PIEPS vs POC Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PIEPS
Configure, check, and update your PIEPS or Black Diamond avalanche transceiver. Train your rescue skills with your phone as a remote control and register your device for additional services.
- Device configuration
- Functionality check
- Firmware updates
- Rescue skills training
- Remote control functionality
- Device registration
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- Configure your PIEPS or Black Diamond device according to your preferences. - Check the functionality of your PIEPS or Black Diamond device - Update your PIEPS or Black Diamond device to the latest firmware. - Train your emergency rescue skills. Use your phone as a remote control. - Register your PIEPS or Black Diamond device to get additional services
POC Connect
Easily communicate with your group while on the mountain. Connect to your headset to stay in touch, make calls, and control music directly from your helmet.
- Group communication
- Make and receive calls
- Music control
- Helmet integration
- Stay in touch with your group
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Communicate more easily with your fellow riders, anywhere on the mountain. Use the app to connect to your Obex Connect Headset so you can stay in touch with your group. Speak with the entire group; make and receive phone calls; and control your music easily, directly from your helmet.
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Verdict
PIEPS and POC Connect both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of PIEPS's written reviews are positive against 0% of POC Connect's. PIEPS also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PIEPS against 5.0 for POC Connect. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PIEPS has 1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of PIEPS's written reviews are positive against 0% of POC Connect's.
| Parameter | PIEPS | POC Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pieps GmbH | POC Sweden AB |
Customer experience
PIEPS
POC Connect
Bugs and requests
PIEPS
Reported bugs
2 issues- App home screen going blank
- Incompatibility with certain beacon models
Requested features
2 requests- Support for more languages (e.g. Russian, Japanese)
- Improved security for app login/registration
POC Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PIEPS
No in-app purchases
POC Connect
No in-app purchases
