Star Walk 2 Pro: Sky Map Live

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4.7of 5 · store
66,865ratings on the App Store
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An editorial reading of the saved reviews

Star Walk 2 Pro is loved by experienced observers: they use it every time they set up a telescope to plan the evening, and value the sound design and the wealth of object info. But an update angered longtime fans: you used to just pinch the map and see galaxies and nebulae with labels, now identifying an object is hard, the live satellites are gone, and aiming at the Moon and planets can be noticeably off.

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What people use it for

Experienced observers with a telescope and families who want to get kids into astronomy

What reviews praise

Planning a telescope evening, wealth of object info, atmospheric sound design, kids getting into astronomy through the app

What reviews complain about

The new version made simple object identification harder, lost live satellites and the old pinch-to-label zoom, ads in a paid app, Moon and planet aiming is off, gyroscope broken on some iPhones

What users experience

2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

When I point it at the moon it’s way off where is suppose to be Which means the stars and other planets are not lined up either

Excellent! My children became fascinated by this App and now are budding astronomers.