FlareCON vs Custom Sound Box
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"
Custom Sound Box
Create a personalized soundboard by recording, importing, or sharing audio clips. Organize sounds with folders and customizable tags, and play them instantly or layered. Sync with iCloud and use widgets or Shortcuts for quick access.
- Record custom audio clips
- Import and share audio files
- Play multiple sounds simultaneously
- Organize with folders and tags
- Sync sounds with iCloud
- Home Screen widgets and Shortcuts support
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Create your own personal soundboard with audio clips from friends, family, your files, and the web. Record a sound, import audio from your device, or use the iOS share sheet to add supported audio files directly to Sound Box. Tap any sound to play it instantly, or play multiple sounds at once for layered reactions, effects, and voice clips. Keep your soundboard organized with folders, colorful tags, search, sorting, and drag-and-drop ordering. Customize tags with colors and images, sync your sounds with iCloud, and play favorites faster from Home Screen widgets or Shortcuts. Features: • Record custom audio clips • Import and share audio files into the app • Trim sounds and adjust volume • Play multiple sounds at once, or one at a time • Organize with folders and tags • Customize tags with colors and images • Search, sort, and reorder sounds • Sync with iCloud • Play sounds from Home Screen widgets • Use Shortcuts to record, play, and stop sounds • Remove ads with an optional in-app purchase Build a custom soundboard for jokes, games, reactions, podcasts, streams, classrooms, events, or anywhere you need the right sound at the right time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Custom Sound Box at 81% against FlareCON's 10%. Custom Sound Box also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). FlareCON's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Custom Sound Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FlareCON asks for nothing beyond the download.
Custom Sound Box holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Custom Sound Box has 974 ratings behind it against 77, 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 81% of Custom Sound Box's.
FlareCON ships an update every 4 months, Custom Sound Box weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlareCON | Custom Sound Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (77 ratings) | 4.8 (974 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 | 974 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chauvet Professional | William Wilson |
Customer experience
FlareCON
Custom Sound Box
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
Custom Sound Box
From 974 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Customizable soundboard
- 💡 Ability to record and import own sounds
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing interface
- 💰 Reasonable pricing for ad-free version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and playback issues
- 🔊 Lack of volume/gain control for individual sounds
- 🔍 Difficulty organizing and managing large sound libraries
- 📤 Limited export/import options for soundboards
- 📢 Intrusive ads in free version
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
Custom Sound Box
Reported bugs
4 issues- Recording and editing sounds can be glitchy
- Scrolling issues when tapping on buttons
- Inconsistent behavior when playing overlapping sounds
- Occasional crashes when deleting or rearranging sounds
Requested features
5 requests- Add equalizer and volume controls for individual sounds
- Implement a repeat/loop function for sounds
- Allow uploading of video clips as sound sources
- Improve sorting and organization tools for sound libraries
- Provide export/import options for soundboards
In-app purchases
FlareCON
No in-app purchases
Custom Sound Box
- Remove Ads$1.29
Questions
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