# Classic Sky Map 2 — user reviews > 169 indexed App Store user reviews of Classic Sky Map 2 by X04 Studios Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 8,890 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/classic-sky-map-2/id1137455038/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/classic-sky-map-2/id1137455038.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7,390 · 4★ 965 · 3★ 284 · 2★ 109 · 1★ 142 ## What do users think of Classic Sky Map 2? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Straightforward and not cluttered with ads - 🌟 Excellent for stargazing and learning about the night sky - 🌍 Helpful ground references for locating celestial objects - 🎓 Great educational tool for young astronomers - 🔭 Indispensable for evening sky gazing **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional calibration and alignment issues - 🔍 Limited information on stars beyond just names - 🌌 Can't see below the horizon - 🗺️ Clumsy and unintuitive navigation at times - 🔍 Small viewing area that makes it hard to see all the stars **Commonly reported bugs** - Compass bearing is inaccurate - Active tracking no longer works - App becomes unusable after certain updates **Most requested features** - Add information on comets, meteor showers, and other space events - Provide an option to only show visible stars - Improve search functionality to find planets, moons, and other objects not currently in the sky - Offer a live tracking mode that updates in real-time ## Newest reviews (17 of 169) ### 3/5 — Eh *2026-01-23, version 2.3* I love the app but some times it doesn’t get the time right like I thought the moon was to the left of me and it was on the opposite side of me ### 2/5 — I hate your app *2025-09-27, version 2.3* I hate your app ### 2/5 — How about a little guidance *2025-03-03, version 2.3* Just downloaded it, and it’s not at all explanatory. Ugh. Okay, so maybe it’s me… maybe not. ### 5/5 — Completo *2025-02-28, version 2.3* A única coisa que faltou é achar o corpo celeste mesmo que ele esteja em outro hemisfério, ou seja, focalizar o celular para o chão e ver sua posição atual. De resto, excelente. ### 5/5 — Great! *2025-01-29, version 2.1* This app is awesome, its easy to use and straightforward and it isnt laiden down with ads- i REALLY appreciate that. I feel comfortable letting my young children use it, its really fun and informative. ### 5/5 — Wow!!! *2025-01-27, version 2.3* Lots of ground references which help with locating celestial objects. ### 5/5 — Sky Map *2025-01-24, version 2.3* This has become an indispensable adjunct to my evening sky gazing. The app literally puts the cosmos at your fingertips and is a joy to use. It’s a great educational tool for young astronomers and a very useful and efficient reference for seasoned star gazers. Bravo to the app developers on this one. Andy Hoffer, Toronto, Canada ### 5/5 — Excellent *2025-01-10, version 2.3* This excellent app will turn you into an armchair astronomer. You can search for a star, planet or constellation. See something bright in the sky and the Sky Map will tell you what it is. Put on a warm coat and spend the evening in your garden looking up. Good fun and educational too. ### 5/5 — Nome come garanzia *2025-01-04, version 2.2* Confido in aggiornamenti per migliore fluidità e dettagli stellari, futuri. A oggi è un ottima App ### 5/5 — The solar system *2024-12-23, version 2.2* Sun and moon and earth and mars ### 5/5 — claire et nette *2024-12-14, version 2.2* facilite grandement l’observation 👍👍👍 ### 5/5 — Okay *2024-12-03, version 2.2* Okay 👌 ### 5/5 — Facile à utiliser *2024-08-19, version 2.2* Très intéressant au point instructif génial ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-08-14, version 2.2* Love love this app!!! ### 5/5 — Where are the real star's it is me and you *2024-07-15, version 2.2* I downloaded this game this morning and when I saw all the star's I drifted off into space 🌌 and I learned where all the star's are. ### 5/5 — Super klasse sehr sehr fein *2024-07-12, version 2.2* Einmalig absolute Spitze ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2024-06-17, version 2.2* Good app. Easy to use ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Awful *2025-12-14, version 2.3* This app will piss you off more if you’re having a bad day. Literally just shows Uranus…I guess and Jupiter ### 1/5 — Poor orientation *2025-09-07, version 2.3* Never points the right way, so fairly pointless. ### 1/5 — I miss Google Sky! *2025-01-15, version 2.3* Every sky map I’ve tried pales in comparison to Google Sky. Not sure why it was discontinued. Nowadays it seems like anything that works well and is of good quality is scrapped and replaced with a lesser quality version. ### 1/5 — Junk *2023-09-10, version 2.1* Don’t waste your time ### 1/5 — For a free app, I would pay if they promise to never advertise to me again *2023-05-29, version 2.1* App designers clearly needed a check and fast.. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t calibrate. *2023-03-02, version 2.1* Junk. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2023-02-10, version 2.1* Star tracking is hopeless. ### 1/5 — Wack *2022-09-30, version 2.1* Star accuracy is good. However, theres no info provided on any star besides weird Greek names ### 1/5 — No longer works right. *2022-05-31, version 2.0.2* Active tracking no longer works. ### 1/5 — Localisation *2022-05-03, version 2.0.2* Avant je pouvais observer le ciel à partir de mon téléphone, dès que je l’orientais vers le ciel en fonction de ma position. Malgré l’activation de la localisation de mon téléphone et le suivis en direct, ce n’est plus possible depuis quelques semaines . ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Get the added features! *2026-04-30, version 2.3* I have a few other iOS skymap apps . I am still sad that the Palm app has not been ported, and I even keep a Palm TX running just for when I want to use it. Lately, I have been turning more and more to the app under discussion. It doesn't quite do everything I want, there's no way to enter custom locations on the celestial sphere, for instance. All the same, this app does, say, 95% of it all. It is the easiest iOS sky app I have tried and gives excellent results. Once I had paid the modest one-off fee (no nasty lockin renewals) and got rid of the irritating constellation illustrations (which, I'm sure, somebody must love) while enabling basic current event data… well, I haven't looked back since. The Palm is still there, but gathering dust. Highly recommended. ### 5/5 — Sky Map *2025-11-22, version 2.3* This has become an indispensable adjunct to my evening sky gazing. The app literally puts the cosmos at your fingertips and is a joy to use. It’s a great educational tool for young astronomers and a very useful and efficient reference for seasoned star gazers. Bravo to the app developers on this one. Andy Hoffer, Toronto, Canada ### 5/5 — Star Map 2 app *2025-10-22, version 2.3* Excellent app! I like how it moves along sky & horizon and displays the names of stars & constellations. Great tool when we’re camping & star gazing. ### 5/5 — Just awesome *2025-10-17, version 2.3* Captures all stars major and minor. Great for major events like Perseus showers ### 5/5 — Gestaltung *2025-09-20, version 2.3* Die Gestaltung der Karte ist sehr gut. Die Karte ist für Laien und Fortgeschrittene einfach zu verstehen. ### 5/5 — Eyes on the sky *2025-08-27, version 2.3* Have been using this app for a few years. I’m a Boy Scout, older (70) on the water, outdoors in the dark guy. Learned the sky from the Field Book back in 1968 wearing a red lens filter hip light. Autumn’s night sky is a favorite. ### 5/5 — Fantastica *2025-07-21, version 2.3* App fantastica per vedere le costellazioni e i pianeti ### 5/5 — Star map *2025-05-21, version 2.3* It is so good ### 5/5 — Really Good *2025-04-05, version 2.2* Great ### 5/5 — Easiest app ever *2025-04-04, version 2.3* This is the easiest app on my phone! You literally just point it in the direction of a planet or star and it’s identified. I love astronomy and I love this app! --- *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 2026-09-05.*