Comparison

FlareCON vs AsteraApp

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

Head to head
About

FlareCON

Control lighting fixtures wirelessly with dynamic scene creation. Easily manage effects, group lights, and save/load shows for events. Designed for the FlareCON Air 2 hardware.

Highlights
  • Dynamic scene creation
  • Create effects like Fade, Flicker, Paparazzi
  • Find my Light
  • Grouping fixtures
  • Master commands
  • Export and import shows
Features
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Designed for easy operation, the FlareCON Air 2 by CHAUVET DJ is the ideal way to create dynamic scenes with WDMX enabled fixtures. For more information, check us out on www.chauvetdj.com  What's new Completely fresh and updated look and experience for the FlareCON app. Easily create effects like Fade, Flicker, Paparazzi with few clicks, simple static scenes. Other new features: - Find my Light - Grouping Fixtures - Master Commands - Export and Import Shows - And more...  User Manual: https://www.chauvetdj.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FlareCon-App_UM_Rev1_Draft1.pdf "Please note, this App is for the FlareCON Air 2, and will NOT function with FlareCON Air 1"

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

FlareCON4 screens
AsteraApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AsteraApp at 2.3 against FlareCON's 1.2. AsteraApp also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (28% vs 10%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. 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 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of FlareCON's written reviews are positive against 28% of AsteraApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlareCON ships an update every 4 months, AsteraApp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FlareCON versus AsteraApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlareCONAsteraApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.2 (73 ratings)2.3 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.3% of reviews28.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73 — better51
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChauvet ProfessionalAstera LED Technology GmbH

Customer experience

FlareCON

All ratings73 ratings
Positive5.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative94.5%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive10.3%
Neutral14.4%
Negative75.3%

AsteraApp

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

Bugs and requests

FlareCON

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App does not connect to FlareCON Air/Air 1/Air 2
  • Connection drops after phone powers down
  • Auto channel selector not functioning
  • Presets not saving between sessions
  • Shows randomly disappearing/being deleted
Show 12 more
  • Cannot save more than 6-7 presets without data loss
  • Backup and restore feature failing
  • All color wheel controls offset/incorrect
  • Master dimmer not working
  • Auto programs starting wrong program
  • Incompatible with iOS 15 and newer
  • Crashes on iPhone XS and newer models
  • App crashes on iPad with current OS
  • Incompatible with original FlareCON on Apple devices
  • Cannot expand manual on mobile devices
  • Lights going dark when switching between shows
  • No delay compensation between old and new versions

Requested features

14 requests
  • Restore previous app version (2.0/1.0)
  • Add fade, pulse, strobe, and chase effects
  • Sound activation mode
  • More than 9 programmable buttons/scenes
  • Individual fixture addressing
Show 9 more
  • Full DMX channel control (512 channels)
  • Support for additional fixture types (GigBar 2, Flex Q, Tri6)
  • UV control access
  • Landscape/rotation support for iPad
  • Ability to name scenes on shows screen
  • Save fixture patches to avoid re-selection
  • sACN stream recording and playback
  • Better manual and documentation
  • Option to keep old app alongside new version

AsteraApp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FlareCON

No in-app purchases

None

AsteraApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlareCON free?
FlareCON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AsteraApp free?
AsteraApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FlareCON or AsteraApp?
AsteraApp is rated higher. FlareCON averages 1.2 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while AsteraApp averages 2.3 from 51 ratings.
Do FlareCON or AsteraApp have ads?
Neither FlareCON nor AsteraApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlareCON or AsteraApp?
FlareCON ships an update every 4 months, and AsteraApp every 3 weeks. Most recently, FlareCON was updated on September 20, 2026 and AsteraApp on August 14, 2026.

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