StoryCorps vs Dallas Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StoryCorps
Record meaningful conversations with loved ones or discover inspiring stories through a vast archive. This app facilitates personal connection and offers a platform for sharing diverse human experiences.
- Record conversations
- Upload audio files
- Listen to podcast
- Watch animations
- Prepare interview questions
- Search online archive
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Record, Podcast, Listen Since 2003, StoryCorps’ commitment to recording local stories, creating award-winning content, and helping illuminate the humanity in each of us has contributed to nearly 700,000 people across the country having meaningful conversations. Get involved by downloading the App today! Here are some of the features to look forward to: - Listen to StoryCorps’ podcast and watch animations all in one place. - Record conversations in the App or upload an existing audio file to your account. - Join an initiative, including Brightness In Black, One Small Step DIY, Military Voices Initiative, or The Great Listen. - Prepare interview questions or use our pre-populated ones. - Search our Online Archive for conversations about the themes important to you. Listen, honor, and share with the StoryCorps App. Major support for the StoryCorps App made possible by Jane Phillips Donaldson & William H. Donaldson. For more information about the StoryCorps App, visit storycorps.org/app.
Dallas Academy
This official app serves as a communication portal for parents, students, and staff. It provides anytime, anywhere access to essential tools and content, including announcements, event calendars, student grades, and financial information, to keep the school community connected and engaged.
- Announcements
- Calendar of Events
- Student Grades
- Athletics Information
- FACTS Financial Access
- Communication Portal
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Welcome to the official app for Dallas Academy. This app is a resource for our parents, students, and staff, with anytime, anywhere access to tools, content, and communications needed to stay connected and engaged. This app is a communication portal and provides easy access to Announcements, Calendar of Events, Student Grades, Athletics, FACTS Financial and so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dallas Academy at none against StoryCorps's shown. Dallas Academy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). StoryCorps's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Dallas Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StoryCorps has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of StoryCorps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dallas Academy's.
StoryCorps ships an update monthly, Dallas Academy every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StoryCorps | Dallas Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StoryCorps, Inc. | Dallas Educational Academy |
Customer experience
StoryCorps
Dallas Academy
Bugs and requests
StoryCorps
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during recording or publishing
- Recordings randomly disappear or get corrupted
- Login and upload issues, especially with Facebook
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Allow re-recording of interviews
- Improve upload and sharing functionality
- Add backup and restore options for recordings
- Extend recording time limit
Dallas Academy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StoryCorps
No in-app purchases
Dallas Academy
No in-app purchases
