AsteraApp vs NFCSetter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable programs and effects
- Wireless DMX preparation
- Light diagnostics and updates
- Beat-synced effects (Auto BPM)
- Group management (Targets)
- Scheduled Standby
- Dynamic PowerBoost
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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.
NFCSetter
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Our app enables NFC configuration for our products, allowing you to modify product information using an iPhone even when the device is powered off. Simple, fast, and cable-free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NFCSetter at every 6 days against AsteraApp's every 3 weeks. AsteraApp's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
AsteraApp ships an update every 3 weeks, NFCSetter every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AsteraApp | NFCSetter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (55 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astera LED Technology GmbH | 春维 蔡 |
In-app purchases
AsteraApp
No in-app purchases
NFCSetter
No in-app purchases









