⭐️4 / 5
Rating
🙌4
Ratings
📼8 scs
Content
📦~ in 6 months
Updates frequency
🗣❌ unsupported
Your locale
🧾$0.99 - $1.99
In-App Purchase

All Versions of ISS Locator

5.3.0

May 20, 2024

Video Streams.

5.2.1

August 23, 2021

Bug fixes for iPad.

5.2

August 28, 2020

X37B is back. Envsat - New satellite added. Tiangong2 - Removed satellite. No longer in orbit.
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5.1.1

February 22, 2020

Bug fixes and UI improvements.

5.1

January 14, 2020

Dynamic type support. Dark mode support. Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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5.0

April 13, 2018

Updated objects. Updated info. Free additional sightings.

4.3

November 22, 2017

iOS 11. iPhone X Dark Theme

4.2

March 3, 2017

Bug fixes.

4.1

August 5, 2016

Bug fixes. Magnitude appears in details screen.

4.0.4

April 30, 2016

Buy any in-app purchase and get the other 3 for free! No more ads for upgraded users.
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ISS Locator In-App Purchases History

$0.99

Tiangong 1

China's first space station.

$0.99

Kwangmyŏngsŏng

North Korean Satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3

$0.99

X-37B

Boeing X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV)

$0.99

Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope

$1.99

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Price History of ISS Locator

Description of ISS Locator

ISS Locator uses your current location to determine when the International Space Station or other satellites will pass over. The iPhone magnetometer is used to indicate which direction to look. The iphone gyroscope is used to indicate the altitude on the horizon where the ISS will appear. A countdown lets you know exactly when the sighting will begin as well as how long it will last. Sightings can added to the calendar or a notification can be set. An email describing the sighting can be sent to a friend. ISS Locator is a great educational tool and a lot of fun to use. Note: Location services MUST be enabled for this app to function. Please enable location services for ISS Locator in your Settings app. Note: Only visible sightings are reported. Visible sightings happen at dawn and dusk. You can not see the ISS or any satellite in daylight or in total darkness. Note: The Hubble Space Telescope orbit is tilted to the equator at an angle of 28.5 degrees, which means that it never travels farther north than 28.5 degrees N. latitude (the latitude of Cape Canaveral, Florida), or farther south than 28.5 degrees S. latitude (the approximate latitude of Brisbane, Australia). Please rate this app if you like it. Don't forget to tip.
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ISS Locator: FAQ

Is ISS Locator software compatible with iPad devices?

Yes, the ISS Locator software is iPad-compatible.
ISS Locator was launched by will lyons.
ISS Locator requires iOS 14.0 or later.
4.0: The ISS Locator app gets mild reviews.
Education Is The Primary Genre Of The Iss Locator App.
5.3.0 is the newest version of ISS Locator.
The date of the last ISS Locator update is July 1, 2024.
The ISS Locator app was initially released on February 5, 2023.
The ISS Locator app is rated will lyons: Contains no objectionable material.
ISS Locator currently features the following languages: American English.
No, ISS Locator is not on Apple Arcade.
Yes, ISS Locator seamlessly integrates in-app purchases for users.
Unfortunately, ISS Locator is not tailored for compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.

Screenshots of ISS Locator

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Reviews of ISS Locator

  • Love this app

    I use it frequently, but please correct the spelling of “magnatude” to magnitude for the ISS. It’s driving me crazy. :-). Could access your email or website.
  • Working again!!!

    Better than other ISS locator apps. Simplicity and elegance.
  • BROKEN!! Solid design, could be one if the best with a couple of changes!

    No longer working!

    Two big issues right off the bat-- it forces you to calibrate the compass on launch--a nuisance as one usually just wants to know what's up! The compass calibration should be required only when the user wants pointing help--NOT on launch!

    Next, it requires that Location Services be on! It won't remember your location between sessions. That's ridiculous! Many of us don't want to keep Location Services on all the time -- and most astro apps learn your location and remember it! But not ISS Locator. I've deleted it, sad to say!
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    Prior Review

    Four improvements needed!

    1. Bold the time, so that it stands out in the main list of passes.

    2. Improve the display of specific passes. You should not have to tap to get the altitude and direction for each part--begin, max, or ends. That should be on one line for each of them. (There's no standard 12-hour time for max or end.)

    3. Once it's learned your location, you should NOT need to have location services on! Other ISS apps remember your location and can still update passes.

    4. Nor should you have to have wi-fi on to see the passes already downloaded!

    Other than that, the app has great potential-- and its payment model--add another satellite Hubble e.g. for 99 cents is a decent one, although it has only 4 and no Iridium ones.