CountryDancer vs danceConvention
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CountryDancer
Stay updated on country dance events with real-time competitor and staff information. Access heat sheets, callbacks, judge marks, and results. Create an account to review past alerts and notifications for new content.
- Real-time competitor updates
- Staff updates
- Heat sheets
- Callbacks
- Judge marks
- Event results
- Push notification history
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This app provides timely competitor and staff updates throughout the country dance event weekend, including heat sheets, callbacks, judge marks and results. Please create an account to review previous push notifications for new content and alerts. Provided to the event on behalf of your scoring vendor, Paul Stoddard. Event Express Pro, LLC Fast. Accurate. Flexible.
danceConvention
Manage dance events with this app, offering features for attendees, promoters, staff, and judges. It provides mobile registration, instant electronic scoring, QR code check-in, and real-time event notifications to enhance the dance event experience.
- Event attendee features
- Mobile registration desk
- Instant electronic scoring
- QR code based check-in
- Real-time event notifications
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Mobile application for users, promoters, event staff and judges using danceConvention.net event management and scoring solution. App includes: - event attendee features; - mobile registration desk; - instant electronic scoring; - QR code based check-in; - real-time event notifications. Plus many other features to upgrade your dance event experience to the next level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: danceConvention at 3.5 against CountryDancer's 1.0. danceConvention also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
danceConvention holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
CountryDancer ships an update every 11 months, danceConvention every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 12, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CountryDancer | danceConvention |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Stoddard | Ilya Obshadko |
Customer experience
CountryDancer
danceConvention
In-app purchases
CountryDancer
No in-app purchases
danceConvention
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CountryDancer free?
Is danceConvention free?
Which has better reviews, CountryDancer or danceConvention?
Do CountryDancer or danceConvention have ads?
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