SkySafari
authentic ratingA deep tool for people serious about astronomy: scrubbing time into the past and future, transits, use at an observatory. But newcomers find it complex and cluttered, the interface is dated and cramped, and updates have repeatedly broken it so people rebought it. Many features are locked behind Plus and Pro upgrades.
58real score
4.7store star
17,758ratings
About the rating
Reviews are detailed and professional: astronomers at an observatory search objects with it, people scrub time to 6000 BC for transit math, they know the Plus and Pro versions. The gap between textAvg 3.84 and storeAvg 4.72 comes from breakage after an iOS update and rebuys, not from faking.
Strengths
What users love
- Time travel far into the past and future
- Transit calculations
- Use by professionals at an observatory
- Real-time GPS operation
- Low entry price
Weak spots
What users hate
- Steep learning curve for beginners
- Dated cramped interface
- Breakage after iOS updates forcing rebuys
- Date resets to current
- AR fails when time is set manually
- Lots gated behind paid upgrades
Who it is for
Serious hobbyists and professionals willing to learn it, not people who just want to point their phone at the sky
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