My Dance Record
By Barnaby Wood
My Dance Record is a lifestyle app for dancers and dance families to store competition results, scores, and photos on iOS and Android.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the friction of managing scattered paper records and physical medals by consolidating performance history into a searchable digital archive.
For Dancers, parents, and dance teachers who need to organize competition results, scores, and performance memories.
What does it look like?
Key features
Dedicated interface for teachers to receive and view competition results shared by students via unique codes
Logs competition dates, locations, dance types, scores, and adjudicator notes in a searchable database
Attaches images of medals, trophies, and friends to specific competition entries
How much does it cost?
The app operates as a free tool with no visible subscription or IAP gates, focusing on user acquisition within the dance community.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentsocial featuresplatform expansionShow more...
With only one release in the observed window, the app operates at a maintenance cadence of approximately one update per month. Development is currently focused on minor platform adjustments and social feature refinements rather than significant new content. The release history indicates a stable but slow pace of maintenance, with no evidence of active live-ops or major feature expansion. The latest version was deployed 29 days ago, consistent with the observed low-frequency update pattern.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows an upset sentiment.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Users report that paid event additions fail to save, effectively blocking access to purchased content
2 of 2 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for My Dance Record
How's the Lifestyle market?
My Dance Record holds a 1.0-star rating across both platforms with only 2 reviews analyzed, indicating that technical instability is currently preventing the app from gaining traction in the lifestyle category.
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Key takeaways for My Dance Record
Where is it heading?
The app remains in maintenance mode, with no significant feature expansion in the last three months. Unless the developer resolves the core technical failures, the app will continue to lose users to more stable, general-purpose productivity tools.
- Critical save-state failures in the latest version prevent users from utilizing the primary value proposition, leading to immediate churn.
The SWOT
- Teacher Review Inbox creates a B2B distribution loop that incentivizes teacher-led adoption
- Simplify the recording interface to reduce friction for parents and dancers
Next best moves
Rebuild save-state logic because paid event additions fail to save → restore user trust and prevent refund surges
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's focus on a niche community (Irish…
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Fixing the save-state failures is the only way to stop the immediate churn of paying users, as the current technical instability invalidates the app's primary value proposition.
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Sources
- [1] App Store
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