Comparison

DanceDay vs Ballet Journal

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

Head to head
About

DanceDay

Features
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DanceDay helps dancers log classes, review progress, and organize dance videos. It supports AI class capture, trend stats, and templates to start a class quickly. Key features: • AI capture: Identify class name, time, style, teacher, and location from photos/albums. • Stats & review: Heatmaps and weekly/monthly/yearly trends. • Templates: Save class templates to reuse instantly. • Class management: Duration, location, teacher, notes, ratings, and media. • Video linking: Link dance videos from Photos, sort by date, and review moves and progress fast. • Premium: Advanced stats views, batch/unlimited AI scans, early access to new premium features. For: Dance lovers, trainees, and dance coaches. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ballet Journal

This app provides a private space to log ballet practice sessions. Track your progress with a calendar, note physical sensations, and save reflections. View your consistency through practice days, minutes, streaks, and milestones.

Highlights
  • Calendar-based practice logging
  • Detailed body-focus notes
  • Track practice types
  • Photo attachments
  • Progress and milestone achievements
  • Secure authentication lock
  • Local-first storage
Features
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Ballet Journal is a quiet, private journal for ballet learners. Use the monthly calendar to record every class and see your practice rhythm take shape. Save the class type, date, duration, reflections, and the details you want to improve next time. Add multiple photos and videos, then review them while the memory is still fresh. Your Ballet Term Dex lights up as terms appear in your class records. Each new term feels like a small unlock. Review its meaning, hear the French pronunciation, study a movement-reference illustration, and see where you learned it, how often you practiced it, and when it first and most recently appeared. As your journal grows, your practice days, total hours, current streak, and class distribution become a calm record of your progress. Ballet Journal does not rush you. It simply helps you notice the work that is easy to forget. Key features: • Monthly calendar for seeing your practice rhythm at a glance • A 49-term Ballet Term Dex that lights up as you learn • Meanings, French pronunciation, movement-reference illustrations, and your personal learning trail • Class type, date, duration, reflections, terms, and body-focus notes • Multiple photos and videos for each class • Total hours, practice days, streaks, and class distribution • Optional Face ID or device-authentication lock • Readable Markdown export for journal text and metadata • No account required, no ads, and no cross-app tracking Your journal, photos, and videos stay on your device. Ballet Journal does not upload your records or media. Limited anonymous product analytics may be used to improve stability and the experience, without collecting your journal content, profile content, dates, or media. See the App Privacy details and privacy policy for more information. Start with one class today. The days pass; the practice stays.

Screenshots

DanceDay4 screens
Ballet Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ballet Journal at none against DanceDay's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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. DanceDay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Ballet Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DanceDay ships an update every 5 days, Ballet Journal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
DanceDay versus Ballet Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDanceDayBallet Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer鸿杰 黄晨 郭

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DanceDay

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99
None

Ballet Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DanceDay free?
DanceDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ballet Journal free?
Ballet Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DanceDay or Ballet Journal have ads?
Neither DanceDay nor Ballet Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DanceDay or Ballet Journal?
DanceDay ships an update every 5 days, and Ballet Journal every 4 days. Most recently, DanceDay was updated on October 8, 2026 and Ballet Journal on October 2, 2026.

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