Comparison

Swarm II vs AI Race Engineer

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

Head to head
About

Swarm II

This app enhances your gaming headset experience with premium audio and chat clarity. It allows for customization of audio and microphone settings, creation of custom EQs, and ensures your headset firmware is up-to-date.

Highlights
  • Customize audio settings
  • Adjust microphone settings
  • Design custom EQs
  • Update headset firmware
  • Premium audio quality
  • Exceptional chat clarity
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

AI Race Engineer

Transform your smartphone into a real race engineer for supported racing simulators. Get real-time coaching, strategy advice, and performance analysis through voice commands and live telemetry data. Optimize your racecraft and setups with AI-driven insights.

Highlights
  • Real-time voice coaching
  • Live telemetry analysis
  • Race strategy optimization
  • AI-assisted setup suggestions
  • Corner-by-corner performance breakdown
  • Qualifying cycle management
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AI Race Engineer — Your personal AI race engineer Turn your smartphone into a real race engineer. Talk, listen, drive — like a driver on the pit wall. SUPPORTED GAMES F1 2020, F1 2021, F1 22, F1 23, F1 24, F1 25 and F1 26, plus Gran Turismo 7. PC COMPANION (WINDOWS) Run the Windows companion and the app at the same time: a full landscape dashboard on your PC screen, with your phone or tablet still live beside it. The companion reads the game telemetry and relays it to the app, so the game only ever needs one address — and there is no extra dashboard software to install. Assetto Corsa Competizione is supported in the companion only (beta), not on phone or tablet. TALK TO YOUR ENGINEER Ask "Tyre strategy?", "Leader's lap time?", "Where am I losing time?" — your engineer answers instantly. Say "RADIO", then ask out loud (internet recommended for the best voice experience). On supported titles, PRO users can map a controller or wheel button to the radio. CONNECTED TO YOUR GAMES IN REAL TIME Connect directly to leading racing simulators. The app auto-detects your game and reads live data: on full-grid titles — tyres, weather, standings, gaps and rival strategies; on single-car sims — your live car data (tyres, fuel, lap and corner data). On grid titles, enable telemetry in the game first. The richer the data, the deeper the coaching. FULL RACE COACHING Your engineer manages the race like a real strategist: pit timing, undercut, tyre wear, weather alerts, Safety Car, fuel, ERS, penalties — every call in real time. Proactive coaching works trackside, even offline. QUALIFYING DONE RIGHT The full qualifying cycle: gap on the outlap, total radio silence on the push lap, sector-by-sector debrief after each run, automatic re-push detection. CORNER-BY-CORNER ANALYSIS After a flying lap, your engineer tells you where you're losing time and in which phase — braking, apex or acceleration. Ask anytime, in qualifying, practice and time trial. AI-ASSISTED SETUP (PRO · Practice & Time Trial) Just drive. After a few clean laps: "We've got data — box now to adjust the setup." Choose Performance, Stability or Baseline, and optionally describe the car's feel by voice. The engineer studies your best lap and feedback to suggest setup changes for the track, conditions and your driving. Internet required. F1, Gran Turismo and Assetto Corsa Competizione are trademarks of their respective owners and are not affiliated with AI Race Engineer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://airaceengineer.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://airaceengineer.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Swarm II4 screens
AI Race Engineer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AI Race Engineer at 100% against Swarm II's 41%. AI Race Engineer also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). Swarm II's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (15K vs 13). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. AI Race Engineer sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Swarm II asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Swarm II holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swarm II has 15K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Swarm II's written reviews are positive against 100% of AI Race Engineer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swarm II ships an update every 6 weeks, AI Race Engineer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Swarm II versus AI Race Engineer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwarm IIAI Race Engineer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15K ratings) — better4.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTurtle Beach, Inc.Johan Melot

Customer experience

Swarm II

All ratings15,346 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative51.6%

AI Race Engineer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

AI Race Engineer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Swarm II

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

AI Race Engineer

Subscriptions3
  • PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
  • PRO Season Pass7 Days trial$14.993 Months
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$47.991 Year
One-time7
  • 250 Tokens$3.99
  • Gift 1 month PRO$6.99
  • 750 Tokens$8.99
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  • Gift 3 months PRO$14.99
  • Gift 1 year PRO$47.99
  • PRO Lifetime$144.99
  • Gift lifetime PRO$144.99

Questions

Is Swarm II free?
Swarm II is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Race Engineer free?
AI Race Engineer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Swarm II or AI Race Engineer?
Swarm II is rated higher. Swarm II averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while AI Race Engineer averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Swarm II or AI Race Engineer have ads?
Neither Swarm II nor AI Race Engineer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swarm II or AI Race Engineer?
Swarm II ships an update every 6 weeks, and AI Race Engineer every 3 days. Most recently, Swarm II was updated on November 6, 2026 and AI Race Engineer on November 5, 2026.

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