Swarm II vs Popcons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swarm II
Enhance your gaming audio experience with advanced customization. This app allows you to update headset firmware, fine-tune audio and microphone settings, and create personalized equalizers for superior sound.
- Firmware updates
- Audio settings customization
- Microphone settings customization
- Custom EQ design
- Premium audio quality enhancement
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The Turtle Beach Swarm II app is designed for the latest generation of our award winning gaming headsets which bring premium audio quality, exceptional chat clarity and unmatched comfort to your gaming multiverse. Swarm II keeps you up-to-date with the latest product firmware and allows you to customize audio & microphone settings, design custom EQs, and more.
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: Swarm II at 4.7 against Popcons's 1.0. Swarm II also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Swarm II holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swarm II has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Swarm II ships an update every 6 weeks, Popcons monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swarm II | Popcons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Turtle Beach, Inc. | Zuru_Tech |
Bugs and requests
Swarm II
Reported bugs
4 issues- Firmware update issues
- Headset disconnects randomly
- Volume controls not working
- Microphone not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode support
- Numerical EQ settings
- Persistent settings
- Improved mic monitoring controls
Popcons
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Swarm II
No in-app purchases
Popcons
No in-app purchases









