Cosmic-Watch

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4.8of 5 · store
621ratings on the App Store
144reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

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.

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What people use it 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

What reviews praise

Stunning graphics and attention to detail, understanding planetary and ecliptic motion and eclipses, good for studying the zodiac in motion, beautiful interface

What reviews complain about

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