Star Walk 2 Plus: Live Sky Map
- 48 of 100 · reviews
- 4.6of 5 · store
- 94,145ratings on the App Store
- 475reviews read
An editorial reading of the saved reviews
Star Walk 2 Plus is liked for how easy it is to aim at the sky and find stars, satellites and planets with info, and the music adds atmosphere. But people are infuriated by the core contradiction: even in the paid Plus version ads pop up on every zoom and freeze the map, and newcomers struggle to tell what's even on the screen or how to find a specific star.
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What people use it for
Casual 'point-and-identify-a-constellation' users who are willing to buy the ad-free tier
What reviews praise
Easy to find stars, satellites and planets, plenty of object info, pleasant music, aim-at-the-sky mode
What reviews complain about
Ads pop up even in the paid version and freeze the map, unclear what's shown on screen, poor instructions for newcomers, weak accuracy on comets and deep-sky objects, notifications fire even with settings off
What users experience
1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.
No idea what the app is actually showing (or not showing) me. Just want to point at a star and get the name.
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