Celestron SkyPortal
rating aligns with reviewsThe 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.
Store 3.64 and text 2.74 are both low and agree with a wave of specific telescope-alignment complaints: the app's target doesn't match the scope, alignment error, screen flicker. Details of telescope and iOS models betray real owners.
A mismatch is an analytical signal, not proof that the rating was manipulated.
What users love
- Ships with the Celestron telescope
- Northern-sky object library
- Compass mode for a rough view
- Simplicity when it works
What users hate
- 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
Who it is for
Celestron telescope owners who need scope control, though many end up switching to Stellarium or SkySafari
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