Cosmic-Watch
authentic ratingAlmost 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.
Reviews are very detailed both ways: raves about the graphics and grasping the ecliptic, and gripes specific about being unable to find location and the reliance on a city database. The spread with substantive downsides reads authentic.
What users love
- Stunning graphics and attention to detail
- Understanding planetary and ecliptic motion and eclipses
- Good for studying the zodiac in motion
- Beautiful interface
What users hate
- 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
Who it is for
Those who want to beautifully explore how the solar system is built and understand time and eclipses, not find objects in the real sky
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