Astral Hoops vs 1000 Museum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astral Hoops
Control and customize smart hoops with this companion app. Design custom light patterns from images, browse built-in designs, and choreograph performances. Updates and Apple Watch control are also included.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Browse 148 built-in patterns
- Custom pattern design from images
- Choreography routine playback
- Multi-hoop synchronization
- Firmware updates
- Apple Watch control
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Astral Hoops is the companion app for Atomic V AF products. Connect over Bluetooth and the Astral becomes something you can play, paint, and choreograph. REMOTE Browse 148 built-in patterns with live swatches, then dial in color and speed. Save favorites to the hoop's slots so your go-to looks are a tap away, even with the phone in your pocket. Control several hoops at once and keep them in sync. DESIGNER Turn any image into a persistence-of-vision pattern and send it straight to your Astral. Pull from your photo library, the Community Gallery, or your Astral Cloud library shared with the web Designer. CHOREO *NEW* Import choreography routines from Astral Cloud and run them from your phone, so a whole performance plays out on the hoop exactly as you planned it. UPDATES Install new firmware at the touch of a button. APPLE WATCH *NEW* Change patterns and colors from your wrist with the companion watch app. Astral Hoops works with Atomic V AF models only.
1000 Museum
Manage your residence remotely with this app. Access facility reservations, concierge services, visitor access, and deliveries. Communicate with neighbors and staff through an internal messaging system, all from your mobile device.
- Facility reservations
- Concierge services
- Visitor access control
- Delivery management
- Internal messaging system
- Repair requests
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1000 Museum is your private gate to your very own residence, wherever you might be. Access your Facilities Reservations, Concierge, Front Desk and Repair Requests, control Visitors Access, view and accept Deliveries, keep in touch thru our Internal Messaging System, all thru your iPhone or iPad, no matter where you are. Since 1000 Museum uses GPS Localization running on the background in order to improve the accuracy of some of its features, the continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Astral Hoops at every 3 weeks against 1000 Museum's every 6 months. Astral Hoops also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Astral Hoops against 5.0 for 1000 Museum. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astral Hoops has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Astral Hoops ships an update every 3 weeks, 1000 Museum every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astral Hoops | 1000 Museum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astral Hoops | Unified Technology Group, LLC |
In-app purchases
Astral Hoops
No in-app purchases
1000 Museum
No in-app purchases
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