For performing arts competitions
Performing arts competition software
Comp World is competition management software for performing arts competitions — dance, singing, music, speech and drama. One platform takes the entries, builds the timetable, runs the day and publishes the results.
£49.99 GBP per competition — no subscription.
A performing arts competition is really several competitions sharing a venue. A vocal section needs an accompanist and a running order; an instrumental section needs an interval long enough to move a piano; a speech section needs a completely different set of judging criteria. The timetable has to hold all of it together.
Comp World treats each section as its own thing — its own entry type, age limits, duration, fee and scoring criteria — and then schedules them into one day that recalculates whenever something moves.
One competition, start to finish
One platform for the whole festival
Dance, singing, music, speech and drama share one set of entries, one timetable and one set of results. Here is the day in the order it happens.
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Entries open
Registrations and payments
Competitors find your competition in the free app and enter in a few taps. Every entry arrives checked against that section’s age limits and entry type, paid for, with the music already attached.
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Entries close
Scheduling and the running order
Drag sections into the order you want and the rest of the day recalculates around them, breaks included. Publish it and every competitor’s phone has the new times.
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Doors open
Spectator tickets
Sell general admission, VIP or single-day passes from a link you share, scan them at the door from a volunteer’s phone, and keep 100% of the ticket price.
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On stage
Music and the live tools
Press play and the running order moves everywhere at once — backstage screens, the judges’ devices, the audience display and every phone in the room. The music is already on the device, so it keeps playing if the venue Wi-Fi drops.
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After each performance
Scoring and feedback
Judges score on their own devices against the criteria you set for that section, and can type notes or record spoken feedback. No judge sees another’s marks.
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Results released
Results and report sheets
Totals and placements are worked out as marks arrive and stay private until you release them. The moment you do, results and report sheets are in every competitor’s app.
See results and report sheets
Built for
Who it’s for
Music and vocal festivals
Instrumental and vocal sections with accompanists, set pieces and adjudicator feedback that matters as much as the placing.
Speech and drama competitions
Verse, prose, monologue and duologue sections judged on criteria that have nothing to do with a dance sheet.
Multi-discipline festivals
A week-long programme where dance, singing, music and drama share a venue, a volunteer roster and one published timetable.
Sections
Every discipline, one timetable
A festival is really several competitions sharing a venue. Each section carries its own entry type, duration and judging criteria, so they can.
Singing
Vocal sections need an accompanist and a running order that allows for one. Each section carries its own per-performance duration, so the timetable holds.
Instrumental music
A section that needs a piano moved needs a break long enough to move it. Blocked time slots sit in the schedule as real events, not gaps you remember.
Speech and verse
Verse, prose and monologue are judged on criteria that have nothing to do with a dance sheet. Define your own per section, with your own weightings.
Drama and duologue
Two performers, one entry, one payment. Both appear on the running order, and both receive the report sheet.
Choirs and ensembles
Large groups enter under their school or society’s name, with one contact who receives every message you send to that section.
Dance
Most performing arts festivals programme dance as well — the same competition, the same timetable, judged on dance criteria.
Dance competition softwareBefore Comp World
What it replaces
Each of these is a system hosts were running alongside their competition. They all become part of the same one.
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Entry forms by email
Entries arrive validated and paid, with the performer’s details, section choices and any uploads already attached.
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A timetable rebuilt by hand
Drag a section and the whole programme recalculates, including the breaks — and the published schedule updates for everyone.
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Typed-up report sheets
Adjudicator comments, criteria scores and spoken feedback go straight to the performer in the app.
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Phoning around when things change
Push notifications and email reach every entrant in a section the moment the running order moves.
On the day
The tools you get on the day
Each one opens on the section it is responsible for, and they all read from the same running order.
Pricing
Only £49.99 per competition
Once-off, per competition. No subscriptions, no surprises.
Once-off
£49.99
GBP · once-off, per competition
Everything included
- Entries, payments & automatic payouts
- Drag-and-drop live scheduling
- On-the-day music player
- Real-time multi-judge scoring
- Instant results & report sheets
- Audience & backstage screens
- Spectator tickets & door scanning
- A free app for your competitors
FAQ
Questions
How much does Comp World cost?
A once-off £49.99 GBP per competition. There is no subscription and no ongoing fee, and you keep 100% of your spectator ticket sales. A small service fee is added to each competitor's registration and to each spectator ticket, and is paid by the buyer — not by you.
Which disciplines does Comp World handle?
Dance, singing, music, speech and drama — in one competition or separately. Each section defines its own entry type, age limits, duration, entry fee and scoring criteria, so a vocal section and a hip hop section can sit in the same programme without sharing a score sheet.
Can judges give written and spoken feedback?
Yes. Alongside criteria scores, judges can write comments and record spoken feedback from their own device. Both are delivered to the performer in the app with their results, which for many festivals is the part entrants value most.
How do sections with different judging criteria work?
Criteria and their weightings are set per section, so a speech section is judged on its own terms rather than on a borrowed sheet. Placements are calculated from the criteria that section actually uses.
Can we run several rooms at once?
Yes. Sections are scheduled across days and venues, and each on-the-day tool opens on the section it is responsible for — so the operator in one room only ever sees that room’s running order.
What happens if the venue internet drops?
Every competitor’s music is pre-downloaded to the playback device before the session starts, so the music keeps playing even if the venue Wi-Fi goes down. The live tools reconnect and resync automatically once you are back online.
How do results get published?
Results stay private until you release them, then appear immediately in every entrant’s app along with their report sheet. You choose whether to release section by section as the day goes, or all at once at the end.
Can I try it before I commit?
Yes. Build a full draft competition for free — sections, age groups, entry fees, schedule — and only pay when you are ready to publish it for people to enter. You can also book a demo and a Comp World expert will take you through the whole platform on a free one-hour video call.
See it running before you commit
Book a free one-hour video call with a Comp World expert, or build a draft competition and only pay when you publish.