ArrangeUs 4+

Great for the indoor marching arts!

I am a relatively new colorguard coach, and my program doesn’t have a drill designer that we could have write our staging. So for the winter guard season I decided to give this a try and it was a lifesaver! It made writing the drill WAY easier once i got the hang of how it functions, and I was able to divide my sections by color, make quick edits without the hassle of erasing pen and paper, and view pathways by switching between formations. It even lets you name and number performers which I would recommend using for memories sake. I would absolutely recommend this app to anyone looking for a simple way to create formations, whether it be as a theatre production, the marching arts, cheer, and dance alike. Super functional even without the premium subscription once you get the hang of it! I do recommend using an iPad though, as the touchscreen can be finicky without the precision of a larger screen. For a beginner who wants to get the hang of staging, this does the job great!

Awesome app but would like to see some more things

Let me first say I absolutely love this app, and they make great changes to it all the time! I use this app mainly for showchoir and Musicals. I am a musical theater major so it’s great for me to be able to use in blocking my shows especially when I am a swing. But I also am a Show choir choreographer. This has been a great app to have on my phone and a great way for me to share formations with dance captains without them having to buy something. (a total rival for Stage Book and I personally think it’s better) I myself use the premium version and I love it. I would just love to see a way to add levels, like Show choir risers or platforms for a musical!

Ps I can’t seem to figure out how to use a preset in a blocking, so some tutorials would also be nice 😂

Developer Response ,

Much gratitude for your feedback! We are so glad that our updates make our app better and you notice it :)

As for your suggestions - we have those in our roadmap and we are really looking forward to bring those live! We'll definitely work on props and things like rises soon. Presets are not yet integrated in choreography screen, but we will work on basic presets soon as well. After that more advanced presets will be added.

Thank you again and stay tuned for new updates!

This app is AMAZING!!!

I absolutely love this app so much. It has been such a helpful tool this year when teaching my choreography because I can show the students exactly what the formations should like in real time with the music.

Some features I would love to see in the future:

1. It would be nice to be able to be able to customize a pathway if you want the dancers to take round-about way to get to the next formation.

2. I am currently using my iPad to use the app but my phone is a droid and my work computer is a windows computer. It would be nice to see the app available to non-apple products as well as compatible with each other so you could access your choreography from any device.

3. I would love to be able to select groups of dots easier rather than clicking on each individual dancer dot one at a time. Sometimes my finger misses one of the last dots and unselects all of them and then I have to start all over.

Developer Response ,

Thank you a lot for your feedback and suggestions. All of them make sense and would be useful for sure.

Regarding point 3 you can long press stage on empty space and you'll see multiselect frame that can select multiple dancers at once. That should make it easier for you