Comparison

GiftPlanner vs Dance Driven

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

Head to head
About

GiftPlanner

Organize all your gift-giving details in one place. Track gift ideas, stores, prices, order numbers, and even photos. Share wish lists, manage budgets, and get reminders for upcoming events.

Highlights
  • Track gift ideas, stores, prices, and order numbers
  • Manage budgets for events and people
  • Scan barcodes and import gifts from the web
  • Track contacts' wish lists and interests
  • Export printable gift lists and reports
  • Secure with passcode, Touch ID, or Face ID
Features
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GiftPlanner lets you easily keep track of your gift list and events. Keep your gift plan information, including gifts and ideas, stores and prices, purchase statuses, order and tracking numbers, photos, links, and more, in one convenient app! Perfect for your Christmas list, birthday gifts, or any kind of event! Send gifts directly from your desktop or mobile web browser to your GiftPlanner app with its innovative "bookmarklet", letting you browse the web on your mobile device or your desktop or laptop computer and send pages directly to your list to be imported as new gifts without interrupting your shopping experience! ◉ Add as many gifts, events, and people as you need! ◉ Unique Safari bookmarklet feature to allow you to quickly add gifts to your gift list while surfing the web! ◉ Track your contacts' wish lists and interests ◉ Scan barcodes using your device's camera to quickly fill in product information ◉ Add gifts directly from Safari with an action extension ◉ Sort your gift list by event, date, store, people, price, or status ◉ Export convenient, printable gift list reports for events and people to be used as shopping lists, checklists, and more! ◉ Send gift cards straight from the app via email or text message! ◉ Share your gift ideas with friends via Twitter or Facebook! ◉ Budgets: Keep track of budgets for events and people! ◉ Pictures, descriptions, prices, web addresses, and more information for every gift and idea ◉ Save pictures of wrapped gifts to help you keep track ◉ Convenient progress indicators for gift purchase, shipping, and wrapping status ◉ Price totals for every section on your gift list ◉ Countdowns to your upcoming events ◉ Built-in icons for many popular occasions ◉ Keep track of sizes for people ◉ Import people directly from your device's address book ◉ Customizable relationship types ◉ Protect your secret gift data with a passcode or with Touch ID or Face ID (on compatible devices) ◉ Perfect for your Christmas list, Valentine's day gifts, birthday gifts, anniversary presents, and more! ◉ Use Handoff to continue what you were doing on another device Some of GiftPlanner's great reviews: ◉◉◉◉◉ Five stars from techmom2: "This app does everything I try to do in my spreadsheet and more! I am thrilled. PLUS, the developer is absolutely amazing. I have sent him several emails, and he always responds within a few hours with an incredibly helpful response. I have never bothered to review an app before, but this developer motivated me to do so in the middle of all my hectic Christmas preparations. A++++++++++ for customer service!!" ◉◉◉◉◉ Five stars from knwines: "This App is my favorite! It's truly a lifesaver to keep on track. It has definitely made the frustration of the holidays cool down. This is great if you've a lot of people to purchase presents for & feel like you're losing your mind. I kissed all of my lists good bye! LOVE this app!" ◉◉◉◉◉ Five stars from Mr. Cold Meister: "Great to keep track of everything in my gift closet all year long. Can keep track of ideas too. And can sort by status! Purchased, wrapped, etc." Thank you for the feedback, everyone!

About

Dance Driven

This app provides easy access to dance class schedules, registration, and facility updates. Users can search for classes by program, level, day, and time, and receive push notifications for important announcements and cancellations.

Highlights
  • Class registration and waitlisting
  • Search classes by program, level, day, time
  • Real-time class schedule updates
  • Facility status and cancellation notifications
  • Push notifications for announcements and events
  • Birthday party and camp registration
Features
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Dance Driven, located in Madrid, Iowa is for all ages from 18 month to adult! We offer a variety of classes such as Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Tumbling, Pointe, Hip Hop, Pom, and Taekwondo. We also offer birthday parties, camps, master classes, Competitive Teams ,and other fun activities. The Dance Driven app allows you to register for classes, parties and special events. CLASS SCHEDULES - Have a class in mind? Search by program, level, day, and time. You can register or even put yourself on a wait list. - Classes are live and always updated. FACILITY STATUS - Need to know if classes are cancelled due to holidays? The Dance Driven app will be the first to let you know. **Receive push notifications for closings, upcoming camp days, registration openings, special announcements, and upcoming classes. The Dance Driven app is an easy-to-use, on-the-go way to access everything Dance Driven has to offer right from your smartphone.

Screenshots

GiftPlanner4 screens
Dance Driven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GiftPlanner at 4.6 against Dance Driven's 4.0. GiftPlanner also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 51 months) and ratings volume (775 vs 1). Dance Driven's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. GiftPlanner sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dance Driven asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GiftPlanner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GiftPlanner has 775 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GiftPlanner ships an update every 3 weeks, Dance Driven every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GiftPlanner versus Dance Driven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGiftPlannerDance Driven
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (775 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings775 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 51 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew MilhamMobile Inventor Corp

Customer experience

GiftPlanner

All ratings775 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral17.0%
Negative31.2%

Dance Driven

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

GiftPlanner

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Gifts disappearing or not saving properly
  • Duplicate events and contacts created
  • Barcode scanning feature not working
  • Uneditable store information
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to revert gifts to ideas
  • Better budgeting and spending reports
  • Family/group sharing capabilities
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Print/export gift list functionality

Dance Driven

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

GiftPlanner

One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • GiftPlanner Plus$6.99
  • Huge Tip$19.99
None

Dance Driven

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GiftPlanner free?
GiftPlanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dance Driven free?
Dance Driven is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GiftPlanner or Dance Driven?
GiftPlanner is rated higher. GiftPlanner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 775 ratings, while Dance Driven averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GiftPlanner or Dance Driven have ads?
Neither GiftPlanner nor Dance Driven shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GiftPlanner or Dance Driven?
GiftPlanner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dance Driven every 51 months. Most recently, GiftPlanner was updated on July 5, 2026 and Dance Driven on July 4, 2026.

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