# FinderCam with Plate Solving — user reviews > 7 indexed App Store user reviews of FinderCam with Plate Solving by yong chong loh, rated 3.30/5 from 3 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/findercam-with-plate-solving/id1541018483/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/findercam-with-plate-solving/id1541018483.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 0 ## Most critical reviews (7 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Poorly made app *2025-01-08* App tends to randomly turn off when in use, instructions are difficult follow and the link provided in the instructions to the youtube channel is non-existent. I only purchased this app because the developer and his friend @irandar compared it to the app used on Celestron Starsense telescopes, to which it is no comparison in terms of quality and user friendliness. I recommend that the developer remove the app to further improve the quality and ease of use because this app isn’t worth the money when there are free apps that are better. ### 2/5 — Fundamentally doesn't work *2023-09-07* Tried it last night and it thought Polaris was Betelgeuse. Around 9pm in early SEPTEMBER. Betelgeuse, which doesn't even rise until 2am. I don't understand how that's even possible. The plate solving algorithm at work clearly doesn't even factor in what should be above the horizon at a given time. It's not to the point in its development where it can substitute for Starsense Explorer. Not even close. **Developer response:** Hi could you check if your location is updated at the Settings? And ensure that the SS Mirror Mode and Periscope Mode are turned off in the Settings. Then point the phone back camera at the night sky and tap the Solve button. It should plate solve and identify 3 stars. Once it is working, you can try to use it on your Starsense Explorer telescope by turning on the SS Mirror Mode in the Setting. This time, you will have to place your phone on the Starsense mirror dock. Then tap Solve button again. It should identify 3 star again. Please contact me at ustransit74@gmail.com for more help. Thank you! ### 3/5 — Keeps crashing *2025-08-24* This app is pretty useful for locating and identifying stars, but it keeps randomly crashing, I don’t know if it’s my phone or the app that’s the problem ### 3/5 — Has potential but buggy *2021-10-20* This could work very well, but when I do the second option for the finder which is what most people will be using, it crashes. It’s a great idea and exactly what many people will want so please fix! **Developer response:** Hello! Thanks for using FinderCam. I can only help if you could provide detail to reproduce the crash. Could you email me at ustransit74@gmail.com so I could work with you to get it working for your phone? ### 4/5 — Video Looks Great, but some problems *2023-03-04* Dear Developer, your Video is really impressive!!! Great work, respect!! Unfortunately I only see diagonal stripes as picture on my phone. My iPhone : 13pro, iOS 16.3.1 Do you think you can fix it? Would be Great! Br Axel **Developer response:** Hi thanks for writing to me. Can you send a screenshot of the probpem to my gmail ustransit74@gmail.com. I will look at the cause and provide you an app update. Which video do you refer too so that I can make more of the same type. It is important that you get in contact with me so that the problem can be identified and solved. Thank you very much. ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2023-03-23* Works great **Developer response:** Thank you very much for your feedback. I am glad the issue is resolved. ### 5/5 — 100/10 *2022-01-09* This is really good! --- *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 2026-08-15.*