SkySafari 8 Pro App Reviews

Good Update, macOS support needs work.. Nice to have a native copy of SkySafari finally. It runs well with the section the gesture recognition in the main view with trackpad and a couple of visual glitches when night mode is enabled.

Money trick. I pay twice but don’t work in my iPhone or iPad or Mac. For some reason is asking for buy more and more and more. In Celestrone software the same trouble.. double check what are you buying.

Incredible. Incredibly written and executed. You can be up and running in 1 minute - but there are also a ton of settings / features if you want to/ need to dive deeper. This program is the standard in our hobby.

Quality Upgrade. Ver. 8 pro is another solid release. I continue to use Versions 6 and 7 as well. The product works flawlessly with PiFinder and Cedar Hopper. Used on both iPad and iPhone. Well worth the upgrade cost every couple of years.

Awesome Astronomy App. Wow! This app is totally awesome. Great to simply look up into the sky, and then trace the stars into such in-depth information. This one goes deep!

zoom. Finally the mouse zoom is working without using the + - buttons

Love the app. Great app! Using it from version 6! But this glitch with compass! It’s triggers on by itself! Sometimes when you go back from object info, sometimes in the main view! Really annoying

I tried to subscribe to premium for a year at the advertised 30% off but when I tried no discount?. No discount= no bueno

Moon phase issues. There’s something going on with the moon phases. It’s currently a full moon but the app (with time set to now) says it is new moon. SkySafari 7 Pro does not have this issue.

Best in class. This app is so fun to use for myself and my kids. I’ve been searching for something like this and I’m so glad to have found it. 10 stars!

Plate solving. Is there a video or manual on how to do this?

Best I’ve seen. I’ve been a dedicated amateur astronomer and astro-imager for a long time and have used Sky Safari Pro since early Mac only versions. It has consistently provided the answers to most of my questions quickly and reliably. The UI is easy to figure out and improves with each major revision. Customer support has also been great.

Great program but nickel and dimes you for a subscription as well. I appreciate the program it is very useful but…they produce a program version that you pay for and each version is another fee and then they want you to get a subscription as well. I would not recommend just because of that. I’d happily pay a subscription for a program that updates. This is 8 pro. I’ll have to pay again for 9 in addition to a 50$ a year subscription? It honestly isn’t that good

The best of the best. There are many planetarium apps. This one is mine. It has it all; data, scope control, plate solving, alpaca stuff, cool themes. A great upgrade from v7!

Wish navigation worked better on Mac.. I know it’s designed as an iPad app, but it would be nice if pinch-zoom also worked with the trackpad on a MacBook Pro. The app is kind of pricey after all.

I paid for a subscription, but every time I get on it, ask again. I paid for a yearly subscription and every time I sign onto this app I am asked if I want to buy it again. I don’t know if I’m got the full version or not. Don’t look that away. If I don’t get it cleared up I’m gonna want my money back cause I’m not getting what I paid for.

New Version (8) is Amazing. I have been using version 7 Pro for a long time and have loved it. Version 8 is even better! Thank you for putting out a wonderful product!!!

Watching ISS. The station notified me and I went outside to check it out and there it was, love it!

Good News / Bad News. The good news is that this app runs on both the iPad and the Mac with a single purchase. The bad news is that little effort was put into the MacOS version. Fundamental operations like zooming are broken unless you make changes to the application settings. For example pinch to zoom works great on the iPad screen, but doesn’t work via the trackpad on the Mac. Even the odd workarounds like Command + or - or two fingered scroll from the prior Mac OS version don’t work. Still no luck search in the help. Finally got some help on a user forum suggesting changing the “Tourch Alternatives” setting of the app. This at least make the app functional! Wouldn’t it be better if it just worked the first time it started up. Couldn’t the installation process make sure this absolutely necessary change for Mac OS? Couldn’t the zoom buttons be made visible by default on Mac OS? Even better why do I have to hold down a key in addition to making the zoom gesture? Other make apps that I use just make the zoom gesture work natively! It’s great that Apple lets the same app run on both the iPad and the Mac, but clearly a little more effort is required from the developers.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Solid, Reliable, and Really Enjoyable. Great addition to my astronomy apps. The interface is clean, and the sky rendering is detailed yet not cluttered. I’ve found it really helpful for planning observing sessions and identifying objects when I’m out with my telescope. What I appreciate most is that it strikes a good balance between being powerful and still easy to navigate. Features like time-shift and object search work smoothly, and the database is extensive enough for both casual stargazing and more serious use. It’s not flashy, but it’s dependable and well thought out. If you’re looking for a solid astronomy app that feels professional without being intimidating, this is a great choice.

GAIA downloaded, still capped at mag 15. The GAIA has been downloaded, star field FOV zoomed in, star magnitude set much dimmer than 15, Never Show Fainter Than set to Unlimited, no matter what no star fainter than 15 is displayed. I have SkySafari 6 Pro with no issue, 8 Pro simply does not work as advertised. Don’t know if it’s a bug or what, but this version is useless.

Sky safari 8 pro. I have a purchase receipt for pro 8, but received Pro7 app, I now have 2apps of Pro7. Trying to get a refund. I wish I never received the discount order email for Pro8

Missing some NGC objects. Have found some NGC objects are missing from this version. Example: NGC6144, the small globular cluster near Antares. It says not found when I do a search.

5 stars, more like infinite stars. O(rion) wow! Now this is an app where the Betelgeuse is worth the squeeze! Dark and milk chocolate lovers alike will agree, this pro version 8 is the Milky Way to go! Pleiades get it now, you won’t be sorry! -celestial nerd aka star dust incarnate

Your purchase does not give you a complete app, you still have to pay an $49+ annual fee for premium. I thought I was buying a premium software version, it turns out that premium costs you $49 annually.

C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS update needed. Please update comet data.

Paywall!! WHY!?. I’m a little disappointed that some of the features they advertise are behind a paywall of $50/year. Unlike other softwares where they’re free and then to unlock premium stuff, the fee seems understandable. But when you’re already paying $40 after tax, to hide some really cool things that set them apart, you tack on a paywall that makes the upgrade more questionable. I’ve used SS since the beginning and have never been disappointed until this version sadly…..

Bring back the developers you used for version 6!. Crashed within minutes of upgrading from version 7. I guess “scope display” isn’t a usable feature anymore?

Best + most powerful astronomy app. I purchased this app for my kids who are into astronomy and stargazing, and ended up using it myself and not being able to put it down. Very powerful, elegantly-designed tool that is heads and shoulders better than the other stargazing and astronomy apps we use.

Southern hemisphere by. Mine seems to not work when properly when I switch to a city in the southern hemisphere. I checked my SkySafari 7 and it doesn’t have this issue.

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Astronomy at your fingertips. Excellent program

Great app, but v6 was better on MacOS. Sky Safari provides a great window into the night sky, with good maps of stars, and lots of information that is otherwise hard to find. For outreach work, where having ready info about objects in the night sky is important, Sky Safari was the best tool in the business. The maps were precise and beautifully rendered, and the info was on point and at the ready. This paradigm has changed with v8. Now it’s an iOS application, and the consequences of that change is that there is much less screen to display anything in. So the information has to compete with the maps; and some of the quiet helps that v6 provided are no longer available. The new plate solve feature may turn out to be a winner for people with certain types of smart telescopes. The moon (lunar) map has a nice improvement in the feature density display. While the visual aspect of the terminator is not well displayed (shadows near the terminator are very distinctive, and greatly help in identifying features), still the map is one of the better offerings available. If SkySafari 6 for Mac is still available, and you are running it on a laptop, then you might wish to avail yourself. Version 8 is still good, but has lost some of the delightful slickness that made it the best planetarium program in the world.

Upgrade Failed Plate Solving. Paid FULL PRICE to Upgraded from 7 Pro for one reason ONLY and that was the promised Plate Solving feature. Interface and process was ok but failed to solve 9 out of 10 simple .fits, .prn and .jpg images. All these images solved on ASIAir and Nova Astronomy.net. TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, maybe the next version will get it right, but without my investment!

(Revised review) Good service. I revised my review because the issue I had presented to the customer service previously appears to be fixed. Thanks!

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