Comparison

SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS vs AsteraApp

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

Head to head
About

SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS

Control ProLights fixtures remotely from your smartphone or tablet. Select DMX modes, create custom shows with cues and playlists, and store them for standalone playback. Offers quick color selection and multi-projector control.

Highlights
  • Remote fixture control
  • DMX mode and address selection
  • Multi-projector control
  • Color presets, picker, and mixer
  • Custom show creation (Cue and Qlist)
  • Standalone playback storage
Features
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SmartColors is the ideal app for remote control of your ProLights fixtures directly from your tablet or smartphone, in a simply and immediate way. The Wi-Fi signal is generated by the WifiBox hardware interface, without any other added device. SmartColors allows to control ProLights fixtures directly from your tablet or smartphone, in the same way as through DMX 512 Protocol. - possibility to select and choose DMX mode and starting address. - simultaneously multi(projector) or single projector control. - quick colour switch thanks to colour preset, picker and mixer. - create your custom show with the possibility to realize Cue and Qlist. - storing shows on WIFIBOX for stand alone playback. For any further information and details about WiFiBox hardware interface please visit: http://www.musiclights.it/scheda_prodotto.html?codart=3578&lang=EN#n.

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

SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS4 screens
AsteraApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AsteraApp at every 3 weeks against SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS's every 26 months. AsteraApp also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS ships an update every 26 months, AsteraApp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS versus AsteraApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTSAsteraApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.3 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews28.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—51 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better10.3
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMUSIC & LIGHTS SRLAstera LED Technology GmbH

Customer experience

SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

AsteraApp

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

In-app purchases

None

SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS

No in-app purchases

None

AsteraApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS free?
SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AsteraApp free?
AsteraApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS or AsteraApp have ads?
Neither SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS nor AsteraApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS or AsteraApp?
SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS ships an update every 26 months, and AsteraApp every 3 weeks. Most recently, SMARTCOLOR PROLIGHTS was updated on June 1, 2026 and AsteraApp on August 14, 2026.

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