Time cal vs Dance Formation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time cal
This app offers a versatile stopwatch and timer with advanced calculation features, including frame-based timing. It's designed for professionals in media industries and students, with customizable backgrounds and shake-to-start functionality for simultaneous count-up and countdown.
- Stopwatch and timer functionality
- Frame-based time calculation
- Works in background
- Customizable backgrounds
- Shake to start/stop
- Four distinct timing modes
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Stopwatch & Timer Time Calculator * Works in the background * Large buttons for easy operation * Customizable button backgrounds with your favorite photo * Simultaneous display of current time and counter while calculating * Pressing the "Clear" button twice turns it into "AC (All Clear)" * When using on Mac, you can enter with the number key. Ideal for: Broadcast, music, video, and anime industry professionals. It includes a frame-based time calculator supporting: 1, 1/10, 1/24, 1/25, 1/30, 1/50, 1/60, 1/100, 1/1000 sec Recommended for: Directors, ADs, DJs, announcers, voice actors, narrators, mixers, sound producers ...and students aiming for these careers. Also useful for accounting, payroll, and attendance tracking. Shake to Start! * Just shake your iPhone to start count-up and countdown simultaneously * Perfect for giving a cue during live shows or recordings → You can track both elapse time and remain time * You can also start by tapping the indicator area * No sound output, suitable for quiet environments 4 Modes Available: Loop : Reset and start every time you shake or touch 0 SW : Repeat restart and stop mode SW : General stopwatch. Add time by restarting after posing LAP : Record lap time and total time If you're a DJ... Shake it now!! You'll get what you want. But please... Don't throw your iPhone!
Dance Formation
This app helps users create stage formations digitally, eliminating the need for pen and paper. It allows for easy management of members and pages, with tools for drawing, note-taking, and customizing the stage view. Data can be copied and shared across devices.
- Add/delete members and pages
- Hand-draw letters and pictures
- Adjust stage angle and seats
- Pinch-out to magnify stage
- Toggle member name display
- Write notes on each page
- Copy and send created data
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Are you still making with a pen and paper? A formation table is necessary for a beginner to appear on the stage. However, it is hard to take the notes that instructor saying with a pen and paper. This app is practical for everyone from adults to children to make the formation. If you like this app, please use it!! Function You can add and delete members and pages feely. You can hand-draw letters and pictures on the stage. You can choose the angle from the stage and seats. You can magnify the stage portion by pinch-out. You can change the display and non-display of the member name. You can write down the notes on each page. You can adjust stage position tape and stage width. Moving the smartphone horizontally displays full screen. You can copy the data you created. You can send the data you created to other terminals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Time cal at every 5 days against Dance Formation's every 3 months. Time cal also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 54%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Time cal costs $1.99 and Dance Formation $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Time cal ships an update every 5 days, Dance Formation every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time cal | Dance Formation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yukio Oishi | D Support K.K. |
Customer experience
Time cal
Dance Formation
In-app purchases
Time cal
No in-app purchases
Dance Formation
No in-app purchases
