FlySmash vs Popcons

Join the citizen-science movement to protect New York City's trees, parks, and green spaces from invasive Spotted Lanternflies. Spotted Lanternflies pose a severe threat to street trees, park canopies, and urban gardens across the five boroughs. FlySmash turns pest management into an instant, collective mapping mission. Whether walking through Central Park, commuting, or exploring your neighborhood, use FlySmash to log sightings, track infestation patterns, and defend NYC’s local ecosystem. Instant 1-Tap Logging Open the app and log a smash in under 3 seconds. No upfront account creation, passwords, or registration walls required to start recording data. High-Contrast Outdoor Map Designed for real-world outdoor fieldwork and city streets. Our custom, high-contrast map ensures complete readability under direct sunlight. View verified community pins across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Lifecycle Stage Tracking Accurately categorize encounters by biological growth stage: Egg Masses: Spot early clusters on tree bark, stone, or building facades. Nymphs: Track early-stage black or vibrant red-and-black hoppers. Adults: Log mature winged pests before they lay new egg masses. NYC Leaderboards & Neighborhood Impact Keep an accurate count of your personal smashes—from single spots on the sidewalk to major swarm clearances. Track community totals and see how your borough stacks up on local heatmaps. Privacy-First Architecture Guest First: Track smashes locally without handing over personal email or contact info. No Background Location: Location services run exclusively when the app is open to place pin coordinates. Zero Data Sales: We do not run ad trackers, bundle third-party telemetry, or sell user location data. Anonymous Pins: Public map overlays display sightings anonymously. Download FlySmash today and help build the cleanest, most efficient ecological dataset protecting NYC's trees.

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.