Insect Cage vs Asterist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Insect Cage
Experience the sounds of nature with this app, featuring four distinct insect soundscapes. Simply place your device in a room and enjoy the ambient insect songs. Note that the app requires the screen to be on and does not support background playback.
- Four insect sound types
- Ambient nature sounds
- Simple interface
- Relaxing soundscapes
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Insect cage is an app that hear the sound of insects. It contains 4 kinds of insects. Put your iPhone on the corner of your room, and enjoy the song of insects. ※ This App can not work in background. If you turn off the display of your device, the sounds will be stop.
Asterist
Create personalized constellations using real astronomical data and GPS. Add text and images to tell stories behind your creations, which move with the night sky. Save and share your constellations with others.
- Create personal constellations
- Use real astronomical data
- Add text and images to constellations
- Constellations move with the night sky
- Save and share constellations
- Learn star names
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Asterist allows players to connect stars, using real astronomical data and GPS positioning to creating personal constellations that move in real time with night sky. Add text and images to tell the story or meaning behind each created constellation. Create constellations representing aspirational hopes, memorials for loved ones, commemorative moments, journal entries, and creative writing. Watch the seasons change move your own creation across the sky. You can also learn the names of the stars in your created constellations and deepen your understanding of our cosmos! All constellation and other data is privately stored on your phone, nothing is collected or shared. Asterist allows players to save constellations as files that can be opened by others who have the app as well. Gather a personalized night sky full of a collection of stories from friends and others.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Asterist at 5.0 against Insect Cage's 3.9. Asterist also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Insect Cage's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Insect Cage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Asterist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Asterist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Insect Cage has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Insect Cage | Asterist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STUDIO-KURA | Martha Campos |
Customer experience
Insect Cage
Asterist
In-app purchases
Insect Cage
- Remove Ad$1.99
Asterist
No in-app purchases
