Rainbow Dance Competition vs Applause Talent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rainbow Dance Competition
Enhance your dance competition experience with this app. Access schedules, facility maps, results, and exclusive media efficiently. Stay connected to all competition details directly from your device.
- Competition schedules
- Facility maps
- Real-time results
- Exclusive photos
- Exclusive videos
- User-friendly interface
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Rainbow Dance strives to bring their clients cutting edge technology to simplify and enhance the competition experience. The new Rainbow app is an industry first that brings you schedules, facility maps, results & exclusive photo and videos in an efficient, user friendly format on your iPod or iPhone! Download our free app now! It's a direct connection at your fingertips to Rainbow Dance Competition!
Applause Talent
Enhance your competition experience with cutting-edge technology. Access schedules, facility maps, results, and exclusive photos and videos efficiently on your device.
- Competition schedules
- Facility maps
- Real-time results
- Exclusive photos
- Exclusive videos
- User-friendly interface
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Applause Talent strives to bring their clients cutting edge technology to simplify and enhance the competition experience. The new Applause app is an industry first that brings you schedules, facility maps, results & exclusive photo and videos in an efficient, user friendly format on your iPod or iPhone! Download our free app now! It's a direct connection at your fingertips to Applause Talent!
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Verdict
Rainbow Dance Competition and Applause Talent are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Applause Talent holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 381 and 247 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Rainbow Dance Competition's written reviews are positive against 50% of Applause Talent's.
Rainbow Dance Competition ships an update fortnightly, Applause Talent every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Rainbow Dance Competition | Applause Talent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (381 ratings) | 4.3 (247 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 381 — better | 247 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kids Artistic Revue | Applause Talent |
Customer experience
Rainbow Dance Competition
Applause Talent
User reviews
Rainbow Dance Competition
From 381 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient for tracking dances
- 👍 Good video quality
- 👍 Useful for competition schedules
- 👍 Free to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Stage order blacking out
- 🐛 App goes blank when scrolling
- 🐛 Live stream sound tied to ringer
- 🐛 Glitchy at times
- 🐛 Live view tab not working
Applause Talent
From 247 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for keeping up on comp day
- 👍 Helpful during competitions
- 👍 Love the live stream
- 👍 Convenient and easy to use
- 👍 Awesome live stream
Room to improve
- 🐛 App will not update
- 🐛 Streaming only worked here and there
- 🐛 Annoying music from other stages
- 🐛 Award ceremony too long and boring
- 🐛 Difficulty accessing performances on iPad
Bugs and requests
Rainbow Dance Competition
Reported bugs
10 issues- Stage order blacking out when scrolling
- App goes blank when scrolling lineup and back
- Live stream sound only works when ringer is unmuted
- Glitchy behavior, showing wrong dance
- Live view tab not functional
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- Login issues, unable to see parent/dancer accounts
- App crashes when opening competition
- App shuts down when opening video from results
- Onstage and Next Stage view does not refresh after going back from schedule
- Distracting white spot with number when scrolling
Requested features
10 requests- Video livestream option
- Printed programs
- Announcer speed adjustment
- Auto refresh for schedule
- Incorporate all website functionality
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- Live stream feature
- Customize tab for specific dances
- Refresh button/method for onstage view
- Alerts for upcoming dances
- Show all mess ups (e.g., colors of the wind)
Applause Talent
Reported bugs
6 issues- App will not update past dance 185
- Streaming issues
- Count of numbers until awards is incorrect
- No real time updates on what dance is on stage
- Difficulty accessing performances on iPad, had to switch to website
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- No info under Results tab
Requested features
8 requests- Show if stream is on schedule, behind, or ahead
- Bring back Parent link/portal
- Show current dancer by highlighting
- Pull up current day's dances only for your kids' dance studio
- Flag dances you want to see
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- App re-opens at last viewed point in schedule
- Show flag/icon for completed dances
- Highlight current number onstage
In-app purchases
Rainbow Dance Competition
No in-app purchases
Applause Talent
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Rainbow Dance Competition free?
Is Applause Talent free?
Which has better reviews, Rainbow Dance Competition or Applause Talent?
Do Rainbow Dance Competition or Applause Talent have ads?
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