Comparison · updated October 13, 2026
Stancz, an alternative to FODI
FODI — “Formation Director in My Hand” — is a Korean mobile app built for K-pop, available on iPhone, iPad and Android. It relies on a library of formation templates sorted by team size. Stancz offers fewer ready-made figures, in a browser on PC and Mac as well as in its mobile apps.
FODI and Stancz, point by point
| FODI | Stancz | |
|---|---|---|
| Browser | No: the maker’s site links only to the App Store and Google Playsource | Yes, on PC and Mac, nothing to install |
| iPhone / iPad | Yes, iPhone and iPad (iOS 18 or later)source | Yes, on the App Store (iPhone and iPad) |
| Android | Yessource | Yes, on the Google Play Store |
| Price | Free, then a subscription from $3 per monthsource | Free up to 3 choreographies, then €3.99/month or €29.99/year |
What FODI highlights: “Use frequently used formation templates tailored to your team size to complete formations quickly.”
Start from a template, or from your stage
FODI announces over five thousand formation templates suited to team size. You pick a figure and adjust it. For a K-pop cover, that saves time right away.
Stancz offers 19 preset formations — circle, lines, V, columns, spiral, grid, star… — which adapt to the number of dancers, and you can save your own formations to reuse them. The rest is built on a stage at the room’s real dimensions. That approach fits better when the stage has precise constraints — depth, rake, risers, backdrop screen.
Mobile only, or browser and mobile
FODI is a mobile app: iPhone and iPad from iOS 18, and Android. The maker’s site links only to the App Store and Google Play.
Stancz runs in the browser on PC and Mac, with nothing to install, and has apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. On a computer you open a page; there is nothing to install.
FODI’s iOS 18 requirement is worth checking before you choose: it rules out the oldest iPhones still in use in a team.
The working language
FODI is made by a Korean studio and its site reads in Korean. The app itself is distributed on international stores.
Stancz is translated into eight languages: French, English, Spanish, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, German and Indonesian. Korean is one of them, which matters for a group covering K-pop choreographies from references in that language.
What Stancz does
Stancz places dancers on a to-scale stage, offers 19 preset formations that adapt to the number of dancers, animates every transition, and shows the stage from above, in 3D and from the audience’s seat. Moves are timed to the imported music, and the LED backdrop screen is programmed cue by cue. The choreography is shared with the team, who can comment on a formation, and each dancer can follow their own dot, highlighted with a halo, in Follow mode.
On price: The free plan covers 3 choreographies and 4 formations per choreography; the Pro subscription lifts these limits for €3.99/month or €29.99/year.
What Stancz does not do: no PDF export, and no dance studio admin (enrolment, class schedules, invoicing, attendance). It does not teach dance steps either.
When to choose FODI over Stancz
- You stage K-pop choreographies and want to start from existing figures: FODI announces over 5,000 templates sorted by team size, Stancz offers 19.
- You plan your formations standing up, in the studio, rather than sitting at a computer: FODI is built for that, while Stancz is most comfortable on a big screen.
Try Stancz
Stancz opens in the browser, with nothing to install. Free up to 3 choreographies, then €3.99/month or €29.99/year.
FODI is a trademark of its respective owner. Stancz is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by FODI. The information above reflects the maker’s public documentation as reviewed on October 13, 2026; it may have changed since. To report an inaccuracy: support@stancz.com.