Comparison

Swarm II vs Popcons

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Firmware updates
  • Audio settings customization
  • Microphone settings customization
  • Custom EQ design
  • Premium audio quality enhancement
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Create and organize light board compositions
  • Customize colors and animations
  • Intuitive and straightforward controls
  • Future character scanning feature
  • Personalized light shows
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Swarm II4 screens
Popcons4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swarm II ships an update every 6 weeks, Popcons monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Swarm II versus Popcons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwarm IIPopcons
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTurtle 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

None

Swarm II

No in-app purchases

None

Popcons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swarm II free?
Swarm II is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Popcons free?
Popcons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Swarm II or Popcons?
Swarm II is rated higher. Swarm II averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Popcons averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Swarm II or Popcons have ads?
Neither Swarm II nor Popcons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swarm II or Popcons?
Swarm II ships an update every 6 weeks, and Popcons monthly. Most recently, Swarm II was updated on October 27, 2026 and Popcons on October 21, 2026.

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