Celestron SkyPortal
- 30 of 100 · reviews
- 3.6of 5 · store
- 347ratings on the App Store
- 196reviews read
An editorial reading of the saved reviews
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.
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What people use it for
Celestron telescope owners who need scope control, though many end up switching to Stellarium or SkySafari
What reviews praise
Ships with the Celestron telescope, northern-sky object library, compass mode for a rough view, simplicity when it works
What reviews complain about
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
What users experience
1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.
Not so good. When connected, the app alignment target does not line up with the scope. Therefore, unable to align. Phone screen flickers constantly
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