Star Walk is the most beautiful stargazing app you’ve ever seen on a mobile device. It will become your interactive guide to the night sky, following your every movement in real-time and allowing you to explore over 200, 000 celestial bodies with extensive information.
***Over 10 million users! Winner of Apple Design Award 2010***
“Star Walk is a remarkably in-depth and detailed astronomy app. There's so much you can do with this app” - Common sense media
“Star Walk is the best stargazing application I have come across for the iPhone. Many of the features found within the application cannot be found in any others! This is one of the best developed and executed applications I have seen to hit the app store.” - iMore
“This app brings the old paper star chart into the smartphone age, and makes exploring the night sky easily accessible to everyone.” - Soggy Astronomer
Duran Duran's keyboard Nick Rhodes mentions Star Walk as his favourite app:
“It’s brilliant, and if you’re ever somewhere with a clear sky and no light pollution, it’s a revelation. It’s beautifully designed and makes clever use of the available technology. I’m fascinated by astronomy, but even if you’re not, give this a go.”
Key features:
• Night sky map with thousands of stars, constellations and other sky objects.
• Real-time tracking of celestial bodies.
• Augmented reality sky view.
• Deep sky objects to explore in detail.
• Night mode.
• Extensive information about all sky objects.
• The ability to travel in time with “Time machine”
• Astronomical calendar with various celestial events.
• Stunning space pictures in “Picture of the Day”.
• “Sky Live” section with info about the moon phases, the amount of daylight, the visibility of the planets, etc.
Astronomical calendar, deep space objects, meteor showers, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and satellites are available through the STAR WALK PLUS subscription.
‣ Launch the app and point your device at the night sky - you'll see the stars, planets, satellites, and constellations in their proper place from your location. As you move your device, the star map updates in real time.*
‣ Every object you tap has an (i) next to its name, tap it to access some information.
‣ A scale on right is the “Time machine”, slide it to explore the map of the night sky of tomorrow or years ago.
‣ A calendar of celestial events will make sure you never miss anything interesting.
‣ Tap Augmented Reality icon in the upper right corner to add the image from your camera to your sky view.
‣ Use Night Mode to go easy on your eyes and preserve night vision when exploring the Universe.
‣ Star Walk is your personal planetarium. Project to a big screen with no picture quality loss.
*This feature (Star Spotter) is available for devices with digital compass. If your device does not have the digital compass, you can use your fingers to change the view of the sky map.
Links:
http://www.facebook.com/StarWalkApp
http://twitter.com/starwalk
STAR WALK PLUS removes ads from the app and gives you access to the calendar with astronomical events, deep space objects, meteor showers, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and satellites. It offers a one-week free trial followed by an auto-renewing subscription.
Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
Terms of use: http://vitotechnology.com/terms-of-use.html
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Summary of user reviews
Positive highlights
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This app hasComprehensive and informative app for astronomy enthusiasts
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This app hasAllows users to view and identify stars, constellations, planets, and other celestial objects
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This app hasProvides real-time tracking of the night sky and alerts for celestial events
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This app hasCustomizable views and overlays to enhance the stargazing experience
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This app hasEducates users with detailed information and Wikipedia links about astronomical objects
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This app hasUseful for both casual stargazers and professional astronomers
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This app hasSeamless integration with telescopes and other astronomy equipment
Negative highlights
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This app hasFrequent ads and paywall for premium features can disrupt the user experience
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This app hasOccasional issues with GPS and orientation accuracy, leading to inaccurate sky representation
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This app hasDifficulty in finding and identifying some celestial objects, especially near the horizon
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This app hasLimited offline functionality, making it less useful in remote areas with poor connectivity
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This app hasFrustrating exit process on certain devices, making it hard to reclaim the phone
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This app hasConcerns about changes in features and functionality with app updates, leading to a less satisfactory experience
What's New in Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets
7.4.0
May 7, 2023
+ Introduced Portuguese, Czech, and Hungarian language support
+ Enhanced information and data for celestial objects
+ Upgraded astronomical calendar for better accuracy
+ Streamlined local notifications system
+ Implemented minor bug fixes and performance optimizations
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I used to love this app but now you get ads CONSTANTLY to the point you seriously can’t even use it in passing. Was just outside for not even ten min and thought “oh I’d like to know what star that is.” In that time I took out the app and was created with an ad , ok that’s fine. Waited for it to finish, angled it up at the sky and started to zoom in, boom another ad and it was not short. Ok ok … close out of that ad now aim back at the sky again , boom ANOTHER AAD. Nope you lost me. Even if it were a pay to remove ads thing (which I would normally do) I won’t do for this because of how ridiculous it was. *update* developer feels I am exaggerating. I am not. I even gave it another try after writing the review and the same thing happened. I was also unaware that they have since moved to a subscription model as well. SMH very disappointed. It was a cool idea and app. Now it’s spammy adware or another subscription.
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Response from developer
We believe that the frequency of ads is a bit exaggerated. Besides, you can start the free trial and remove ads ;)