FlareCON vs Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner
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"
Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner
This tool helps you plan your guitar pedalboard setup. Visualize your effects pedals and create your ideal rig layout before you buy.
- Pedalboard rig planning
- Effects pedal visualization
- Layout design
- Rig building tool
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Pedalboard Planner is brought to you free of charge by your friends at Pedaltrain. Born on October 27, 2009, Pedalboardplanner.com is Pedaltrain's ground-breaking planning tool for planning your Pedaltrain pedalboard rig
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner at 2.1 against FlareCON's 1.2. Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 10%). FlareCON's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 10). 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.
Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlareCON has 77 ratings behind it against 10, 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 24% of Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner's.
FlareCON ships an update every 4 months, Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlareCON | Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (77 ratings) | 2.1 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 23.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chauvet Professional | Pro Stage Gear, LLC |
Customer experience
FlareCON
Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner
User reviews
FlareCON
From 77 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Color mixing and customization features
- 📱 Wireless control convenience
- 👍 User-friendly interface (older versions)
- 🔌 Easy connection to fixtures (when working)
- 💾 Scene/preset storage capability
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connectivity failures
- 😤 Non-intuitive user interface
- ⚠️ Incompatible with older FlareCON devices
- 🔄 Unreliable app performance
- 📉 Significant regression from previous version
Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner
From 10 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Helpful for planning pedalboards
- 👍 Great concept
- 👍 Useful for visualizing pedal layouts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent pedal sizes
- 🐛 Buggy, crashes frequently
- 🐛 Missing many popular pedal models
- 🐛 Difficult to accurately plan boards
- 🐛 Saved boards/layouts deleted with updates
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
Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner
Reported bugs
4 issues- App gets stuck on loading screen
- Pedals disappear from saved layouts
- Frequent crashes and glitches
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add more pedal brands and models
- Allow users to add custom pedals
- Improve search and filtering
- Add ability to save and load layouts
- Improve UI and navigation
In-app purchases
FlareCON
No in-app purchases
Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FlareCON free?
Is Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner free?
Which has better reviews, FlareCON or Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner?
Do FlareCON or Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner have ads?
Which is updated more often, FlareCON or Pedaltrain Pedalboard Planner?
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