Comparison

BallroomBuddy vs Line Dance Library

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

Head to head
About

BallroomBuddy

Features
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BallroomBuddy listens to 5 seconds of music and uses AI to suggest what ballroom dance style fits. Hold your phone near the music, tap LISTEN, and get an instant answer. WHAT IT IDENTIFIES - Waltz (84–90 BPM) - Tango (112–122 BPM) - Foxtrot (112–120 BPM) - Cha cha (100–128 BPM) - Rumba (96–112 BPM) - Swing (128–200 BPM) - Samba (96–112 BPM) - Quickstep (192–208 BPM) - Viennese Waltz (174–180 BPM) HONEST ABOUT UNCERTAINTY BallroomBuddy never forces a wrong answer. When the music is ambiguous it tells you honestly — so you can try again rather than dance the wrong style with confidence. BUILT FOR DANCERS Designed by a ballroom dancer for the dance community. Shows tempo range, time signature, and dance family (Standard, Latin, Swing) alongside every result. FREE FOREVER No ads. No subscriptions. No feature gating. BallroomBuddy is free and always will be. An optional tip supports continued development. PRIVACY FIRST All audio processing happens entirely on your device. No audio is ever recorded, stored, or transmitted. Full privacy policy available in the app and at ballroombuddy.github.io DISCLAIMER BallroomBuddy uses AI to suggest dance styles based on music. Results are suggestions only and may not always be accurate. This app is not a substitute for professional dance instruction. Always follow your instructor's guidance and respect dance floor etiquette.

About

Line Dance Library

This app helps line dancers organize their music library. It automatically identifies songs, allows manual entry, and lets users tag dances by difficulty and learning status. It also links to music streaming services and tutorial videos.

Highlights
  • Automatic song identification
  • Manual song entry
  • Custom difficulty and status tagging
  • Direct links to Spotify/Apple Music
  • Reference video attachment
  • Search and filter by tags
  • Library export/import
Features
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Line Dance Library is a simple, private home for the songs you dance to. Hear a song on the floor and want it? Recognize it, save it, and it's yours — with the title, artist, and album art already filled in. Then tag it the way you actually think about it: how hard is it, and have you learned it yet? RECOGNIZE WHAT'S PLAYING Tap once and Line Dance Library identifies the song playing nearby, then adds it to your library with its details ready to go. No typing, no guessing. ADD ANY SONG, INSTANTLY No music playing? Search for any song and tap it — the title, artist, and album cover fill in automatically. Or add one by hand and choose your own picture. TAG IT THE WAY YOU THINK • Difficulty — Novice, Intermediate, or Advanced. You decide. • Status — Yup, Practicing, or Nope. Honest, and only for you. JUMP STRAIGHT INTO THE MUSIC One tap opens the song in Spotify or Apple Music, so you can play it right now instead of hunting for it. KEEP YOUR REFERENCE VIDEO Attach the tutorial or demo video for any dance and it's one tap away when you're learning the steps. FIND ANYTHING FAST Search by title or artist, or filter by difficulty and status — see everything you're still practicing, or every Advanced dance you've conquered. SHARE A LIBRARY, KEEP YOUR PROGRESS Export your library to a file and send it to a friend — or import theirs. Your learning status never leaves your device, even when you share. Importing never overwrites what you already have; it only adds what's new. MADE FOR THE FLOOR A clean, quick design that looks right at home in dark mode for those late-night dance halls. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No sign-in. No servers. No ads. No tracking. Your library lives on your device and nowhere else — because there's nothing to sign up for and no one to send it to. Built for the dance floor, and for one dancer in particular.

Screenshots

BallroomBuddy4 screens
Line Dance Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Line Dance Library at none against BallroomBuddy's 1. BallroomBuddy's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. BallroomBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Line Dance Library asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BallroomBuddy ships an update every 5 weeks, Line Dance Library every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BallroomBuddy versus Line Dance Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBallroomBuddyLine Dance Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChirag BhattLUKE JOSEPH KERNER

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BallroomBuddy

One-time1
  • Support BallroomBuddy$2.99
None

Line Dance Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BallroomBuddy free?
BallroomBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Line Dance Library free?
Line Dance Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BallroomBuddy or Line Dance Library have ads?
Neither BallroomBuddy nor Line Dance Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BallroomBuddy or Line Dance Library?
BallroomBuddy ships an update every 5 weeks, and Line Dance Library every 2 months. Most recently, BallroomBuddy was updated on October 17, 2026 and Line Dance Library on October 31, 2026.

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