Studio Pro Manager vs Spotlight Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Studio Pro Manager
This cloud-based studio management software helps owners streamline operations. It offers comprehensive tools for managing students, classes, tuition, attendance, and events. The platform aims to free up more time for users to focus on their core activities.
- Student tracking database
- Class assignments and tracking
- Tuition and financial management
- Attendance tracking
- Costume management
- Auto phone caller solution
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Studio Pro is the World's Best Studio management software. Studio owners can manage students, classes, recitals, events, teachers, attendance, tuition… all from the cloud. Let Studio Pro help you spend more time doing what you love. Key Features include: - Instant Balance and Tuition view - Complete Student Tracking Database - Unlimited Students - Family relationships for multi-student discounts - Full Tuition Management - Costume management - Class Assignments and Tracking - Class History and progression tracking - Instructor and Teacher Notes - Student Absence Tracking - Upload unlimited files and pictures for each student - Unlimited owner defined fields to track any information you desire - Costume Size management - Financial Transaction History - Auto Phone Caller solution to automatically call students/teachers for you. - And much more.
Spotlight Events
This app connects dance studios and parents with competition media. Studios can access registration and critique information, while parents can view and download photos and videos of their dancers.
- Dance competition registration access
- Critique viewing for studios
- Photo and video uploads
- Media viewing for parents
- Downloadable competition media
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Spotlight Events has teamed up with DanceComp Genie (dance competition software) to create the ultimate dance app. Studios can visit their dance competition registrations and critiques. Spotlight Events can upload photos and videos from the events. Parents can view and download the competition media for their dancers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spotlight Events at 90% against Studio Pro Manager's 35%. Spotlight Events also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Spotlight Events holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spotlight Events has 367 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Studio Pro Manager's written reviews are positive against 90% of Spotlight Events's.
Studio Pro Manager ships an update every 4 months, Spotlight Events every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Studio Pro Manager | Spotlight Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (26 ratings) | 4.8 (367 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews | 89.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 367 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Pro, LLC | Inchol Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
Studio Pro Manager
Spotlight Events
Bugs and requests
Studio Pro Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Spotlight Events
Reported bugs
5 issues- Video download failures or extended wait times (up to one month)
- Wrong dancer videos displayed for performances
- Live feed missing from app interface
- Website lacks performance tracking information
- Video preview shown instead of full performance video
Requested features
6 requests- Option to remove dancers from account
- Ability to delete user account
- Separated judging by skill level (Novice, Future, Elite)
- Improved video download functionality for longer videos
- Free access to event schedule with room and time changes
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- Better integration between app and website features
In-app purchases
Studio Pro Manager
No in-app purchases
Spotlight Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Studio Pro Manager free?
Is Spotlight Events free?
Which has better reviews, Studio Pro Manager or Spotlight Events?
Do Studio Pro Manager or Spotlight Events have ads?
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