Comparison

Dance vs Inside Edge

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

Head to head
About

Dance

This app provides high-definition video examples of ice dancing techniques for the first six compulsory dances. It's designed to help skaters, parents, and instructors understand the Basic Skills Program standards. Learn and practice edges, turns, and skating to music.

Highlights
  • High-definition video examples
  • Focus on compulsory ice dances 1-6
  • Learn edges and turns
  • Skate to music
  • Solo or partner testing
Features
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Learn to Skate USA, the premier source for all things figure skating, has teamed up with Rink Tank Interactive to bring you the 'Learn to Skate USA Skate Coach' app series for iOS. The Skate Coach app series was designed to help skaters, parents, instructors and officials understand the standards set for the Basic Skills Program through the use of high definition video examples. The Dance 1-6 app focuses on the components of ice dancing and reviews the basic edges & turns, all while skating to music. Skaters will complete the first 6 compulsory dances, which can then be tested solo or with a partner. Whether in the comfort of your own home, traveling to the rink or during practice, you will always have a Skate Coach in your pocket! DISCLAIMER: Participating in ice skating has inherent risks, but with good technique and sound equipment these risks are mitigated. While the Skate Coach app series provides examples of skills performed correctly, they are NOT meant to supplement professional skating instruction! Improper use of the Skate Coach apps could result in bodily harm! Please do not attempt these maneuvers while holding an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad on the ice. Learn to Skate USA and Rink Tank Interactive are not responsible for injuries resulting from (direct or indirect) use of these apps.

About

Inside Edge

This app helps figure skaters track their progress and plan training sessions. Log every attempt, monitor jump and spin consistency, and manage equipment like boots and blades. Unlock advanced features with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Plan practice sessions with custom elements
  • Log jump, spin, and footwork attempts
  • Track element consistency and progress
  • Manage skate boot and blade hours
  • Record coach's corrections and reference videos
  • Apple Watch integration for rinkside logging
Features
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InsideEdge is the practice companion for figure skaters. Plan your session, log every attempt rinkside, and watch your jumps, spins and footwork get cleaner week after week. Built by a competitive figure skater who was tired of scribbled notes and trying to remember how last Tuesday went. PLAN YOUR SESSIONS • Build practice plans from jumps, spins, combinations, skating skills and custom elements • Set a target for each element, or skate it until you land it • Add your short program or free skate and track full run-throughs LOG EVERY ATTEMPT IN ONE TAP • Landed, fell, not clean, under-rotated, popped, two-footed: record what really happened • Spins: track centering and revolutions • Live Activities show your session on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Never lose a session: InsideEdge recovers it if the app closes mid-practice APPLE WATCH (PRO) • Leave your phone at the boards and log from your wrist • Double Tap counts a clean landing • Mark program run-throughs done from your wrist • Works out of range: taps sync when your phone is back SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Clean rate for every element over the last week or month, or your whole history with Pro • Your most consistent elements and the ones that need work • Weekly session goal and streak to keep the habit going • A shareable stats card for every session SKATE TRACKER • Boots and blades with hours on the ice • Sharpening reminders based on hours skated or weeks passed • Log lessons, freestyles and public sessions YOUR NOTES, YOUR VIDEOS • Keep your coach's corrections on every element • Turn an Instagram, TikTok or YouTube video into a custom element • Pin a reference video to any element (Pro) INSIDEEDGE PRO Logging is free forever. Pro unlocks the rest: • Unlimited practice plans (free accounts can create 3) • Your whole history in Metrics (free shows the last week and month) • Unlimited video imports (free includes 3 a month) • Reference videos on any element • Apple Watch logging InsideEdge Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $5.99 a month or $35.99 a year (US prices; other countries vary). Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Family Sharing is supported. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.insideedge.app/privacy For recreational skaters, adult skaters, competitors and the parents and coaches who support them.

Screenshots

Dance4 screens
Inside Edge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inside Edge at 100% against Dance's 50%. Inside Edge also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.7). Dance's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#153 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads 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

Inside Edge is free to download; Dance costs $2.99 up front. Inside Edge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Dance asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inside Edge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Dance's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inside Edge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dance ships an update every 4 months, Inside Edge monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Dance versus Inside Edge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDanceInside Edge
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#153 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.3 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark FitzgeraldAbril Marina Gonzalez Ramirez

Customer experience

Dance

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Inside Edge

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dance

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Inside Edge

Subscriptions3
  • InsideEdge Pro$5.991 Month
  • InsideEdge Pro Founder$23.991 Year
  • InsideEdge Pro Yearly$35.991 Year

Questions

Is Dance free?
Dance costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inside Edge free?
Inside Edge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dance or Inside Edge?
Inside Edge is rated higher. Dance averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Inside Edge averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Dance or Inside Edge have ads?
Neither Dance nor Inside Edge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dance or Inside Edge?
Dance ships an update every 4 months, and Inside Edge monthly. Most recently, Dance was updated on November 1, 2026 and Inside Edge on October 30, 2026.

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