# APOD NASA Widget & Photos — user reviews > 75 indexed App Store user reviews of APOD NASA Widget & Photos by Velocity Raptor Incorporated, rated 4.40/5 from 90 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apod-nasa-widget-and-photos/id305130762/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apod-nasa-widget-and-photos/id305130762.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 70 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of APOD NASA Widget & Photos? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - ✨ Amazing space photos - 👍 Simple and elegant interface - 🚀 Good for space enthusiasts - ✅ Consolidates space info - 🌟 Worth the money (for some) - 💡 Great APOD viewer - 👍 Easy to use **Cons** - 🐛 App not working - 🚫 No images loading - ❌ Links to external websites - 📉 Poor image quality - 🐌 Clunky navigation - 🎦 Video playback issues - 💸 Waste of money (for some) - 👎 Lacks features - 🤷‍♂️ Not worth the price **Commonly reported bugs** - App doesn't show any image - No new photos - Photo or video not displayed - Cannot connect to content - Won't load any images - Nothing works - Doesn't change wallpaper - Cannot set wallpaper manually - Cannot zoom into pictures - Switching between dates is clunky - App crashes when opening archive - Video playback doesn't allow landscape mode - Live NASA TV stream broken - Video plays audio only, no picture - NASA TV stream cuts off or loops - Live feed is a loop - Video clips don't work - Audio is garbled - Featured videos open YouTube links not playable on iPhone **Most requested features** - Allow rotation and adjustable zoom - Add a random button - Ability to zoom and pan images - Update wallpaper automatically - Add news and information - Swipe between dates - Improve social media sharing - Add more text/details - Allow landscape mode for videos - Add ISS location feature - Add a link to NASA TV schedule - Add more pictures - Mission filtering like NASA app - Allow full article view - Preview images at full quality - Add alerts and mission clock - More RSS feeds - Improve video quality - Fix orientation for landscape mode ## Newest reviews (12 of 75) ### 2/5 — Lacking in several aspects *2024-04-09* Doesn’t change the wallpaper, in fact it can’t even set one manually. You cant zoom into pictures, so all you’re presented with is a tiny picture where you can’t make out the details that make it special. Switching between the dates is clunkier than necessary, instead of swiping you have to click a tiny arrow in the upper left corner > not optimal to reach. The infos given are concise and easy to understand, but again accessed via a small button instead of swiping up for example. I love space, but this app is lacking in every regard… ### 2/5 — Не смог увидеть хоть что-то *2024-03-29, version 3.0.3* Жаль приложение не грузить никакие картинки даже при включенном впн. Ни один из вариант𓃑в не помог загрузить хоть какие-то данные. Спасибо ✿ что сделали хорошее приложение Но хорошее оно пока лишь в теории 🤷‍♂️ ### 3/5 — Lacks ability to zoom and pan *2024-03-24* Nice app, but on a small screen you really need pan and zoom capability on the images. Back to the APOD website with me. ### 3/5 — APOD *2021-05-05* Great app, wow! ### 3/5 — Crashing *2017-03-20, version 2.0.0* This app worked fine until recently every time I open the archive it just crashes. ### 4/5 — Nice app. *2017-01-15, version 2.0.0* The app is very nice.. I did like the old app better as this is just Picture of the Day. I miss the news and information on the old app. ### 2/5 — Save your money *2015-12-15, version 2.0.0* I wanted an app that would automatically update wallpaper on my iPhone everyday with the new pic. This does not do that, save your $3 and just use the free APOD app. Also, when you click "app support" in App Store, it goes to a broken link. ### 4/5 — Sweet and simple *2015-11-30, version 2.0.0* Easy way to get your space fix. I do wish you could simply swipe between images. Otherwise, it's great! ### 4/5 — Great apod app *2015-04-13, version 2.0.0* The daily notifications is what sold me on this app. Please update for 5 stars. ### 2/5 — Not Geek enough *2011-01-28* At first I thought this was a great app but the more I used it the more disappointed I got. All the news items are just a short paragraph or sentence. There is no elaboration and no way of finding out more on each news item. As for images. Many times the images are blurry or in half the time don't download at all. The same happens with twitter and videos. Sometimes the info downloads, sometimes it doesn't. This app isn't worth the 99 cents that I bought it for. H ### 1/5 — Does not stream live NASA tv! *2010-12-08* Bought this for NASA tv media channel streaming as you can watch the public channel off nasatv website on iPhone via safari. The app did not stream any channels it just displayed a static image, total waste of money AVOID this app ### 3/5 — Good space news app but buggy. *2010-09-20* Good space and astronomy news app but buggy. Such as the you tube video play back does not allow you to go into landscape mode by turning the phone. This is a big bug. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — It doesn’t show any image *2026-01-12, version 1.0.4* For several days now, the app doesn’t show any image at all!! ### 1/5 — No longer working *2026-01-09* No new photos since last year. ### 1/5 — Bug la photo ou le vidéo ne s’affiche plus *2025-11-05* Depuis quelques semaines , il m’est impossible de voir le contenu quotidien. L’application ne réussit pas à se connecter ???? ### 1/5 — Not working *2025-11-05* Won’t load any images anymore ### 1/5 — Бесполезное приложение *2024-08-08, version 1.0.4* Не работает ни чего абсолютно!!!! ### 1/5 — Ok - but links externally *2024-03-25* NASA images are of course Amazing. But the app links/sends you to external websites for some content. What’s the point if the app then. I can find things online/youtube/etc. without it. I don’t want to rely on or Trust the company’s web choices or safety. Deleting and sorry I can’t recommend downloading or paying for this. ### 1/5 — Review *2021-09-18* Not working archive!!! David ### 1/5 — Mejorable (0*) *2016-02-26, version 2.0.0* Swipe through days not just in archive. Allow rotation and an adjustable zoom. Also a random button would be great, i just paid ' cause i thought it was for nasa not this ### 1/5 — does not update wallpaper *2015-07-02* this is just a plain viewer. it does not update the wallpaper daily ### 1/5 — App doesn't work - at all ! *2013-10-14* App doesn't work - at all ! Last update to this app was 2011. Do not buy this - simply doesn't function - no news downloads - nothing in the app works. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Wow *2024-03-26* Cool ### 5/5 — Función de subir a RRSS *2019-08-01, version 2.1.0* A veces no funciona bien la función de subir la imagen a Twitter o Facebook. ### 5/5 — Good fun *2017-07-17* Could do with some text. ### 5/5 — Love space photos! *2015-10-07, version 2.0.0* Great app, and so much fun to check every day! Fulfills all my space geek needs. ### 5/5 — Heavenly Pictures *2015-09-19* Everyday there's something new. The pics are awe-inspiring and nary a problem in sight. A good investment! ### 5/5 — Simple & perfect *2015-07-20, version 2.0.0* I love how this app is simply the APOD. Then one click gets you more info. ### 5/5 — Best APOD App *2014-06-23, version 2.0.0* The only APOD app that seems to be up to date. Works great, and simple, nice! ### 5/5 — Loved this app before, 1.2 is even better *2010-06-01* This app has been one of my favs, the NASA TV stream really completes the expreience. Today I used it to watch the spacewalk and it looked great even over 3G. Nice job! ### 5/5 — OS 4.0 video of live TV NOW WORKS *2010-04-20* OS 4.0 not allowing video of live NASA TV ... Says format is not supported. **** update **** The developer fixed this issue on the server side and is now working great. In fact it's the only app that streams NASA TV to iPhone with 4.0 on it. ### 5/5 — Nasa-TV !! *2010-04-05* Schön gemachte App ! Endlich Nasa-TV auf dem iPhone !! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*