Leave a Review GoSatWatch Satellite Tracking
No longer displays iridium in passes?
I used this app for a very long time to watch for visible iridium passes but it seems to no longer show them in the passes menu. It only shows the ISS.
Sad.Jake81499
Developer Response
Yes unfortunately all the flare producing Iridium satellites have now been taken out of service and replaced with the Iridium Next satellites which do not produce flares. While the original Iridium satellites are still in orbit and produce flares, their orientation is no longer maintained so flares can not be calculated. Sad to say the Iridium flare prediction will be removed with the next update.Reasonable App But Seriously Flawed
I bought this App back in 2013 but, after comparing it with others, I put it on one side because it had a serious flaw that negated all the good features.
I recently decided to resurrect it and discovered that it still has that same flaw. The App is good in what it does but the problem makes it unusable.
If your device is lying on its back, or you are holding it normally in your hand, it displays the sky with east and west flipped, making it a mirror image of reality. There is nothing the user can do about it and there is no obvious reason for it.
After six years, it’s difficult to believe this hasn’t been reported and corrected. There may be a clue in the small number of ratings and reviews for the App, many of them 8-10 years old, suggesting that it doesn’t have many serious users.
Anyway, it’s gone back into my ‘dustbin’ folder.Show lessZenit-4
Two Thumps Up
I’ve been an amateur tracker for a couple of decades now and have used some great applications over the years, including Traksat and WinTrak. GoSatWatch ranks right at the top of my list. Always accurate, great GUI options and have never had any bug issues. I like that I can point to the TLEs that I’m interested in.
Well done and “professional grade.”Show lessJeff L in TX
Outstanding. Best sat tracking app by far
I’ve tried a lot and this one is by far the best
I use it to track Iridium (&next) for my inReach Explorer and also Hamsats and ISS for amateur radio
Only thing extra I would
Like is ability to see uplink and downlink frequencies when offline ( you can click on satellite name then an icon to be taken inline to the Freqs but this doesn’t work when no data conx !)Show lessAsterysk
Fantastic educational application
The key to getting the most out of this application is to download the satellite orbital parameters from celestrak. Then it’s amazing the insights that you can get from accelerating time and looking at the satellites that are in view from any particular location - fabulous!TryALittleHarder
Jason England
What a load of crap don’t bother with this app a waste of £9.99Merve the guv
Developer Response
Please contact gosatwatch_support@gosoftworks.com so we can help figure out what the problems are.Great app.
The app is awsome! Buy it!Red Chile
Keps not updating!
Since installing iOS 11, the app doesn’t fully load and it appears that the Keps aren’t updating 😕 Help!!!Oilologist
Developer Response
Yes we've had a few reports of this now with the iOS 11 update. A work around is to switch to another tab and return the passes list. Working on an update to address this as soon as possible. Please contact gosatwatch_support @ gosoftworks.com if you still see problems after the iOS 11 update.Bugs eliminated!
This is, IMO, the best satellite tracking app available for the iOS platform. All the bugs I encountered in the last version have been fixed.Year.of.the.Dog
Why don't you look up sometime?
I've been using an app like this since the Palm Pilot days, and grabbed this app years ago when it first hit the App Store. The dev has been great in keeping it updated and adding features. It's super easy to use and contains a lot of detailed information.
No one looks up anymore :( We're all staring down at our devices, but missing a great show up above. I'm lucky enough to still have a dark sky, and whenever I show off this app to people they totally love it! Seeing a long bright pass of the ISS is a real treat and many people had no idea you see this on a routine basis.Show lessTechHead
