Ballet Lite vs Pirouette App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ballet Lite
Access a comprehensive glossary of ballet terms with quick cross-referencing. Test your knowledge with a random flashcard feature. This free version offers a vast collection of definitions, with a slight delay for each term.
- Cross-referenced ballet glossary
- Random flashcard quiz
- 270+ ballet definitions
- Fast access to terms
- Image support (growing)
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A fast, cross referenced glossary of Ballet Terms. Random flash card feature to test your dance knowledge. 292 Ballet definitions and growing. Ballet Lite is a fully functional, free version of Ballet Index, with a loading delay for each term. If you find Ballet Lite useful and want instant access to definitions, please consider purchasing Ballet Index. If you are looking for images, try updating to the latest version (not on every definition, but we are getting there).
Pirouette App
This app provides a curated selection of music for ballet classes, allowing users to customize playback speed and length. New music is added weekly, offering a dynamic resource for dancers and instructors.
- Professional piano music library
- Adjustable music length
- Adjustable music speed
- Weekly new music additions
- Ideal for ballet classes
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Pirouette puts professional pianists in the palm of your hand, so you can select music, adjust its length and speed, and play it back for your ballet class. New music weekly!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pirouette App at 4.9 against Ballet Lite's 4.1. Pirouette App also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pirouette App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Ballet Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pirouette App's.
Ballet Lite ships an update every 2 months, Pirouette App weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ballet Lite | Pirouette App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (33 ratings) | 4.9 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 240 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cannonade.Net | William Sievern |
Customer experience
Ballet Lite
Pirouette App
Bugs and requests
Ballet Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- App won't open/crashes
- Update issues
- Incomplete dictionary
- Misleading definitions
Requested features
7 requests- Add pictures/visuals for all terms
- Add a notes section for corrections
- Include pronunciation key
- Expand the dictionary with more terms
- Add a favorites/folder option for terms
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- Improve search by description or picture
- Add video demonstrations
Pirouette App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ballet Lite
No in-app purchases
Pirouette App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ballet Lite free?
Is Pirouette App free?
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