Los Angeles Comic Con vs Popcons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Los Angeles Comic Con
Your official guide to LA's premier pop culture event, covering comics, gaming, cosplay, and anime. Plan your visit to the Los Angeles Convention Center from September 26-28, 2025.
- Event information
- Schedule details
- Venue map
- Pop culture coverage
- Cosplay and anime focus
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The official L.A. Comic Con app is your guide to all things L.A. Comic Con! Plan your weekend, explore the full programming schedule, check out celebrity guests, find autograph and photo op times, browse exhibitors and Artist Alley, navigate the show floor, and keep track of everything you want to see and do. From comics, gaming and anime to cosplay, panels, shopping and more, the app makes it easy to get the most out of L.A. Comic Con. L.A. Comic Con returns October 30 – November 1, 2026 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Download the app, build your weekend, and get ready to geek out in the heart of pop culture.
Popcons
Transform your collection into a personalized light show. Create and manage custom light board compositions, choose from a wide range of colors and animations, and control everything from your phone. Future updates will add character scanning capabilities.
- Create and organize light board compositions
- Customize colors and animations
- Intuitive and straightforward controls
- Future character scanning feature
- Personalized light shows
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POPCONS App is the companion app made for Popcons enthusiasts who want to do more with their collection. Connect your board, take control of your lights, and turn your collection into a fully personalized light show — right from your phone. Manage Your Compositions Create and organize your light board compositions with ease. Build the perfect setup, save your configurations, and switch between them whenever you want. Your board, your rules. Customize Colors & Animations Choose from a wide range of colors and dynamic lighting animations to match your mood, your room, or your style. Fine-tune every detail directly from the app — no limits to how you express yourself. Simple, Intuitive Controls POPCONS App is designed to be straightforward from the first tap. Whether you're setting up for the first time or tweaking an existing composition, the interface keeps everything clear and accessible. More Coming Soon Future updates will introduce character scanning — point your camera at your characters and let POPCONS App recognize and add them to your collection automatically. Stay tuned. POPCONS is just getting started. Download it today, connect your board, and see what your collection can really do. Download POPCONS App and light it up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Los Angeles Comic Con at 3.7 against Popcons's 1.0. Los Angeles Comic Con also leads on ratings volume (72 vs 4). Popcons's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Los Angeles Comic Con holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Los Angeles Comic Con has 72 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Los Angeles Comic Con ships an update every 12 months, Popcons monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Los Angeles Comic Con | Popcons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (72 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Comikaze Entertainment Inc. | Zuru_Tech |
In-app purchases
Los Angeles Comic Con
No in-app purchases
Popcons
No in-app purchases
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