Orbea RS Control vs Aster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orbea RS Control
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Take control of your ride with Orbea RS Control. Customize your dropper for maximum performance, define your own midpoint, and keep your components optimized with the latest updates, all in one app.
Aster
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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
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Verdict
Orbea RS Control 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orbea RS Control ships an update every 3 weeks, Aster monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orbea RS Control | Aster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ORBEA, S. COOP | James Vickers |
In-app purchases
Orbea RS Control
No in-app purchases
Aster
No in-app purchases
