# AsteraApp

> Entertainment

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1367867800](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1367867800)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1367867800`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Astera LED Technology GmbH
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 2.20 / 5 (55 ratings)
- **Version:** 12.18
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-29
- **First published:** 2018-08-06
- **Size:** 111 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/asteraapp/id1367867800)
- **Website:** [http://astera-led.com/app/](http://astera-led.com/app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://astera-led.com/privacy/](http://astera-led.com/privacy/)

## Description

AsteraApp offers intuitive, fast control of complex lighting setups with fully customizable programs and effects. The app supports wireless DMX by sending addresses and profiles to lights, and can diagnose, update, or reset devices from a single interface. Build dynamic lighting with grouped targets and color/effects that sync to your content.

Key features include **Talkback+** for automatic light detection and setup, **Seamless Runtime** to optimize production length, **Scheduled StandBy** for power saving, **Dynamic PowerBoost** for maximum brightness, **Green/Magenta Correction** for on-set color accuracy, **Emergency Lights** for safety during power cuts, and the **DJ Feature** that analyzes BPM to align programs with the beat. Regular updates bring new capabilities.

## Rankings

- #223,387 — Overall

## Review summary

Users repeatedly flag AsteraApp as buggy and unstable, with intermittent crashes, unreliable Bluetooth connections, and confusing UI/UX. Firmware updates are painful and can disconnect the bridge. A minority praise deep control, faster workflows, and updates that add features like Layer Effects, noting the app is easier to use once learned. Overall, reliability and pairing issues are the core recurring concerns.

### Pros

- Powerful, deep control that makes complex lighting programming accessible and can be faster than DMX.
- Feature-rich updates (e.g., Layer Effects in V11) expand creative possibilities.
- Some users find the app easier to use for advanced tasks once they learn the workflow.

### Cons

- Frequent instability: crashes, bugs, and poor reliability across multiple devices.
- Bluetooth pairing and connections are unreliable, with frequent drops and un-pairing.
- Convoluted, dated UI/UX that makes simple tasks feel tedious.
- Firmware updates are painful and can disconnect the bridge from the app.
- Lag and misbehavior when controlling multiple fixtures or targets, causing incorrect updates.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1367867800)