Comparison

Spireworks vs ConLoot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spireworks

Control iconic building spire lights from your phone, choosing colors and special effects. Request an invite to participate in this unique experience and support charitable causes.

Highlights
  • Sign in and control spire lights
  • Select colors and special effects
  • View real-time light changes
  • Support charities and special events
  • Request an invite
Features
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Transform the skyline with a touch. Select refined colors and animations, and watch the city respond in real time. Experience a dynamic calendar of skyline lighting events. Select moments are interactive, giving members and guests the ability to shape the lights in real time. Show your support along the way. Spireworks partners with cause-based nonprofit organizations throughout the year, using special moments on the skyline to raise awareness and spotlight their work.

About

ConLoot

This app helps collectors track convention exclusives by providing a searchable archive with live market data and offline list capabilities. It offers detailed information on items, vendors, and events, with community reporting to ensure accuracy.

Highlights
  • Searchable archive of convention exclusives
  • Live eBay market data and price history
  • Offline saved lists for tracking items
  • Vendor and event following with push alerts
  • Community reporting for data accuracy
  • Dark and light theme options
Features
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ConLoot is the field guide for convention exclusives. Built for the collector who actually goes — or wishes they did — to SDCC, NYCC, C2E2, WonderCon, and every con in between. ConLoot answers the questions you're already asking on the floor: what is it, where do I get it, what should I pay, and how sure are we. What you get — A searchable archive of convention exclusives, organized by convention, booth, and vendor. Browse a whole show, drill into a single booth, or follow a vendor across events. Filter by availability, exclusivity type, booth area, or price — Free-only and unknown-price included — and sort low to high to find the deal fast. — Live eBay market data on every item: the sold range, a sparkline of recent sold comps, and a confidence chip (high, medium, low) with the comp count behind it. If we don't have enough comps to be confident, we say so. No fake numbers. — Source attribution on every claim. If a price comes from eBay sold listings, it says so. If a date or edition comes from an official vendor post or the SDCC blog, the source is one tap away. Confidence is earned, not declared. — Saved lists that work offline. The convention floor is a Wi-Fi desert. ConLoot stores your lists locally first and syncs to the cloud when you're back on signal. Read, filter, and add to your lists with airplane mode on. — Lists built for a buying plan. Keep a default list for what you're chasing, collections for what you already own, and trackers for what you're watching — each with its own color. Rate items 1–5, sort by interest or by booth location, see the live eBay price on every row, and let ConLoot group your list by event and floor zone so your walk makes sense. — Know what's gone. Items show when they're sold out — and if you follow one, ConLoot alerts you the moment it's back in stock. — Follow the vendors and conventions you care about. Get an opt-in push when a vendor you follow drops something new — "Just added" — or when an event or item you're tracking changes. An app-icon badge shows unread alerts at a glance. Every alert type is a single toggle in Account — or leave them all off. — See something wrong? Report it. Bad price, wrong booth, a duplicate — tap Report and flag it. Community reports keep the archive honest. — Run a booth? Claim and manage your vendor page. Submit a claim with your contact info and we'll route it to a real human; once you're verified you can edit your vendor name and page right in the app. Designed for collectors ConLoot is dark by default — convention halls are dim and collectibles photograph best on dark surfaces — with a light theme in Account if you prefer it. No purple, no neon, no glow, no inflated trend arrows. Just the data you came for, with the source receipts attached. Free ConLoot is free. Everything in this listing — the full archive, live market data, offline lists, vendor and event follows, push alerts — is in the box. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases. Privacy We collect the minimum to make the app work: an email for account sync, anonymous product analytics so we know which screens to fix first, and crash reports. We don't sell your data. Full details at the Privacy Policy link below. Found a bug, want a feature, run a booth and want to claim it? conlootapp@gmail.com or the Support link. See you on the floor.

Screenshots

Spireworks4 screens
ConLoot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ConLoot at 5.0 against Spireworks's 3.5. ConLoot also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Spireworks's advantage is ratings volume (136 vs 18). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ConLoot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spireworks has 136 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Spireworks's written reviews are positive against 100% of ConLoot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spireworks ships an update every 2 months, ConLoot every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Spireworks versus ConLoot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpireworksConLoot
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (136 ratings)5.0 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings136 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpireworks LLCOrlando Salvatore

Customer experience

Spireworks

All ratings133 ratings
Positive58.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative36.1%

ConLoot

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Spireworks

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App doesn't work
  • No difference in building lights
  • App requires donation every time
  • App didn't work after donation
  • App shows only yellow, doesn't change spire
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  • App not working on latest OS
  • Error message, try again later
  • Unable to open the app

Requested features

8 requests
  • Subscription all-access fee
  • Fundraiser events
  • Access to all buildings
  • One-time donation option
  • Unlimited access option
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  • Monthly donation option
  • Invite me to the app
  • Send invite link/invitation

ConLoot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spireworks

No in-app purchases

None

ConLoot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spireworks free?
Spireworks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ConLoot free?
ConLoot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spireworks or ConLoot?
ConLoot is rated higher. Spireworks averages 3.5 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while ConLoot averages 5.0 from 18 ratings.
Do Spireworks or ConLoot have ads?
Neither Spireworks nor ConLoot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spireworks or ConLoot?
Spireworks ships an update every 2 months, and ConLoot every 6 days. Most recently, Spireworks was updated on October 23, 2026 and ConLoot on October 18, 2026.

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