Comparison

Sole Impulse Dance Studio vs ShowRing Live

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

Head to head
About

Sole Impulse Dance Studio

Features
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WELCOME TO SOLE IMPULSE DANCE STUDIO - Dance Takes Sole The Sole Impulse app allows you to manage your account with ease, register for classes, parties, and special events. You'll also receive important notifications about class changes, closings, registration openings, special announcements, and upcoming events. The Sole Impulse app is an easy-to-use, on-the-go way to access everything Sole Impulse has to offer right from your smartphone.

About

ShowRing Live

Stay updated with live horse show schedules and receive timely notifications for your classes. This app provides real-time updates on ring activity, class progress, and important announcements, ensuring you never miss a moment. It works offline and requires no account for a privacy-first experience.

Highlights
  • Live ring activity updates
  • Personalized class timelines
  • Push notifications for class changes
  • Full schedule browsing and filtering
  • Offline schedule access
  • Show information and directions
Features
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ShowRing Live turns your phone into the live schedule at the horse show. See what's happening in the ring right now, when your classes are coming up, and get a push notification the moment your number is called — without waiting for the PA or refreshing a web page. Built for riders, trainers, parents, and spectators at saddlebred, morgan, hackney, roadster, arabian, ranch, and open shows. LIVE NOW See the current class in the ring, on-deck class, and next few upcoming classes with live estimated start times. Progress bar shows how far the show has run today and whether the ring is on schedule, ahead, or behind. FOLLOW YOUR CLASSES Tap the star on any class, horse, or rider to follow them. Your picks show up in one personalized timeline — My Classes — with a time-until-start estimate for each. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Get alerts for the things you care about: - Class approaching — heads-up before your class starts (you choose 10, 15, or 30 minutes) - Class entering the ring — the moment you need to be ringside - Schedule changes — scratches, delays, and order shifts - Results posted — for the classes you followed - Broadcasts — urgent messages from show management FULL SCHEDULE Browse the complete schedule grouped by day. Filter by division, search by class number, or view just the classes you're following. Scheduled breaks, scratches, and delays are clearly marked. SHOW INFO Venue address with one-tap directions in Apple Maps, officials and contacts, social events, sponsor recognition, and quick links to the show's website, HorseShowsOnline, and live stream. WORKS OFFLINE The schedule is cached on your device, so ShowRing Live keeps working even when cell service drops at the showgrounds. It reconnects and syncs automatically the moment you're back online. PRIVACY-FIRST No account required to use the app. No ads, no tracking, no personal data collected. Your followed classes are stored on your device. SHOWS CURRENTLY SUPPORTED Shows are added as management onboards. Pull down to refresh the list, or open a deep link from your show's QR code or email to jump straight to your show. FREE. Built by horse show people for horse show people. Questions, feedback, or want ShowRing at your show? Email hello@showring.app.

Screenshots

Sole Impulse Dance Studio4 screens
ShowRing Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ShowRing Live at every 4 days against Sole Impulse Dance Studio's monthly. Sole Impulse Dance Studio's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sole Impulse Dance Studio ships an update monthly, ShowRing Live every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sole Impulse Dance Studio versus ShowRing Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSole Impulse Dance StudioShowRing Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSole Impulse Dance StudioApparent Logic, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Sole Impulse Dance Studio

No in-app purchases

None

ShowRing Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sole Impulse Dance Studio free?
Sole Impulse Dance Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShowRing Live free?
ShowRing Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sole Impulse Dance Studio or ShowRing Live have ads?
Neither Sole Impulse Dance Studio nor ShowRing Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sole Impulse Dance Studio or ShowRing Live?
Sole Impulse Dance Studio ships an update monthly, and ShowRing Live every 4 days. Most recently, Sole Impulse Dance Studio was updated on October 7, 2026 and ShowRing Live on October 3, 2026.

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