FlareCON vs Mackie SRM
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"
Mackie SRM
Control your Mackie SRM-Flex Portable Column PA System wirelessly via Bluetooth. Adjust channel EQ, reverb, voicing modes, levels, and LED settings. Save and recall system configurations with snapshots.
- Wireless Bluetooth control
- Channel EQ adjustment
- Reverb and voicing modes
- Channel and master level control
- LED bar and front LED modes
- System snapshot saving
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SRM-Flex Connect™ gives you complete wireless control over your Mackie SRM-Flex Portable Column PA System via Bluetooth®. Demo mode available in-app to try before you buy. Features • Channel EQ • Channel Reverb and Modes • Voicing Modes • Channel and Master Levels • LED Bar and Front LED Modes • System Snapshots
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mackie SRM at 3.0 against FlareCON's 1.2. FlareCON's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (73 vs 9). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Mackie SRM holds the better App Store score, 3.0 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 13% of Mackie SRM's.
FlareCON ships an update every 4 months, Mackie SRM every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlareCON | Mackie SRM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (73 ratings) | 3.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chauvet Professional | Loud Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
FlareCON
Mackie SRM
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
Mackie SRM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FlareCON
No in-app purchases
Mackie SRM
No in-app purchases
