2026-04-04
Artemis Missions?
Developers, will you guys include Artemis missions trackers here?
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Description
SkyView® brings stargazing to everyone. Simply point your iPhone, iPad, or iPod at the sky to identify stars, constellations, planets, satellites, and more!
Over 3.2 million downloads.
App Store Rewind 2011 -- Best Education App
“If you've ever wanted to know what you're looking at in the night sky, this app is the perfect stargazer's companion.”
– CNET
"If you’ve ever been looking for a stargazing app for your iPhone, then this [is] definitely the one to get."
– AppAdvice
“SkyView is an Augmented Reality app that lets you see just what delights the sky has to offer.”
– 148Apps Editor’s Choice
You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView® is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find all 88 constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate every planet in our solar system, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys.
Features:
• Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations, planets, and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
• Sighting Events: schedule alerts for upcoming celestial events.
• Apple Watch: see what objects are visible tonight and how to spot them using your Apple Watch.
• Today Widget: brand new iOS 8 today widget lets you quickly see upcoming celestial events.
• Night Mode: Preserve your night vision with red or green night mode filters.
• Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
• Sky Paths: Follow the sky track for any object to see it’s exact location in the sky on any date and time.
• Comprehensive: Includes thousands of stars, planets, and satellites with thousands of interesting facts.
• Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times.
• Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks.
• Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying!
What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
What's New in Version 3.8.7
Dear Stargazer,
This version fixes the camera snapshot issue occurring on latest versions of iOS.
Best,
Terminal Eleven
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Terminal Eleven LLC
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
3.8.7
Size
117.7 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 16.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPhone 17e, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.5 of 5 (599 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2026-03-01
Tested all the Rest
I’ve had this app for years works great. One time pay couple of bucks. Kids n I love especially on camping trips.
5🌟
2025-12-11
Amazing App Choice!
Apart from the $4.99 cost to get the app, it’s the best app I have ever used in my entire life!
It’s definitely going to be useful for science classes!!
10/10!!!
2025-03-02
👍🏻
Pretty cool
2025-01-23
Satellites
In the last month or so, 9 times out of 10, satellites I spot are not identified by the app. Why not?
2025-01-20
Don’t pay for it!?
Why is it that my husband’s free SkyView lite works a treat, and my paid SkyView shies the wrong direction, wrong stars….really not happy and haven’t been for a long time!??
2025-01-20
Ok
Not the best
2024-10-19
No comets
I bought this to find C/2023, but was disappointed.
2024-10-17
Great app
Very useful when you’re trying to identify anything in the sky. Is there a way to search for something in it? Eg the current comet that’s flying over Australia at the moment would be sweet to see.
2024-08-20
Accuracy issues
I don’t find the app very accurate. Trying to track the international space station it is often 10 minutes either side of prediction. Also sightings are often 10 to 15 degrees off.
2024-07-26
Cool, but needs something
I like the app, and the info it gives. However, a couple of things you could do to improve it, are: 1. The inaccuracy of star and constellation locations. I pointed my device at what was clearly Crux, (Southern Cross) but it said it was Sagittarius. 2. Where are the newer space telescopes? Why include Hubble, and The international space station, but not the James Webb telescope?
Those are the things you could do that I would like, Please?
2024-06-07
Love seeing Menchib even!
Great seeing the planets gathered together now and then like now, 7/June /24 from Camberra…
2024-06-04
Great app for Sky viewing.
As the title says SkyView is a great app for viewing the night sky. I like the augmented reality and the ability to scale the planets. Object trajectories is something I would expect and that works well also.
Improvements I would like to see is being able to zoom in-out and better calibration. Sometimes it off by around 15 degrees. iPhone 14 Pro Max. Yes I calibrate.
In saying that, still I recommend this app.
2024-04-21
Good way
A simple way to learn about astronomy
2024-04-05
Great app for beginner’s
This is a great app for people just beginning. I enjoy it. My only problem is that the app shows the earth’s moon but it doesn’t show all the moons of the other planets. It would be cool if it did that.
2024-03-28
Nice
Would be perfect if you could sort objects by apparent magnitude, instead of alphabetically.
2024-03-05
Blah
Can’t update
2024-02-29
A long time favourite
The lite version was something I loved to whip out and use for years. It gives me such a huge feeling of wanderlust to look out into the galaxy. It’s man’s future frontier.
I wish they’d update the app and add the JWST. Right now it hasn’t been added.
2024-01-26
Crashed
Won’t load any more 😢
2024-01-05
Satellite tracking
Never seems to be satellites in the southern hemisphere.
2023-10-24
A wonder
seriously excellent, been using it for years & am always thrilled. Calibration tools very helpful
2023-10-22
Great app to help kids relax.
I use this at the end of the day to help the grandchildren wind down. They love laying in the bed and checking out all the planets, stars, satellites, rocket boosters etc and the music is very relaxing. Love it.
2023-09-23
Both hemisphere
Works in Australia but in Morocco even after changing location even the moon we can see doesn’t show
2023-09-17
Not working
This is not working… image on phone is fixed and does not move.
2023-09-07
Love it.
I love how you can ad or remove the star sign Constilation, Spot the International Space station Scream across the sky, Hubble.
My interest in the stars has been illuminated
Thanks guys.
2023-08-20
Calibration
Had SkyView lite and thought it pretty good so did the right thing and bought SkyView - unlike the freebie it will not calibrate so it’s useless. Stan Qld.
2023-07-07
Need to add something
You guys need to add the James Webb telescope 🔭 in sky view. Still an amazing app!
2023-02-10
No Star Names
This app would be fantastic if there was a way to turn on major star and constellation names without having to place the cursor over each one as pretty much every astronomy app does.
2023-01-29
Great app
Easy to use. Full of info
2022-12-12
Cool app
Really cool app showing the locations of planets, stars, space debris, iss, the moon and hubble… wheres the james webb though 👍😎
2022-04-23
Would love a refunds
Wish you had a trial app waste of my money doesn’t say or do what it states in the App Store
2022-02-21
Love this app
I’ve used this app for a number of years now and absolutely adore it. Have had iOS for 10 years and SkyView is undoubtedly my all-time favourite app. Paid for the full version without hesitation. As a lifelong skywatcher, it was worth every penny. Thanks for developing it guys, you’ve truly done a service for skywatchers worldwide.
2022-01-23
Good app, but can you add full NGC catalog?
There are parts of it already included, but why not add it in full?
2021-12-31
Great App but……
Love this app but would be better without the celestial drawings being so animated - could they be toned down ?
Cheers
From Outback Australia
2021-12-15
Great app
I had downloaded the free version and was quite impressed with it so I purchased the full app and it provides much more information. I’m particularly impressed with seeing the satellites and spent rocket debris is out in our NEO.
However when using the auto location positioning there’s a slight misalignment with respect to my actual location and the constellations.
2021-07-25
Good until now
Moon is 90 degrees out
2021-06-27
Cool app
Very cool app. Shows a 360 degree view so if you cover up your camera so the screen is black, even during the daytime or wherever you are you can see where things are, even stuff on the other side of the planet or below the horizon etc. As some others have said in these reviews you can see the stars even when you point at the floor, so it’s good in that you can know ok I got about an hour or two before Saturn or the moon or whatever will be viewable. Only thing I’d change is make access to the display settings a little quicker but it’s fine as it is, it’s only one extra step deeper into the menu so not a big deal. Clear Skies!
2021-06-26
Glitched
My SkyView is glitched every time I open the app it always shows the draco constellation and I try to restart the app but it keeps popping up it used to work perfectly but something is wrong now
Not good☹️
2021-04-27
Love it
I love this app. Its just great to see whats actually above us. Ive found north is a bit off but still love it.
2021-04-11
Yep
Good stuff 👍🏻
2021-03-31
Great App
I love this app I love exploring the universe and seeing all the stars and astronomy signs and space stations I think it’s a great app and great tool to learn about the universe but just to sit back and observe what’s going on up there is exciting it’s quite interesting and time filler
Just waiting for the day or night I see a flying object eg: plane, helicopter or spaceship (LOL)
2021-03-04
Good app
This is really useful for astronomy as it makes it easier to find planets and stars, you can also see further in time to know when the planets wont be visible. I also like how it gives you detail on planets/stars as well.
2021-02-10
Scam
Just fake, wherever you put the camera you’ll get same results! Even on your desk
Don’t purchase
2021-02-01
Stopped working on iOS 14..3
For some reason it is not working on latest version. Need help. I installed this paid version also but it seems to be stuck
2020-11-02
Where are the instructions?
I love the concept, but how do I find what I’m looking for after I entered it into the search?
Usage tips and FAQs answers only 4 preset questions and there’s no way to search.
How am I supposed to find out how to use it?
Frustrated!
2020-10-09
Frozen
It’s broken, frozen, won’t track.
2020-09-23
If you’re interested in the stars and what’s really out of this world try this
This is a very easy app to use quite straightforward I use this app nearly every day
And don’t forget to use a tripod if you are using it with a phone it’s much easier
It’s worth its money
Truly out of this world
2020-09-17
Don’t waste your money.
I got this app because I saw heaps of good reviews, but I pointed it at the ground and it said there were stars on the ground. I thought something was wrong so I pointed it at the wall with lights on in the room and it said there was stars on the wall. Don’t waste your time and money on this app.
2020-08-10
Every one I show is hooked
The most mind blowing app u can get
2020-07-22
Great app
It’s a really good app. It’s very easy to use, but only recently I’ve noticed that the calibration is very off. When I try to set it up manually, it gets completely out of whack whenever I go back into the app. I’m not sure if there is a way to save it or not. That is my only issue. Besides that, it’s wonderful.
2020-07-14
Great UI, no comets though?
Great for finding constellations and satellites etc, really easy to use and beautiful interface. Search functionality is also great.
My only gripe would be - there doesn’t seem to be a way to find comets like eg Neowise... any plans to include transitory objects like comets etc via a feed or something?
2020-05-16
Definitely worth the price
Even though the free version is okay anyway, the paid version for only $8 is amazing!
Works great on an iPad and is great for people like me who are only just starting out in astronomy.
It looks like a lot of work from the developers has gone in here!
2020-04-30
Awesome App
Great app, better than all of the paid apps. I’ve been using it for years and use it nearly every night.
2020-04-24
Used to be great
I used to love this app, but recently it seems to be more “out” with its calibration, and a week ago it started to “roll” out of control through the sky, even though I’m holding my device completely still. It’s like watching the stars and horizon line on the app just tumble faster and faster in a downward motion.
I can’t find anything in the help section to suggest how to fix this, I’ve tried the figure 8, I’ve tried resetting the location, I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app, but I have no idea what’s going on. All other apps on my phone which use location services (including google maps) are working fine...
2020-03-26
Great app, everyone I show it to loves it!
It’s great and it’s amazing when your sitting on a lookout up at the sky and you can use it to view everything that you can see in more detail.
Have had issues with calibration but hopefully the next update will work it out
2020-01-27
Awesome
This app is legit. Found a few planets through this, looked through my telescope, and they were there. Awesome buy, especially if you’ve got a telescope.
2020-01-15
slight problem
I loved this app and used it all the time, but recently it has stopped working. I cannot enter the app as every time I go to open it, it crashes. It’s a bit disappointing and I would love to continue to use it but it won’t work :(
2019-11-22
Novel but still can be improved
Generally speaking it’s a great app, but please let the app tell me how far the star I’m watching at is from me. Only knowing the name and location of the star isn’t very intuitive. But knowing the distance between me and the star (and each star on the sky) would give me a much more intuitive of their position. Also, knowing the distance also allows me to know how many years the light traveled to from there to my eye, isn’t it much more romantic! Please add this feature plz!!!
2019-11-13
Very Good
I’ve been using this app for years now and it works like a charm every time. Sometimes it’s a little bit off where the stars are but it’s close enough to get the idea. I would love to see even more things be added to the app as I feel we never get any new content!
2019-09-03
Great for getting kids interested in space
Got the kids looking into the night sky, picked a satellite on the app then watched it fly over, kids though that was cool.
Helps locate planets, constellations and the ISS.
Top app.
2019-04-22
Amazing!
This app is amazing! It reminds me of Virtual Reality because you can see the whole sky even when you are sitting in your bedroom!
2018-12-22
SkyView
Great App - for a star gazing novice this App is brilliant and for someone who is more advanced, there is something for you as well. Excellent for learning about the stars and astronomy.
Bob R
2018-09-20
There’s a problem with the SkyView😐
“Hello” I’m having a problem with SkyView today, every time I click on the same star then I click on Wikipedia starts to freeze and closes itself it’s so strange, I don’t know why is it closing itself when I click on the same star is just so strange, but I don’t know why but it hasn’t be closing itself before when I just brought the SkyView but it’s so strange🤔?
Can you please fix SkyView from freezing and closing so I don’t have so I do not get annoyed with SkyView because otherwise I will delete it and by the way please fix it😊?
2018-09-05
Sadly lacking basic search function
Easy to point and identify a star or object.
Can’t accept address to search for a known address for a star or point in space. Google maps will eat this ap when they include off planet locations.
2018-09-01
Best application I’ve ever bought
This app is absolutely fantastic. A huge thank you to the developers. It is precise and extremely easy to explore the night sky. It’s so fascinating to see what the stars are called, where the star signs are, identifying planets and even seeing the suns trajectory for the day. Five stars to the developers!
2018-08-05
Sky view
This app is amazing because it shows different constilations and planet, space junk, and even satellites
2018-08-03
But disappointed
Have used this app many times over the last few years and have been very pleased with it. But I loaded it on my iPhone 7 and now the planets are not in the right places. It’s not very useful if everything is off.
Perhaps there’s away I can recalibrate it.
Disappointed. 😕
2018-07-26
Best astronomy app!
Well worth upgrading to the paid version of this app. So many more brilliant features and preference settings. I use it purely for tracking satellites and find it much better than the Satellites app.
Love it! 🛸🚀🔭
2018-05-20
Not so good in the southern hemisphere
I have no idea about the Northern hemisphere, but to call the Southern Cross "crux, one of 88 modern constellations", leaving out so much, seems less than informative. No Big Kangaroo, no Emu, both of which are popularised and real aboriginal constellations, also seems a bit northern-hemisphere-centric, if not blatantly racist. Someone might want to do some southern hemisphere night sky research. The space debris stuff is good though, nice to get an idea of what is man-made up there.
2017-11-04
My all time favourite App!
I have had this app for many years now and still to this day it is my absolute favourite app of all time! (I am a bit of a space nerd...) I have learned SO much from this app, without it I’d feel lost in the universe! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2017-10-18
Brilliant!
Great app! Works perfectly~ would love to be able to get notifications for more stars, but otherwise, very good 👍🏻
2017-09-05
Awesome...all-in-one best app
This is an app of few that the children can use day or night and learn something of value....Regards 👍👍👍
2017-07-26
Had it for six months, it's really good!
I've been using this for the last six months, I'd be lost without it. 5 stars from me!
2017-06-14
GuyWilly
Excellent app, I got the app with my first real telescope, it is almost a must for beginners. A basic moon map would be great, name the main craters etc. overall very good thank you.
2017-04-07
Amazing
Very useful for finding all of those hard to find planets and stars, highly recommended😀
2017-02-15
Best purchase ever
This app is absolutely the best app I've even downloaded/bought. It is so much fun and so educational. I would recommend this to anyone!!
2017-02-12
VERY unexpected
I was doubtful, but this app really surprised me with how well this app worked! I bought it and went straight outside to see if it was accurate and really was! This app will be my go to guide when looking for objects to find through my telescope.
2016-11-24
IPad Pro 12.9 Not Good.
The app is fantastic, but I don't think it was made for IPads, not sure about iPhones because I don't have an iPhone. But, I have the same app on my Nexus 6P, the milky way in the background is just very condensed and clear, very high refresh frames rate it is like hot knife on butter smooth. The black background is pure deep black, it's just beautiful. The augmented side on the Nexus 6P which to me is an old device is high quality.
But on the IPad it's all pixelated, the frame rate when you move the device around is very low and you can actually see how washed out the whole background is, black is not back.
Can someone have a look please how it compares and hopefully we see version for the iPad thanks.