Comparison

Next8Count vs FIDA

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

Head to head
About

Next8Count

Discover dance events nationwide, from competitions and workshops to shows and auditions. Find events by location, dance style, or type, and save your favorites. Organizers can also submit and manage their own events.

Highlights
  • Discover dance events nationwide
  • Filter by dance style and event type
  • Search events by name, city, or month
  • Interactive map of nearby events
  • Save favorite events
  • Get event notifications
  • Submit and manage organizer events
Features
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Next8Count is the nationwide platform for discovering dance events. Whether you compete, train, or just love to watch, Next8Count puts every convention, competition, workshop, show, battle, audition, and intensive in one place. What you can do: •Discover — Browse a featured carousel, trending events, and what's coming up near you, with filters by dance style and event type. •Search — Find events by name, city, dance style, type, or month. •Map — Explore an interactive map with a pin for every event so you can see what's happening around you. •Save — Bookmark the events you care about for quick access later. •Get notified — Stay up to date on the events and organizers you follow. •For organizers — Submit your own events and manage them from an organizer dashboard, helping the dance community find you. Next8Count is built for dancers, studios, and event organizers across the country — your home base for everything happening in the dance world.

About

FIDA

Discover local dance events, classes, and workshops on a simple calendar. Connect with fellow dancers by scanning QR codes at events, building a network of people you've actually met. Organizers can easily list their events to reach local dancers.

Highlights
  • Dance event calendar
  • Local class and workshop listings
  • In-person connection via QR codes
  • Network building with met individuals
  • Event listing for organizers
Features
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FIDA is a calendar, not a feed. Open the app and see the dance events happening around you. There's no algorithm and nothing to scroll. FIND A PLACE TO DANCE Socials, classes and workshops in your area, on one calendar. It works the same whether you've been dancing for years or you're thinking about your first class. CONNECT IN PERSON Connections on FIDA start face to face. Meet someone at an event and scan their QR code in the app to send a follow request. Your network ends up being people you've actually met. FOR ORGANIZERS Teaching a class or throwing a social? Put it on the calendar your local scene already checks. The free plan shows who's going, how many views each event got, and what dancers thought afterwards. Insight adds dashboards and tips from your own numbers, with no limit on live events. We made FIDA because you can't dance from your couch. Find an event and go. INSIGHT SUBSCRIPTION Insight is an optional auto-renewing subscription for organizers, monthly or yearly. Eligible new subscribers get a 14-day free trial. If you start one, you're charged when it ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before. Otherwise payment is charged to your Apple account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://fi-da.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://fi-da.app/privacy

Screenshots

Next8Count4 screens
FIDA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Next8Count at free against FIDA's free with in-app purchases. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Next8Count sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and FIDA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Next8Count against 5.0 for FIDA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Next8Count ships an update every 8 days, FIDA weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Next8Count versus FIDA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext8CountFIDA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB62 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJustin DiazHarrisey Labs LLC

Customer experience

Next8Count

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FIDA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Next8Count

One-time3
  • Basic Boost$4.99
  • Deluxe Featured$9.99
  • Premium Featured$14.99
2 purchases

FIDA

Subscriptions2
  • Insight14 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Insight14 Days trial$239.001 Year

Questions

Is Next8Count free?
Next8Count is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FIDA free?
FIDA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Next8Count or FIDA?
Next8Count and FIDA are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Next8Count or FIDA have ads?
Neither Next8Count nor FIDA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Next8Count or FIDA?
Next8Count ships an update every 8 days, and FIDA weekly. Most recently, Next8Count was updated on October 31, 2026 and FIDA on November 6, 2026.

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