Comparison

Set Dances vs The Code of Funk

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

Head to head
About

Set Dances

This app offers a comprehensive collection of traditional and championship set dance music for Irish dancers. Practice at adjustable speeds with accurately timed tracks, perfect for solo competition preparation.

Highlights
  • Music for traditional set dances
  • Music for championship set dances
  • Adjustable music speeds
  • Includes specific An Coimisiún tunes
  • Includes specific An Comhdháil tunes
  • Offline music playback
Features
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Set Dances is a practice tool for Irish dancers. It provides the music for all the traditional and championship set dances approved by the Irish Dance Commission (An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha) for use in solo Irish dance competitions. This app allows the music to be adjusted to a wide range of speeds. The music tracks were made in sync with a computer metronome, and the indicated speeds have been checked for accuracy against a stopwatch and other calibrated timing sources. Features: - Built for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV - All music is built into the app - Includes the music for the 8 traditional set dances - Contains the music for more than 35 championship set dances - Includes An Coimisiún set dance tunes: "The Vanishing Lake" and "The Charlady" - Includes set dance tunes used by Comhdháil Na Múinteoirí Le Rincí Gaelacha (An Comhdháil): "The Donegal Rambler", "Planxty Irwin", and "The Battle of Arklow"

About

The Code of Funk

This app offers an interactive drumming experience using original backing tracks. It breaks down a renowned drummer's funky style with detailed transcriptions, talk downs, and exclusive lead sheets. Customize your practice with a built-in mixing console to isolate or remove drum parts.

Highlights
  • Interactive play-along experience
  • Original backing tracks
  • Drum part breakdown
  • Built-in mixing console
  • Detailed transcriptions
  • Exclusive lead sheets
Features
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David Garibaldi's modern educational classic returns as an interactive, play-along app experience for drummers! Using the original backing tracks from Tower of Power's 2008 release The Oakland Zone, The Code of Funk breaks down the elements that have made Garibaldi's funky, linear, syncopated style a touchstone for drummers around the world for decades. Use the built in mixing console to design the perfect track to assist your study, isolating subtleties or removing the drums entirely when you're ready to replace them. Talk downs of each drum part are included, as well as detailed transcriptions of all tunes. Lead sheets have been included for all tracks -- written by David, exclusive to the app -- giving you a bird's eye view of each tune. What are you waiting for? Get The Code of Funk, and get funky!

Screenshots

Set Dances1 screens
The Code of Funk3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Set Dances at Free against The Code of Funk's $9.99. Set Dances also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (67% vs 38%). The Code of Funk's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Set Dances is free to download; The Code of Funk costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Set Dances holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Code of Funk has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Set Dances's written reviews are positive against 38% of The Code of Funk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Set Dances ships an update every 8 months, The Code of Funk every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Set Dances versus The Code of Funk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSet DancesThe Code of Funk
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB227 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDouglas LowderFuzzy Music, LLC

Customer experience

Set Dances

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

The Code of Funk

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral37.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Set Dances

No in-app purchases

None

The Code of Funk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Set Dances free?
Set Dances is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Code of Funk free?
The Code of Funk costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Set Dances or The Code of Funk?
Set Dances is rated higher. Set Dances averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while The Code of Funk averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Set Dances or The Code of Funk have ads?
Neither Set Dances nor The Code of Funk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Set Dances or The Code of Funk?
Set Dances ships an update every 8 months, and The Code of Funk every 24 months. Most recently, Set Dances was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Code of Funk on November 2, 2026.

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