Star Walk 2 Pro: Sky Map Live
doubtful ratingStar 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.
Store 4.72 versus text 3.85, with lots of criticism from longtime users that the new version broke the simplicity and dropped favorite features. There are detailed five-stars from astronomers, but also entirely empty ones ('Testicles', 'FANTASTIC'), which dilutes trust in the mass of high scores.
What users love
- Planning a telescope evening
- Wealth of object info
- Atmospheric sound design
- Kids getting into astronomy through the app
What users hate
- 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
Who it is for
Experienced observers with a telescope and families who want to get kids into astronomy
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