SkyView®
authentic ratingA 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.
textAvg 3.79 vs storeAvg 4.58, a moderate gap. Reviews are specific: people wait for the James Webb telescope and the Lemon 2025/A6 comet, know DSO catalogs for astrophotography, complain about the orientation glitch after the late-2025 update. Praise is detailed, no sign of faking.
What users love
- 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 users hate
- 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
Who it is for
Hobbyists who want a clean camera map to ID stars and planets, if their phone orientation works
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