Comparison

AsteraApp vs Live Mobile V3

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

Head to head
About

AsteraApp

Control complex lighting setups with customizable programs and effects. Prepare lights for wireless DMX, diagnose, update, and reset them. Features include beat-synced effects, group management, and power-saving standby.

Highlights
  • Customizable programs and effects
  • Wireless DMX preparation
  • Light diagnostics and updates
  • Beat-synced effects (Auto BPM)
  • Group management (Targets)
  • Scheduled Standby
  • Dynamic PowerBoost
Features
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The AsteraApp™ offers intuitive and fast control of complex lighting setups with fully customizable programs and effects. The App is also used to prepare Astera lights for wireless DMX by sending addresses and profilesto them. In addition, lamps can be diagnosed, updated or reset from the AsteraApp™. Here are some of the features: 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 AsteraApp™ is packed with many additional items and new features are frequently added via software update.

About

Live Mobile V3

Control your lighting equipment remotely from any location. Connects to PC software to mirror your lighting control interface. Ideal for managing stage or event lighting setups.

Highlights
  • Remote lighting control
  • Connects to PC software
  • Mirrors control interface
  • Anywhere access
Features
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Live Mobile allows you to control your lighting equipment remotely from anywhere. Simply enter the IP address of the PC software "The Lighting Controller". Live Mobile automatically connects to the software, and it mirrors the screen called "Live".

Screenshots

AsteraApp4 screens
Live Mobile V33 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Live Mobile V3 at 3.4 against AsteraApp's 2.3. Live Mobile V3 also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 28%). AsteraApp's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 9). 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

Live Mobile V3 holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AsteraApp has 51 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of AsteraApp's written reviews are positive against 50% of Live Mobile V3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AsteraApp ships an update every 3 weeks, Live Mobile V3 every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AsteraApp versus Live Mobile V3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsteraAppLive Mobile V3
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (51 ratings)3.4 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAstera LED Technology GmbHThe Lighting Controller

Customer experience

AsteraApp

All ratings51 ratings
Positive29.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative68.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative63.4%

Live Mobile V3

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

AsteraApp

No in-app purchases

None

Live Mobile V3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AsteraApp free?
AsteraApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live Mobile V3 free?
Live Mobile V3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AsteraApp or Live Mobile V3?
Live Mobile V3 is rated higher. AsteraApp averages 2.3 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Live Mobile V3 averages 3.4 from 9 ratings.
Do AsteraApp or Live Mobile V3 have ads?
Neither AsteraApp nor Live Mobile V3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AsteraApp or Live Mobile V3?
AsteraApp ships an update every 3 weeks, and Live Mobile V3 every 33 months. Most recently, AsteraApp was updated on August 14, 2026 and Live Mobile V3 on September 15, 2026.

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