Comparison

VeloDS vs Aster

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

Head to head
About

VeloDS

Features
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VeloDS is the new right hand for Cycling Team Managers. VeloDS mobile application shows a timeline to the riders and staff what their activities are in the next four weeks; including dates, time and locations and more detailed information per day. It shows a full calendar of all the activities that the team has planned and the riders plus staff assignments to those activities. The rider and staff member has the possibility to indicate what their preference and availability is for each activity that the team has planned.

About

Aster

Features
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Any ride or run, live on the map Aster makes every ride, run and event watchable live from the phone in your pocket, so the people who care follow you the whole way to the finish. Enter an event and the whole field goes live. Build the club ride in minutes and one link gets everyone in, the whole group live on one map. Mark a spot that means something to your club, the town sign, the climb, the café, and afterwards the recap shows who got there first and by how much. EVERYONE LIVE Enter an event and the whole field goes live. Everyone in it, and you know exactly where you stand, from the phone in your pocket, no tracker to carry, nothing to hire. • The whole field on one map: positions, gaps, the chase • Know exactly where you stand as it changes • Anyone watches on one link. No app, no sign-up • Your phone lasts the whole way. No hardware to hire CLUBS MADE EASY Build the ride in minutes and one link gets the whole club in. The group rides live on one map, and the recap afterwards gives everyone their moment and a reason to line up for the next one. • Build a ride in minutes: drop in a route and share it • Know who's coming, and who's already rolling • The whole group, live on one map • Mark a Milestone on the route, and afterwards the recap shows who reached it first, and by how much SHARE IT ALL You're never out there on your own. Send one link, and the people who matter are with you through the long hours and there when you finish. • They know where to be: roadside to cheer, or watching for the finish • They see you cross the line, live, at the side of the course or watching your broadcast on their phone • You get the story to send on: after the finish, the day becomes a share card of the route, the numbers and the moments, ready for the group chat and the feed Aster - Go. Live. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://astertrack.app/privacy

Screenshots

VeloDS4 screens
Aster4 screens

Verdict

The call

VeloDS and Aster are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VeloDS ships an update every 3 weeks, Aster monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
VeloDS versus Aster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVeloDSAster
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNatalie van GoghJames Vickers

In-app purchases

None

VeloDS

No in-app purchases

None

Aster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VeloDS free?
VeloDS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aster free?
Aster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VeloDS or Aster have ads?
Neither VeloDS nor Aster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VeloDS or Aster?
VeloDS ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aster monthly. Most recently, VeloDS was updated on October 30, 2026 and Aster on October 28, 2026.

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