The Amazing Type vs Find.Dance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Amazing Type
This app simulates a vintage typewriter, allowing users to record thoughts and create textual art on digital cardstock. Users can share their creations in a virtual gallery, view others' work, and even interact with existing pieces.
- Record thoughts and textual doodles
- Create on high-quality digital cardstock
- Share creations in a virtual gallery
- View and interact with other users' work
- Promote favorite cards
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A pocket type-writer of finest manufacture, at an incredible (and limited) price! Until May the 20th, 2015, all Amazing Type-Writers will be sold at the rock-bottom price of $0.99! This deal can not be beat! Get yours today! Get one for your mum! Get a dozen! You can afford it! - Record your thoughts & textual doodles for posterity on high-quality cardstock! - Post your cards to the prestigious Typewritten Gallery! - View the works of others, and unabashedly type on their cards! - Promote & post your favorite cards by "pressing-and-holding" any work on the Gallery! The engineers at Doormouse Mfg. have at last combined the latest in mobile pneumatic tubes technology with the highest-quality typewriter swing-arms available—and for a fraction of the price of the competition. Only a limited number of the Doormouse Mfg. Amazing Type-Writers will be produced. Don't miss your chance to own the highest-quality pocket-sized type-writer currently available! Made in the USA - No patents pending - Consult your analyst
Find.Dance
Discover social dance events happening nearby or in new locations. Get directions, receive proactive notifications about event changes, and share fun iMessage stickers with friends to encourage dancing.
- Find social dance events
- Discover events in new locations
- Get directions to events
- Follow events for notifications
- Proactive event change alerts
- iMessage stickers for dancers
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We love partner dancing, and always love to find to places to social dance in our own city and when we travel. Find.dance will help you find social dance events close to you or anywhere else. You can get directions to events and also follow events so you can be proactively notified of event changes, such as cancellations or venue changes, should they occur. We also have a set of fun iMessage stickers that you can send to your dance friends when you want to encourage them to go dancing. This is made by social dance enthusiasts for social dance enthusiasts. We'd love to hear from you with your thoughts and feedback as we strive to improve the app. We hope you enjoy it and dance often.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Find.Dance at Free against The Amazing Type's $1.99. Find.Dance also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months). The Amazing Type's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, 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
Find.Dance is free to download; The Amazing Type costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Find.Dance holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of The Amazing Type's written reviews are positive against 67% of Find.Dance's.
The Amazing Type ships an update every 14 months, Find.Dance every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Amazing Type | Find.Dance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (56 ratings) | 4.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doormouse Mfg. | Find.Dance |
Customer experience
The Amazing Type
Find.Dance
Bugs and requests
The Amazing Type
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on iPhone 6+ and newer models with iOS 8+
- Won't launch or crashes immediately on startup
- Crashes when delete button is clicked
- Text wrapping issues - doesn't auto-wrap to next line
- Save to photos functionality broken
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- App incompatible with landscape mode
- Servers down for extended periods
- Non-functional with iOS 8 compatibility
- Inconsistent performance across device models
Requested features
18 requests- Delete/backspace or correction tape feature
- Larger paper size (A4 instead of postcard)
- iPad version with landscape mode support
- Higher resolution exports
- Copy and paste functionality
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- Multiple card sizes and shapes
- Different paper colors and styles
- Accented characters and special symbols (é, ñ, etc.)
- Multi-language keyboard support
- Ability to save cards as PDF
- Print functionality
- Direct export to photo gallery
- Longer typing space for extended writing
- Profile and social features (likes, comments)
- Private/public post toggle
- Additional font options
- Red correction tape option
- Ability to import and type on images
Find.Dance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Amazing Type
No in-app purchases
Find.Dance
No in-app purchases
Questions
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