Comparison

AsteraApp vs Core TV

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

Core TV

Securely share live video streams with clients or crew members without granting IP or admin access. Invite users via email to view encrypted streams, ensuring only authorized individuals can watch.

Highlights
  • Secure live stream access
  • Email invitations for viewers
  • Encrypted video streams
  • No IP address sharing
  • Admin privilege control
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Core TV is the most secure, streamlined way for your clients or crew members to monitor your live video. With Core TV, you can give people real-time access to watch your live stream without giving them your device’s IP address or admin privileges on your Teradek Core dashboard. Simply invite users to your stream via email. Core TV even encrypts your stream, so nobody outside of your organization can access your video.

Screenshots

AsteraApp4 screens
Core TV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Core TV at 4.2 against AsteraApp's 2.3. Core TV also leads on device support (5 vs 3). AsteraApp's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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

Core TV holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AsteraApp has 51 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AsteraApp ships an update every 3 weeks, Core TV every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AsteraApp versus Core TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsteraAppCore TV
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (51 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS10.3 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAstera LED Technology GmbHTeradek

Customer experience

AsteraApp

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

Core TV

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

AsteraApp

No in-app purchases

None

Core TV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AsteraApp free?
AsteraApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Core TV free?
Core TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AsteraApp or Core TV?
Core TV is rated higher. AsteraApp averages 2.3 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Core TV averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do AsteraApp or Core TV have ads?
Neither AsteraApp nor Core TV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AsteraApp or Core TV?
AsteraApp ships an update every 3 weeks, and Core TV every 6 weeks. Most recently, AsteraApp was updated on August 14, 2026 and Core TV on September 17, 2026.

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