Comparison

Tic Tiny vs DanceStepper

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

Head to head
About

Tic Tiny

Easily manage multiple countdowns simultaneously with this intuitive timer application. Features include drag-and-drop functionality, customizable grid sizes, and both countdown and count-up options.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous countdowns
  • Drag and drop interface
  • Multiple grid sizes
  • Count up timer
  • Easy to use
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A simple countdown app for multiple timers. Just open the app and start your countdown with a single Tap. - Easy drag and drop - Simultaneous Countdowns - Different Grid Sizes - Count Up Timer

About

DanceStepper

Features
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Welcome to DanceStepper app for iPhone and iPad. If you are a student of Ballroom Dancing, you can use the app to create notated dance scores by Labanotation with few simple taps on your iPhone/iPad screen. If you are a enthusiast and considering to enroll in dance classes, the app provides you with an introduction by sample dance scores. The app has easy to use visual interface to notate the movements of the dancers. The app helps you to notate the instructions from your teacher as Labanotation symbols and save them for future reference and recollection. If you are an amateur choreographer and creative you can experiment with different movements of the body and steps. The app helps you to visualize the dance score you created in Augmented Reality view by virtual humanoid characters stepping to your creation and examine if the notations represent the movements and dance poses you intended. Labanotation was invented by the Hungarian choreographer Rudolf von Laban (1879-1958). Any form of human movement can be recorded by Labanotation. Labanotation uses abstract symbols to define the direction and level of the movement for each part of the body doing the movement, duration of the movement, dynamic quality of the movement. Labanotation is a record of movements of each part the body, so that it can be reproduced. The DanceStepper utilizes Labanotation to notate Ballroom Dances. Ballroom dances are partner dances. Examples are Foxtrot, Waltz, Cha Cha, etc. The student learns the dances as Dance Figures which are short sequence of poses and steps. Examples are Basic, Cross-Body-Lead, Under-Arm-Turn, etc. The Figures describe the steps and poses for the leader (man) and follower (woman) that are to be performed in a sequence of time intervals. The dance teacher trains and practices the students by providing verbal instructions on the following elements of the dance movements. 1. Step timing 2. Step directions and foot gestures 3. Hand movements 4. Turns 5. Position on dance floor 6. Connection to the partner DanceStepper app helps the student to organize the lessons. The verbal instructions from the dance teacher are transformed into visual Labanotation symbols. The shapes of the symbols indicate different directions in space and the shading of the symbol specifies the level of the movement. The symbols are placed on a vertical staff with a number of columns. Symbols in a column of the staff represent the movement of one part of the body, and the vertical dimension represents time passing by. The centre line of the staff represents the centre line of the body, symbols on the right represent the right side of the body, symbols on the left, the left side. The staff is read from bottom to top and the length of a symbol defines the duration of the movement. Think of the columns as "Audio Channels" in music where each instrument gets is own channel. Similarly, each column in the Labanotation staff represents the movements of a part of the body. The app saves the dance scores in digital format for future reference and recollection. The scores are reproducible at any future date without loss of details. DanceStepper utilizes Apple’s Augmented Reality technology to create animations of the dance scores created by the user. The movements notated by Labanotation for each part of the body are passed on to move and animate parts of the humanoid characters in the Augmented Reality views. The animations help the user to examine if the notations produced intended movements. The app doesn’t record or store any data from the camera or microphone. The app’s privacy notice is at the following link: http://ballroomdancestepper.com/dancestepper_content/PrivacyNotice.pdf

Screenshots

Tic Tiny4 screens
DanceStepper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DanceStepper at none against Tic Tiny's 1. Tic Tiny's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.2). On price, ads 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. Tic Tiny sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DanceStepper asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Tic Tiny versus DanceStepper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTic TinyDanceStepper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes PfahlerMadhava Rao

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tic Tiny

One-time1
  • Full Version$1.99
None

DanceStepper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tic Tiny free?
Tic Tiny is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DanceStepper free?
DanceStepper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tic Tiny or DanceStepper have ads?
Neither Tic Tiny nor DanceStepper shows ads.

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