Comparison

HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART vs AsteraApp

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART

This app generates test patterns and audio tones to help synchronize video and audio for various production and playback systems. It assists in correcting sync issues for cameras, editing software, live events, and home theaters.

Highlights
  • Audio delay adjustment for sync
  • Generates video/audio files for editing systems
  • Supports live event synchronization
  • Includes camera chip chart generator
  • Custom web browser with AV info
  • Continuous loop test pattern
Features
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HD AV SYNC TEST & CAMERA CHIP CHART GENERATOR (YOUTUBE, TIKTOK, All Video & Live Formats, SD, HD, 360...) When doing YouTube, Film & TV Production... don't you hate it when your audio is way out of sync with your picture!?? Or your Digital Cinema, or Big Live Music Stage Show, Home Theatre is out of sync!?!?!? What about bad focus, chroma, luminance...? This App helps you fix ALL of that!:^). Includes a VERY Detailed User Guide and Embedded Quicktime Movie Files. Just Aim your HD or SD Cameras and Mics at your Apple iDevice and adjust audio delay for sync! Simple & Quick. OR, copy the included HD video/audio files (iTunes File Sharing) to sync your Edit System (FCP, Avid, Premiere, Pro Tools, Edius, iMovie...) to Client monitors! Also can be used for live events to sync the stage to the back of the stadium, or in major motion picture theatres to your home theatre!:^) FOR - iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch & ANY Computer (Mac, PC, Linux, UNIX...)!:^). ALSO for Playout Servers for Broadcast. From JOHNAVATAR.com (The included Movie Files work on ANY Mac, PC, Linux, any system.) For Critical Professionals, where Sound and Picture MUST BE IN SYNC! This is a must have APP. ESSENTIAL FOR…. 1) HD, SD, Film & 360 Camera systems – (including Digital SLR… 5D, RED and etc.) used in Production, for example HD Studio's, where HD Video is captured separately from sound (TV Production, for example), or on a major feature film…. 2) Picture & Sound Edit Systems - Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid MediaComposer, Final Cut Pro all versions, EDIUS, ProTools, Logic… even iMovie and MicroSoft MovieMaker… all of them), 3) Graphics Systems, like After Effects, Maya, Cinema4D… all of them, to test to be sure you are in AV Sync, 4) Home Theatres, Digital Cinema's, Theatres… anywhere where you are concerned about Motion Picture and Sound Sync... 5) LIVE EVENTS – where you want to check Visual and Sound Sync from the stage to the back of the arena… 6) AND ALSO for WEB and MOBILE, where you want to be sure that what you upload, is actually in AV Sync!:^) (Check your YouTube Videos for proper sync.) 7) VR Headsets - Test to make sure your VR is in sync!!!!:^) (Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, MicroSoft HoloLens, ZEIS VR ONE, ZEIS Cinemizer, Playstation, ….) 8) Camera Chip Charts is included as a link, perfect for calibrating you camera (studio to consumer). OPERATION - Start up this APP, touch the RED ROUND Play Button on the Main / Web Screen and a non-stop, continuous loop of one (1) second of bars and tones plays, cut by one (1) second of black and silence plays 10 times, then repeats, until you TAP on screen and then TAP on X top left, or SWIPE DOWN to stop. There is a custom Web Browser as part of this APP, that includes LINKS to more AV Info, more AV Synce Movies, Chip Charts with explanation. This APP and the included ZIP file containing 8 Quicktime movie files (NTSC, PAL...), are used to set Video and Audio Sync on your Camera and Edit systems… also your Graphics systems, Digital Cinema theaters…. hundreds of uses, professional to consumer… including for WEB and MOBILE! Copy this APP's, ZIP File found in the iTunes "Apps", "File Sharing" window, to your edit, or graphics system, or any other system, for playback on those systems to check AV Sync, to your client monitor, you home theatre... whatever. The ZIP file contains 8 QuickTime Movie files (NTSC, PAL...) for HD projects (HDV codec) that work on any system, Mac, PC, Linux and etc. There also is an H264 file for use on UHD/HD TV's (for example) to major cinemas, using a USB Drive to playback from. CUSTOM WEB BROWSER INCLUDED – This APP also contains a complete, custom Web Browser with links to Google, YouTube and to WikiPedia and explanations of what AV Sync is all about and many other video/audio sync movies. If you have any questions, suggestions, or any comments at all, please email us. Sincerely, JOHNAVATAR.com Silicon Beach, CA 90402 USA Email: JohnAvatar@JohnAvatar.com

About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable programs and effects
  • Wireless DMX preparation
  • Light diagnostics and updates
  • Beat-synced effects (Auto BPM)
  • Group management (Targets)
  • Scheduled Standby
  • Dynamic PowerBoost
Features
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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.

Screenshots

HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART4 screens
AsteraApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AsteraApp at Free against HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART's $4.99. AsteraApp also leads on rating (2.3 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 71 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AsteraApp is free to download; HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AsteraApp holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AsteraApp has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART's written reviews are positive against 28% of AsteraApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART ships an update every 71 months, AsteraApp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART versus AsteraApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHARTAsteraApp
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)2.3 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews28.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings151 — better
Update frequencyEvery 71 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB111 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJohn AvatarAstera LED Technology GmbH

Customer experience

HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AsteraApp

All ratings51 ratings
Positive29.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative68.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative63.4%

In-app purchases

None

HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART

No in-app purchases

None

AsteraApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART free?
HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AsteraApp free?
AsteraApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART or AsteraApp?
AsteraApp is rated higher. HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while AsteraApp averages 2.3 from 51 ratings.
Do HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART or AsteraApp have ads?
Neither HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART nor AsteraApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART or AsteraApp?
HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART ships an update every 71 months, and AsteraApp every 3 weeks. Most recently, HD AV SYNC + CAMERA CHIP CHART was updated on September 30, 2026 and AsteraApp on October 8, 2026.

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