BRIO Smart Tech Sound vs POGS headphones
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BRIO Smart Tech Sound
Control your interactive toy engine with this app. Choose and record sounds, adjust engine speed, and change headlights. It requires Bluetooth and microphone permissions for sound recording and control.
- Remote engine control
- Sound selection
- Custom sound recording
- Speed adjustment
- Headlight control
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Take full control of your play, with the app to your interactive toy engine. With the app for your Smart Tech Sound Engine, you can recreate your play world over and over again: Choose your favourite sounds for your Smart Tech Sound toys or even record your own sounds. And of course, you can fully remote control your engine with the app: Let your engine run at different speeds and change the headlights. The app requires permissions for Bluetooth and microphone. The app does not store any data: The microphone option is only used for recording the desired sounds.
POGS headphones
This app provides comprehensive control over safe listening for children. It allows parents to set maximum volume limits, monitor listening duration, and manage various audio settings for compatible headphones. Ensure your child's hearing health with customizable controls and real-time feedback.
- Adjust maximum volume (70-85 dB)
- Monitor listening time
- Volume and equalizer controls
- Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) control
- Listening time timer
- Rename POGS headphones
- Firmware updates (Gecko 2)
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Get full control over safe listening with the POGS app and The Turtle & The Gecko 2 headphones. Adjust maximum volume between 70 dB and 85 dB, and monitor listening time as safe listening depends on volume and duration. For instance listening at 85 dB is only safe for 3.5 hrs per week.Other functions include controls for volume, equalizer and ANC, timer for listening time, POGS name changing and firmware updates (The Gecko 2 only).Control your POGS from both the streaming device as well as from another connected device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: POGS headphones at every 3 days against BRIO Smart Tech Sound's every 8 months. BRIO Smart Tech Sound's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 20%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BRIO Smart Tech Sound ships an update every 8 months, POGS headphones every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BRIO Smart Tech Sound | POGS headphones |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BRIO AB | POGS B.V. |
Customer experience
BRIO Smart Tech Sound
POGS headphones
In-app purchases
BRIO Smart Tech Sound
No in-app purchases
POGS headphones
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BRIO Smart Tech Sound free?
Is POGS headphones free?
Do BRIO Smart Tech Sound or POGS headphones have ads?
Which is updated more often, BRIO Smart Tech Sound or POGS headphones?
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