- 56 of 100 · reviews
- 4.6of 5 · store
- 7,656ratings on the App Store
- 491reviews read
An editorial reading of the saved reviews
A clean, clear camera-based sky map many keep for years and love because you can point the phone and ID a bright star or planet like Jupiter and Venus. But since late 2025 the orientation is off for some people, stars show in the wrong place, and calibration doesn't help. It lacks recent objects like the James Webb telescope and new comets, and its deep-sky catalog is thinner than rivals.
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What people use it for
Hobbyists who want a clean camera map to ID stars and planets, if their phone orientation works
What reviews praise
Clean ad-free view, aim the camera and ID a bright star or planet, years of use, detailed object descriptions, planet alignments and constellations over the real sky
What reviews complain about
Orientation glitch after the late-2025 update showing stars in the wrong place and stuck on north, figure-eight calibration doesn't help, no James Webb or new comets, thin deep-sky catalog for photography, satellites and ISS sometimes don't appear
What users experience
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I really like this app for its clear, uncluttered view of the night sky. Unfortunately, the real stars are rarely where SkyView says they are. Tonight, it showed the Big Dipper at due north. If someone knows how to accurately calibrate this app, please let me know. Waving it in a figure 8 doesn’t se
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