Comparison

WELLCOM vs AsteraNext

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WELLCOM

This entertainment app allows users to create dynamic lighting scenes using WDMX enabled fixtures. It's designed for straightforward operation, making it ideal for controlling professional lighting setups.

Highlights
  • Create dynamic lighting scenes
  • WDMX enabled fixture control
  • Easy operation
  • Professional lighting setup
Features
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Designed for easy operation, the WELL COM by CHAUVET Professional is the ideal way to create dynamic scenes with WDMX enabled fixtures. For more information, check us out at www.chauvetprofessional.com

About

AsteraNext

Control complex lighting setups with intuitive tools for creating custom programs and effects. Manage DMX addresses, diagnose and update fixtures, and ensure seamless runtime for your productions.

Highlights
  • Intuitive lighting control
  • Customizable programs and effects
  • DMX address and footprint setup
  • Fixture diagnosis and updates
  • Layer effects for pixel control
  • Scheduled standby mode
Features
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The AsteraNext offers intuitive and fast control of complex lighting setups of current and upcoming Astera products. It provides fully customizable programs and effects and also it is designed to work seamlessly with other control methods. It can set up DMX addresses and footprints for CRMX control. In addition, lamps can be diagnosed, updated or reset from the AsteraNext. Here are some of the features: Layer Effects It is now easier than ever to control pixels of your Astera lights and create complex effects. CRMX Support That would make it much easier for customers to understand how the DMX works, also easier to operate the CRMX module. Talkback+ Detect all available lights, set them up, check their status, configure DMX addresses and DMX profiles. Seamless Runtime Set the length of your production and be sure that your lights won`t run out while still getting the maximum brightness. Effects Quickly build programs out of colors and effects, trigger them or make them match a beat. Targets Quickly create groups of lights, assign positions and select which lights should receive commands. Scheduled StandBy Switch lights into power-saving standby and schedule them to wake up when the production starts. Dynamic PowerBoost This exclusive feature makes the light able to display the maximum brightness at all time and intensify non-white colors. Green/Magenta Correction Adjust green/magenta during content creation to reduce postproduction work. Emergency Lights Switches to white light when AC power is cut to keep your event save DJ Feature Auto BPM analyzes the beat and matches programs to it, flash buttons can trigger special effects while being held down. Other Features The AsteraNext is packed with many additional items and new features are frequently added via software update.

Screenshots

WELLCOM4 screens
AsteraNext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WELLCOM at 4.7 against AsteraNext's 2.3. AsteraNext's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 35 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WELLCOM holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of WELLCOM's written reviews are positive against 50% of AsteraNext's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WELLCOM ships an update every 35 months, AsteraNext every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WELLCOM versus AsteraNext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWELLCOMAsteraNext
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better2.3 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChauvet ProfessionalAstera LED Technology GmbH

Customer experience

WELLCOM

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

AsteraNext

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

WELLCOM

No in-app purchases

None

AsteraNext

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WELLCOM free?
WELLCOM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AsteraNext free?
AsteraNext is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WELLCOM or AsteraNext?
WELLCOM is rated higher. WELLCOM averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while AsteraNext averages 2.3 from 8 ratings.
Do WELLCOM or AsteraNext have ads?
Neither WELLCOM nor AsteraNext shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WELLCOM or AsteraNext?
WELLCOM ships an update every 35 months, and AsteraNext every 3 weeks. Most recently, WELLCOM was updated on October 6, 2026 and AsteraNext on October 3, 2026.

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