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Dance School Stories

45
User verdict / 100 High confidence Divided

Dance School Stories offers an engaging dance-themed storyline with various dance styles, but its 'pay-to-progress' model, excessive ads, and lack of updates significantly hinder the user experience.

⚠ Not updated in 20 months, this app may be abandoned
4.7★ lifetime (77,452) Free to download since 2018 by Cocoplay Limited recent negative 18% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Paywall/IAP Ads Lack of Updates/Completion Bugs/Glitches Gameplay/Story Enjoyment
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.7★ lifetime average

Dance School Stories is a free-to-download game that allows players to experience a dance school storyline, learn different dance styles like hip-hop, ballet, Latin, and jazz, and customize their avatar. Despite its engaging story and dance mechanics, many users report being unable to progress without making in-app purchases and are frustrated by frequent ads.

What users like

  • Engaging storyline and character dramaR9R10R37R46
  • Variety of dance styles and moves (ballet, hip-hop, Latin, jazz)R2R21R39R58
  • Character customization and outfit choicesR42R64R85
  • Can be played offlineR43

What users complain about

  • Requires payment to progress in the story, often for essential tasks like visiting the doctorR3R8R13R21
  • Excessive and frequent ads interrupt gameplay, even for basic actionsR11R18R21R30
  • Many clothing items and features are locked behind paywalls or ads that don't always workR11R21R24R30
  • Game is unupdated and ends on a cliffhanger, with no new content for yearsR1R10R17R36
  • Frequent glitches, bugs, and repetitive tasks hinder progressionR6R45R66R126
  • Inappropriate ads and storyline elements for a game marketed to childrenR44R46R50R63

Latest update · v1.5.1

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Performance optimizations for a smoother user experience.

Recurring themes

Paywall/IAP negative
Many users are frustrated by the necessity to pay real money to progress in the game, especially for critical story elements like visiting the doctor or unlocking clothes. This contradicts the 'free to download' model and is a major point of contention.R3R8R13R21
Ads negative
A significant number of reviews complain about an overwhelming amount of ads, appearing every few seconds or after every action, making the game nearly unplayable without paying for an ad-free experience.R11R18R19R21
Lack of Updates/Completion negative
Many long-term players express disappointment that the game has not received updates for years, leaving the story unfinished (often at a cliffhanger) and lacking new content, despite promises of more to come.R1R10R12R17
Bugs/Glitches negative
Users report various technical issues, including the game not opening, getting stuck on tasks, repetitive loops, locked items not unlocking after watching ads, and missing character models or clothing.R5R6R24R25
Gameplay/Story Enjoyment mixed
Despite the issues, many users genuinely enjoy the core gameplay, the variety of dance styles, the character interactions, and the overall story, finding it fun and addictive.R1R2R4R7

Who it's for

This game is for players who enjoy dance-themed games with a story and character customization, and who are willing to either tolerate a high volume of ads or make in-app purchases to unlock content and progress R3R21R30. It is not for players seeking a fully free experience, those who dislike frequent interruptions from ads, or those expecting regular updates and a completed storyline R1R17R79.

Evidence note: The recent reviews overwhelmingly focus on the negative aspects, particularly the paywalls, ads, and lack of updates. While some positive sentiment exists for the core gameplay, it is often overshadowed by these frustrations. The developer's notes about 'performance optimizations' are contradicted by numerous reports of bugs and glitches R6R45R126.

Frequently asked

Do you have to pay to finish Dance School Stories?
Yes, many users report that you have to pay to finish the game, particularly to access essential story elements like visiting the doctor's office or unlocking certain clothes and dance options R3R8R13R21.
Are there many ads in Dance School Stories?
Yes, there are a significant number of ads in Dance School Stories, with many users reporting ads appearing every 30 seconds, after every action, or when entering/leaving locations R11R18R21R30.
Has Dance School Stories been updated recently?
No, Dance School Stories has not been updated in over 19 months, and many users report that the game has not received new story content or bug fixes for several years, often ending on a cliffhanger R1R17R79R127.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R9] 3/5 · US amazing but WHY: Overall awesome game, it’s fun and addicting. Planing on getting it, prepare to spend hours on it. BUT WHY IS EVERYONE SO MEAN. Like geez. One minute your talking to the man of your dreams next minute your being potentially murdered so.PROCEED WITH CAUTION. Also your avatar may (not will) look cursed. As a dancer animations are outstanding. Music is meh but wonderful game would re
  2. [R10] 5/5 · US I love this game: OK, let me be. This is so much fun about learning about new dances about drama and it’s perfect for kids. I recommend downloading it but I do want a pic because I finished the game and I wanna see what happens more so please download the game and please make an update please. That’s the one thing I want to do please OK bye hope you like the review
  3. [R37] 4/5 · US I love this game,But it NEEDS a update: Ever since I was little girl I loved playing this game, it’s fun and the storyline is actually really good and entertaining, but then I got to the part of having to choose the boys. I erased the game hoping that in a few months or years it will have a update. Till this day NOTHING this game has much potential, make more games like this this !! Bye💝
  4. [R46] 3/5 · US Sassy girl 1106’s opinion: The dance stuff is fun but I definitely think this is not a kids game. It has a lot of love drama that kids don’t need to see. It also has ads that aren’t appropriate either… but overall it’s a fun game. Be sure you are mature enough for this game.
  5. [R2] 5/5 · US My rate: I love this game because there is so much cool things and u can learn new dance moves
  6. [R21] 1/5 · US It’s fun but…. (here is why): i had this game like a year ago and then i deleted it, then about like 3 days ago i got it back. this game is fun and i like the options to do ballet, hip hop, latin and jazz, but… 1. to litterly have fun with the game and to do things, you have to pay. you have to pay for things like the doctor, different outfits, more dance options during the rescital, etc. which i
  7. [R39] 5/5 · US Dancing!: This game is so much fun and I like the hip-hop dances
  8. [R58] 5/5 · US So fun ❤️😄😍: When I started playing this awesome game it was amazing and it was inspiring me with my dream to dance.if you do hip hop there are cool dance battles and in ballet they have such beautiful dance moves and clothes. If you’re a dance lover i truly recommend this game.
  9. [R42] 2/5 · US It’s a SCAM.: So first of all, the game is great. There’s a lot of variety of what dance styles you can choose and it’s fun to dress up ur character. But here’s where it’s a scam. YOU HAVE TO PAY for almost EVERYTHING. The only things left are things that you genuinely need to progress the game. Secondly, THEY LOCKED THE PANTS and THE SKIRTS. So you’re stuck with this dumb white skirt unless you w
  10. [R64] 5/5 · US The best: This is the best gameIn the history slow poke you get to dress your characterName it anything you want I prefer you to play this game please do. Thank you.
  11. [R85] 1/5 · US PLEASE READ: as a dancer, i actually love this game (it's so addicting) and i absolutely LOVE how this game lets you do jazz. however, 1. why are there ads after you leave each building?? and to access shoes and bottoms bro 😭 2. every time i go to a recital or something it dresses me up in (for example) jazz clothes even though i'm doing ballet - like what? and then they rate my oufit a 5... and
  12. [R43] 5/5 · US Super fun! 🤠✨💗🌝: Super fun and needs no internet. The only bad thing is that once I got to semester 5 the game wouldn’t go on so I had too restart the game but it’s worth it because of how fun it is. I play it on plane rides, car rides, and even in my bed at home. I recommend!
  13. [R3] 1/5 · US Pay to finish game: You can only finish the game if you pay for the doctor I thought it had changed for I used to play it many many years ago but still nothing has got better about this game.👎🏻
  14. [R8] 5/5 · US Can someone pretty please unlock the clinic?: I love this game. It’s fun and entertaining, but I don’t get why you have to pay for the doctor to go further. So if the creators are reading this, can you please have it unlocked so everyone can go further please?
  15. [R13] 3/5 · US Buy: This game is great, until you get to having to pay to unlock more levels. Please fix this issue so I can re-download it and continue to move forward. Or make a solution and have us watch an ad to unlock instead of paying.
  16. [R11] 3/5 · US Clothes locked 🔒 and unnecessary amount of ads😑: I love this game, but every it tells me to dress for ballet I try to but the clothes are locked so I would be stuck in hip hop clothes and I would have to perform in them so please fix this and also fix the unnecessary amount of ads. Please and thank you!
  17. [R18] 1/5 · US Waaaaaaay to many ads: Ads every 30 seconds.
  18. [R30] 2/5 · US ads: good god there are so many ads. you need ads to get clothes. you need ads to unlock places. you get ads entering and leaving places. you arent even able to change some of your clothes because itll be locked behind a paywall. you literally have to play the game offline to enjoy it. if you dont want to deal with that you have to pay 10 whole dollars a month to get everything. i love this game a
  19. [R24] 3/5 · US Please fix this, this is a must read: So I loved this game until it happened, I was playing and I had a profile and I got to the point where I watched a ad to get a tutu for ballet and all the sudden it had a lock on it, I knew you had to wait a minute for it not to have a lock because it didn’t have a lock before, and so I waited, it’s been two days and all the stuff you have to watch ads for now
  20. [R1] 5/5 · US BEST GAME EVER but……: This game is sooooooo fun but you have to pay for a lot of things and I finished the game and they said they are going to make the other part and they haven’t did it For ever so please MAKE THE PART!
  21. [R17] 3/5 · US the games fire: i love this game very much but ive been waiting on the part 2 for like 5 yrs now..when is it coming out?
  22. [R36] 3/5 · US needs update: finished all i was able to in 2 days just to find out its not even done after 6 years bro 😭😭 also the characters can get so...out of character like wht 💀 like sometimes its just like "why is he so jealous he has no reason to act like that"
  23. [R6] 1/5 · US Help: what should I do if I can't get into the game? The lobby opens, but then nothing happens. · translated
  24. [R45] 2/5 · US Fix the game: I was normally playing the game and I was starting to think it was a very good game until I went to the Hip-Hop studio. I went to the studio and the teacher started to make very fast movements, I thought it was glitch, I left the game 3 times, but it didn't get better. Then I passed the stage and went to the ballerina studio and this time there were no girls and teachers. The game is
  25. [R66] 5/5 · US This is a fun game but…: I played this game before but when i downloaded it again this year in 2024 I always get stuck on that first dance battle the hip hop vs hip hop, after my character is done doing the ballet audition and it won’t let me leave and the first tasks that I have to do won’t even show up and I have to keep redownloading it.
  26. [R126] 1/5 · US Keeps Looping: I give up trying……. I want to live this game but it’s too buggy and I keep having to start over because I have to uninstall and install back because the first dance battle gets frozen or the tasks keep repeating itself!! Really annoying experience with this game and I will not be trying again
  27. [R44] 2/5 · US meh: it’s an ok game but pls chill on the ads and the racism
  28. [R50] 4/5 · US What the sigma, this is a kids game…: So before I talked about my main reason of this, please just remove the hospital and make it free, it will help this app get more people, anyways.. so I was playing the game, normal right? Until I saw this add from WEEBTOON, it shows a boy liking a friend that’s also a boy, they were doing inappropriate stuff, just to let you know, this game is for kids, pleas
  29. [R63] 2/5 · US EERRM what?: So I downloaded this game to see what the tea ☕️ 💅was and it looked like a solid game 👍🏼 well? So I’m in the game and it looked good so far👍🏼 I meet this fried go to my fort class blah blah blah 😒 but that friend that I meet invites me to A 👀CLUB 👀 so I’m thinking 💭 mmm okay ? I don’t think that exactly something you would put in a children’s game but I guise they will try to make it
  30. [R19] 4/5 · US Good but..: I like this game it’s so fun! But there’s soo much ads! Please add less
  31. [R12] 5/5 · US More changes to your games: Please make another game called coco life in this one of your games please! Please update I really like your game. I think that there should be free play and the story ending in your update. PLEASE UPDATE!
  32. [R5] 3/5 · US pls let me restore my purchase: Hello I had this game in like 2021 I’m not sure but I remember purchasing everything in the game, I re downloaded it and pressed restore purchases and it didn’t work even tho it did work multiple other times. If you guys don’t believe I’ll send a email with a screenshot of my purchase history.
  33. [R25] 3/5 · US Why: Used to have like ads and you can use other things that are locked but now you can’t use anything that’s squat and it’s like really weird because I have a K-pop shoes on and I was doing a lot in performance and it just really sucked so can you make it back? We can have ads to get more stuff.
  34. [R4] 5/5 · US It’s really: I like it. It’s really good. I like that and they have different music types dance two it’s really nice.
  35. [R7] 5/5 · US Love it: I love this game so much I am a dancer my self I was looking for a cool dance game and this is perfect
  36. [R79] 1/5 · US Too many ads and unupdated: WAY TOO MANY ADS, every time you do something or click on something, you get a long add. Ad to dress up, ad to choose shoes, ad to choose a dress, ad to perform, terrible This game has been unupdated since like 2019, it is stuck at the part where you choose between Sam and Parker and there’s nothing after that! I wish they would FINALLY update this game Also, the scor
  37. [R127] 2/5 · US Tab Tales is Lazy and Ignorant!: Games like Ballerina VS Hiphop, Pretty Ballerina, Ice Skating, and especially this one havent been updated since they got released! All of us want the grand finale of who will our dancer pick between Sam and Parker. Although the idea of making us wait and play for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is a audacity. Yes, we are trying to be one of the top dancers and get the lead aud

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store