Active Experience vs 8 Count Dance Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Active Experience
Follow live event progress, view real-time leaderboards, and get participant alerts. Discover event landmarks, share photos, and stay updated on races like marathons and triathlons. Integrates with HealthKit for heart rate and workout data.
- Real-time leaderboards
- Participant GPS tracking
- Course map with landmarks
- Progress alerts and updates
- Event photo sharing
- HealthKit integration
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One app for all of your events. Track participants on an events course map, view real-time leaderboards, receive participant progress alerts and important updates from events. • View & share results and rankings. • Find event landmarks with the course map. • Track participants via GPS. • Accept or decline tracking notifications. • Receive push notifications for followed participants. • Take and share event photos with all other spectators and participants using the app. • Easily follow and stay up-to-date with Marathons, 5Ks, 10Ks and Triathlons near you. In the Watch app, Apple’s HealthKit is used to collect heart rate and exercise data, and at the end of a run, the workout is saved to Healthkit. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
8 Count Dance Academy
This app provides easy access to a premier dance studio's offerings, allowing users to register for classes, camps, and intensives. It also features a class schedule, updates on class status, and push notifications for important announcements.
- Class registration
- Search classes by style, age, day, time
- Waitlist functionality
- Live, updated class schedules
- Class status notifications
- Push notifications for announcements
- Studio contact information
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8 Count Dance Academy is West Los Angeles' Premier Dance Studio for 18 months to 18 years. 8 Count offers classes in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, and Acro! 8 Count also has National Award Winning Competitive Dance Teams! There are 13 teams at the Performance and Company levels. The 8 Count app allows you to register for classes, camps, intensives, and master classes in a snap! The 8 Count calendar, social media links, and contact information are also easily accessible from the app. CLASS SCHEDULES - Have a class in mind? Search by style, age, day, and time. You can register or even put yourself on a wait list. - Classes are live and always updated. CLASS STATUS - Need to know if classes aren't in session due to holidays? The 8 Count app will be the first to let you know. **Receive push notifications for closings, registration openings, deadlines, special announcements, and more! The 8 Count app is an easy-to-use, on-the-go way to access everything 8 Count has to offer right from your smartphone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 8 Count Dance Academy at 5.0 against Active Experience's 1.5. Active Experience's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (150 vs 7). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
8 Count Dance Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Active Experience has 150 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Active Experience ships an update every 6 weeks, 8 Count Dance Academy every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Experience | 8 Count Dance Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (150 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Network, LLC | 8 Count Dance & Musical Theater Academy, Inc. |
Customer experience
Active Experience
8 Count Dance Academy
Bugs and requests
Active Experience
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cannot enter date of birth to create account
- Tracking stops working mid-race
- Inconsistent and inaccurate runner locations
Requested features
3 requests- Improve runner tracking accuracy and reliability
- Provide course maps and mile markers
- Allow easy spectator tracking without complex setup
8 Count Dance Academy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Active Experience
No in-app purchases
8 Count Dance Academy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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