CS 8 vs Sway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CS 8
Create and manage cheerleading 8-count sheets efficiently on your mobile device. Add color-coded sections and custom markers to your routines. Export formatted sheets for music production.
- Create color-coded routine sections
- Add custom routine markers
- Save and edit multiple sheets
- Export to Excel format
- Designed by cheer coaches
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Quickly and easily create perfect 8-count sheets on your phone at cheer practice with Clarke Specialties' 8-Count Sheet Creator app! This fast, simple, efficient, app takes the hassle out of creating 8-counts sheets for cheerleading coaches and choreographers, letting you: - Add color-coded routine sections with simple button taps - Add markers with buttons (Clean, Dip, Toss, etc) or custom text. - Save multiple 8-count sheets within the app for easy reference and editing. - In-app purchase to export, save and/or send your perfectly formatted Excel 8-count sheet to yourself and your music producer for production. The CS app was created by cheer coaches and choreographers, FOR cheer coaches and choreographers because a well-formed 8-count sheet is the ultimate tool in helping bring your routines to life. If you have any problems or suggestions, let me know at leighton@clarkespecialties.com
Sway
This app helps dance teams visualize and practice formations with real-time position tracking and audio cues. It offers tools for managing team rosters, scheduling practices, and planning performances, all accessible offline.
- Real-time formation viewing
- Position tracking
- Audio cues and timing
- Team roster management
- Offline practice capability
- Performance planning tools
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Turn your choreography ideas into a clear plan for the stage. Sway helps dancers, choreographers, and coaches plan formations, preview transitions, and keep every routine organized on iPhone and iPad. PLAN YOUR FORMATIONS Place dancers on a stage grid and build your routine formation by formation. Adjust positions and spacing so everyone knows where to go. SEE THE STAGE IN 3D Switch from the overhead plan to a 3D view. See how your formations look on stage and review spacing from another perspective. SET THE STAGE Bring props into your plan. Explore the production library for chairs, benches, risers, and more, then arrange the space around your performance. BRING YOUR MOVEMENT TO LIFE Start with a video of one dancer and create a 3D motion. Preview it in your Motion Library and use it on stage to see movement alongside your formations. TIME EVERY TRANSITION Set formation and transition durations, then play through the sequence. Follow how dancers move from one position to the next before rehearsal. BRING IN YOUR MUSIC Add audio to your routine and line up formations with the track. Keep your music and formation timeline together as you plan and rehearse. KEEP YOUR CUES CLOSE Add notes to formations so reminders stay with the moment they belong to. Keep the details of your choreography easy to revisit. SHARE THE WHOLE VISION Export your plan as a PDF or video, with 2D and 3D stage options. Give your team a clear reference for the next rehearsal. ORGANIZE THE WHOLE PERFORMANCE Group segments into projects, find recent routines, and keep your team's planning in one place. On iPhone, use My parts to find the segments you're in. PLAN ON IPAD. REVIEW ON IPHONE. Use the larger iPad workspace for stage planning and timeline editing. Keep your formations close on iPhone when it's time to rehearse. For dance teams, studios, cheer, color guard, and theater: bring the plan to your next rehearsal with Sway. Some team features require a paid subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://swayformations.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://swayformations.com/terms Apple Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sway at 4.2 against CS 8's 3.4. CS 8's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. CS 8 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sway sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sway holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of CS 8's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sway's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | CS 8 | Sway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (10 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Clarke Specialties, LLC | Arnav Chokshi |
Customer experience
CS 8
Sway
In-app purchases
CS 8
- Create Excel Sheet$1.99
Sway
- Plus$4.991 Month
- Pro$9.991 Month









