more! Features: • Quest Mode to unlock all kinds of prices throughout different challenges! • Casual Modes like Quick Game, Arcade and VS Mode. • Create your own Team Lineup with your favourite animals. • 22 Animals. • 24 Dance Cards. • 88 Skins. • 6 Worlds. Me and the entire team built this game for over 11 months, if you like it we’d really appreciate a good review and if you have any comments or suggestions we’d love to hear them! Dave XP _____________________________________________ Follow me on: TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeR2hQW1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave.xp/ This app allows you to purchase virtual items within the app and may contain third-party advertisements that may redirect you to a third-party site. Privacy Policy: https://www.dancejamgame.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dash Tag at monthly against Dance Jam's every 6 months. Dash Tag also leads on ratings volume (4K vs 50). Dance Jam's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (93% vs 79%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Dash Tag sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Dance Jam sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dance Jam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dash Tag has 4K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Dash Tag's written reviews are positive against 93% of Dance Jam's.
Dash Tag ships an update monthly, Dance Jam every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dash Tag | Dance Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (4K ratings) | 4.7 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 369 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wildworks, Inc. | David Alvarez |
Customer experience
Dash Tag
Dance Jam
Bugs and requests
Dash Tag
Reported bugs
5 issues- Pets randomly teleporting or glitching
- Inconsistent performance and lag issues
- Ads not working or causing crashes
- Inability to continue after losing a run
- Pets not appearing in the collection after catching
Requested features
5 requests- Add more pet species and varieties
- Implement a trading/sharing system
- Introduce multiplayer and social features
- Allow customization of pets and environments
- Improve the reward system for catching pets
Dance Jam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dash Tag
- Paw Full of Emeralds$0.99
- Coin Doubler$0.99
- Mystery Pet$1.99
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- Pile of Emeralds$1.99
- Head Start$1.99
- Super Starter Bundle$2.99
- Cache of Coins$4.99
- Chest of Emeralds$4.99
- Mystery Pet Bundle$4.99
- Small Key Ring$4.99
- Vault of Coins$9.99
Dance Jam
- Small Acorns Bundle$1.99
- Premium Purchase$4.99
- Medium Acorns Bundle$7.99
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- Large Acorns Bundle$9.99
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