The Dancing Master vs Classical NEPM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Dancing Master
This app helps English Country Dance callers organize and plan their events. It also supports calling for contradances, squares, and other folk dance styles.
- Catalog dances
- Plan events
- Supports English Country Dance
- Supports contradances
- Supports square dances
- Supports other folk dance forms
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The Dancing Master is meant for English Country Dance callers to use for cataloging dances and planning their events. It can, of course, also be used for calling contradances, squares and other folk dance forms. Before you purchase the program, we strongly recommend that you download and read the instructions at http://www.transportedproductions.com/TheDancingMaster/instructions.pdf to see, in detail, how this program works and then decide if this program is right for you.
Classical NEPM
Listen to live classical music streams, pause and rewind live audio, and view program schedules. Explore archived programs, review past songs, and use the alarm clock feature to wake up to your favorite station.
- Live streaming with pause and rewind
- Integrated program schedules
- Access to archived programs
- Sleep timer and alarm clock
- Listen in the background
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Classical NEPM App: The Classical NEPM App allows you to listen to the Classical NEPM live stream, pause and rewind live audio, and view the program schedule all at once! You can explore archived programs, review previosly played songs, and wake up to Classical NEPM with the alarm clock! Live Streaming • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch a comment you just missed! • Listen to live streams from Classical NEPM even while traveling! Start the app and your favorite station starts playing – no clicks to start listening. • Integrated program schedules for the Classical NEPM stream! • Listen to Classical NEPM in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! Shows channel • Access Classical NEPM programs easily and quickly. • Learn about programs featured on Classical NEPM. • The Classical NEPM App shows channel displays the web page associated with each program or program segment so you can listen to past episodes or explore more informatin about each episode or program. Additional features • A built in Sleep Timer and Alarm Clock allows you to go to sleep and wake up to your favorite station. The Classical NEPM App is brought to you by the people at New England Public Media and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great solutions to find what you want, when you want, and where you want it. Please support Classical NEPM by becoming a member today! https://www.nepm.org/classical http://www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Classical NEPM at Free against The Dancing Master's $29.99. Classical NEPM also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 1). The Dancing Master's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Classical NEPM is free to download; The Dancing Master costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Dancing Master against 4.9 for Classical NEPM. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classical NEPM has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Dancing Master ships an update every 3 months, Classical NEPM every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Dancing Master | Classical NEPM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ralph Canapa | New England Public Media Inc. |
Customer experience
The Dancing Master
Classical NEPM
In-app purchases
The Dancing Master
No in-app purchases
Classical NEPM
No in-app purchases
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