H8 Control vs AsteraNext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
H8 Control
Control your ZOOM H8 audio recorder wirelessly from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Manage recording, playback, and input levels remotely. Requires a BTA-1 wireless adapter.
- Wireless control of ZOOM H8
- Remote recording, playback, and stopping
- Search forward functionality
- Input level monitoring
- iOS device compatibility
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H8 Control is an app that enables wireless control of the ZOOM H8. An iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be used as a remote control for an H8. Key functions, including recording, playback, stopping and searching forward, are possible. Input levels can also be monitored. Note: A BTA-1 wireless adapter is necessary to operate an H8 with H8 Control.
AsteraNext
Control complex lighting setups with intuitive tools for creating custom programs and effects. Manage DMX addresses, diagnose and update fixtures, and ensure seamless runtime for your productions.
- Intuitive lighting control
- Customizable programs and effects
- DMX address and footprint setup
- Fixture diagnosis and updates
- Layer effects for pixel control
- Scheduled standby mode
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The AsteraNext offers intuitive and fast control of complex lighting setups of current and upcoming Astera products. It provides fully customizable programs and effects and also it is designed to work seamlessly with other control methods. It can set up DMX addresses and footprints for CRMX control. In addition, lamps can be diagnosed, updated or reset from the AsteraNext. Here are some of the features: Layer Effects It is now easier than ever to control pixels of your Astera lights and create complex effects. CRMX Support That would make it much easier for customers to understand how the DMX works, also easier to operate the CRMX module. 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 AsteraNext is packed with many additional items and new features are frequently added via software update.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AsteraNext at 2.3 against H8 Control's 1.6. AsteraNext also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 10%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
AsteraNext holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of H8 Control's written reviews are positive against 50% of AsteraNext's.
H8 Control ships an update every 8 months, AsteraNext every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | H8 Control | AsteraNext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (15 ratings) | 2.3 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZOOM CORPORATION | Astera LED Technology GmbH |
Customer experience
H8 Control
AsteraNext
In-app purchases
H8 Control
No in-app purchases
AsteraNext
No in-app purchases







