Comparison

Ballet Log vs Dance Practice Tracker & Diary

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

Head to head
About

Ballet Log

Features
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Ballet Log is a notebook for dancers — a quiet place to record what you learned, capture how it felt, and look back on your progress. Built around four spaces: LOG — A photo diary in collage form. Save the moments that made class memorable, with filters, stickers, and one-line captions. Optional workout stats (calories, duration, heart rate) overlay your photo when you've worn Apple Watch. CLASS — Detailed class records. Note your barre and center combinations, the music your teacher used, who taught, and how you felt. Browse by month in a clean, minimal list. NOTES — Free-form notes for choreography breakdowns, corrections, references, and links. Pin important ones, tag for quick filtering, attach photos, and link to specific classes. HISTORY — A calendar view connecting everything. See which days had classes, photo logs, or notes — then dive into stats by week, month, or year. Why Ballet Log: • Local first. Your data lives on your device. No accounts, no cloud sync, no surveillance. • Private by design. Export a backup file anytime to email, AirDrop, or Files. Restore on a new phone in seconds. • Apple Health integration. Workout sessions from Apple Watch (Other / Dance / Pilates / Yoga / Functional Strength) auto-link to your class logs. • Beautiful share images. Share a class log or photo log as a polished image to Instagram, Messages, or wherever you like. • Three languages. Full English, Korean, and Japanese support. Made by a dancer, for dancers. Quiet, focused, and yours.

About

Dance Practice Tracker & Diary

Features
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Every practice session you don't write down disappears. DanceLog is a practice diary for dancers: log the style, the minutes, how it felt and what you drilled — then watch your streak and your weekly hours build, session by session. This is not a learn-to-dance app and not a dance workout. It is a rehearsal log built around one job: keeping you consistent. The streak is computed the way dancers actually practise — a 30-day run doesn't collapse to zero just because you haven't danced yet today. Rest days show up as real gaps in the chart instead of being quietly squeezed out. WHAT YOU GET • Open the app and your streak is the first thing you see — plus this week's minutes, sessions and styles, before a single tap • Log a session in seconds: pick one of 8 styles from Salsa to Ballet, set the minutes and your mood, and jot what you drilled • A 14-day trend chart that shows every day — so a sporadic month can't disguise itself as a solid fortnight • A weekly goal ring: set your minutes-per-week target and watch it fill as the week goes on • Time by style: see that Bachata got 6 hours this month while Ballet got 40 minutes, and rebalance • Style insights that flag neglect — "3 weeks since Tango" before your partner has to say it PERFECT FOR • Social dancers juggling salsa and bachata nights who want proof they're improving • Ballet and contemporary students tracking studio classes and home practice together • Ballroom couples logging rehearsals in the run-up to a competition or showcase • Choreographers who need a dated note of what each rehearsal actually covered WHY NOT JUST A NOTES APP? A note can't count a streak, sum your minutes for the week or chart your last fortnight. And it will never tap you on the shoulder to say it's been three weeks since you touched Swing. DanceLog does the arithmetic so your notes become a record of progress, not just a pile of text. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your sessions live in local storage on your iPhone. No account, no tracking, no cloud. Your entire log exports to CSV whenever you want it — it is your practice record, and it stays yours. FULL ACCESS There is no free tier and no trial: a purchase opens the whole app, including the weekly goal ring, the 14-day trend chart, the time-by-style breakdown and style insights. Choose a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings. Log tonight's practice — the streak starts with one session. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Ballet Log4 screens
Dance Practice Tracker & Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ballet Log at fortnightly against Dance Practice Tracker & Diary's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ballet Log ships an update fortnightly, Dance Practice Tracker & Diary every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Ballet Log versus Dance Practice Tracker & Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBallet LogDance Practice Tracker & Diary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHyo Jin ParkLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

None

Ballet Log

No in-app purchases

None

Dance Practice Tracker & Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ballet Log free?
Ballet Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dance Practice Tracker & Diary free?
Dance Practice Tracker & Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ballet Log or Dance Practice Tracker & Diary have ads?
Neither Ballet Log nor Dance Practice Tracker & Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ballet Log or Dance Practice Tracker & Diary?
Ballet Log ships an update fortnightly, and Dance Practice Tracker & Diary every 4 months. Most recently, Ballet Log was updated on August 29, 2026 and Dance Practice Tracker & Diary on September 15, 2026.

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