Comparison

Distributions vs Salsa Steps

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

Head to head
About

Distributions

Features
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Drag the curve. Shade a region. Watch probability respond. Distributions is a modern statistics study tool for students, educators, and anyone who wants to feel how probability distributions behave—not just memorize formulas. EXPLORE 41 DISTRIBUTIONS Browse discrete and continuous families with interactive PDF/PMF and CDF charts, live parameter sliders, descriptive statistics, examples, and random sampling. Search, favorites, recents, and side-by-side comparison keep the catalog usable on iPhone and iPad. TOUCH THE MATH Drag parameters on the chart and see the shape move. Turn on Probability mode to shade continuous regions or select discrete values and read the probability instantly. Typeset formulas stay linked to the live parameters. LEARN DEEPER Practice with Guess-the-Distribution quizzes, walk a relationship map between families, look up a searchable glossary, and check live z, t, and χ² critical values—all offline. ON-DEVICE AI (APPLE INTELLIGENCE) Ask the Distribution Advisor to suggest a distribution from a scenario, tap Explain for contextual teaching prompts, and optionally mix AI-generated quiz questions. AI output is labeled and advisory; exact probabilities and quantiles always come from the app’s calculator. When Apple Intelligence is unavailable, Explain and quizzes use built-in content and the Advisor tells you why it’s unavailable—everything else works the same. No accounts. No tracking. No third-party AI services. FIT MY DATA Paste or import a dataset, estimate candidate distributions, rank goodness of fit, inspect histogram and Q–Q overlays, and export reports. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Distributions is a paid app. One purchase includes all 41 distributions, interactive charts, calculators, Fit My Data, saved parameter sets, every quiz mode, exports, and unlimited on-device Advisor use. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No ads. Privacy-first by design: your exploration stays on your device.

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Salsa Steps

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Learn salsa one count at a time. Salsa Steps has two parts: a rhythm game that teaches your feet the beat, and a pocket salsa wiki where every step is traced on the floor. RHYTHM • Tap LEFT and RIGHT exactly on the beat, over original salsa grooves • Steps on 1-2-3, pause on 4, steps on 5-6-7, pause on 8 — the real salsa count • Five levels, from a slow basic step to fast salsa with taps • Perfect / Good / Miss judgment, combos and a rank for every level SALSA WIKI • Nine figures: basic step, side basic, Cuban guapea, basic with taps, cumbia step, Suzie Q, the follower's right turn, the cross body lead and the New York On2 basic • Animated footprints seen from above: watch each foot move on its count, with trails, turns and pivots • Leader and follower views — the follower's steps are not just a mirror • Play any figure on music, slow, normal or fast, or tap a count to freeze it • Count-by-count breakdown, tips and common mistakes for every figure • Articles: rhythm and clave, finding the 1, the styles (LA, New York, Cuban, Colombian), a short history, posture and frame, leading and following, songs to practise on, a glossary and a 15-minute home routine • Video links to go further No account, no ads, no tracking. Works offline. Available in English and French.

Screenshots

Distributions4 screens
Salsa Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Salsa Steps at Free against Distributions's $4.99. Salsa Steps also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Salsa Steps is free to download; Distributions costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Distributions versus Salsa Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDistributionsSalsa Steps
Price$4.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoao FrascoAbubucker Siddeek Mohamed Sharik

In-app purchases

None

Distributions

No in-app purchases

None

Salsa Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Distributions free?
Distributions costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Salsa Steps free?
Salsa Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Distributions or Salsa Steps have ads?
Neither Distributions nor Salsa Steps shows ads.

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