Comparison

ASIAIR vs AstroFileViewer

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

Head to head
About

ASIAIR

This app acts as an intelligent wireless controller for astrophotography, enabling control of various cameras and equatorial mounts. It offers comprehensive tools for deep-sky and planetary imaging, including focusing, alignment, and stacking, all accessible from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Wireless camera and mount control
  • DSLR/MILC and equatorial mount support
  • Built-in SkyAtlas for imaging tasks
  • Auto-focus and polar alignment
  • Live stacking and post-stacking
  • Multi-target and mosaic planning
Features
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ASIAIR is an intelligent wireless controller that includes the device and app. You can control all ASI USB 3.0 and Mini-series cameras, selected DSLRs/MILCs, and popular equatorial mounts. Also, you can handle more gears, such as EFW and EAF from ZWO. Just connect your phone or pad to ASIAIR WiFi and explore the universe. ASIAIR has SkyAtlas built-in. It can handle almost all DSO and Planetary imaging tasks. Such as preview, plate solve, auto-focus, polar-align, guiding, plan (multi-target, mosaic), video recording, live stacking, post-stacking, etc. You can even share and chat with global Astro-pals.

About

AstroFileViewer

View astronomical image files like FITS and XISF on your iPhone or iPad. Get an early impression of your data with PixInsight-compatible auto-stretching, gradient control, and noise reduction. Fun and useful for astrophotographers.

Highlights
  • Open FITS and XISF files from various sources
  • PixInsight-compatible STF auto-stretch
  • Mono and RGB image support with OSC debayer
  • Dark point and contrast sliders
  • Color saturation adjustment
  • GPU bilateral denoise
  • Gradient correction
Features
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AstroFileViewer lets you open and view astronomical image files (FITS and XISF) directly on your iPhone or iPad. Whether you receive a sub-exposure via AirDrop, download one from Safari, or browse your imaging files in the Files app — AstroFileViewer displays them with a proper PixInsight-compatible STF auto-stretch so you can actually see what's in your data. Why stretching, gradient control and denoising on an iPhone? Simple. You get an early impression of how your data could look after post-processing. And it's simply fun too. Features: - Open FITS and XISF files from Files, Safari, AirDrop, email, Google Drive, or any share sheet - PixInsight-compatible Screen Transfer Function (STF) auto-stretch for proper visualization of linear astronomical data - Supports mono and RGB images from all major astro cameras, including OSC debayer (RGGB, GRBG, GBRG, BGGR) - Dark point slider — clip noisy backgrounds, just like AstroBlink on macOS - Contrast slider — S-curve with logarithmic response for fine control - Color saturation slider — boost Ha reds and OIII blues in your OSC data - GPU bilateral denoise — edge-preserving noise reduction, up to 300% strength - Gradient correction — auto-detects and removes linear light pollution gradients - Auto-rotate — landscape images automatically fill your screen in portrait mode - File history with swipe navigation — swipe left/right to flip through recently opened files, even after restarting the app - Recent files on start screen — thumbnail grid of your last 6 images for quick access - Tap-to-fullscreen — single tap hides all UI for distraction-free viewing - Pinch-to-zoom up to 10x with smooth panning - SNR and star count shown in the status bar - FITS/XISF header inspector — view all keywords with important ones highlighted - Save to Photos as a stretched JPEG with all adjustments baked in - Full compression support: LZ4, LZ4HC, zlib, zstd, fpack (Rice, GZIP), ByteShuffle - Persistent settings — all sliders and toggles remembered between sessions - Built-in help section — tap the ? icon anytime - All processing happens on the GPU. All sliders respond in real-time. AstroFileViewer registers as a handler for .xisf, .fits, .fit, and .fts files on your device. No account required. No internet connection needed. Your files stay on your device. Built by an astrophotographer, for astrophotographers.

Screenshots

ASIAIR4 screens
AstroFileViewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AstroFileViewer at 100% against ASIAIR's 52%. AstroFileViewer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). ASIAIR's advantage is ratings volume (245 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

AstroFileViewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASIAIR has 245 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of ASIAIR's written reviews are positive against 100% of AstroFileViewer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ASIAIR ships an update every 2 months, AstroFileViewer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ASIAIR versus AstroFileViewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASIAIRAstroFileViewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (245 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings245 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSuZhou ZWO Co., LtdJoerg Klaas

Customer experience

ASIAIR

All ratings239 ratings
Positive71.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive52.3%
Neutral11.6%
Negative36.2%

AstroFileViewer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ASIAIR

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes and freezes with recent updates
  • Guiding and tracking issues after updates
  • Connectivity problems with certain mounts
  • Polar alignment and plate solving failures
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved object catalog and sky atlas
  • Support for more camera brands and models
  • Mosaic imaging capabilities
  • Customizable file naming and organization
  • Notifications and alerts for issues during sessions

AstroFileViewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ASIAIR

No in-app purchases

None

AstroFileViewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ASIAIR free?
ASIAIR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AstroFileViewer free?
AstroFileViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ASIAIR or AstroFileViewer?
AstroFileViewer is rated higher. ASIAIR averages 3.9 out of 5 from 245 ratings, while AstroFileViewer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ASIAIR or AstroFileViewer have ads?
Neither ASIAIR nor AstroFileViewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ASIAIR or AstroFileViewer?
ASIAIR ships an update every 2 months, and AstroFileViewer every 11 days. Most recently, ASIAIR was updated on November 6, 2026 and AstroFileViewer on October 31, 2026.

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