Comparison

Grayslake Dance Connection vs The Formula App

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

Head to head
About

Grayslake Dance Connection

Manage your dance studio account, register for classes and events, and stay updated with important notifications. Access your client portal easily from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • Class registration
  • Event registration
  • Client portal access
  • Notifications for updates
Features
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WELCOME TO DANCE CONNECTION - "Your Dance Connection to the Community for Over 50 years!" The Dance Connection app allows you to manage your account with ease, register for classes and special events. You can have continuous access to your client portal without having to search the web. You'll also receive important notifications about class changes, closings, registration, special announcements, and upcoming events. The Dance Connection app is an easy-to-use, on-the-go way to access everything Dance Connection has to offer right from your smartphone.

About

The Formula App

This app helps families, athletes, and coaches manage schedules, teams, and billing for a specific cheerleading gym. It provides updates on classes, practices, competitions, and allows for communication and payment processing.

Highlights
  • Event scheduling and calendar views
  • Team roster and news updates
  • Direct messaging with coaches and staff
  • Attendance tracking
  • Digital form signing
  • Secure billing and payment processing
  • Real-time notifications
Features
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The Formula App is for the families, athletes and coaches of Formula Cheer in Lake Zurich, Illinois. FOR FAMILIES • Schedule: every class, team practice and competition, by day, week, month or as one list. Closures and cancellations show right on it. • Teams: practices, competitions, call times and team news from your coaches. • Messages: write to the front desk or billing, and reply to your coaches. • Attendance: see when your athlete is marked absent, and tell the gym if they were there. • Forms: read and sign waivers and documents on your phone. • Billing: see what you owe and what it is for, save a card and pay. Cards are handled by Stripe, so the gym never sees your card number. • Notifications: schedule changes, team news and receipts as they happen. FOR COACHES AND STAFF • Your schedule, rosters and attendance. • Skills tracking, team posts and messages with families. The app is for families enrolled at Formula Cheer. Sign in with the email address the gym has on file.

Screenshots

Grayslake Dance Connection4 screens
The Formula App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Formula App at every 3 days against Grayslake Dance Connection's every 9 months. Grayslake Dance Connection's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Formula App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grayslake Dance Connection has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grayslake Dance Connection ships an update every 9 months, The Formula App every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Grayslake Dance Connection versus The Formula App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrayslake Dance ConnectionThe Formula App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrayslake Dance ConnectionJason Tercall

Customer experience

Grayslake Dance Connection

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Formula App

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

In-app purchases

None

Grayslake Dance Connection

No in-app purchases

None

The Formula App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grayslake Dance Connection free?
Grayslake Dance Connection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Formula App free?
The Formula App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grayslake Dance Connection or The Formula App?
The Formula App is rated higher. Grayslake Dance Connection averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while The Formula App averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Grayslake Dance Connection or The Formula App have ads?
Neither Grayslake Dance Connection nor The Formula App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grayslake Dance Connection or The Formula App?
Grayslake Dance Connection ships an update every 9 months, and The Formula App every 3 days. Most recently, Grayslake Dance Connection was updated on November 3, 2026 and The Formula App on October 21, 2026.

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