Comparison

KineScribe vs Rhode Tour

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

Head to head
About

KineScribe

This application allows users to create, edit, and read dance notation scores using Laban movement principles. It offers a comprehensive symbol palette and tools for customization, enabling easy sharing and integration with other notation software.

Highlights
  • Create and edit structured notation scores
  • Support for Motif and Language of Dance scores
  • Import and read LabanWriter scores
  • Extensive symbol palette for movement notation
  • Customizable tools with multiple colors and backgrounds
  • Save and share scores as PDFs
  • Multi-page score creation
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KineScribe reimagines LabanWriter for iOS and MacOS, allowing you to write dances in Laban movement notation and quickly edit scores and symbols. Development of this app was supported by Reed College and the National Endowment for the Humanities, with the cooperation and continued support of The Ohio State University.
 Make Scores: KineScribe creates and edits structured notation scores on the staff, Motif scores, and scores using Language of Dance.
 Read Scores: KineScribe reads all scores imported from LabanWriter.
 Edit Scores: KineScribe edits scores created in-app or with LabanWriter.
 Symbol Palette: Includes directions, levels, paths, rotations, bows, staff, floor plan, text input, and more. App updates will increase the number of available symbols and modifications.
 Tools: Choose graph paper or plain background. Make multiple-page scores. Choose from 20 colors for each symbol.
 Save and Share: Email KineScribe files as PDFs from in-app command. Read, edit, and print saved KineScribe files in LabanWriter through iTunes sync.
 For more information: https://u.osu.edu/kinescribe/

About

Rhode Tour

Explore Rhode Island's rich heritage and culture through an interactive GPS-enabled map. Discover historical locations with detailed information, archival images, and media. Access content online or via the mobile app.

Highlights
  • Interactive GPS-enabled map
  • Historical location information
  • Archival images and media
  • Heritage and culture exploration
  • Coastal to coast coverage
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Rhode Tour places the heritage and culture of Rhode Island at your fingertips with this free Smartphone app. Known as the “Ocean State,” Rhode Island is filled with interesting stories, captivating places, and intriguing people from coast to coast. With a growing list of interpretive stories, each point on the interactive GPS-enabled map includes historical information about the location, along with historic images and media from archival collections and historical publications. The information on the app may also be accessed by visiting the project website at rhodetour.org. Rhode Tour is brought to you by the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.

Screenshots

Rhode Tour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Rhode Tour at every 4 months against KineScribe's every 11 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for KineScribe against 5.0 for Rhode Tour. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KineScribe ships an update every 11 months, Rhode Tour every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
KineScribe versus Rhode Tour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKineScribeRhode Tour
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid RalleyCleveland State University Research Corporation

Customer experience

KineScribe

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

Rhode Tour

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

KineScribe

No in-app purchases

None

Rhode Tour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KineScribe free?
KineScribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rhode Tour free?
Rhode Tour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KineScribe or Rhode Tour?
KineScribe and Rhode Tour are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do KineScribe or Rhode Tour have ads?
Neither KineScribe nor Rhode Tour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KineScribe or Rhode Tour?
KineScribe ships an update every 11 months, and Rhode Tour every 4 months. Most recently, KineScribe was updated on October 16, 2026 and Rhode Tour on October 4, 2026.

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