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OttoDance
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
What it is
OttoDance is dance studio management software that links class registration, tuition billing, attendance, and recital tasks through a mobile-first application. Studios can create schedules, enroll dancers, manage waitlists, and apply discounts for families with multiple students. OttoPay supports online payments and recurring monthly tuition. Staff can schedule instructors, track digital check-ins from anywhere in the studio, and review real-time reports and financial dashboards. The platform also supports recital registration and ticketing, along with costume sizing and ordering workflows. Studios can contact sales and support through an online form for technical assistance, tailored pricing, or a demonstration. Parents can register for classes, manage payments, receive announcements, and view each dancer's schedule. Communications can be sent by email, text, or in-app push notification. OttoDance is available on Android, iOS, and web. Its Community Funded plan is billed $0/month and includes platform features, unlimited staff and administrator accounts, and unlimited participant profiles; participants pay a convenience fee at checkout. Organization Funded pricing is custom and based on transaction volume, with a listed card processing rate of 2.9% + $0.29 per transaction.
For and against
For
- Manages class schedules, enrollment, and waitlists.
- Supports recurring tuition billing through OttoPay.
- Includes attendance and instructor scheduling.
- Handles recital ticketing and costume workflows.
- Parents can view each dancer's schedule.
Against
- Organization Funded pricing is custom.
- Community Funded participants pay a checkout fee.
- Card processing is 2.9% + $0.29 per transaction.
- Privacy policy and terms are under construction.
The verdict
OttoDance covers studio operations as well as parent-facing registration and schedule access. Studios comparing plans should account for transaction costs and the custom pricing option.
Who it suits
It suits dance studios that want to manage registration, tuition, attendance, and recital workflows in one platform. Families can use it to register dancers, manage payments, and check schedules.
Plans and prices
Community Funded
Full access to all OttoApp platform features · Unlimited administrators and staff accounts · Unlimited resident and participant profiles · Convenience fee (standard card processing plus platform fee) charged to participants at checkout
Read 30 Sep 2026 · theottoapp.com
Organization Funded
Organization absorbs fees · Flat card processing (2.9% + 29¢) · Tailored platform fee
Read 30 Sep 2026 · theottoapp.com
On the record
- Attendance
- The platform offers digital dancer check-ins and attendance tracking from anywhere in the studio.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Classes
- Studios can build schedules, enroll dancers, manage waitlists, and apply multi-student family discounts.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Communication
- Studios can reach families by email, text, and in-app push notifications.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- For families
- Parents can register for classes, manage payments, receive announcements, and view each dancer's schedule in one place.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- For staff
- Owner and staff tools include instructor scheduling, digital attendance, class registration, recurring billing, and revenue dashboards.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Founder
- OttoApp says it was founded by Landon Schenck, the original lead architect and founder of REC1, now CivicRec.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Payments
- OttoPay supports secure online payments, monthly tuition processing, and recurring billing.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy and terms
- The linked privacy policy and terms pages state that they are under construction and coming soon.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- OttoDance is dance studio management software connecting online class registration, recurring tuition through OttoPay, and recital and costume management in a mobile-first application.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Recitals and costumes
- Features include event registration, recital ticketing, and costume sizing and ordering workflows.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Reporting
- The product includes real-time reporting and financial dashboards.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security and compliance
- The pricing page says its baseline card processing rate is 2.9% + $0.29 per transaction and describes the card infrastructure as secure and PCI-compliant.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The sales and support team can be contacted through an online form for technical assistance, tailored pricing, or a platform demonstration.theottoapp.com · read 30 Sep 2026
