# Celestia - Space Simulator — user reviews

> 245 indexed App Store user reviews of Celestia by 林峰 李, rated 4.40/5 from 317 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestia-space-simulator/id1500434829/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestia-space-simulator/id1500434829.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 236 · 4★ 28 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 29

## What do users think of Celestia?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- ⭐ Realistic space simulation
- 🌌 Ability to explore galaxies and star systems
- 🔍 Detailed planet and moon textures
- 📷 Great for taking screenshots
- 🤖 Reminds users of Space Engine

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
- 🌌 Limited exploration beyond Milky Way and Andromeda
- 🌍 Flat terrain on planets
- 🔍 Lack of detail on some celestial objects
- 🔒 Paywall for some features

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Milky Way and other galaxy textures not loading properly
- Crashes when using certain add-ons
- Issues with planet and moon orbits not being accurate

**Most requested features**

- Add more exoplanets and distant star systems
- Implement terrain generation for planets
- Expand to include more galaxies and the overall universe structure
- Add support for black holes, pulsars, and other exotic objects
- Improve controls and camera movement

## Newest reviews (17 of 245)

### 4/5 — Good But…

*2026-08-25, version 26.8.0*

This app is good and all but there needs to be more textures to the exoplanets.

### 4/5 — 怎么感觉没更新？

*2026-08-09*

这已经更新了我进入后怎么没更新

### 5/5 — The version of space engine

*2026-07-12, version 1.9.20*

I watched space chip and i was trying to find that app and i saw this and i got it and its so good totally accurate and amazing 5 stars no infinity stars get this app literally 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😃😍😍😍

### 5/5 — Add a super massive black hole

*2026-07-11, version 1.9.20*

Add ton 618

### 4/5 — 修复bug

*2026-07-08*

一些星系的样子是白方块，白色圆，例如仙女座星系

### 5/5 — Changes to the game:

*2026-06-30, version 1.9.19*

Hello dear owner this game is really realistic and cool but if you don’t mind if you can let us make our own solar system,make are own gas giant bands and add our own rings I hope you add these things thank you :)

### 5/5 — It’s… PERFECT! 👌

*2026-06-29, version 1.9.19*

So I downloaded this game , and I thought it’ll be slop, but turns out, it wasn’t. I love this game, it’s like a mobile space engine! Keep up with the add-ons and work. Your app is great!


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### 5/5 — Almost perfect for mobile But one problem

*2026-06-29, version 1.9.19*

I can’t find detail around England, even when I brought the Stonehedge add-on+ earth Vt. surface map

### 5/5 — Closest to Space Engine ever

*2026-06-29, version 1.9.19*

This game is like the mobile version of Space Engine where you can move around and check out planets and galaxies. Although planets that don’t have their own texture automatically gets it’s own texture decided by the system, which looks like the same thing pasted over, the moons that have their own shapes is what makes this so cool, though I kinda wish there was auto-generated planets when you swim into galaxies/nebulas like the ones in Space Engine. I’ll tell you if I had a space-fan friend who is looking for a mobile-version of Space Engine or even Space exploration in general, this is the game I’d highly recommend

### 5/5 — I love this game

*2026-06-28, version 1.9.19*

I love this game

### 4/5 — Круто

*2026-06-25*

Очень крутая игра только пж добавьте генерацию рандомных звезд и планет чтобы галактики не были пустыми и сделайте галактики более детальными.

### 4/5 — Why

*2026-06-24*

其他还可以，但是为什么恒星渲染出现了问题，恒星表面都糊成一团了。开发者能不能出来解释一下。

### 5/5 — SPACE ENGINE BUT for MOBILE

*2026-06-24, version 1.9.19*

this is exactly like space engine, but on mobile I love this game so much. The graphics are insanely beautiful. I love the add-ons.

### 4/5 — Great app but there’s problems

*2026-06-22, version 1.9.19*

In Celestia you could explore the universe and learn space but I saw problems there’s no nebulas in the game and sometimes when I search an open cluster there nothing I would rate it a five if they are nebulas and fix open clusters (;

### 2/5 — Another amazing app killed by a subscription

*2026-06-22, version 1.9.19*

I don’t know why great and informative apps like this have to rely on subscriptions to get simple retextured add ons. 

Make it a one and done purchase instead of me having to pay money every month just to see a fictional planet on my phone for 20 seconds.

### 5/5 — Great

*2026-06-20, version 1.9.18*

It’s funny how I waited 47 mins for this to download and it paid off 😁

### 5/5 — Peyton

*2026-06-16, version 1.9.17*

I love this game but I think it could use an add all button to add all of the add ons.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — I love it but

*2026-08-07, version 1.9.22*

I love this game but why is there glitches when youre halfway there in addons like it does not work halfway there and at this point just add all the things from the addons in default celestia

### 1/5 — Time 2027

*2026-07-05, version 1.9.19*

It dosent let me change my real time

### 1/5 — Rubbish

*2026-06-22, version 1.9.19*

It needs to be bigger and not just ”you’ve flown out of everything and now its just pitch black”
Make it like space engine

### 1/5 — Почему

*2026-05-06*

Не скачивается

### 1/5 — Bad

*2026-02-23, version 1.9.9*

All there is is white stars

### 1/5 — Desperdício

*2025-12-16*

Não deu para entender nada e não do conta de fazer nada

### 1/5 — Bad

*2025-11-24, version 1.9.2*

Make so you can place planets

### 1/5 — Pongan para meterse en galaxias

*2025-07-30, version 1.8.7*

No se puede meterse en otras galaxias

### 1/5 — Very bad

*2025-05-09, version 1.8.1*

When I click it teleports me to another star

### 1/5 — Blackholes?

*2025-03-16, version 1.7.12*

BRUHHHH I couldn’t even find any black holes when i looked them up, and the demo barely helped!!!

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Great App Indeed

*2026-08-29, version 26.8.1*

Celestia is one of the few solar system apps out there that you can use to see space in real time! It simulates what you’d actually see in real life! But I’d much prefer if the atmospheres for the planets and moon Titan gets dimmed down a bit. Also, the cloud renderings for Titan extend past the terminator where day and night split. Pluto doesn’t have the atmosphere either like it did before. But overall, great app!

### 5/5 — AHHHHH THAT MOON IS GONE!!!

*2026-08-26, version 26.8.0*

Quaoar’s 2nd moon is gone!!! AHHH

### 5/5 — Trappist-1 not laggy

*2026-08-25, version 26.8.0*

1st review lying

### 5/5 — YESSSSS

*2026-08-11, version 26.8.0*

SPACE ENGINE FOR MOBILE!!! oh yeah, btw PUH-LEEZ add TON 618 and let us basically do free fly so we can discover planets and give the planets TEXTURES. THE BOSS OF SPACE SIMS ON MOBILE. I RECOMMEND INFINITELY

### 5/5 — 没广告爽

*2026-08-05*

没有广告爽到天还给我知道了好多系外行星

### 5/5 — Read

*2026-08-04, version 1.9.22*

It’s like space engine but in a different way there’s is black holes and one in the Milky Way and open clusters so you should download this warning flashing lights

### 5/5 — 还不错

*2026-08-01*

没有广告，这点我最满意

### 5/5 — Celestia space simulator

*2026-07-26, version 1.9.20*

Please add black holes and a creation discs, and please let us land on planets and please stop copying plants like the gold gas giants in the red and blue planet

### 5/5 — All my recommendations (PLEASE REPLY :[ )

*2026-07-23, version 1.9.20*

I loved it! Especially the nebulae and black holes and hypotheticals, i want a category called “Universe Maps” it has some universe maps from the PC version converted, oh and also add on search bar should be free, The category should add big bang epoches, redshift, and the CMB, Oh and also add the JWST, and 100 new galaxies, And add hubble’s deep field. Pretty much i like it! I wish there was a category like this, Oh and also i wish that there was a mof where you can look at the teloscopes and actually make it where you see interstellar objects. I liked it, just more stuff

### 5/5 — It’s space engine

*2026-07-17, version 1.9.20*

I compered Celestia to space engine and it looks identical

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