# The Dancing Master vs BeatMirror

The clearest difference is price: BeatMirror at $6.99 against The Dancing Master's $29.99. BeatMirror also leads on ratings volume (253 vs 1). The Dancing Master's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

The Dancing Master costs $29.99 and BeatMirror $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

The Dancing Master holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeatMirror has 253 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of The Dancing Master's written reviews are positive against 65% of BeatMirror's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | The Dancing Master | BeatMirror |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $29.99 | **$6.99** |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-dancing-master/id429845921/reviews)** | [4.7 (253 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beatmirror-track-bpm/id1086730929/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **253** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 65.2% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 35 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ralph Canapa](https://appshunter.io/developer/391280629) | [Ten Kettles Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/807222476) |

## What reviewers say

### The Dancing Master

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-dancing-master/id429845921)

This app helps English Country Dance callers organize and plan their events. It also supports calling for contradances, squares, and other folk dance styles.

**Highlights:** Catalog dances, Plan events, Supports English Country Dance, Supports contradances, Supports square dances, Supports other folk dance forms

**In-app purchases:** none


### BeatMirror

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beatmirror-track-bpm/id1086730929)

This app uses your device's microphone to detect and display musical tempo in real-time. It provides a scrollable graph of your tempo history, helping musicians improve their rhythm and internal clock. Features include a wide tempo range, flexible accuracy across time signatures, and visual feedback for tempo drift.

**Highlights:** Real-time tempo detection, Scrollable tempo history graph, Wide tempo range (35-220 bpm), Flexible accuracy across time signatures and rhythms, Visual feedback for tempo drift, Customizable zoom features, Tempo keyboard with tap pad

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fast BPM detection
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Game changer for musicians
- 👍 Great for guitar rhythm practice
- 💡 Superior tempo detection

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Inaccurate beat detection for guitar
- 🔋 Phone gets hot
- 🐛 BPM rounding issues
- 🐛 Doesn't work unless target tempo is set
- 🐛 Not ideal for DJs

**Reported bugs**

- Beat detection inaccurate for guitar picking speed
- App rounds BPM to nearest whole number, losing decimals
- Phone overheats after prolonged use
- App doesn't work unless a target tempo is set
- App is not precise enough to measure rapid beats

**Requested features**

- Toggle for BPM decimals display
- Option to switch between integer and double numbers for DJs
- Mode to just detect playing without setting target tempo
- More customization for tempo range zoom


## Frequently asked questions

### Is The Dancing Master free?

The Dancing Master costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is BeatMirror free?

BeatMirror costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, The Dancing Master or BeatMirror?

The Dancing Master is rated higher. The Dancing Master averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BeatMirror averages 4.7 from 253 ratings.

### Do The Dancing Master or BeatMirror have ads?

Neither The Dancing Master nor BeatMirror shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, The Dancing Master or BeatMirror?

The Dancing Master ships an update every 3 months, and BeatMirror every 3 months. Most recently, The Dancing Master was updated on June 5, 2026 and BeatMirror on September 26, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*