Starlight® - Explore the Stars
★ 4.8What it actually doesA mobile planetarium app that lets you point your iPhone/iPad at the sky to view stars, constellations, and planets in real-time with information about them; works via AR and device orientation sensors.
Actually does
- ✓Дополненная реальность (AR-вид на небо)15% of reviews
- ✓Каталог звёзд (100K+ звёзд из базы Hipparcos)5% of reviews
- ✓Отображение 88 западных созвездий20% of reviews
- ✓Отслеживание движения планет5% of reviews
- ✓Визуализация фаз Луны
- ✓Подробная информация о звёздах и небесных объектах10% of reviews
- ✓Мощное приближение для звёздных скоплений и планет5% of reviews
- ✓Отслеживание движения устройства (акселерометр/гироскоп)15% of reviews
- ✓Карта неба в реальном времени (день/ночь)15% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free(bonus)5% of reviews
- ✓Free tier(bonus)10% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Мифология и фольклор созвездий
- ⚠Просмотр неба под горизонтом (позиция Солнца ночью)
- ⚠Быстрая навигация по небу
Common complaints
- ✗Location detection and compass calibration issues25% of mentions
«On iPhone 12 it doesn't detect location. The image doesn't track camera direction, only manually»
- ✗Compass desynchronization from iOS compass (incorrect directions)15% of mentions
«Where I have true east, the app shows north»
- ✗Missing Russian localization35% of mentions
«lack of Russian language - a big downside»
- ✗AR feature not obvious or poorly documented (users can't find it)10% of mentions
«Ok, now you call yourself AR. So why the hell I can't find AR feature?»
- ✗Crashes on load on older devices (iPhone 5, iOS 8.4)5% of mentions
«Crashes during loading. iPhone 5, iOS 8.4»
What people praise
- ★Beautiful and smooth interface, high-quality visualization
«Everything is done so beautifully, everything runs smoothly, the animations are gorgeous. A must-have in one word!»
- ★Convenient device motion tracking (like Google Street View but for the sky)
«especially the accelerometer implementation, like Google Street View, but for the night sky»
- ★Runs stably and reliably, doesn't crash
«Always works flawlessly»
- ★Excellent app for teaching children astronomy
«We study the sky and stars with our child ⭐️»
- ★Impresses friends and acquaintances with its functionality
«Always impressed me personally and everyone around me!»