Taminations vs SD Group
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Taminations
Visualize square dance calls with animated diagrams. Covers levels from Mainstream to C-3B, offering definitions for over 500 calls and more than 3000 animations.
- Square dance call animations
- Mainstream to C-3B levels
- Callerlab call definitions
- Over 3000 animations
- Over 500 calls covered
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Animations for Square Dance calls. Levels from Mainstream through C-3B. Also includes definitions for every call from Callerlab. There are over 3000 animations covering more than 500 calls.
SD Group
This app provides prerecorded square dancing tips for iOS devices, eliminating the need for a live caller or external playback devices. Organize your dances into playlists and control playback with simple, intuitive features.
- Prerecorded square dancing tips
- Playlist creation and management
- Playback controls (play, pause, skip)
- Tip timer for dancer rotation
- Bluetooth keyboard support
- iTunes library integration
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Enjoy square dancing without a live caller! This is the app you need for your iPad or iPhone to use prerecorded square dancing tips. It replaces what people have historically called "tape group". No more tapes, no need for a PC or PC emulation on a Mac. Install this app, create playlists from recorded tips in your iTunes library, then sync it up to your iOS device. Connect your iOS device to a speaker and you're ready to go. A simple interface allows you to select a playlist and then control the playback operation. Basic playback features include: - play / pause - mark the end of a sequence - go back to the beginning of a sequence - backup or skip forward a few seconds - adjust volume Other features include: - tip timer to manage dancer rotation - forward and backward track selection - "Undo" for accidental sequence marking or backing up (iPad only) - support for Bluetooth keyboards Take advantage of iTunes for maximum playlist organization and tip selection. Create smart playlists and use iTunes sorting capabilities to create custom dances. Some hints on organizing your iTunes library with the prerecorded tips: - Set the Album to the name of the dance - Set the Artist to the name of the caller - set the Genre to Square Dance - Set the song title to one of the tips called at the dance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Taminations at fortnightly against SD Group's every 6 months. Taminations also leads on ratings volume (39 vs 3). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Taminations against 4.7 for SD Group. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Taminations has 39 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Taminations ships an update fortnightly, SD Group every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Taminations | SD Group |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (39 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bradley Christie | Edward Zeigler |
Customer experience
Taminations
SD Group
In-app purchases
Taminations
No in-app purchases
SD Group
No in-app purchases
