- 38 of 100 · reviews
- 4.4of 5 · store
- 900ratings on the App Store
- 89reviews read
An editorial reading of the saved reviews
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.
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What people use it for
Those happy just to name a bright object quickly, but only if the position math happens to match their sky
What reviews praise
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
What reviews complain about
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
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