Ketchup! vs Astera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ketchup!
Connect with fellow students, discover events, and stay updated on campus life. Engage in challenges, earn points, and compete for prizes within a dedicated student community.
- Student networking
- Event discovery
- Campus life updates
- Competitive challenges
- Prize earning
- Profile creation
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Are you on Ketchup yet? Join the Ketchup app to connect and meet fellow AMSIB students. Run by AMSIB and AMSIB’s student society; ACE, you will get access to events, socials, updates and everything about student life. Let’s “KETCHUP”! Set up your Ketchup profile and connect with friends. And if you are up for it, things can get competitive too. With the app you can compete to finish engaging challenges and earn points towards prizes.
Astera
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Collectible cards from the artists you love. Numbered. Verified. Yours. Astera turns moments from your favorite artists into limited collectible cards, won only on the gacha. Every card is issued in a fixed, numbered run — 25, 100, 250 — and every spin draws one card at random from the drop's remaining run. When a run is fully collected, it's closed forever. Every Astera is verified with a unique QR code and Astera ID. Build your collection, unlock exclusive Asteras, and show off your favorite cards with shareable certificates. Features * Gacha drops from real artists, musicians, and idols * Limited, numbered edition cards * Certificates of authenticity with QR codes and Astera IDs * Collector-only fan group chats and exclusive drops * Shareable certificate cards * New drops and releases every week Own the Moment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ketchup! at none against Astera's 5. Ketchup! also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Astera's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads 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. Astera sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Ketchup! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ketchup! ships an update every 6 months, Astera every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ketchup! | Astera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tactile B.V. | Trinket |
In-app purchases
Ketchup!
No in-app purchases
Astera
- One fan dance call$4.99
- One fan dance call$9.99
- One fan dance call$19.99
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- One fan dance call$29.99
- One fan dance call$49.99









