FlareCON vs Live Mobile V3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlareCON
Control lighting fixtures wirelessly with dynamic scene creation. Easily manage effects, group lights, and save/load shows for events. Designed for the FlareCON Air 2 hardware.
- Dynamic scene creation
- Create effects like Fade, Flicker, Paparazzi
- Find my Light
- Grouping fixtures
- Master commands
- Export and import shows
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Designed for easy operation, the FlareCON Air 2 by CHAUVET DJ is the ideal way to create dynamic scenes with WDMX enabled fixtures. For more information, check us out on www.chauvetdj.com What's new Completely fresh and updated look and experience for the FlareCON app. Easily create effects like Fade, Flicker, Paparazzi with few clicks, simple static scenes. Other new features: - Find my Light - Grouping Fixtures - Master Commands - Export and Import Shows - And more... User Manual: https://www.chauvetdj.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FlareCon-App_UM_Rev1_Draft1.pdf "Please note, this App is for the FlareCON Air 2, and will NOT function with FlareCON Air 1"
Live Mobile V3
Control your lighting equipment remotely from any location. Connects to PC software to mirror your lighting control interface. Ideal for managing stage or event lighting setups.
- Remote lighting control
- Connects to PC software
- Mirrors control interface
- Anywhere access
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Live Mobile allows you to control your lighting equipment remotely from anywhere. Simply enter the IP address of the PC software "The Lighting Controller". Live Mobile automatically connects to the software, and it mirrors the screen called "Live".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Live Mobile V3 at 3.4 against FlareCON's 1.2. Live Mobile V3 also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 10%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). FlareCON's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (73 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Live Mobile V3 holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlareCON has 73 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of FlareCON's written reviews are positive against 50% of Live Mobile V3's.
FlareCON ships an update every 4 months, Live Mobile V3 every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlareCON | Live Mobile V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (73 ratings) | 3.4 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chauvet Professional | The Lighting Controller |
Customer experience
FlareCON
Live Mobile V3
Bugs and requests
FlareCON
Reported bugs
17 issues- App does not connect to FlareCON Air/Air 1/Air 2
- Connection drops after phone powers down
- Auto channel selector not functioning
- Presets not saving between sessions
- Shows randomly disappearing/being deleted
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- Cannot save more than 6-7 presets without data loss
- Backup and restore feature failing
- All color wheel controls offset/incorrect
- Master dimmer not working
- Auto programs starting wrong program
- Incompatible with iOS 15 and newer
- Crashes on iPhone XS and newer models
- App crashes on iPad with current OS
- Incompatible with original FlareCON on Apple devices
- Cannot expand manual on mobile devices
- Lights going dark when switching between shows
- No delay compensation between old and new versions
Requested features
14 requests- Restore previous app version (2.0/1.0)
- Add fade, pulse, strobe, and chase effects
- Sound activation mode
- More than 9 programmable buttons/scenes
- Individual fixture addressing
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- Full DMX channel control (512 channels)
- Support for additional fixture types (GigBar 2, Flex Q, Tri6)
- UV control access
- Landscape/rotation support for iPad
- Ability to name scenes on shows screen
- Save fixture patches to avoid re-selection
- sACN stream recording and playback
- Better manual and documentation
- Option to keep old app alongside new version
Live Mobile V3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FlareCON
No in-app purchases
Live Mobile V3
No in-app purchases
