Dark Skies User Reviews

Dark Skies: Astrophotography
🌟 Lifestyle
📷 Photo & Video

Top reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Big update! No more ads

I thought this app was dead, then this huge update shows up! AND no more ads! Fantastic work!
Cyn2bmeCyn2bme

Huge Update

I don’t know where this app has been for the last 5 years, but the latest update is awesome. No more ads, the design feels cleaner, and there are a ton of new features that make it way more useful. It feels like Dark Skies finally got the upgrade it deserved. Great app for anyone who likes planning around the night sky.
Show more
HockeyGoalieGuyMNHockeyGoalieGuyMN

Horrible

Horrible. Doesn’t work most of the time, AT ALL. Crashes.
MusicMacMusicMac

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback, and I’m sorry the earlier version created such a poor experience. Dark Skies has since been completely rebuilt: all ads have been removed, camera and lens profiles are customizable, and the app now includes nightly planning, forecasts, AR sky guidance, and updated exposure tools.

My camera is not featured.

REALLY not much info and the list of cameras is limited. No info about aperture, shutter speed and probably missing other things too. Too simple... already deleted.
Empty EyeEmpty Eye

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback, and I’m sorry the earlier version created such a poor experience. Dark Skies has since been completely rebuilt: all ads have been removed, camera and lens profiles are customizable, and the app now includes nightly planning, forecasts, AR sky guidance, and updated exposure tools.

Ap info does not match download

The display screens at the Ap store do not match the download. The 4 buttons on the right display do not exist in the download. Light, Settings, About & Night are not available in the Ap. Sent an email to the support address. No reply. Forget this a Ap. Use a calculator.
dbtravlerdbtravler

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback, and I’m sorry the earlier version created such a poor experience. Dark Skies has since been completely rebuilt: all ads have been removed, camera and lens profiles are customizable, and the app now includes nightly planning, forecasts, AR sky guidance, and updated exposure tools.

Nathan Stryker is a Moron for developing this crap

Every 7 seconds an ad pops up, then it won’t let you close the ad for several more seconds. This is a completely useless application. The 1.4 stars should tell Nathan that this application is a failure. Save your time, don’t bother with this waste of time. Shameful. This should not even be available on the App Store.
Show more
Tmblweed0429Tmblweed0429

Literally unusable

No matter what you are doing, a full screen ad takes over the screen every 12 seconds. Sometimes you can immediately dismiss it, other times you have to watch the first few seconds of a video ad, and still other times you have to wait quite a while to dismiss an ad.

I’m serious. I timed it. Every twelve seconds.

And the worst part: these ads happen even during the “first launch” tutorial. It took me several minutes to get through the short, 4-screen tutorial because ads kept taking over before I could finish reading each step.

Literally unusable. If the developer had this little regard for my experience during the tutorial of what amounts to the trial version, there’s no way I’m paying to find out of the rest of the app actually works well.
Show more
rbodgersrbodgers

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback, and I’m sorry the earlier version created such a poor experience. Dark Skies has since been completely rebuilt: all ads have been removed, camera and lens profiles are customizable, and the app now includes nightly planning, forecasts, AR sky guidance, and updated exposure tools.

Ads every 4 seconds

Unusable with full screen ads every 4 seconds. Does it do what it says it does? No idea, 8 ads just in the time it took to get through the introduction. Never could get all the settings entered before getting too angry to bother.
ReantReant

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback, and I’m sorry the earlier version created such a poor experience. Dark Skies has since been completely rebuilt: all ads have been removed, camera and lens profiles are customizable, and the app now includes nightly planning, forecasts, AR sky guidance, and updated exposure tools.

Elan

Lasted a whole of 2 minutes on my phone. Every 5 seconds of use a new ad pops up rendering this app usless.
Just easier to use a standard calculator.
אילן22אילן22

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback, and I’m sorry the earlier version created such a poor experience. Dark Skies has since been completely rebuilt: all ads have been removed, camera and lens profiles are customizable, and the app now includes nightly planning, forecasts, AR sky guidance, and updated exposure tools.

Pop ups

Pop ups literally every 4 seconds. The app is completely unusable
WrightekWrightek

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback, and I’m sorry the earlier version created such a poor experience. Dark Skies has since been completely rebuilt: all ads have been removed, camera and lens profiles are customizable, and the app now includes nightly planning, forecasts, AR sky guidance, and updated exposure tools.

Useless program

There are only three choices for the Canon camera; you have no real input as to what camera or ISO setting you are using; every 4-5 seconds, another ad pops up disrupting your use of the program, no matter how many times you decline a purchase for the same item. Very annoying as an app. Developer doesn't know the difference between the word add (a verb) and ad, short for advertisement: this should be a red flag right here.

Absolutely useless as a tool for the professional. Erased my copy: I already have a calculator.
Show more
747whaledriver747whaledriver

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback, and I’m sorry the earlier version created such a poor experience. Dark Skies has since been completely rebuilt: all ads have been removed, camera and lens profiles are customizable, and the app now includes nightly planning, forecasts, AR sky guidance, and updated exposure tools.

Free version pops up full screen ads every few seconds.

For a super simple app that merely divides 500 (or 600) by your lens's focal length, it presents a constant bombardment of full screen ads. Literally every click, swipe, or pause of more than two seconds results in a fullscreen popup ad. Pathetic.
fpsurgeonfpsurgeon

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback, and I’m sorry the earlier version created such a poor experience. Dark Skies has since been completely rebuilt: all ads have been removed, camera and lens profiles are customizable, and the app now includes nightly planning, forecasts, AR sky guidance, and updated exposure tools.

Pop up galore

Couldn't use the app. Ads popped up three times before I could select my camera type. Therefore making this app useless and deleted immediately. Don't waste your time.
Stina286Stina286

Response from developer

Hi Stina286 - I am terribly sorry, you are correct there is a bug in the code that is causing the adds to constantly be served up to customers. I have submitted a fix to Apple and it should be available soon. I hope you will give me a 2nd chance. Kind regards Nathan

Ads literally every six seconds pop up and take over the screen....

Ads literally every six seconds pop up and take over the screen.... very annoying, I deleted the ap
LordMLordM

Response from developer

Hi LordM - I am terribly sorry, you are correct there is a bug in the code that is causing the adds to constantly be served up to customers. I have submitted a fix to Apple and it should be available soon. I hope you will give me a 2nd chance. Kind regards Nathan

Ad Bomb

If you like being bombarded with ads every 5 seconds, then this app is for you.
SamM87SamM87

Response from developer

Hi SamM87 - I am terribly sorry, you are correct there is a bug in the code that is causing the adds to constantly be served up to customers. I have submitted a fix to Apple and it should be available soon. I hope you will give me a 2nd chance. Kind regards Nathan

Hmmm

A little puzzled. I paid to remove ads. Ads are still there. When I clicked to go to the website, it brought me to a page for the iGoalie app. Not sure what I did wrong.
mpep05mpep05

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback, and I’m sorry the earlier version created such a poor experience. Dark Skies has since been completely rebuilt: all ads have been removed, camera and lens profiles are customizable, and the app now includes nightly planning, forecasts, AR sky guidance, and updated exposure tools.

Great little tool

It's stupid simple which is great. My only issue is on the Watch app there's no indicator to which section you're adjusting.
tr2143tr2143

Thanks developer

This is an excellent application, not cluttered with unnecessary things like other apps with similar purpose.
Easy to use and understand, essential for photographers at every level of experience.
ImaOrtegaImaOrtega

Easy to use, does what it says

This is a very simple and easy to use app that does just what it's advertised to do. Well made and the layout is nice.

Also - it looks like the "about" section needs to be finished.

Good app all around.
anna_chrisanna_chris

As advertised.

Works as advertised and is a serious convenience to use while doing long exposures. Thanks.
B_dot_CB_dot_C
  1. Home
  2. 📷 Photo & Video
  3. Dark Skies
  4. Reviews