FlareCON vs Texas Eclipse
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"
Texas Eclipse
Navigate a multi-day music, art, and innovation festival with this comprehensive event companion. Explore artist lineups, interactive maps, event schedules, and essential health and safety information to enhance your festival experience.
- Explore artist lineups
- Interactive festival map
- Event and speaker schedules
- Health and safety information
- Event navigation
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Texas Eclipse Festival App - Your Ultimate Companion for an Unforgettable Event Experience! Discover a world of music, art, and innovation like never before as we bring together the best DJs, musicians, and artists for four days and nights of pure magic. With the Texas Eclipse Festival App, you'll have everything you need to navigate this extraordinary event. Explore the lineup, interact with the festival map, see the schedules for events, speakers and other activities, receive health & safety information, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: FlareCON at 73 against Texas Eclipse's 1. FlareCON also leads on review sentiment (10% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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.
FlareCON holds the better App Store score, 1.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlareCON has 73 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Texas Eclipse's.
| Parameter | FlareCON | Texas Eclipse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (73 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Chauvet Professional | DDP Worldwide Inc |
Customer experience
FlareCON
Texas Eclipse
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
Texas Eclipse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FlareCON
No in-app purchases
Texas Eclipse
No in-app purchases
