Sternenhimmel und Astronomie · 52 Apps · 15.509 gelesene Rezensionen
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Where pointing the camera really finds the star, and where it is a pretty planetarium with no accuracy and a subscription. Die besten Werte aus den Rezensionstexten: Our Galaxy (78/100), Stellarium Mobile (74) und iCSC (74).
Wert aus Rezensionen: 78 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 420 Bewertungen
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People love it for an unusual thing: instead of the dome overhead it shows the three-dimensional structure of the galaxy and how far away objects really are from us. Observers and astrophotographers say it changes your sense of scale and is great for star parties and teaching. The downsides are minor: navigation is clunky in places, and there's no sky-tie by coordinates, so you end up jumping between apps.
Gelobt
Three-dimensional galaxy structure and real distances to objects, a fresh sense of the universe's scale, great for star parties and teaching, a companion to planetariums like SkySafari, detailed rendering
Kritik
Navigation clunky in places, no sky-tie by coordinates for finding objects while observing, forces jumping between apps, you can fly so far out it shows NaN
Für wen: Hobbyists and teachers who want to grasp where we are in the galaxy and how far objects really are, not find them in the sky
Wert aus Rezensionen: 74 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 35.824 Bewertungen
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Stellarium Mobile is praised as a handy, intuitive tool for finding things in the sky: people locate constellations, Jupiter, M45, and view future positions of objects, and many bought premium at a reasonable price. Its weak spot is orientation and small limits: the app struggles to tell which way you're looking, sometimes flipping 180 degrees, and basic time-forward plus some sky-history depth are locked behind the paid version.
Gelobt
Finding constellations, Jupiter and M45, showing future positions of planets and stars, clear and intuitive, reasonable premium price
Kritik
Can't set which direction you're facing, 180-degree flips with no calibration, time-forward locked in the paid version, sky history capped at 7000 years versus the desktop app, glitchy in places
Für wen: Enthusiasts at any level who want to find objects visually and plan observations
Wert aus Rezensionen: 74 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 1.532 Bewertungen
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Astrophotographers have trusted it for years as the most accurate cloud forecast for observing, some for over 20 years. They value the quick jump to the local chart and its reliability. It breaks on tiny non-zoomable text on iPad, no search across the site list, no way to launch straight into a favorite location, and colors that make no sense to beginners without a legend.
Gelobt
Most accurate cloud forecast for observing, quick access to the local chart, reliability and daily updates, proven over years
Kritik
Tiny non-zoomable text on iPad, no search over the site list, cannot launch straight into a favorite location, no legend so colors confuse beginners
Für wen: Astrophotographers and observers who need an accurate clear-sky forecast before heading out
Platz 4. Wert aus Rezensionen: 72 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 365.567 Bewertungen
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Sky Guide is praised for its beautiful presentation, its science-articles section, and the pleasant ambient music while you use it, and many have relied on it for years. But accuracy lets it down: people with a calibrated compass see a 30-degree azimuth shift, and after updates some familiar features and flyby alerts moved behind a monthly fee, which stung those who once bought the app outright.
Gelobt: Beautiful sky presentation, science-articles section, soft ambient music, star, planet and satellite search with details
Kritik: Compass off by tens of degrees in azimuth, some features and flyby alerts moved behind subscription, no grandfathering for old buyers, Milky Way arm gone from compass mode, missing many constellations
Für wen: People who watch the sky regularly and read about space, and who care about polished presentation
Platz 5. Wert aus Rezensionen: 72 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 438 Bewertungen
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Astrophotographers love it for accurate cloud and seeing forecasts: it saves wasted evenings and helps decide whether to shoot in Ha or Oiii by conditions. It stumbles on local accuracy and stability: temperature runs 8-12 degrees off for some, cloud forecasts occasionally miss, and the free version is less accurate and nudges toward a subscription. Plus the network sometimes breaks and the main page reloads endlessly.
Gelobt: Accurate cloud and seeing forecasts, planning imaging sessions without wasted setups, everything needed in one place, choosing filter by seeing, handier than the old cleardarksky
Kritik: Temperature off by 8-12 degrees in some regions, cloud forecast occasionally inaccurate, free version noticeably less accurate, network errors and endless main-page reloading, dark hard-to-read interface, no widgets
Für wen: Astrophotographers and observers who plan trips by weather and cloud cover and will pay for accuracy
Platz 6. Wert aus Rezensionen: 68 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 1.079 Bewertungen
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Experienced hobbyists and astrophotographers keep it as their main planetarium program for planning and observing, valuing the depth and quality of information and the point-device-at-sky tracking. It breaks because the shift to a subscription pulled features long-time buyers already paid for, updates wiped telescope settings and connection points, and one update broke the point-at-sky tracking.
Gelobt: Main planetarium program for planning astrophotography, depth and quality of information, point-device-at-sky tracking, regular updates
Kritik: The shift to subscription pulled already-paid features, updates wiped telescope settings and connection points, broke the point-at-sky tracking, confusing interface and lacking instructions
Für wen: Experienced amateur astronomers and astrophotographers who plan observations and shoot with a telescope
Platz 7. Wert aus Rezensionen: 68 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,5★ · 961 Bewertungen
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People keep it for years as a pocket planetarium: point the camera at the sky and it names planets, stars and constellations, beautifully and clearly. It breaks on accuracy after updates: some lost sunrise times, moon phase showed a day early, the 3D view went black for some devices, and the compass and north-finding drift. It also annoys that you can't change the time zone.
Gelobt: Pointing camera at the sky, beautiful visuals, shows planets stars constellations, visibility times, works even on cloudy nights
Kritik: Errors in moon phase and sunrise, sunset times gone after an update, black 3D view on some devices, compass and north-finding drift, can't change time zone, glitchy on iPad mini
Für wen: Beginners and families who want to point a phone at the sky and learn what that bright dot overhead is
Platz 8. Wert aus Rezensionen: 68 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 335 Bewertungen
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People have kept this as their favorite planetarium for years for its depth: you can fly out to nearby stars and galaxies and watch the sky in real time from your phone. But the new version hurt many users, reinstalling loses telescope control and shrinks the time range to the year 1600, the comet database moved behind a subscription, and the compass can be off by about 20 degrees. There is also billing confusion, the free trial charges you right away.
Gelobt: Travel to nearby stars and galaxies, real-time sky tracking, clean interface, beginner friendly, beautiful visuals, heritage of the desktop Redshift
Kritik: Reinstalling loses telescope control and caps dates at the year 1600, comet and conjunction data moved into a subscription, compass off by about 20 degrees, confusing free trial that charges immediately, after an update the sunrise and moon phase data are wrong
Für wen: Astronomy lovers who want a deep planetarium with galaxy flythroughs and a live sky, and educators
Platz 9. Wert aus Rezensionen: 66 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 1.187 Bewertungen
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It is more of an educational space-exploration game, loved for real planets, moons, black holes, and learning by flying through the system. Kids and adults get absorbed in exploring. It breaks because planet surfaces are monotonous and empty (the same plastic-looking ground everywhere), you cannot land despite the promise to walk on planets, and an update killed the sound for some.
Gelobt: Real planets, moons, and black holes to explore, learning astronomy by flying through the system, crisp graphics and scientific info
Kritik: Monotonous empty planet surfaces, cannot land despite the promise to walk on planets, sound lost after an update for some, limited object selection
Für wen: Kids and space fans who want to fly through a real Solar System and learn by exploring
Platz 10. Wert aus Rezensionen: 62 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 10.228 Bewertungen
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An elegant, pleasant sky map many keep for years and love for its clean simple look and precise object targeting. The real recent trouble is that the compass is off for some people, pointing the wrong way and not fixed by figure-eight calibration, while the developer thinks the app doesn't need updating. In the southern hemisphere the constellations barely work.
Gelobt: Clean simple beautiful look, precise object targeting with no running around, sky-shoot planning, sun tracking for gardening, finds planets, stars and even comets like NEOWISE
Kritik: Misaligned compass pointing the wrong way and not fixed by calibration, developer won't update the app, poor in the southern hemisphere, motion broke on newer devices, pushy review nags right after install
Für wen: Hobbyists who value a clean handy view and planning, if their phone compass is fine
Platz 11. Wert aus Rezensionen: 62 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 5.381 Bewertungen
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For serious observers with a telescope this is still the best tool for aiming and object reference, many buy every version for years. But recent updates added game-like and social features with sound effects that get in the way of veterans, and Live Sky is called useless. On top of that there are regular crashes when connecting to StarSense and when adding to an observing list.
Gelobt: Precise telescope aiming and detailed object info, the best cosmos reference, easy connection to scopes like the Meade LX600, event notifications
Kritik: Crashes when connecting to StarSense and when adding an object to a list, the interface got cluttered with new games and sounds that a solo observer does not want, the database sometimes cannot find an object
Für wen: An experienced amateur astronomer with a telescope who aims by the app and keeps observing lists
Platz 12. Wert aus Rezensionen: 62 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 1.689 Bewertungen
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People value pointing the phone at the sky to match the picture with real stars, seeing the Moon below the horizon, and scrubbing dates to watch planets move. They also praise it for teaching kids and observing from light-polluted cities. It breaks on crashes after updates, a lost point-to-sky mode, and confusion over what is free versus paid.
Gelobt: Pointing phone at sky to match stars, showing the Moon below the horizon, date scrubbing and planet motion, teaching kids, working in city light pollution
Kritik: Crashes after updates, lost point-to-sky mode, screen shaking, unclear what is free versus paid
Für wen: Beginners and families with kids who want to point the phone at the sky and learn constellations even from a city
Platz 13. Wert aus Rezensionen: 62 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,2★ · 307 Bewertungen
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The app runs the Seestar smart telescope and gets praised for making quality shots easy for any beginner, an intuitive interface, and an alpaca driver for advanced users to connect other software. What breaks it is the forced firmware update in the middle of an observing session in the cold, it eats time and battery and cannot be postponed. There are also in-app ads to buy a Seestar shown to Seestar owners, and the version 3 update that broke tracking, frame stacking and WiFi.
Gelobt: Quality shots right out of the box for a beginner, very simple and intuitive interface, running several S50 and S30 telescopes at once, alpaca driver for advanced users, easy to learn
Kritik: Forced firmware update in the middle of observing that eats time and battery and cannot be postponed, in-app ads to buy a Seestar shown to Seestar owners, version 3 broke tracking, frame stacking and WiFi, no way to enter RA and Dec coordinates to go to an object, no landscape orientation on iPad
Für wen: Seestar smart telescope owners, astrophotography beginners, and anyone who wants simple sky imaging without manual setup
Platz 14. Wert aus Rezensionen: 60 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 73.360 Bewertungen
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Sky Tonight is valued as a teaching app: lots of info, meteor-shower dates, explanations of phenomena, and people say they learned a lot. But lately it lets them down on reliability and accuracy: for some it freezes within half a minute, shows planets in the wrong constellations, and inflates the visibility index to 95% when the weather is clearly otherwise, plus ads get in the way of even finding your feet.
Gelobt: Educational content and explanations of phenomena, meteor-shower dates, lots of info on planets and the Moon, useful for astronomy beginners
Kritik: Freezes and becomes unusable within 30 seconds, planets in wrong constellations, inflated visibility index in bad weather, heavy ads while trying to learn it, confusing navigation, murky 'free' trial
Für wen: Beginning astronomy enthusiasts who want to learn and catch meteor showers
Platz 15. Wert aus Rezensionen: 60 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 3.039 Bewertungen
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People genuinely love this app, it is cheap, gives long write-ups about each constellation with links to read more, and kids and grandkids happily learn the sky with it. But many hit the same flaw, the compass is off and the map shows the wrong direction, forcing you to drag the screen by hand. Some also see moon phases and positions lag behind because it has not been updated in a while.
Gelobt: Inexpensive, detailed write-ups and links for every constellation, kids and grandkids happily learn the sky, accurate object identification once set up
Kritik: Compass is off, the map shows the wrong direction and you must drag the screen by hand, moon phases and positions lag from infrequent updates, behaves oddly when switching the AR camera
Für wen: A family or beginner who wants to cheaply read about constellations and learn the sky with kids
Platz 16. Wert aus Rezensionen: 58 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 487.603 Bewertungen
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People value the rich object reference and the friendly first-run intro to the sky, but recent updates pushed search behind a subscription and bolted on an AI assistant called Aura that pops up on every tap and irritates even longtime fans. They also complain about accuracy: the camera shows the Moon in the wrong place, and the screen is too bright to let your eyes adjust to the dark sky.
Gelobt: Detailed object cards and events of the year, clear first-run intro, plenty of stars and info even for free
Kritik: Search moved behind a subscription, pushy Aura AI helper pops up on every tap, objects shown in wrong positions, screen too bright for real sky-watching, no light mode for reading articles
Für wen: People who want to understand the sky and read about space events and don't mind paying a subscription
Platz 17. Wert aus Rezensionen: 58 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 17.758 Bewertungen
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A deep tool for people serious about astronomy: scrubbing time into the past and future, transits, use at an observatory. But newcomers find it complex and cluttered, the interface is dated and cramped, and updates have repeatedly broken it so people rebought it. Many features are locked behind Plus and Pro upgrades.
Gelobt: Time travel far into the past and future, transit calculations, use by professionals at an observatory, real-time GPS operation, low entry price
Kritik: Steep learning curve for beginners, dated cramped interface, breakage after iOS updates forcing rebuys, date resets to current, AR fails when time is set manually, lots gated behind paid upgrades
Für wen: Serious hobbyists and professionals willing to learn it, not people who just want to point their phone at the sky
Platz 18. Wert aus Rezensionen: 58 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,4★ · 2.924 Bewertungen
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This is a deep manual camera-control tool for shooting stars, the ISS, star trails and timelapses, and people who master the tutorials genuinely like it, with no equivalent on other platforms. But it has gone long without updates and lags and freezes badly on newer iPhone 16 and 17 Pro, and the Moon comes out grainy and blurry even following its own guide. Some got better aurora shots on the plain camera app.
Gelobt: Deep manual camera control like real photography, ISS, star-trail and timelapse modes, a cheap way into astrophotography without expensive gear, no equivalent on other platforms
Kritik: Lags and freezes badly on iPhone 16 and 17 Pro, long without updates, the Moon comes out grainy and blurry even by the tutorial, no Bluetooth shutter, steep learning curve
Für wen: A beginning astrophotographer willing to work through the tutorials for night shots without expensive gear
Platz 19. Wert aus Rezensionen: 58 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 1.365 Bewertungen
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People love pointing the phone to learn which star or planet it is and impressing friends, and they value the data depth and reliable use while traveling. It breaks on compass directions flipping 180 degrees after an update, inaccurate calibration where the in-app object sits off from what the eye sees, and the app stuffing the calendar with events unasked.
Gelobt: Identifying a star or planet by pointing the phone, data depth, reliable use across the planet, time slider
Kritik: Cardinal directions flip 180 degrees after an update, inaccurate calibration offset from the real sky, stuffs the calendar with events unasked, confusing interface
Für wen: People who want to point the phone at the sky, identify objects, and share it with friends
Platz 20. Wert aus Rezensionen: 58 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 621 Bewertungen
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Almost everyone loves it for beauty: stunning graphics, deep work on the solar system, planetary motion and the ecliptic, great for understanding time and eclipses. But many stumble on usefulness: the app can't find your location even with permission, and without that it's nearly useless, part of it is tied to a city database with the nearest city a hundred miles away. Some pay and can't see how to do anything with it on the ground.
Gelobt: Stunning graphics and attention to detail, understanding planetary and ecliptic motion and eclipses, good for studying the zodiac in motion, beautiful interface
Kritik: Can't find location even with permission, tied to a city database instead of GPS, too much info you can't turn off, unclear how to apply it on the ground, can't move Earth off-center when zooming
Für wen: Those who want to beautifully explore how the solar system is built and understand time and eclipses, not find objects in the real sky
Platz 21. Wert aus Rezensionen: 56 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 7.656 Bewertungen
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A clean, clear camera-based sky map many keep for years and love because you can point the phone and ID a bright star or planet like Jupiter and Venus. But since late 2025 the orientation is off for some people, stars show in the wrong place, and calibration doesn't help. It lacks recent objects like the James Webb telescope and new comets, and its deep-sky catalog is thinner than rivals.
Gelobt: Clean ad-free view, aim the camera and ID a bright star or planet, years of use, detailed object descriptions, planet alignments and constellations over the real sky
Kritik: Orientation glitch after the late-2025 update showing stars in the wrong place and stuck on north, figure-eight calibration doesn't help, no James Webb or new comets, thin deep-sky catalog for photography, satellites and ISS sometimes don't appear
Für wen: Hobbyists who want a clean camera map to ID stars and planets, if their phone orientation works
Platz 22. Wert aus Rezensionen: 55 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 66.865 Bewertungen
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Star Walk 2 Pro is loved by experienced observers: they use it every time they set up a telescope to plan the evening, and value the sound design and the wealth of object info. But an update angered longtime fans: you used to just pinch the map and see galaxies and nebulae with labels, now identifying an object is hard, the live satellites are gone, and aiming at the Moon and planets can be noticeably off.
Gelobt: Planning a telescope evening, wealth of object info, atmospheric sound design, kids getting into astronomy through the app
Kritik: The new version made simple object identification harder, lost live satellites and the old pinch-to-label zoom, ads in a paid app, Moon and planet aiming is off, gyroscope broken on some iPhones
Für wen: Experienced observers with a telescope and families who want to get kids into astronomy
Platz 23. Wert aus Rezensionen: 55 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 6.799 Bewertungen
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A visual 3D sky map where you can touch an object on screen and get info on it, and when tracking works the targeting is precise and pleasant with kids and grandkids. But for a noticeable share of people the tracking is way off from the compass, the app crashes on launch or no longer recognizes the Moon. Many are annoyed by the constellation drawings that can't be removed and the lack of instructions.
Gelobt: Select an object by touching the screen with precise info, visual 3D view, precise targeting when it works, fun with kids and grandkids, shows nearly the whole sky
Kritik: Tracking way off from the compass and stuck on north, crashes on launch, stopped recognizing the Moon, can't remove constellation drawings, no instructions or guide, dead developer website links, contacts servers despite the stated privacy policy
Für wen: Hobbyists who like 3D and touch-to-select objects, if their phone tracking is fine
Platz 24. Wert aus Rezensionen: 55 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 4.604 Bewertungen
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A simple, clean sky map without information overload, loved by beginners and telescope owners alike, some plan imaging sessions with it and find Messier and NGC objects. The one recurring problem is that the direction is off by 15 to 45 degrees with no way to calibrate to the real sky. It also lacks satellites and comets.
Gelobt: Simple and clean, shows constellations, planets, Messier and NGC objects without clutter, helps plan imaging and star-hopping with a telescope, free star and constellation names
Kritik: Direction off by 15 to 45 degrees with no way to calibrate to the sky, no satellites or comets, sometimes freezes and does not refresh star positions
Für wen: A beginner or hobbyist with a telescope who wants a light map of constellations and objects for planning, not precise aiming
Platz 25. Wert aus Rezensionen: 55 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 1.644 Bewertungen
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Serious hobbyists love it for the clean interface, the Tonight tab for planning the evening, the events section, and the telescope link-up for aiming. Long-time users happily pay to upgrade. It breaks because the Tonight button crashes after a recent update, fresh comets are missing from the database, and old paid versions are abandoned amid repeated demands to buy again.
Gelobt: Clean intuitive interface, Tonight tab and events section for planning sessions, telescope connection, logging observing sessions
Kritik: Tonight button crashes after update, fresh comets missing from the database, old paid versions abandoned, nagging demands to repurchase
Für wen: Experienced amateur astronomers with a telescope who plan night sessions and keep an object list
Platz 26. Wert aus Rezensionen: 55 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 850 Bewertungen
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As a one-stop source of space news people genuinely love it: fresh, current, always something to read and learn. Ads kill it: full-screen popups on launch, videos auto-starting, switch to another app and come back and there's an ad again, and some who paid to remove ads still see them. People also complain the news leans mostly on SpaceX and skips other firms.
Gelobt: Fresh current space news in one place, updated often, read-markers on stories, you learn new things
Kritik: Aggressive ads and launch popups, auto-playing videos, ads remain even after paying to remove them, app locks up, articles open in a browser with even more ads, SpaceX bias
Für wen: Space fans who want to stay on top of the news and can stomach the ads or pay
Platz 27. Wert aus Rezensionen: 55 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 411 Bewertungen
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As a pocket constellation guide people keep it for years and love opening it to learn what they're looking at: point it and realize that's Jupiter overhead, with a nice flexibility of layers. But for some the stars simply don't line up with the real sky even after calibration, the augmented reality lags, and rivals like Star Chart are more accurate. Little things annoy too: fonts don't grow when zooming, and gyroscope mode resets.
Gelobt: Pocket constellation guide, point and learn what an object is, flexible display layers, works for years and gets updates, handy while traveling
Kritik: Stars don't line up with the real sky for some even after calibration, weak augmented reality, less accurate than Star Chart, fonts don't grow when zooming, gyroscope mode resets after zoom
Für wen: Beginners who want a simple guide to name an object and constellations, if their calibration happens to line up
Platz 28. Wert aus Rezensionen: 52 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 7.345 Bewertungen
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A beautiful, detailed Moon app that does one thing very well: Moon phases, planning, garden planting, Vedic and Western astrology without needing to be an expert. The main pain is that the old one-time purchase was replaced with a subscription, and longtime buyers feel cheated. On top of that, widgets fail to render for weeks for many, and the subscription keeps dropping.
Gelobt: Beautiful interface, detailed Moon phases and times, planning and garden planting by the Moon, Vedic and Western astrology approachable for beginners, useful every day
Kritik: Old one-time purchase replaced with a subscription and longtime buyers are angry, widgets fail to render for weeks, subscription drops and needs restoring, hid simple info like the full-moon date, errors in the personal chart
Für wen: People who live by the Moon phases, plan tasks and their garden, and want both astronomy and astrology in one place
Platz 29. Wert aus Rezensionen: 52 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 2.114 Bewertungen
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Many have used it for years and love it for simplicity, easily finding Jupiter, Mars and constellations, families watching the sky together. But the free version has a serious recent problem, ads with nude bodies scroll across the screen and literally shine in your eyes while you look at the sky, killing the whole point. It also lacks comet tracking, sending some users to Stellarium, and it has gone long without updates.
Gelobt: Simple and clear, easily finds Jupiter, Mars and constellations, families watch the sky together, works for years and rarely lets you down
Kritik: Ads with nude bodies scroll across the screen and blind you while stargazing, no comet tracking, the zoom jumps on its own without a touch, long without updates
Für wen: Someone who wants a simple live sky map to find planets and constellations and is willing to go paid for a clean screen
Platz 30. Wert aus Rezensionen: 52 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 622 Bewertungen
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For serious hobbyists it's the industry standard: the most comprehensive set of astro-imaging targets including obscure catalogues, up and running in a minute yet deep on settings. The pricing hurts: you pay around $40 for the app and half the good features sit behind another $49-50/year subscription, plus a bug that keeps asking you to buy what you already paid for. People also complain the MacOS version is weak with broken zoom, and the compass glitches.
Gelobt: Most comprehensive astro-imaging target set and obscure catalogues, up in a minute yet deep on settings, importing your own astrophotos into charts, stability and reliability for long-time users, the industry standard
Kritik: App re-asks you to buy an already-paid subscription, pricey purchase plus a yearly subscription on top, weak MacOS version with broken zoom, glitchy compass, some NGC objects not found, southern-hemisphere issues
Für wen: Serious hobbyists and astrophotographers who need the fullest target catalogue and can handle the messy pricing
Platz 31. Wert aus Rezensionen: 50 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 31.934 Bewertungen
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Solar Walk Lite is treated almost as an exploration game of the solar system, and kids and hobbyists like the realistic graphics, spawning black holes and quasars, and the handsome Jupiter. But the free version is buried in ads: long clips pop up on every tap, sometimes kid-inappropriate, and many can't manage to buy them away. The second letdown is that 'the universe at your fingertips' is really limited to a single solar system.
Gelobt: Realistic planet graphics, spawning black holes, quasars and pulsars, handsome Jupiter, engaging for kids and hobbyists
Kritik: Long ads on every tap, sometimes kid-inappropriate, unclear how to buy the ad-free version, limited to one solar system with no other stars or galaxies, occasionally scary music
Für wen: Kids and hobbyists who want a vivid, fun way to explore the solar system
Platz 32. Wert aus Rezensionen: 50 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 9.659 Bewertungen
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A simple sky map praised because you just point your phone and it names the star or planet, handy while camping and during meteor showers. But many are annoyed by the small viewing area, star labels vanish when you zoom, and constellation figures take up half the screen and get in the way when you just want to ID an object. People who remember Google Sky miss it.
Gelobt: Simple phone pointing at an object with instant ID, handy while camping and during meteor showers like the Perseids, shows star and constellation names along the horizon
Kritik: Too small a viewing area, labels vanish or you get a circle of a whole hemisphere when zooming, can't turn off constellation drawings that cover the sky, unintuitive tracking, compass badly off for some people
Für wen: People who want to just point their phone and identify stars and planets without extra complexity
Platz 33. Wert aus Rezensionen: 48 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 94.145 Bewertungen
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Star Walk 2 Plus is liked for how easy it is to aim at the sky and find stars, satellites and planets with info, and the music adds atmosphere. But people are infuriated by the core contradiction: even in the paid Plus version ads pop up on every zoom and freeze the map, and newcomers struggle to tell what's even on the screen or how to find a specific star.
Gelobt: Easy to find stars, satellites and planets, plenty of object info, pleasant music, aim-at-the-sky mode
Kritik: Ads pop up even in the paid version and freeze the map, unclear what's shown on screen, poor instructions for newcomers, weak accuracy on comets and deep-sky objects, notifications fire even with settings off
Für wen: Casual 'point-and-identify-a-constellation' users who are willing to buy the ad-free tier
Platz 34. Wert aus Rezensionen: 48 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 24.848 Bewertungen
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A long-loved sky map dating back to 2013, but the app is effectively abandoned. People navigated the night sky with it for years and are still grateful, yet newer devices hit constant crashes, paid comet packs lack the promised objects, and support stays silent. Buying it today is risky, the app lives on old affection.
Gelobt: Simple sky orientation, nostalgic look, finds planets and constellations away from the city, years of daily use
Kritik: Constant crashes on newer iPhones and iPads, no updates for years, comet packs missing the promised comets, broken planet textures, ads right on entry, unresponsive support
Für wen: People already using it who know its quirks, not newcomers buying it today
Platz 35. Wert aus Rezensionen: 47 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 14.641 Bewertungen
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The app shows observing conditions and sky events for your location, and when you're at home it works great and is clear. But the main flaw is that searching other locations barely works, and that's exactly what you need to plan a trip to dark skies away from the city. On top of that it hasn't been updated in a while and the clear-sky percentage sometimes doesn't match reality.
Gelobt: Local and accurate observing conditions, interesting upcoming sky events, clear and intuitive view, helps beginners with a telescope
Kritik: Searching other locations barely works by address or zip, only major cities, can't save your own spot, no updates in a long time, clear-sky percentage sometimes disagrees with the weather, dull grey widget look
Für wen: People who mostly observe from home and want the conditions and events for their own location
Platz 36. Wert aus Rezensionen: 45 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 117.499 Bewertungen
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The Moon is praised for showing the Moon's phase right in the center the moment you open it, which suits anglers and hunters who time things by the phase. But the app is going through a wave of technical trouble: for many it opens and closes within 1-3 seconds, it froze one person's iPhone solid, and the tides section greets you with odd text like 'woman cycles synchronized with solar tides, probably'.
Gelobt: Moon phase shown center-screen on launch, detailed phases for fishing and hunting, companion to morning meditation, quick visual phase check
Kritik: App crashes a couple of seconds after launch, froze a phone so it couldn't be powered off, strange text in the tides section, can't scroll back through dates, wrong distance to the Sun, murky pricing (1.99 turns into 19.29)
Für wen: Anglers and hunters who track the Moon's phase, and people who follow the lunar cycle for their daily rhythm
Platz 37. Wert aus Rezensionen: 45 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,5★ · 18.716 Bewertungen
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A free star map trusted for years to find planets, the ISS and constellations, but recent iOS updates broke the orientation for many. People point the phone at the Moon and the app shows it on the opposite side, some just get a frozen screen. The base is solid and clear, but accuracy is shaky right now.
Gelobt: Finds planets, common constellations and stars for free, shows the ISS and Hubble with orbits, gets kids and grandkids into the sky, years of daily use
Kritik: Broken orientation after iOS updates, Moon and Sun on the wrong side, frozen screen that won't open on newer iPads, ads in the middle of use, tiny description font, few constellations in the free version
Für wen: Hobbyists who want a simple visual sky map and don't need perfect accuracy right now
Platz 38. Wert aus Rezensionen: 45 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,8★ · 1.180 Bewertungen
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It is NASA's daily space picture with an explanation, and regular readers have made it a morning coffee ritual for years, loving the images and write-ups. But the app is seriously broken now: since October 1, 2025 the daily picture stopped updating, many get a blank black screen, videos will not play, and the developer stays silent. Intrusive ads over the photo and watermarks on saved images also grate.
Gelobt: NASA's daily space picture with an explanation, a morning coffee ritual, quality images and write-ups
Kritik: Since October 2025 the daily picture stopped updating, blank black screen, videos will not play, developer unresponsive, intrusive ads over the photo and watermarks on saved images
Für wen: Space lovers who want one beautiful explained astro photo each day, once the breakage is fixed
Platz 39. Wert aus Rezensionen: 42 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 69.268 Bewertungen
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Satellite Tracker appeals to people who catch ISS passes: getting the station's trajectory and pass alerts is handy and clear. But the app fails the core expectation: people want to point their phone at the sky and identify any satellite overhead, yet without a subscription only the ISS is visible, not Hubble, not Starlink, none of the rest, plus ads on every tap, and sometimes ads shown even to active subscribers.
Gelobt: ISS tracking and pass alerts, clear trajectory display, pleasant visualization
Kritik: Only the ISS visible without a subscription, can't point the phone to identify a satellite overhead, ads on every tap, ads and subscribe prompts even for active subscribers, no Apple Pencil support, can't isolate Starlink
Für wen: People who want to catch ISS passes and get alerts about them
Platz 40. Wert aus Rezensionen: 42 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,5★ · 766 Bewertungen
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Valued for a fast, visual week-ahead weather forecast for observing: in a couple of seconds you know whether it's worth hauling the telescope out. But the app has gone years without updates and is riddled with errors: 'forecast unavailable' pops on every launch, saved sites get forgotten, and it can't find your location even at home. For a paid five dollars people call it abandoned.
Gelobt: Fast visual week-ahead forecast for observing, pleasant interface for a quick glance, cloud-cover accuracy when it works, planning trips
Kritik: 'forecast unavailable' error on every launch, forgets saved sites, fails to find location, no updates in 3-6 years, feels abandoned for a paid app
Für wen: Amateur astronomers who want a quick week-ahead weather glance and can tolerate constant errors
Platz 41. Wert aus Rezensionen: 38 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 3,8★ · 6.770 Bewertungen
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The app shows the night sky and works for a quick moment of curiosity, but people hit two walls. The picture freezes in one spot and everything feels like you are trapped inside a ball, with objects in the wrong places and flipping upside down. Search also fails to find planets or Earth, and features that used to be free now sit behind payment.
Gelobt: Shows constellations and their names, helps you learn about the galaxy, easy entry for a beginner
Kritik: Picture freezes in one location, objects are in the wrong spots and flip around, search cannot find planets, feels too intense for someone just learning to look at the sky
Für wen: A curious beginner who just wants constellations by name and will not go hunting for planets
Platz 42. Wert aus Rezensionen: 38 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,4★ · 900 Bewertungen
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The idea is simple and loved: raise your phone to the sky and it tells you what that bright object is and when it's above the horizon. The trouble is that for many it lies about positions: Saturn is visible in the sky yet the app says it hasn't risen, the moon is in the west but shown rising in the east, some see a 6-7 hour shift. It gets location right, but the position math doesn't match the real sky.
Gelobt: Simple point-at-object, tells you what the bright dot is and when it's above the horizon, ad-free for a small fee, helps explain the sky at the telescope
Kritik: Lies about planet and moon positions, shows objects below horizon when they're visible, several-hour shift for some, text description instead of a real sky map
Für wen: Those happy just to name a bright object quickly, but only if the position math happens to match their sky
Platz 43. Wert aus Rezensionen: 32 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 25.019 Bewertungen
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Star Walk has a good base: lots of object info, beautiful star colors, loved and used for years. But right now it's being eaten alive by ads: zoom a star, catch a 15-30 second clip, zoom again, another clip, the map freezes, and even longtime paying users say bought features moved behind a subscription. In practice the app has become almost unusable.
Gelobt: Lots of object info, realistic star colors, loved for years for how easy it made finding things
Kritik: 15-30 second ads on every zoom make the app unusable, map freezes after ads, bought features moved behind a subscription, lost response to phone movement, hard to cancel auto-renew
Für wen: Almost no one as it stands, except people who'll buy the ad-free version up front
Platz 44. Wert aus Rezensionen: 32 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 1.528 Bewertungen
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Some like the deep zoom and pointing the phone to identify a star or planet and see every constellation. But nearly everything costs extra, even Moon facts, and several people say the app never aligns with the stars or works at all. Many complaints about charges while the app fails and about a subscription that is hard to cancel.
Gelobt: Deeper zoom than rivals, pointing the phone to identify a star or planet, showing all constellations
Kritik: Almost everything costs extra including Moon facts, demands money before it opens, fails to align with the stars for many, hard to cancel the subscription
Für wen: People who want to point the phone at the sky for object names and are willing to risk the payment
Platz 45. Wert aus Rezensionen: 30 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,4★ · 19.208 Bewertungen
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A satellite tracking app, but people widely confuse it with the Starlink internet service itself and write about bills and dropped connections. On its merits it is a satellite and ISS tracker: users like the ground tracks and the station inclusion, but motion is shown in jumps, there is no overhead sky view, and everything runs into requests to pay more.
Gelobt: Nice satellite ground tracks, shows the ISS and Starship launches, tidy view
Kritik: Satellite motion in jumps with no smooth animation, no sky view from your location, removed the station track and live Earth images, constant nudges to pay more, hard to figure out without instructions
Für wen: People who want to track satellites and ISS passes, not subscribers of the Starlink internet itself
Platz 46. Wert aus Rezensionen: 30 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 1.924 Bewertungen
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The idea is liked, a simple colorful moon-phase calendar with risings and settings, and it showed some people how much they did not know about the Moon. But the app fails at the basics, for many the calendar is consistently off by exactly one day and goes years unfixed, and location detection dumps you in Moscow with no way to set a place by hand. As a result the dates and rise times come out wrong.
Gelobt: Simple colorful moon-phase calendar, shows risings, settings and time in view, pleasant design with humor, covers the basics without extras
Kritik: Calendar consistently off by one day and unfixed for years, location dumps you in Moscow with no manual setting, rise and set times are wrong, the watch version is out of sync with the phone
Für wen: Someone who wants a simple pretty moon-phase calendar and can overlook the date offset
Platz 47. Wert aus Rezensionen: 30 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 3,6★ · 347 Bewertungen
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The app ships with Celestron telescopes, and at its core job it lets people down: aligning the scope through it is very hard, the target in the app doesn't match where the telescope points, an alignment error pops up, the screen flickers. After iOS updates many find it simply crashes on launch or stopped connecting to the scope. People move to Stellarium and SkySafari, which handle it better.
Gelobt: Ships with the Celestron telescope, northern-sky object library, compass mode for a rough view, simplicity when it works
Kritik: Nearly impossible to align the telescope, target doesn't match the scope and alignment errors, screen flicker, crashes on launch after iOS updates, stops connecting to the scope, no red night mode, laggy controls
Für wen: Celestron telescope owners who need scope control, though many end up switching to Stellarium or SkySafari
Platz 48. Wert aus Rezensionen: 28 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,4★ · 1.642 Bewertungen
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Kids like the Solar System model and the AR mode, and some enjoy the planet-layers view. But nearly everything sits behind payment, and without paying the app is basically useless. People complain that the promised free trial charges instantly, moon names are misspelled, and planets are turned sideways.
Gelobt: Solar System model and AR mode for kids, planet-layers view, educational planet info
Kritik: Almost everything is paid and useless without paying, the promised free trial charges instantly, misspelled moon names, planets turned sideways
Für wen: At best kids for a quick look at the planets, if you are willing to pay
Platz 49. Wert aus Rezensionen: 24 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,7★ · 4.319 Bewertungen
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It is billed as real-time constellation finding, but without a paid subscription almost nothing works, and that is the main gripe. Anyone who reaches the content genuinely enjoys the AR view of constellations and planets, but most hit a 50-dollar-a-year payment screen and cannot even cancel. Search fails to find even Alpha Centauri.
Gelobt: Striking AR view of constellations and planets around you, helps a beginner grasp what they are watching, pleasant music
Kritik: Almost nothing works without a paid subscription, 50 dollars a year for what other apps give free, search cannot find even Alpha Centauri, hard to cancel the subscription
Für wen: Someone willing to pay for a pretty AR sky effect who will not be searching for specific stars
Platz 50. Wert aus Rezensionen: 22 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,6★ · 3.913 Bewertungen
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In practice this is two different things in one app, some expect a sky map while others buy a named gift star, and the gift buyers are delighted like with a warm anniversary present. But the sky map is off by direction, showing south instead of west, fails on iPad and crashes when changing a setting. A separate sore point is that a promised three-day free trial charges 1.99 right away.
Gelobt: A named star as a touching anniversary or memorial gift, pleasant visuals, some people just enjoy it
Kritik: Sky map is off by direction, shows south instead of west, crashes when changing a setting, works poorly on iPad, charges money despite the promised free trial
Für wen: Someone giving a named star to a loved one as a gift, not someone hunting for an accurate sky map
Platz 51. Wert aus Rezensionen: 20 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,1★ · 1.808 Bewertungen
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This was once a favorite for finding planets, praised for accuracy and simplicity over competitors, and people bought paid features. But right now it simply does not work, crashing instantly on launch after an iOS update and going unfixed for months, with an expired SSL certificate for some. Deleting and reinstalling does not help, and even five-star reviewers describe the same crash.
Gelobt: Accurate and simple planet finding better than competitors, helped catch planet parades and alignments, a favorite tool for years
Kritik: Crashes instantly on launch after an iOS update and unfixed for months, deleting and reinstalling does not help, expired SSL certificate, long without updates
Für wen: Essentially no one right now until the launch crash is fixed, previously suited a hobbyist finding planets
Platz 52. Wert aus Rezensionen: 12 von 100. App-Store-Bewertung: 4,5★ · 1.169 Bewertungen
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The app poses as astronomy but is really a paid horoscope service with astrologers, and people feel deceived from the start. Promised personal readings and astrologer replies never arrive for weeks or months, and money is charged after the trial is cancelled. Another fakery signal: an astrologer's profile uses a photo of a dead actor. There is no real astronomy here.
Gelobt: Some find the horoscopes and personality readings accurate
Kritik: Passes a horoscope off as astronomy, promised readings and astrologer replies never arrive for weeks, charges after the trial is cancelled, fake astrologer photos, hard to cancel the subscription
Für wen: Essentially no one seeking astronomy, at best fans of paid horoscopes willing to risk their money
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