Sky Guide App Reviews

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Best Application Ever !. First of All Thanks to the Developer for giving us such a great Application Ever! But The Only Problem in lastest version is “Realtime Moving objects” like i was remember the version 6.01 in that version when we zoom the Moon so the moon will moving in realtime so reallly miss that feature in new versions i request the developer please bring that feature in upcoming version as soon as possible! Please Dear Developer Bring that feature again in option/Button type if someone want sidereal motion they can “TURN ON” and if someone don’t want they can “TURN OFF” sidereal motion. Dear Developer i am also your user i have rights to feedback , The sidereal motion was useful to us because when someone ask us how you can say that this app is a realtime app so that we can show them sidereal motion in zooming the moon like before we did in 6.0.1 version and say to them that look this is the realtime app so i request that please bring it in upcoming version as soon as possible.

My favorite fun app. The functionality of this app is astounding. Not only does it synch up with your location and which compass direction you are facing, showing you the sky as you hold it up and move around, but you can freeze the view, set a date and time for a view (like, your birthday) and locate specific stars, satellites, planets, constellations and other traditional heavenly bodies. I use it almost every day just to fly a little, and it tells me when the ISS will fly over and from what direction! As a science fiction writer the stats on stars has been invaluable in ensuring I don’t goof up important facts and it inspires me on dull days. No regrets, worth every penny!

Great constellation and planet guide. I’m very happy to have found this app, I was a Boy Scout in my early part of my life and remember using acompasa and astronomy book to try to locate objects in the night sky. It was fun but lots of work. This app is as easy as it gets to find and learn of the lights in the night sky. Point your cell phone and touch anything on the screen and learn the name of the object and some interesting history behind the name. I can recognize and show my children and grandchildren and friends objects that we see but don’t appreciate until we learn what they are. I recommend this amazing app to both newbies and seasoned star gazers. Enjoy! Leo M

Worth it.. It’s amazing, buy it for sure. I love almost everything but here’s a few things for the developers to note. I know you’ve worked very hard on this and I don’t doubt that at all, but just consider the following please?😁: 1. When we click on a planet, then the info tab, then swipe up to get the rotational planet on our screens, it would be cool to tap on it and see a surface view for planets we have pictures of, and if the rotation was more realistic rather than 30ish second day/ night cycles. 2. When we view the planet from behind, I’d love to see its atmosphere as we can see when we photograph a planet when the sun is opposite the planet from our view. 3. I can’t seem to find any moons of other planets? Maybe I’m not looking hard enough but I spent a lot of time looking for 4 of the most prominent moons in our solar system, those being the moons of Jupiter. I couldn’t see any but I was most disappointed to see I couldn’t zoom in on IO and look at the immensely complicated surface features... 4. I would consider maybe just raising the base price of the app instead of having us pay initially and then being slapped in the face with other payments to see “exclusive features”... Anyway, I love the app. I love the work the developers have put into it. I look forward to improvements and new features. THANK YOU!

Fast, convenient and accurate. I have been using this App for about three years. It provides all that I need to enjoy the night sky. I programmed it to alert me for events like an ISS overfly of my sky. It is accurate and gives me a 10 min warning. It’s map of the path is perfect. The ISS appears on schedule and in the right spot. Also programmed it for meteor showers, close planets, comets passing by and more. It is a great tool for any amateur or back yard astronomer. It is incredibly accurate to help me locate distant objects in my 10” telescope. I don’t have to rely on charts and wheels anymore. The “Red Phase” makes it easy to use once I my eyes have acclimated and using my telescope. Great App!

A dream come alive. I’ve had this app for more than 2 years. And I’ve loved every single bit of it. When I was younger, I wanted to become an astrophysicist or an astronaut. I still do, but my path has now changed into a different direction. My dreams are now so far away, but this app made it closer than ever. The music, the feel. I cry because I love watching the stars and how the world always seems to stop whenever I stare up into the sky. It has become a place of peace for me, a sanctuary from this life. I forget everything, and just imagine myself staring up at a sky that isn’t blue but black. I wish I could ascend above the clouds and see that. And I might just do that. But for now, this app is perfect for a dreamer like me who looks up at the stars and wishes. 💜

Amazing! Unbelievable! Thank you!. I recommend this app wholeheartedly without reservation. This app is not only beautiful to look at as well as fun and easy to use, but also full of up to date information. It has always been an app of the highest quality and well worth the price. I can’t overstate how much I appreciate the fact that although I bought this app a few years ago, it still works as it did when I bought it. I appreciate that, unlike other apps I have bought, this app has not effectively stolen my money by insisting I buy a subscription in order to continue using it, not only that but it includes up to date information! To the developers of this app: Thank you so much for your integrity in honoring my original purchase and more!

Explore, teach, connect, and enjoy!. If you know the night sky, this app immediately puts details at your fingertips. If you are somewhat familiar, it will dial you in instantly. You’ll be sharing it with those around you and hear sentences starting with “I never knew...” whispered in astonishment. Set up the alerts and learn the magnificence of the ISS as it wheels across the sky. Track the planets through the summer skies. Touch the info circle next to an object and learn about Messier objects or the original Greek myths they saw reflected in their heavens. Become a citizen of the universe. This simple app has become an important part of my life that has helped bind my family together.

Best Stargazing App By Far!. This is very worth the money! I use this app everyday, and I love it. My favorite part is that just by pressing the compass at the top, you can move your phone around like you are actually looking at the night sky! You can identify any star in the sky with this app. Not just that, you can see any galaxy, nebula, satellite, planet, star, etc. with this app. It is perfect for skywatching out on a clear and dark night. There is nothing to dislike about this app! I’m not just saying this just because I want to, I’m actually serious. It is super informational and notifies you of passing satellites and so much more! Please buy this app if you’re looking for an amazing stargazing app. It has EVERYTHING.

Great for kids!. My children and I noticed a couple really bright looking stars tonight. I was guessing that, with their size and color, they were planets, but wanted to know which ones and also what some of the other bright “stars” were in the sky. So I looked through the stars/planet apps and found this one. My kids got to bed about an hour late because we were so fascinated with everything we could see with this app!! I’m totally in love it and wish I’d downloaded it earlier!! I also usually never spend money to get upgrades for the apps, but I’m totally doing it with this one!! All I can say is get it!! You won’t be disappointed!

Beautiful, educational and mesmerizing… with one flaw. I absolutely love this app. But understand it’s not just an app. It’s a tool to guide you literally through the known parts of our universe in the palm of your hand. This tool has thousands of explanations, navigational guides, historical studies, celestial events and not to mention a very satisfying and calming musical aura. The only problem is that it doesn’t always track your movements through the sky when you’re gazing into the expanse with the camera. Many times you will have to find reference points in the sky and scroll the screen yourself to see what you’re looking at. It used to track fairly well, but now it doesn’t. I don’t know why. Regardless, it doesn’t stop me from loving this tool. I still use it very often.

Sky Guide. Sky Guide is no doubt one of the most amazing applications in the App Store. The design is simple but the content is complex as can be. Ranging from the stars to the constellations to whatever phenomenon presents itself upon the skies the app does a remarkable job of bringing us closer to the heavens. The app not only does that but provides news articles on astronomy related subjects as well as forecasts for your local area. Why not as the weather is tied to what we see above. Preferences can be set for notifications of upcoming events so those invested will never miss a thing. The app is easy to use for people of all ages and works to inspire young people to take note of what lies beyond our own horizons.

This app means everything to me!. This app is one of my favorite apps of all time. I got interested in astronomy and always wanted an app like this, so I found the right app. It’s honestly better than "Night Sky" because it can tell you what’s going to happen to the sky in the future. This app is the best! Another reason why you should get this app instead is because you don’t have to pay for anything. You can just look at whatever you find. "Night Sky," however, you have to get this thing called "Night Sky Premium" in order to do everything on it. I use this more than any other app. I’m just so addicted to this app! Thank you, Fifth Star Labs LLC for making this app. Like I said, it’s the best. You should really get this app!

Great and simple to use. I also use sky safari plus which has additional features that I find useful, but for a super quick easy to use app , this is just wonderful. I use this when I’m volunteering on an observation deck where we have a 20 inch refractor and a 36 inch reflecting telescope that are open to the public on a regular basis. Sky guide ends up selling itself. When I show it to people they see how useful and simple it is and they’ve purchased it on the spot. I also like the feature for the international space station and other satellites. There are some things I’d like to see changed but overall I really like the product and I use it frequently. Note that the magnetic case on the iPad seems to throw the overhead view off by some degrees

Beautiful, Just Beautiful. Hands down the best stargazing app on the market. If the compass is confused, the app allows you to manually adjust the offset so that it shows the correct perspective. The app actually depicts the relative brightness of stars correctly, so stars like Sirius and Betelgeuse are significantly more prominent than others. What you see in the app actually matches reality. The ability to tap on stars and nebulae and get stories and facts about them is awesome. The actual graphics themselves are just beautiful too on their own. High level of customizability. Makes me want to buy the Pro version even though I don’t want it just to support the developers because this app exudes passion.

So refreshing and I learn something new every day. As a child, you look up at the stars you always wonder what am I looking at? To have this today and have a young child with me to look up the heavens and see stars, with this iPad in my hands to use real time technology to see what we are actually looking at, sure beats a telescope. The information is mind-boggling; the actual scientific information plus the history lessons. It even enhances my curiosity to want to use it more and more. Thank goodness Flagstaff is a dark skies city. And then go to the Lowell Observatory and appreciate what others have done for us in the past. John van Wyke

5 ⭐️s, missing points of interest. I'm absolutely loving this app. Can't say enough about it. That said, many of the things I'd be most interested in knowing where to find (e.g., Apep, TON 618, the Great GRB Wall, etc.) aren't cataloged (even with a Supermassive subscription). By no means is this any kind of deal breaker but I think allowing us to use coordinates (i.e. right ascession, declination) to find and favorite certain points in the sky would be a smart move. It'd give the app that much more appeal, as the user wouldn't just be getting a passive, exploratory experience but would actually get to chart the map out themselves, in a sense. Just my thoughts. I have no idea how feasible it would be but it'd be a great addition.

am I using the same app? - EDITED. *** please see my update below *** With all the great reviews, I must have downloaded a different app. I use several astronomy apps , but this is the only one that thinks east is west and north is south. I emailed the developer and was told to try the figure 8 trick, but I'd already attempted that several times. Upped my rating from 1 star to 3 since I did receive a response, but being off 180 degrees makes it unusable except for indoor couch sessions. *** Okay, I just reinstalled after 2 years of using other astronomy apps and it's sensing directions properly now. Whatever was causing the compass to be off has been corrected, so I'm giving it 5 stars since the other astronomy apps are wanting to milk me for money every opportunity they can and this app still continues to operate without further expenditure. ***

Soo much better than SkyView. When I bought this app, I was expecting it to look a little bit better than the star-gazing app that I was using at the time: SkyView. When compared to Skyview, Sky Guide is clearly the more advanced application, as it has better quality. Its planet animations look stunning, along with a subtle, beautiful design to the overall app itself. It can be seen that the app was designed with the consumer in mind due to the many features included: pinch to zoom (which displays a richer, starlit sky closer up), a filter mode (allowing the user to see the universe through different light filters such as gamma, thermal, etc.), and finally the inclusion of AR capabilities that can map celestial bodies precisely with their counterparts within the app, gaining an immense amount of accuracy when star-tracking. All in all, I love this app and I definitely recommend it to all of those who are interested in the night sky.

Really Neat!!. This app is amazing if you love star viewing! It’s really fun to pull up the app at night and to see which stars you’re looking at. It’s amazing for viewing the slow rotation of the earth too, great for getting a better understanding of that. The graphics are beautiful, but what really makes this app is all the handy features on it. Bedsides showing you which stars are where, you can also select rockets, satellites, and the space station and it shows you LIVE where it is so you can potentially see it (if it’s currently visible in your hemisphere). You can also look up upcoming meteor showers and it will tell you which way to look! You can even see different electromagnetic waves through this lens filter type thing. There’s more than that, definitely worth the $2.99, and I neeeever get anything but free apps!

Want to see a shooting star?. My 3 year old son and I hear an alert on my phone: 6 minutes to an Iridium Flare. He calls them shooting stars. We drop everything and run outside, rushing to the darkest spot in the neighborhood we can find. It’s not that dark, but it doesn’t have to be. We point my phone to the sky and see the path the Iridium satellite will take and watch. A bright shining light grows suddenly in the night sky right where the app points us and his smile and sense of wonder grows with it. It’s over in a few seconds but we talk about it for the rest of the night. Thank you all for this little feature in an already amazing app. Thank you for these moments, and for introducing my son to the world beyond our world. If I could give you 6 stars for this review I would.

Sky Guide (upgraded pro version). The Sky Guide (free version) is a great guide to the universe. You can easily find objects that you can see with the naked eye. However, after upgrading to the “Pro Version” which advises additional features, I began experiencing problems with the app. Often, when selecting the app, the icon would appear and then immediately disappear. I would try the usual, Bluetooth on/off, phone shutdown/restart troubleshooting but it wouldn’t help. Sometimes I would go outside for an observation but it was hit or miss with app functionality. I primarily use the app to observe the SkyLab passes. It’s nice to have a 15 minute heads up for passage. Sometimes, I get a notification of pass but no observation is seen and no tracking on my phone is seen. This app is great when it works but frustrating when not working.

Fantastic!. This app has way more features than I thought! It’ll show you the names of stars planets, and other space structures and even provides articles on them. It tells you when they rise, set, and the best time to view them. This app even has a compass feature, allowing you to point your phone at a star and see which one it is! Sky Guide also has a Calendar feature that lets you know about upcoming events like what days planets will be most visible or when planets will be in close proximity to the moon in the night sky. I definitely recommend this app to space lovers like myself. I can’t get off this app!

Guide for Astrophotographers and stargazers. Nice app, good content and navigates friendly. I only suggest one feature. As I favorites most objects through out the year and get familiar with them every season. I wish there is a way to turn on or show your “favorites” list on the map, preference. Instead of going through the list and knowing where they are for the night. I could just point to the sky and see all my favorites where they are now and how long I can stargaze or image and object. To see this list in AR mode and check time and date, would really plan out the night or future nights for imaging. Especially if your have obstacles in the way, trees and two story neighbors. Pro subscriber here.

Worth every penny. To be honest, I never write reviews about anything... ever. I wasn’t sure if I’d like this app at first so I checked the reviews and so many people gave it a five star rating. Now I understand why since I’ve experienced using it myself. After downloading the app I purchased the expanded version of the app for less than $1 per month and I stayed up at night another four hours looking at stars, galaxies, nebulae, planets, and even rockets. It was such a small price to pay to be able to see everything in its real time position in the sky and I’d recommend this to anyone who has even the slightest interest in astronomy.

Funn. I like how it lets me know about the space stTion comming Would a more than one hot notice ahead of time also like a 10 min then a 5 min a 60 min ahead of time would be nice I get busy an lose track of time Maybe better to Jane able to set three alarms Like one hour ahead of time then another about 7 mins ahead of the space station fly ouvrt I like iridium flares too It would be really nice to have the alarms for the iridium flares since they are so rare now Don’t under stand the ratings for how bright a sat might be passing over I I can not see it with my naked eye then it’s of no use to me I like to take my family out side to see things of interest to them A star does hold my 5 and 7 year old attention A moving light does It has to be able to be seen wirh the naked eye if not they will fight over binoculars and that will not make it a fun family thing to do Maybe a recommendation that says use a certain power binoculars or telescope to view satellites in orbit Or be able to detect a First and second list Those I can see with my kids with just the eyeball and how bright it will be or that it will be so dim Don’t waste your time I can see iss and can show my kids it easy when it’s over head Targeting of the iPhone is a little off tho But usually I can get close enough to spot it So that’s good Write me back if you do these mods Thanks

Far and away the best app of its kind. I’ve had this app pretty much since it was released. It is far and away the best stargazing/sky reference app available. It’s full of features and detailed information on everything- be it planets, stars, satellites, rockets, space debris, galaxies, constellations, etc. I recommend it to people all the time. Most importantly, when people start pulling their phones out to check out the sky at night, they always end up saying “wow which app is that?” and delete the one they had and download this one instead. That’s really all you need to know. Also something I like is that it doesn’t have the cartoonish feel of many similar apps. Really just can’t stress enough how much this app is better than the rest.

My favorite of 7 sky apps I own!. Love this app. It’s user friendly. It’s beautiful. It’s incredibly (and interestingly) informative (but easy to navigate while getting access to all that amazing info!) It’s easy to find what I want in the sky and what’s not actually in my sky at that moment (but when it will be or when I missed it already). The augmented reality is kinda fun (but not often used by me to date)... To pack soooooo much into something so beautiful, informative, and easy to navigate is apparently quite a feat... as my other sky apps lose points on at least one of those key components... (and some more than one)... Hands down my favorite!

Love the watch complication. I’ve been using Sky Guide for a few years now. It’s a terrific tool to explore and learn more about the stars, planets and everything in between. I really like the watch face complication for infograph modular… As it shows the proper orientation of the moon as it passes across the sky. Much better than the native moon phase graphic. However...I’m now using the Siri watch face for which Sky Guide shows as an available 3rd party app. But no cards ever appear, why is that? I’m expecting to see cards appear at the right times ahead of sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moon set. When will this work properly? Much appreciated!

Makes me forget to breathe!. The sky is my first love, and a near-obsession.. so many thanks to the developers for creating this wonder; it is, in a word, perfection. The ambient music, the ease of use, the incredible amount of information, instructions all wonderful, even details of space below our horizon. I somehow relish the thought of sleeping beneath the Draco & Ursula Minor constellations, and I have to say, the visuals should be enjoyed on as large a mobile screen as possible, although it can be dizzying if you move it too quickly. It’s easy to romanticise the stars and to be in awe of space, of which we know so little...I love it, and the mysteries it holds, as it’s sometimes the only thing that makes me feel that the silly little irksome things, and nasty people don’t matter...just look up and wonder. This makes me miss Carl Sagan: “the sky calls to us, if we do not destroy ourselves we will one day venture to the stars” We miss you, Dr. Sagan, but feel a bit closer to you with simple and beautiful tools such as this one. Just remember to breathe.

Star Gazr. Awesome app. I can find planets and other stars when I need to. Nicely done! Love the soothing music too. I like to know when the moon is on the rise as a photographer. No matter where I point the iPhone there is something interesting to see in the sky, even at the opposite pole. The descriptions and info on the different stars is laid out nicely. Don't hesitate to buy this app. Well worth it! 😉 5 stars!!!! ** The latest upgrade 9/17 is yet the best! Adding the live camera view of the horizon and sky gives this app another interesting dimension and way to see what is up in the sky where you are looking. I still ❤️ this app, get it - you’ll love it too.

Always there. I've had this app for a few years and it's always there with the info i need, when i need it. When i wanna know what I'm looking at in the sky i hold up my phone with the satellite on and it shows me what's around there. When i thought i legit saw a SPACECRAFT in the sky, i was able to look through the helpful updates and astronomy articles about space stuff to learn about what meteor shower i just witnessed. (Im not saying spacecrafts aren't real). This app helped me learn how to identify jupiter and saturn in the night sky on my own, and what a meteorite looks like shooting across the sky (got to see some aquariids 🥰). I cant remember if you have to pay for this app, that's how often i use it (but im also constantly talking about stars).

Loved Astronomy since I was a kid. Since I was in second grade and went to the planetarium, the constellations held a magical fascination for me! I remember this gentleman telling the stories that went with the “pictures in the night sky” and along with his mesmerizing voice was music similar to the ethereal music with this app. I enjoy this as much as I did then and I can relive that mystical and extraordinary experience in a way with this app and it’s information for each constellation, planet, moon and every wonderful thing I see when I look into the night and this time I hold it all in my hand! I highly recommended it for stargazing and learning about the heavens in sight.

Very useful app! Would love more features for astrophotography.. I’ve been using this app for around 2 years now and it’s been extremely useful. I do astrophotography and it has been great for finding deep sky objects and planning my photos. The new update is great in order to plan images with focal length, there is one thing I believe lots of people would benefit from though and that’s the ability to plan mosaic images which is multiple images next to each other to create a bigger one. There is really no app that can do this, and it is very useful for astrophotographers like me.

Not good at all. WORST APP EVER TOTALLY NOT RECOMMENDED ever looked at a really small star and decide to click on it, except this garbage app won’t tell you about its history and mark the star that’s sky guide aka a app that’s just way overpriced the supermassive upgrade is lame because Sky view shows you planets in huge sizes and keeps it simple and nice and I played sky guide and 3 weeks later I don’t even use it so a waste of money on this lame app. If you buy this app just know that your wasting your money because SkyView shows stuff that skyguide can’t whether it’s free or not because sky view shows I.S.S and Hubble space telescope but not sky guide, night sky is better to because it shows so many stars and shows meteors and andromeda like sky guide but andromeda is bigger on night sky and just way overpriced for not a really good app it just doesn’t show a lot of things and I just figured this out, they use the really distant stars that you can’t even click for design making you think it’s real

Simplicity is key. I’ve tried quite a few astronomy apps and this one really is the best. Many of the others overwhelm with showing all known stars… to the point that you can’t relate what the app is showing to what you’re seeing in the sky. This app on the other hand shows the most visible stars which corresponds closely to what I can see with my own eyes. I’ve learned a lot in just a few days of using the app. There’s also a brilliantly implemented search feature which points you using arrows until you can see star or constellation you’re looking for. Highly recommended!

A SUPER MASSIVE App!. I Love looking at the sky, stars, clouds, etc. Found Sky Guide. Not only do I get to follow the stars, constellations, moon, sun, planets, comets, satellites, but I can go forward in time, backward in time, there is information about everything that is listed in the sky in the App and I keep finding more ways to use this app. I just LOVE Sky Guide. My friends and neighbors (most of who don't have computers nor internet connections, as I live in a village with mostly poor farmers) come over to look with me. They love knowing what is that bright star in the sky, what is the planet, etc... It is highly Educational and worth the money. And it works with the wifi off. Best. Best. Best! I fully suggest this App for a great hands on course in basic Astronomy. 5 Stars!!! And now with SUPERMASSIVE as an option, it just continues to blow my mind. Seeing the Galaxies , Nebulas, Planets up close is breathtaking. This app was definitely made by people who Love their subject. And I Love this app. It continues to be Amazing! Amazing!

For amusement and education. I recommend this app for anyone who wants to be amazed by our landscape above. It's entertaining, amusing, and educational! Lots of great features like you can hold your phone up to a specific light in the sky and find out by clicking on the screen what it is, or search for your favorite constellation or planet and have Skyguide point out where it is. You can also "fast forward" or reverse in time to see sunsets and paths of other objects in future or history. Great music track that feels like a live movie soundtrack while you use it. The creators of this app have really given us a treat! (Thank you guys!) My favorite app to use!

Weather, Dark Sky Finder, New AR Features, WOW. I opened the Sky Guide app today after the first time in awhile. Today is January 20th, 2019 and a lunar eclipse will be visible in my area in just a couple hours. I have loved Sky Guide since the day I downloaded the app years ago. I have continued to be impressed with attention to detail the developers have added to this app and continue to use every aspect of the iPhone’s functionality to provide the best UI/UX possible for astronomy lovers everywhere. I have never really posted a thorough review of an app before on the App Store, but this app deserves way more than five stars. I am genuinely impressed time and time again every time I open the app on my iPhone XS. Thank you to the Sky Guide team for creating such a tool!

Superb, but some suggestions.. I wish that I could have rated your product a 4.8 instead of integer 5, as there are two things I’d love to see. First, once I have searched for an object, please don’t unlock the search when I touch the screen again. Or give me the option to remain locked once I find something. It is very annoying to turn off the compass, type in something, find it, and then “lose” it when I tap the compass again. Another example is if I want to advance the clock a couple of hours to see where an object might be later. Second, I’ve been using your product as an aid in astrophotography. When aiming a 400mm lens, it’s been a lifesaver. That said, placing my iPhone flat on the back of a DSLR to aim it is OK, but it can be very awkward when something is high above the horizon (such as Andromeda as I write this). A “90 degree” viewing option would be extremely helpful so I can put my phone flat on the hot shoe of the camera or edge on to the back of it. Even a “mirror image” view, where I can put the phone across the filter ring of my lens and effectively look over my shoulder would be very helpful. All in all, a great piece of software.

AR = MIND. BLOWN.. I’ll state right away that I own pretty much every astronomy app that’s worth owning. I’m not an expert by any means, just an avid fan who’s always interested in learning more about space. I’ve never left a review for any of the apps in this category before but, after spending just 5 minutes exploring my evening sky in augmented reality, I felt compelled to congratulate the developer for nailing it right out of the gate. The controls are intuitive and the tips show on screen at the perfect time. That’s how I found the sky blending feature and that’s when the real magic happens! Before AR it always seemed like the star or planet in the sky that I was trying to identify with the app was close to what I was seeing on my device but it often felt like I was just guessing that I had my phone or iPad pointed at the right spot of light in the sky. However, with AR and the sky blending feature I “know” that I’m identifying the exact point of light in the sky that interests me. If you’re on the fence about purchasing this app stop wasting your time. Tap buy and get outside!!!✨💫✨

A Great Astronomy App!. I recently downloaded this app after hearing of it from a friend, and while I didn’t subscribe to the PLUS feature, the app alone has a LOT of great features for free. Including the history of different constellations, when certain stars and constellations are visible, moon phases, and when planets in the solar system are most visible. I’m amazed at how much the app has to offer without paying for the PLUS feature, unlike most apps these days where you would need to pay some form of subscription for a better app experience. I would recommend this to a friend or just anyone who is into astronomy! 💫🌕

Incredible. Worth paying for. I wanted a map of the night sky, especially when I can’t go outside due to COVID. I looked at quite a few options in the app store, most of which had a monthly subscription fee of $5, which was too much for me! I saw the preview for sky guide and how rich the information seemed to be, and saw it was only $3 to buy it. So I did and it’s absolutely incredible!! I can see anywhere in the night sky, even places that would normally be obscured by the horizon. There’s information about the magnitude of stars, and lots of greek mythology. The only thing I would say is I would love to be able to zoom out more and have a greater view of the sky from my phone, but I figured that if I was actually lying under the stars, the view on my phone would be proportional to what I would see in the sky (if that makes sense!)

Change of mind. When the app started working finally I got to see what was a subscription and what wasn’t. It’s not too bad for the first upgrade, but it’s easy to say that depending how many things someone is subscribed to. These days everything takes a subscription it seems, and they add up fast. Overall I feel like it’s worth it if you use the app frequently and actually enjoy and use all of the extra features. For what I use it for the version I originally paid for is just fine, and no sub needed. The app is very very beautiful, and the music adds so much to it. It’s very relaxing and it really puts you in the star gazing mood. Here I was thinking it was ridiculous to charge for a sub and figured I wouldn’t get to even use the app barely unless I paid, but for me that’s not the case. Luckily if you want you can sub for a month and easily drop it when it’s not affordable or maybe not using the app as much. All in all it’s a great app with a lot of detail and effort. Glad I have it working now and can actually go back to enjoying the part that makes it enjoyable to me!

Snow Moon. My world kind of flipped on its head this past new year. Generally like to look out at the city at night but I started staring at the stars a little more leading up to the snow moon. It was cloudy on the 8th but I still took a midnight hike in a few hills behind my city. The moon made a few winks but the clouds kind of disappointed my hope & blacked out the stars. Half-gave up until I laid down flat on my back and tested this app real quick. I’ve tinkered with a few AR star gazing apps a few years ago but those apps never really reached beyond the screen. Tech didn’t quite do the stars justice in the past. Tech could probably still do more for educationally brilliant apps like these but, at the very least, it does well with the stars. I appreciate the beauty. I haven’t the taken the time to appreciate it and its near infinite astrophysical wonders as much as I should — experience that night made my new appreciation starkly apparent. For what it’s worth, thanks. Reminders in moments like those bring genuine feelings of awesome peace. *** Physics, yo. Carry’s love. ***

Unbelievable.... Rarely am I impressethis app is something that I wished I had always wanted when I was a child and now my kids and I use it frequently when we aecamping outside. we LOVE IT!with an app. This app blew me away. It is a beautiful creation. Kudos to those who designed and created it. My two sons (5 & 9 years old) and I have had great fun peering into the night sky. The look on their faces when they discovered that the "star" they thought they were looking at was actually the planet Jupiter ...priceless. Thank you for that gift. I would recommend this app to any parent and anyone who has ever looked into the night sky with wonder.

Better is worse. I’m disappointed. I’ve had this app and used it often since it was released many years ago. Always impressed by its simplicity and absence of “in app purchases”. I didn’t mind the subscription option as it did not affect the plain app functions. No more. Very disappointed that there are now fees that prevent free functions. That’s sad. At least it was fully functional for as long as it was. I’m grateful for that. One question- Why does the sky view no longer function since the update? Now the app is entirely useless. I’ve tried redownloading and restarting. No effect. Bummer ***correction- i deleted and reloaded and view mode works again! All other criticism still stands (but 3 stars are better than one)

I Use It More Than Any Other App. I use this app more than any other app I have. Not just more than other’s like it. It’s beautiful, it’s easy to learn, it’s AR is accurate, the sky blending is near seamless on clear days, the sounds and music are breathtaking, the menus are sleek and simple, the tutorial is thoughtfully guided, and I cannot sing enough praise for the affordable pricing. Other apps don’t even come close to giving you as much pleasure for price. Bravo. I have no complaints. I have a few offhanded suggestions as far as being able to backtrack navigating the sky, though. I think having a brief history (maybe 10 astronomical objects worth?) to show others what you had looked at would make it easier to frequently enjoy the app with your friends and family. 10/10 I recommend this for anyone and everyone. It’s the price of a coffee and what you experience is absolutely priceless. The happiness that this app gives me is staggeringly invaluable to my day to day, and I never expected to love an app as much as I have come to love StarGuide. Thank you. Salut

A great tool for viewing astronomical events but lacks sufficient supprt. I have used this app for nearly as long as it has been out. It is a complex system with many options. While there is a help section, I could find no explicit answer to the question : How to take a photo". I emailed tech support but got no response. One should be able to just tap the screen. But if you press the right sided button you get Seri freezing up the phone. Pressing the right button and the upper left button works if you have a light touch,otherwise you end up nearly rebooting your phone. I notice it has been 5 months since they updated the app. There seem to be newer ones more consistently updated that I will be looking into using.

Top apps ever. This is one of the very, very few apps I have consistently and continue to routinely use since getting my first iPhone back in 2010, iPhone 4. It’s that good. I love the beautiful simplicity of it while being the most accurate of any other “star guide” app on the market. I love the explanations of each star, satellites, monthly news on what to look for in the coming weeks/months! I also REALLY appreciate the developers for not over-complicating the app with stupid subscription plans, ads and all the other grubby behavior so many once great apps have sadly adopted (and therefore ruined). Please keep it up and thank you for making such a fab app! My only wish is to see when certain lower atmosphere radio/satellites are spinning around over oceanic coastlines where lots of fishing occurs but I understand that is not exactly this apps “astronomical” intention. :D

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Into-stellar!!. Great way to explore the heavens. Constellations appear with a superimposed artwork that captures your imagination (these can also be turned off in settings). Easily to reach information blurbs can be found along side each point of interest. These give you an insight into the background and current knowledge of the object; name, mythology and science information such as star type, size are provided in most cases. I have used this app for years and it will continue to encourage me out side and to look up! 5 celestial beauties out of 5!

What can beat this ?. This app gives you all the information you need to intrigue you. Opens you mind into how lucky you are to exist, Craig 🤗

A terrific app. A terrific source of information for anyone interested in the stars, planets and what’s out there in space, no matter what level of knowledge you have in astronomy. Point your iPhone to the sky and identify an object in space. Love being advised when the space station comes overhead. A great app. - love it!

Absolutely Stunning, Most Helpful User friendly App. Honestly just take the time to download and explore it for yourself. Wether you’re using to for astrophotography, a helping hand while exploring with your telescope or just wanted to understand and know more about the night sky, this app will keep you updated on events and even customise the articles so all time is relevant to you! Very help and cannot recommend more. A+ and well worthy of being a “Choice” app.

Best app ever, and thank you for adding AR mode. This app is the best on the market AND it’s affordable as well. The SUPERMASSIVE add on is great as well (worth subscribing to) because it shows all the deep sky objects in detail. But most of all thank you for adding Augmented Reality because now we can see what part of the sky the objects are in. (YAY!)😄😄😄

Sky guide. Great fun to go out and watch all that goes by each night. Keep up the good work.

Amazing. This is an amazing app. Pretty, educational and fun. It’s easy to use as well. I would LOVE to see support integrated for telescope use such as an automatic azimuth mount controller. Keep the updates coming, I’d love to see even more detail of existing objects as they become available through current research. Thank you for years of enjoyment.

Information Outdated and Incorrect. The information is outdated. New Horizons flew past MU69 week’s ago and Humanity Star reentered the atmosphere in March. Some of the information is incorrect too. The supernova that created the pulsar Geminga was never recorded (Sky Guide refers to it as SN 347) and Alpha Centauri is not the closest star to the Sun. Some of the confirmed exoplanets should be included too, such as Proxima Centauri B as well as all of the objects in the NGC and TYC catalogues.

Great for novices as well as enthusiasts. It’s fascinating to see what is around you when you go on holidays to a new destination let alone to see what is in your own backyard. I used it to see the alignment of the planets in June 2022.

So good. Omg when I was on holiday the sky was so clear are with with app we got to see a rocket space station Milky Way and so much more with is for sure 5/1

The best astronomy app on iOS by far. If Apple made an astronomy app, it would not be better than Sky Guide. Beautiful graphics, easy to use and functional UI. Well worth the price of entry. Great job developers and keep it up!

Totally awesome. This app is totally worth buying! It’s so pretty to look at plus it has everything you’ve ever wondered about when it comes to star💫 gazing or finding out where our space stations are, without this app i probably wouldn’t have known Mars was so close to earth 🌏 the 1st time in 15yrs!! Being able to share the beauty of the universe and all that is out there amazing thank you ☺️ 🌟

The wonder. Works well. Great interface. Easy to use. Doesn't get in the way of the wonder

Very valuable tool. Great app for basic astronomy needs. Easy to use and it has a lot features for a smartphone app.

AMAZING so worth it. I watched the video and looked at the photos and I was all ready sold on it, I bought it and in my opinion it was better than the video and photos, the AR and everything works perfectly

This is the one you are looking for.. If only you got this one the first time, you would have saved yourself so much mucking around with clunky UIs and staring out into cloudy skies wondering, is that it? This app works really well and is the easiest to use and understand.

Literally Life Changing. I love this app on a night by the campfire. It sends my imagination to places it wouldn’t normally be able to go ans then I can share that with whoever is present! Wow what an amazing experience. The music is celestial and magical too! I highly recommend this app to hikers, adventurers, astronomers and curious people. This is a window to understanding the universe! It keeps a rightful place on my Home Screen

Excellence in apps. Truely one of the best apps for beginners to understand the night sky Outstanding simple prompt stake you to galaxies far away black holes and super nova Outstanding

Amazing! Minor improvements could be made. This app does just about everything, however there’s a few items I feel it misses or could improve. Firstly, adding more asteroids/comets/satellites. There are only some major objects that you can search and find, adding more of these would be great. Secondly it would be fantastic to add in a oxygen 3 and sulphur 2 views (to add to the hydrogen alps view). Finally it would be great if you could set multiple locations as favourites and toggle between them, instead of having to find them each time on the map view. Love everything else about this app!

Star Gazer’s friend. Awesome app. Love the notifications, this evening I saw the ISS fly by and also the bright Jupiter ( I would have wondered what that was) Thinking to dive into getting the pro version. Hopefully it will have real-time visual field in the background.

Great app but suggestions. I love this app. It is very intuitive, full of content and educational. I do however have a suggestion to give: The Star Guide widget should indicate the change in the planet's rise and set times that occurs. E.g. the moon sets at 16:47 tonight, but tomorrow it will set XYZ minutes later. This can be indicated by an arrow pointing up or down depending on if the rise/set time progresses or regresses the next day. This would be very useful to people like me that plan their telescope viewing ahead of time. Hope the feedback helps, Chris

Understanding the night sky. Fantastic to be able to recognise constellations by using the charts, this app makes it so easy I absolutely love it 😍

Superb, but would like to have specific notifications/reminders for meteor showers. As above

About Sky Guide. I find this app very interesting and informative about the night sky. I only use the app for looking at planets but I enjoy it. One thing the app could make better is the view. I would love to see a close up view that is worth 5 stars.

Great value app for all ages. This app is great, I use it for planning Astro photos and my kids use it to check for different planets. Recommend.

Just wow. I had this app on my first generation ipad before it stopped being supported. Got it on my mac thinking, "it can't be that good on laptop since it is a mobile app." It has surpassed my expectations. Quality just like on the ipad. One feature i would like to see is if Mac independent support came into use than the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in. I have no more words i absolutely love this. Super helpful when i take my nat geo newtonian telescope out on clear nights and look for objects of interest

Fantastic app. Just so easy to use and do many features, one of my most used apps

Killer Astro App with amazingly useful localisation. I’ve tried stacks of Astro apps over the years. This absolutely nails it in terms of powerful features packaged in the most elegant and easy to use UI. But the real killer feature is localisation. More often than not this level of detail only works in certain countries or cities - but I was delighted to see it works perfectly for me in Adelaide, Australia. I’m talking really useful info like light pollution, cloud cover and visual magnitude - the type of weather data very specific to astronomy and stargazing. This is presented in a very useful format that’s already filtered to my geo location and doesn’t require interpretation of generic weather and maps. There’s also a range of Astro news that’s timely, well curated, and seamlessly integrated. Love this App!

Indispensable. I’ve tried dozens of pieces of software purporting to do similar things over the years, but never have I found another that does anything remotely close. Not only is it impressively functional in just the right ways and feature-rich for those who want to dive deeper, it’s also visually stunning. It’s become an indispensable piece of my observation toolkit, to the point that everything else has been effectively obsoleted when it comes to planning and wayfinding in the field. I never hesitate to recommend it, and everybody I show immediately understands why.

Inspirational. Have recommended this to many family and friends. Easy to use. Great info. Excellent presentation and nice calming music. Well done.

This is amazing. I am amazed at the time and effort put into this app. It was pretty cool once I saw this app and bought it straight away. I love all the information and the detail. I also really really like how the smallest stars that you see you have to zoom in and all of them are named.

Great app but…... This app is fantastic! It’s easy to use, intuitive, pretty accurate and the design and UX is amazing! The only thing I wish it has was the ability to use it using a virtual reality headset like Google Cardboard or Oculus! Please make it happen!!!!

Love this app!. I’ve always loved the stars and tried to work out the constellations but nothing made sense until I found this app. I use it daily and can now spot some constellations without the app, as well as teaching my children the stars, their names and the planets. 100% recommend to anyone interested in our night sky.

Astounding!. This app blows my mind every time I use it. Just this evening I was working away when it reminded me the international space station was passing over. Walk out side and there it is! I’ve used the app all over the world and can’t rate it enough

So enjoyable. Love this app. It keeps getting better. Had it for so many years and the updates and enhancements are worth it. If you just want to check the sky once a month - it’s still worth it hands down.

Starstruck. I love this app, it’s pretty accurate, I will miss the solar flares next year though Highly recommend getting this one it’s totally awesome

Iss. This is a very good app I love it and go on it every night And watch the iss with my family and see the iss every night live thank you for making it

Star gazing. Have come to look for particular stars by being shown their location. Now I see how in times past, people were able to navigate by the stars. Appreciate the notifications of stellar events.

Awe inspiring. Accurate, informative and easy to use. My first time ever viewing planets with my own eyes and no telescopes. Truly wonderful!!!!!

Opening my eyes to the galaxy. What a revelation this has been to me! I look forward to getting my five minute warnings to observe the ISS and other man made wonders along with learning about our own little solar system and the ever-expanding galaxy.

True magic!. Awe inspiring! I can only speak in superlatives. The app is magical, for it brings the unreachable and unfathomable within reach and interactive. A huge thanks for the developers. You guys are legends!

Great. Great app. Few things that could be improved. I can find it hard to find catalog numbers on objects especially from the map usually end up going to google. Wish I could search an area of the sky and then use the visibility sorting would be awesome.

Worth every cent!. It might sound cheesy but buy the full version, go outside late at night, put headphones on and make sure Sky Guides music is ‘ON’. You can spend ages exploring the sky with this app! The ambience that the music creates makes it that much better too! Thanks :)

Good but a bit disappointed.. Sky Guide is a great app. I love looking at the stars and planets and different things in the universe. However, to do a lot of things like the things in the section “Cosmic Curiosities” you need to pay or do a free TRIAL which is annoying because I want to explore further but without paying, I can’t.

Zoe. Spent many sleepless nights on this app hunting the satellite’s and adding them to my favourites after I’d spotted them. After the upgrade I don't really enjoy it anymore. Before the upgrade all the satellites were lit up on the app when they were overhead. Now you have to look for them by time. Also the pictures of the satellites were great before showing their size compared to a human. Now they’re just child like drawings all looking the same. With all the new added features the app is now boring unless you pay for a subscription to look at the things that were free before the upgrade. Sad!!

Best App for planning Astrophotography!. I love Sky Guide. I use it every clear night when I’m planning my data acquisition on the fly!

Geopony1. The kids and I love this app, not only does it give constellation and star names but it allows you to track the ISS so you can be sure to see it go overhead. Great app thanks

Love it!. This app is awesome. I almost stayed on it for 1 hours if my mum hadn’t told me to stop, I recommend for more people to get this app😀😀😀.

Can’t upgrade. This version, or my environment won’t let me subscribe . It fails to connect to iTunes. Love the app, want to get more from it but can’t....

Extraordinary. Beautiful graphics, effortless UI and packed with useful tools that aid and inform stargazing for everyone; the customizable time and location, allowing you to explore the skies of almost the entire planet for a given time, is one of my favourite features. Unquestionably the best stargazing app I've used.

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Magique!. Il y tout pour une néophyte du ciel comme moi. On croirait pouvoir toucher les étoiles.

Star chart. Why does the new SC not provide sky scanning and identifying??

Best App For Stargazing. Title says it all. Well worth the price over the free ones, the add-on for constellations is also worth buying! Also been using the Premium subscription for years now, I love it!

Beautiful life. Amazing

not happy with the changes u made. i liked it when the. pictures looked like real art not just f… en outlines

Nice App. Nice App, but not as good as it used to be. They want to charge for a subscription to unlock features that used to be included on the basic app.

Great guide to the stars. Easy to use and so much information and tools for accessing the heavens

Love this app. Actually this app is part of memories of amazing holidays I had where i looked at the sky a lot

Amazing app. This app is amazing

Amazing!. This sky guide is so perfect that you can look into the sky and see all the constellations

#1. Best app ever for space and stars enthusiasts

Très agréable. Superbe! Utile et semble très fiable. Je ne peux plus m'en passer. Incontournable application, surtout pour des débutants tellement c'est facile à utiliser et clair. Les textes d'accompagnement sont toujours agréables à lire et tellement pertinents.

Sky Guide Review. Sky guide is a Nice but is slightly boring. You should add more fun elements to the game. I do not use the app very often, but I enjoy when I do.

App freezes on AR. Great App but freezes on AR mode.

Great help locating objects. The free version of this app is full of interesting and useful information and images. With no ads!! For me the most helpful feature is its ability to point out where a particular object is. Especially so far, the planets and some constellations. Then I have been able to see Saturn & its rings and Jupiter & its 4 visible moons with my telescope. I have just begun searching for galaxies using it. I would have been happy to pay up to $20 for this app but the only options are to use it at no cost or pay $2.79 one time for additional information on constellations which I wasn’t particularly interested in or pay a subscription fee for features I’m not interested in. Highly recommended.

Super Massive!. Super Massive requires Super Wallet - almost 1/2 price of streaming services! This app with its new subscription fee will definitely change the way you look down your wallet! I’ve been paying for PRO for 4+ years but time to call it quit.

Superb!. Superb piece of learning art. This app brings you the sky in your hands.

Best app ever. Best app ever, a must

The beat. This is the best app ever!

The Big Wallet Dipper. This app used to be a huge educational asset. Many nights I would bring it out to learn some new part of the universe. Unfortunately, like so many other developers, greed got the best of them and the app has now removed access to information. They have gone to a horribly expensive subscription model that locks most of the information behind a paywall. I can’t stand developers who do this. They build their popularity on the backs of supporters and then turn around and gouge them. I will likely delete this app as I can’t see anything I used to. I outright refuse to pay $20 per year for the luxury of seeing basic satellite info. I would rather donate the money to an astronomy club for kids. I am really disappointed in this app. They let the success go to their heads and saw dollar signs instead of stars. For shame.

Diane Delisle, amateur. Fantastique, jamais application n'aura été plus pratique pour les curieux. Même, mon petit-fils de 4 ans s'émerveille!!

Sky Guide. Merci

Sky Guide. Sky Guide is dumb because there is nothing in the App

Overpriced. How the hell are you gonna put in app purchases in an app that already costs 5$. Trash.

DISAPPOINTING CUSTOMER SERVICE. While the app looks beautiful it has trouble calibrating location. I contacted customer service and the response at first was good. They gave me some suggestions but when this did not work, my emails went unanswered. Particularly disappointing considering I was dealing with the co-founder. AUGUST 20 UPDATE - After my initial review the co-founder emailed me with some questions. Since then, absolutely no contact after a few weeks! UNFORTUNATELY THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A JOKE. At this point I will cancel my subscription.

Abonnement payant par mois?. Ma boussole ne fonctionne plus malgré que j’ai l’application payante. Je vais tellement me servir d’autre chose avant de payer un abonnement mensuel. Faites nous payer l’application 15$ juste une fois et crissez nous patience avec vos frais mensuels

Wicked. Wickedness

Wants to travel? Get it !. Full of info. It’s a must have

Ravie. L’application est très bien faite et j’aime beaucoup les notifications d’évènement spéciaux pertinents

App freezes every second. I have to keep closing and reopening it to get a real time view if the sky after three times it just got stuck on the last thing I looked at no matter what - such a disappointment

Amazing!!. Such a good app for tracking stars and constellations! It works amazingly, and I’ve had very little times where I need to manually re-coordinate the tracking. And even then it’s easy! It has so much information and I am extremely grateful for it. ✨✨

Sky guide legacy. So even if you have sky guide legacy, you can’t view James Webb because the developer pounced on an opportunity to put something behind a paywall even for users who paid for this app long ago Make it make sense

Fantasic app. Very useful for photo shooting

Awesome. I love Skyguide. The science, the info, the whole App is great.! Sometimes, sadly, I cannot access the sound, but all in all this app is amazing on all levels. I actually run outside to see…where I can see the sky physically in the night. Thank you for making this.

Great concept, doesn’t always work as supposed to. The app itself is nice. The concept of looking through AR at the sky and seeing different stars and constellations in real time is incredible but you won’t always be able to do that with this particular app - because of some technical issues. The app uses compass to display the sky properly but for whatever reason it doesn’t always read the data from the compass properly and sometimes it will display stars differently from what they appear like in real life. It’s noticeable when you look at the moon or the sun. The difference between where it actually is and where it shows up on the phone can be quite huge. It pains me to say that I will be uninstalling this particular app and start looking into alternatives. The way the stars are displayed is the main purpose of the app, everything else is secondary. Quite a shame developers didn’t test it out properly.

Great program excellent. Fantastic program. I enjoy it

Amazing. This app is so simple to use. 5 stars, just go ahead and get it. Amazing app.

Pas très user freindly. ....le gros rush et il y a un bon décalage entre la position de l’application et la position de l’astre observée!!!

Sky Guide. I absolutely love this star gazing app! It is so informative and I can easily find what I am looking for. Highly recommend!

Thanks. This music is the best 🙌🏻

Ne faite l’update à la version 10. J’ai payé pour la version complète, mais maintenant avec la dernière mise à jour version 10 je dois payer des frais mensuels pour avoir la version complète, et le widget ne fonctionne plus

Amazing!. If I could rate it higher I would the app is perfect for watching the sky and learning constellations I love this app so much. Tbh the pro features aren’t really worth it as the base app is already amazing its even more stunning with the aurora mode on. I would 10/10 recommend this app

Subscription sellout. App was awesome but would not recommend to new users as it has transitioned to a perpetual subscription model

Sur MAC et iPad: incontournable. Même sans étoiles et dans son salon, tout un réalisme avec ce compagnon incontournable. Facile à utiliser même s'il est complet et puissant. Bravo !

A work of art. Excellent design. Useful.

Changing rating because they became greedy. I used to love this app as I would occasionally launch it while on vacation, etc. I paid for this app and it was worth it. Expectation was that it would be maintained and also as new discoveries were made or even satellites launched, the database was also updated. Now, this is called enhanced and now we have to pay a subscription for that service.

Magic. It's like magic. Everything you look in the sky you can finally know what it is

Incredible Source of Information. There is only blach text on black background

what happened to sky guide. I have been using this app and have loved it since i was 13 and i am now 18 and it is not the same. The calibration is way off, I got the newest phone and it is not the phones fault, it’s unfortunately the app. It says the moon is in the west when it’s actually in the east. Also, I can see the big dipper in the sky above me and it says it’s Bootës. and the big dipper on the app is way off. not happy.

one of my fav. ths app is perfect, you can set it up anyway you want to observe the night sky and learn so much .

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Amazing. I just sat outside for 20 minutes looking at the starts just alone without my phone wondering what stars where which. I saw a lot of the brighter stars and wondering how far and bright compared to the sun they were. I went into the AppStore looking to see what these stars are called and this app told me descriptions and what satellites or rocket bodies were above me that second. I learned that the rocket bodies that are now known as space junk were launched around 30-40 years ago by Russia. This app is very useful. I spent 1 hour outside with this app after just trying to find new things

Gorgeous app, great developers. I’ve been using this app for about a month now, and can say without hesitation that this is the BEST sky guide I have found to date. The level of detail, the craftsmanship, the ease of use makes this a wonderful experience—particularly with my young child and astronomy-related projects. I installed the supermassive add on, and it it amazing. The developers have been fast with responses to my questions, and when I thought the app was not functioning exactly correctly, I discovered that not only was it working exactly correctly, but in an intuitive way. The ISS went over my home last night, and I was surprised not to see it. After an email inquiry, I learned that the app shows the relative brightness while the satellite can be seen, and fades out the satellite when no longer sunlit. I backed out the time to last night and was blown away by how it works so well. Amazing work!

Second to none, true gem of an app. The app is breathtaking, intuitive and fun. Absolutely an investment to those who are simply curious or those who use it with a serious purpose such as photography-day/night, constellations, planetary science, cosmology or astronomy. The augmentation intergraded into the app is outstanding and one of the best augmented reality features I’ve ever used a phone for. I can only vouch for use on both the Apple iPhone and iPad with regards to the app and both work amazingly well. I haven’t experienced any form of glitching or ill mannered operation when in use. Truly a gem of an app. Well worth it!

Disappointing upgrades. I’ve been using Sky Guide now for several years. I just paid for the full upgrade and I’m very disappointed with the recent upgrades to Sky Guide. I used this app almost nightly to track satellites. It use to be so easy and simple to select what we’re visible and sort them by magnitude. Now, I can no longer do this without having to search through several different categories which makes this app practically useless. Please review your upgrades and return your satellite search procedures to what they were before the upgrade!

Get a different app. My husband & I have had this app since 2017 & paid $1.99. It just keeps going downhill. If you want the same features that you used to get for $1.99, you now have to pay for either of the upgrades. I mean, the compass is never accurate. That should be a pretty obvious issue that should be fixed. It shouldn’t be that difficult. Everytime I open the app I have to fix it. The minute I point my phone to the ground, it recalibrates itself to the same way it was before. I fix it again & same issue. It’s so irritating to have an app that can’t even figure out general direction even when location is set to always. I’ll just pay for a new app & stop recommending this to family & friends. 👎🏼

I feel small. As bizarre as it seems, looking out into the vast dark skies and seeing dots with more history than everything we’ve ever known is insane. I love being able to look outside and being able to see thing that I thought was just another star, be a freaking galaxy! Seeing the space station fly across the skies has become a regular routine I’ve had for quite some time now, and it doesn’t seem like that’s gonna stop anytime soon. This app is truly incredible, and is worth every penny, if not more.

Awesome app!!!. This was the first time I have ever paid for an app, but it is 100% worth it! It gives you information on stars, planets, and more! Because I have a magnet case on my iPad, it doesn’t work on compass mode, but it works with amazing accuracy on my iPhone! On Wednesday April 22, 2020, around 5am I got to see a meteor shower, with the help of this app. This was my first time seeing a meteor shower, and the app gave me all the information I needed. It also was amazingly accurate! This app definitely earns 5 stars! I would give it more if I could!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It’s good. I like this App because it gives you a chance to look at the stars on a cloudy day and find all the constellations much easier though I can’t struggle with that sometimes it is amazing game for kids that are into space and science because it gives you an idea of what space looks like up in the sky and made it looks like down on the ground there are many different ways they can use this app I really like it sometimes they can be a little bit annoying but I really like how it gives me a chance to look at the stars.

Saw the ISS fly over, space junk. I was using it last night and a notice popped up saying the ISS was about to fly over. So I tracked it and to my surprise I could actually see it very clearly. I probably would have assumed it was just a plane without the app. So then I started looking for space junk of rockets and I could see a couple of those, too. This all in a major US city. Aside from that, it’s a good educational tool and I’ve already learned a lot about stars by using it. It tends to take a while for the compass to adjust but eventually it gets there and objects line up exactly.

Unhappy. UPDATE! I was able to open the app and viewed the ISS tonight. Not sure why it wouldn’t work before as I didn’t do anything different. Thanks for your concern. This was the very first app I purchased when I bought my iPad. Love all your improvements. So disappointed that I can no longer use an app I purchased because my phone is the 5se. It still works on my old iPad that is too old to upgrade to ios11. What gives? Hope you can find a solution for the many people who can't afford a new phone.

Love but stopped working when I upgraded to iPhone 12. I absolutely LOVE this app. It is amazing and extremely fun but when I upgraded to iPhone 12 the compass stopped working. I am really disappointed about this because I love the app. I’ve tried to adjust the settings, I deleted the app and re-downloaded it and nothing has fixed this. The only thing wrong is the compass, I cannot adjust the sky at all. When I move my phone it stays in the same place on the screen. If I am missing something or doing something wrong I would love to know so I can get back to enjoying the stars! Other than this I 100% recommend this app.

Amazing astrophotographer tool, even better developer. I’ve used many apps for star gazing, but this is the first that has everything that an astrophotographer needs (with the “Pro” subscription), including FOV overlays, a library for your custom cameras and optics, and even an image scale calculator. Better yet, I was experiencing some issues with the app crashing on my iPad, but the developer quickly got back to me with a fix - what a delight to work with a responsive company that cares about their customers!

WOW. I think we have all learned real quick that you never purchase an app without reading most of the reviews!! I've been using this app for a few years now and it is beyond awesome I gave it five stars because they did not have an option for 25 stars!! What is that star out there that looks so bright?? Oh that's not a star it's Jupiter.... you can set up notifications and I've seen the international space station fly by many many times it's actually pretty awesome to see how fast it does fly by!!! And these are just a few of the things that it's capable of doing!! Don't hesitate Awesome awesome app!!

This App!. I love everything about this app. I am obsessed with the cosmos. I have friends and a 2 year-old daughter that are also ever interested in what lies above us on this spinning globe. This app not only provides a basic look at the heavens but gives us all the detail we need in real-time. Where is the moon right now? Where will it be in 3 hours? It is an amazing tool to build interest in young kids. They need to be thinking along the lines of STEM and how we can progress life throughout the universe. This is the app to invest time in with your family. It is one app f my favorite things. 😁

Pretty but broken. Great info, beautiful design, but the auto compass feature doesn’t work on my iPhone SE and you have to try to manually align the app’s image with your view of the night sky. Even after you’ve adjusted it, it won’t track with you as you look to other parts of the sky and you have to manually reset the view for every object you look at Edit: my phone appears to be the issue in regards to the tracking/orienting, app is beautiful and I’m sure it works great on a properly functioning phone

Love the app, but feels like it needs something. This is a well thought-out app and I like how people that are interested in the cosmos (like me) are able to explore the curiosity that we have. One suggestion that I have is the ability to match your star brightness to the light population that is in your area. I believe this would make finding stars in your true light level easier to match the sky; however, I see this feature as a On/Off option.

5 Star Star App!. This is probably my favorite Star Gazing App. The compass works accurately, the optional ambient music is celestial, and the information garnered from the tap feature is incredible. Very user friendly & intuitive. Go for the upgrade & get the expanded zoom. We use it everywhere we travel. I just can’t say enough about how much I love this app. Sometimes I just sit there day or night and explore what stars, galaxies & constellations are surrounding me at the time. Easy to get lost in this app & not want to come back down to earth. You can’t go wrong with this one!!

Sky Guide. I only wish I had this app when I was a kid. This app is so overwhelmingly powerful and deep! I’ve had it for a year and I’m still amazed by it every time I use it. I may be their best salesman as I tell everyone about it. On my iPadpro it’s even more exciting to use. The absolute only thing I suggest is for the notification of unusual events be increased to maybe 15 minutes instead of 5. I miss stuff because of that. But still, the information content and user friendliness is enormous. Can’t believe it doesn’t cost a lot more. Fantastic.

Astronomy. Ever since I was a child my earliest memory was singing twinkle twinkle little star with my sister like we just had to and attempting to follow in my grandfathers footsteps who taught astronomy and math and aeronautics at Berkeley and learning the vast knowledge of seemingly infinite beauty with this device getting a glimpse that you could only hope for in a major observatory makes for a really interesting experience and I like to pretend that I own that observatory on the weekends and name the planets and the constellations specially when I’m in a good mood thank you very much for sharing this with the world!

A great app to view space. I love this app, and I guess it improves once in a while. The one thing that is missing in this app is exoplanets because I believe we can view all those things in this tremendous app that people have, and such as myself. I know we can’t look at exoplanet with her telescopes but I feel like we need to see everything in space besides the planets and moons we keep seeing. To the guys who made this app and who is updating it, if somehow you’re reading this review i hope you’ll appreciate my idea of looking at exoplanets in the sky.

Worth every penny. To be honest, I never write reviews about anything... ever. I wasn’t sure if I’d like this app at first so I checked the reviews and so many people gave it a five star rating. Now I understand why since I’ve experienced using it myself. After downloading the app I purchased the expanded version of the app for less than $1 per month and I stayed up at night another four hours looking at stars, galaxies, nebulae, planets, and even rockets. It was such a small price to pay to be able to see everything in its real time position in the sky and I’d recommend this to anyone who has even the slightest interest in astronomy.

My first choice, again. UPDATE: The publisher was kind enough to respond to my concerns. Much has changed in the new update, so finding what I was used to was not apparent. While it is true that the ISS is usually below our horizon, it does show up after sundown every few weeks for two or three days straight. We can watch it in its orbit for several minutes. We also enjoy the rare rockets that are said to flare. They are amazingly bright when they catch the sun’s rays just right. I will restore the 5 star rating.

You don't realize how bad you need it till you have it!. We use this app several times a week. It has gotten our 6 year old son so excited about space exploration. We especially love that the app recognizes the location of the horizon and that you can view what is beneath and all around the Earth. The fact that you can turn on and off the compass is especially satisfying and the search feature is great when you hear about something in the news and want to locate it and try to eyeball it in the sky.

Arcturus is my JAM! Why?..... 1. My homeboy Arcturus dominates the Booty (designated Alpha Boötis, Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation of Boötes,)!! Lol. 2. Taking 4th! Place in the Mr. Universe (literally, lol!) Brightest Star contest is quite the feat (there were only like millions of other contestants to beat)! If the contest was limited to the northern celestial hemisphere, Arcturas would take the brightest grand prize 🌞⭐️🏆... 3. I know this and lots of other interesting bits of information about Arcturus as well as many other gems in the celestial heavens BECAUSE OF SKY GUIDE! Sky Guide is a very accurate, informative and intuitive application! Now when you look up to the night sky, break out the Sky Guide app and be prepared to be amazed.

My time with Sky Guide. This app has helped me see the universe in a vast new way that I could never imagined before. Not only has it given me more knowledge on our beautiful universe, it also gave me some of the best memories star gazing with my friends. So I would 100% recommend this app because it not only will give you reliable knowledge on the topic it is based in, but will also make memories that will last a life time. Also it’s has some of the best music from any app just felt like putting that out there. I’m done now.

Best app purchase ever made. This app is crazy detailed offers a lot of fun stargazing tools like reminders so many objects are clickable with drop down information and even tells you when meteor showers in satellites will be passing overhead along with a reminder system The ancients knew better than us the things happening around our planet. Only reason anybody in the modern times knows anything is because of Google. This app actually makes it feel like it’s possible to re-grasp all of the things in our solar system in the relation of those objects to others Highly recommend

Love Sky Guide. I’ve had this wonderful app called Sky Guide for a few years now and cannot say enough positive things about it; from being alerted to the ISS passing overhead in my area (giving me 10 minutes to point my phone in the correct position to follow it) to letting me know Venus and Neptune are in conjunction, to all kinds of astrological information on the Sky Guide App for an interested person like myself. I love the App and have encouraged family and friends to download it for their enjoyment. Thank you, Developers!

Worth Every Penny. I’m not disappointed at all with this app. In fact, I am highly satisfied! I can’t believe how much information you can get from just looking at ONE STAR. I LOVE the feature that allows you to receive notifications for satellites and other things of that sort. This app is so amazingly designed and put together and so user friendly, I would recommend it to anyone. Literally the best decision I’ve ever made when it came to purchasing an app. Thank you developers for allowing us to use this heavenly application at the touch of our hands!

Love this app. I have owned this app since it was available, it has been a joy to see it grow and become an amazing guide thé the night and day sky. Sometimes it is good to know yep that is Venus and mars, or there is Camelopardalis. I have absolutely loved looking at the sky ever since I was a child and this adds to that love and passing on the knowledge to friends and family. Also, the fact it shows the name of that space debris that can be seen moving in the sky and the calendar of meteor showers. There is something for everyone in this app. I fully recommend it in this iteration and all to come.

Star Gazr. Awesome app. I can find planets and other stars when I need to. Nicely done! Love the soothing music too. I like to know when the moon is on the rise as a photographer. No matter where I point the iPhone there is something interesting to see in the sky, even at the opposite pole. The descriptions and info on the different stars is laid out nicely. Don't hesitate to buy this app. Well worth it! 😉 5 stars!!!! ** The latest upgrade 9/17 is yet the best! Adding the live camera view of the horizon and sky gives this app another interesting dimension and way to see what is up in the sky where you are looking. I still ❤️ this app, get it - you’ll love it too.

Star field. Wow an Incredible Intuitive App - Amazing! I am an Pilot and use navigation tools for my profession. This app exceeded my expectations in both graphics and information. The ease of use and the clarity of the graphics are both equally impressive. I use the (i) feature regularly to pull up information on the celestial bodies. I have shown this app on my iPad to several friends in astronomy groups at star viewing events and they both were impressed enough to buy the application for themselves. I would recommended this app to anyone who enjoys star gazing.

Heavenly!!!. This app is ULTIMATE. It captures the grandest of the element enveloping us…the sky…with amazing ease, detail, precision and beauty, along with plethora of features to cut it all in gzillion ways. Every feature gives mind blowing perspective. The awe is literally unending. What started as mere curiosity has ended up as one of my most valuable immersive pastimes. Don’t have words to express how impressed and grateful I am with this. Salute to all humans who worked to bring this endless ocean of knowledge to this point. I think the old timers will be given this app in heaven to appreciate the true grandeur of God’s creation…and they’ll not stop using this app.

G. A. Trottier. I always read the reviews before purchasing any App......So to Anyone who is thinking about purchasing this, it is well worth it... I enjoy going out at night and knowing what I am viewing in the stars above... The night vision makes it very easy to focus back and forth from the dark night sky to my iPad and the background music is soothing....The information on the Planets,Stars and Mythology is highly detailed and very interesting. I have tried other Apps and in my opinion none of the others even come close. This is a great purchase for any mobile device....

Crashing right now, but great app normally. Guys, chill. The app is obviously experiencing technical issues at the moment. I’ve had this app on my phone for years and it is superb. I just tried to download it on my iPad and it crashes when opening. Give it a few days and I’m sure that the issues will be resolved. No need to write a 1-star review which won’t do anything. Email customer support instead so that they can become aware of the issue and so that it can be resolved faster and you can experience this great app.

Very informative, Offline use & BEAUTIFUL. Buying this app has been a purchase worth every cent. From tracking satellites to finding cluster, this app has it all. The night-time mode is easy on the eyes and great when you’re trying to keep your eyes dilated for the stars. I thoroughly enjoy the tidbits of information it gives on meteor showers (of course for everything else too). It’s a jam-packed tool at your disposal and I recommend this to anyone from beginners to experts. I’m no expert but using this app makes you become one. Amazing product 🙌🏻

Tried them all!. I've had a sky viewing app on my phone since that was even a thing you could do, I've tried countless different ones and the moment I discovered Sky Guide it was over for all the others. It's one of my favorite apps!! It's accurate, well designed, works smoothly and intuitively, and gives excellent information. The visuals make so much sense with what you see in real time. I'd give it a higher rating if I could! This is the best and only sky/star viewing app you'll ever want or need, trust me!!

💜🖤💙🔭🌙⭐️🌍. I love using this app, me and my family are always looking at the sky, we have a telescope, so instead of having to bring the telescope out of the house, set it to the right spot to see a star, moon, or a planet i can just take out my phone and go on this app. Although i would give it 5 stars but the constitutions annoy me, there is these big pictures that are in the way of me seeing Mars or Jupiter and i want to see Mars or Jupiter! Anyway thats all i want to say. I would recommend this app if your thinking about getting it!

Eclipse 2017. I'm impressed with the app and information it gives us but during the eclipse yesterday, the animation seemed like it was on Central Time Zone and not EST. According to the animation, peak time was an hour ahead of schedule from my current location. Makes me wonder how much ISS or even a comet's timing is off from real view. Reply- I did all these when I realized it wasn't accurate. I even checked my location with other apps, because even though we live in west Michigan, every now and then my phone thinks I'm in Chicago. This wasn't the case though. Usually apps are the ones that lag, not the user. lol

Best AR app ever!. Very cool and very fun! If you are into the stars (for scientific purposes) you’ll love this app. Also spend the few extra bucks and get the SuperMassive download, there is a monthly charge so you don’t have to do the whole $20 at once if you prefer. You won’t be disappointed with it! It’s a huge download so be prepared for that. I wish that they would include more info on the planets, and maybe a “virtual tour” of Mars and others. But either way, you simply cannot beat Sky Guide. If you have the “space” for it, then check it out.

I've tried quite a few and this is the best!. I LOVE this app! I am hooked on looking for satellites!! I search almost every early morning and early evening and have learned so many more constellations because of it. There is so much information about ever star, object, galaxy, nebula...like who discovered it, its name, stats...everything! You can have it alert you for your favorite events like the ISS flyover, meteor showers etc. so you never miss anything. By the way I only have the Free App and obviously love it!! I can't even imagine how cool the "Supermassive" version is...

Awesome but needs some improvement. So when I saw the AR feature I saw that you could see all the constellations in real life which I was super excited about. But when I tried it out, it was not good. First, The constellations were ridiculously big and when I saw the creator use it, it was not ridiculously big. And second, I waited till 7:00 to go star gazing using this app, and you couldn’t even see the ground and they removed all color from the sky, which the creators didn’t have a problem with. I don’t know if it’s the game or if it’s my phone, but can you please help because this is a little bit odd.

This is amazing. This app is awesome because it shows all the constellations and what everything is. You can enable it to send notifications when something happens like the international space station flies over or something. It just so happened that the first day I got this app there was a meteor shower and it notified me and at what time it would start. On the same night it also notified me that the international space station was above me we also saw that. We later on our trampoline until 1:00am watching the shooting stars and international space station fly over. I love this app!!!

Best App you can find period.. The only way i could rate this 5 stars without any doubt was if I designed and created it myself…only then would I rate it less due to my own criticism! Even if you have zero interest in looking at stars and planets, there is so much more to see and do! Don't second guess yourself, just pay the $2.99 and brag to all about how smart you were to get such a great app at such a great price! I did try upgrading to pro, and it wasn't what i needed, so i unsubscribed before the free trial ended, and had no problems with my account going back to the original subscription, and no charges the following month…which was Sept. and why i waited to post review. Attention App creators! This app offered an upgrade to pro, they didnt however, hassle me to, or post ninja ads in my screen to annoy me, and they were transparent about the details and then followed thru with their promises, without excuses or mistakes! You can learn from this app and its protocols.

People rise!. I love being notified of when the international space station is about to pass over-head in the night sky. It is the thing my childhood dreams were made of back in the 1970’s. On our evening walks, it is cool to get notified to look up and see an iridium satellite flare. I appreciate the red night screen that protects our night vision when using this app out in the field with our telescopes. The back ground music is beautiful. I appreciate everything about this app. I still have much to discover.

Please Bring Back the Old Widget!. This app used to have one of the best sky-monitoring widgets available. At a glance, you could easily see exactly what was going on with the sun, moon, planets, etc. in a way that was beautiful, informative, intuitive, configurable, and comprehensive. All with seamless integration with the beyond-excellent app. Inexplicably, this amazing functionality has degraded to the point where the widget now offers almost no information compared to what it used to provide, in an interface that’s confusing, buggy, unintuitive, and has almost no configuration options. Please bring back the old widget!

Sky Guide Eval. I really Love this App! I am using the basic application and find it very useful when looking at the night sky. I like getting notifications of up coming events and an alert when the time is near for viewing. Then there is the mode to track objects before they are even above the horizon. This gives one the chance to locate to the best viewing position. Also tapping an object in your field-of-view will give detailed information about it. Pretty darn good I’d have to say.

Does what it’s supposed to and more. First off: I tried to find something critical to say, because I don’t usually believe 5-star reviews...I couldn’t think of anything. I have had this app for a while now (years), and I have really enjoyed being able to quickly identify any bright object in the sky that catches my attention. What I didn’t expect, but have also enjoyed, is the large amount of information on each object that is offered just by tapping on it. As someone who isn’t even a stargazer, I find myself getting sucked in almost every time.

The number #1 app for looking at Space. Sky Guide is one of the most coolest apps out there on the the App Store. When I go out camping with my family & we soak in all the stars, the galaxy, etc. Sky guide helps us to know how far that star is & why did they name it? The most helpful & fascinating thing is that you can be able to see if there is a Satellite, space junk, or any objects floating out in space. I used to think they were all Satellites but ends up most of it is old rockets. I totally recommend this app to anybody. This really works unbelievably great on the IPhone 8! Loving the new Calendars & the light pollution on the map!

Probably one of the best apps on the AppStore.. I first downloaded this app a day after the great conjunction of 2020 happened. I saw the two planets and the sky and immediately started getting more into this stuff. I started watching Cosmos and found myself being fascinated by this. As I said, shortly after that I downloaded this app. I went outside and looked at the stars for about 30 minutes and immediately after that went back inside and bought SupperMassive. So in conclusion this is probably the best app in the App Store.

Rise and Set Times Issue. Overall this app is very stellar in every aspect. However, the annoying part is when it displays an object’s rise and set times. For example, the moon just rose at 2:52pm, and the app displayed correctly. However, as soon as the moon rose, the app then displays the rise at 3:30pm. So if you’re caught off guard, you probably think that the moon rises at 3:30pm when it has already risen. There needs to be a better indication of when an object will rise or set on the next day with a +1 or something, such as is nicely depicted by the Lunar app that tells you when an object sets or rises with a +1 to indicate the nezt day as soon as the current rise or set times took place.