Sky Guide
Point your iPhone at the sky to name any star
The verdict
You spot a bright dot in the night sky and can't tell whether it's a star, a planet or a satellite. Hold your iPhone up and Sky Guide names it, draws the constellations over the real sky in AR and warns you before the Space Station passes. Identifying stars, planets and satellites is free and works with no signal, while PLUS and PRO add bigger catalogs that casual stargazers won't miss.
Get it if
You look up on clear nights, or camp away from city lights, and want to know what you're seeing.
Skip it if
You live under bright city skies and rarely see more than a few stars at night.
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What it helps you do
- Name any star or planet you point at
- Know when the Space Station flies over
- Find eclipses and meteor showers near you
- Stargaze at a campsite with no signal
What it really costs
Pay once or subscribe? Drag to see the total after each year.
Pay-once totals leave out paid upgrades to future major versions.
Plans and prices
Free
Identifies stars, constellations, planets and satellites
PLUS
$4.99$4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, adds bigger object catalogs, a dark sky finder and detailed meteor shower forecasts
PRO
$8.99$8.99 a month, $59.99 a year or $249.99 for lifetime, adds sharper zoom, star and deep sky catalogs 50 times larger, cinematic tours and field of view tools
What changed
Version 13.1.2
Minor bug fixes New in 13.1: + iPhone Duo Support Sky Guide is now optimized for iPhone Duo, beautifully expanding as you unfold the display for a broader, more immersive view of the universe.
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The details
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
- Requires
- iOS 18.0 or later
- Version
- 13.1.2
- Size
- 398 MB
- Made by
- Fifth Star Labs LLC
- Rating
- 4.8 from 379K ratings on the App Store
- Offline
- Works without internet
- Shortcuts
- Works with the Shortcuts app
- Family Sharing
- 1 purchase for the family
- Free trial
- Try the paid version first
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