Pulze Editor vs Swimcast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pulze Editor
Manage your Hotone Pulze Bluetooth Modeling Amplifier with this intuitive app. Access full effects chains, download and upload custom tones from a growing community, and back up your settings. Easily tweak parameters for a seamless audio experience.
- Full effects chain access
- Download/upload tones
- Intuitive user interface
- Tone library access
- Import/export global settings
- Data backup
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This app is designed to manage the Hotone Pulze Bluetooth Modeling Amplifier. With the app you can get access to full effects chain/parameters, download/upload tones via Hotone Community, etc. ● Intuitive UI The Pulze Editor features a straight forward, intuitive user interface which makes tweaking parameters a breeze. ● The growing community Sigh in with a Hotone account so you can launch Hotone Community to view Pulze's growing tone library, download the tones made by worldwide players/artists or just share your stellar tones. ● Import/export and backup You can use the app not only to import/export tones you downloaded, but also global settings. Don't forget to backup your data if needed! For more Pulze information: www.hotone.com *Bluetooth® is a trademark owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. This trademark was used merely to identify a functional characteristic of the product.
Swimcast
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Swimming is better with a good podcast. But Bluetooth does not work underwater, and keeping MP3 swim headphones updated can feel like a chore. Swimcast makes it easy to bring fresh episodes with you, wherever you are. Connect your swim headphones to your iPhone, choose the episodes you want, tap sync, and you are ready for the water. No laptop. No file dragging. No stale playlist from three weeks ago. Whether you are heading to the pool, standing by the lake, or packing for the beach, Swimcast helps you turn swim time into podcast time. With Swimcast you can: - Find and add your favorite podcasts - Pick the latest episodes before you swim - Sync episodes directly from your iPhone - Reorder what plays first - Keep your swim headphones fresh without the usual hassle Made for casual swimmers, podcast lovers, and anyone who wants something good to listen to while doing laps. Swimcast works with MP3 swim headphones and audio folders accessible through the iOS folder picker, including OpenSwim-style devices. Swimcast is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Shokz.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Swimcast at every 5 weeks against Pulze Editor's every 4 months. Pulze Editor's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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 — 5.0 for Pulze Editor against 5.0 for Swimcast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Pulze Editor ships an update every 4 months, Swimcast every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pulze Editor | Swimcast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 651 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hotone | nxz91 Capital UG (haftungsbeschrankt) |
In-app purchases
Pulze Editor
No in-app purchases
Swimcast
No in-app purchases
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