1. Home
  2. 🔍 Reference
  3. Live Sky
Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets

Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets

Your telescope. Your sky.

902 ratings
92 reviews
With Ads
🔍 Reference
☀️ Weather
Free
In-App PurchasesWith Ads

Details

Released
November 11, 2012
Updated
November 9, 2026

Features

Developer

Dapperfinch Inc.
✨Promote your app ✨
Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets video #1 for iPhone
Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets screenshot #2 for iPhone
Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets screenshot #3 for iPhone
Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets screenshot #4 for iPhone
Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets screenshot #5 for iPhone
Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets screenshot #6 for iPhone
Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets screenshot #7 for iPhone
Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets screenshot #8 for iPhone
Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets screenshot #9 for iPhone
iphone
iphoneDuo
ipad
📌Ready
Reviews summary↘︎
⭐92
Reviews↘︎
📝7+ tags
Tags↘︎
🔄4+ apps
Alternatives↘︎
❓8 answered
FAQ↘︎
📦~ in 2 weeks
Updates frequency↘︎
🖼️Get Icon
Icons↘︎

About

Plan your stargazing sessions with this app. Explore planets, stars, and deep-sky objects, set moon phase and rise reminders, and get personalized alerts for celestial events. Optimize your observing time with saved locations, viewpoints, and equipment details.

✓Explore planets, stars, and deep-sky objects
✓Set moon phase and rise reminders
✓Personalized celestial event alerts
✓Save observing locations and viewpoints
✓Integrate with Siri and Shortcuts
✓Night Vision mode and Apple Watch support
✓Time Machine for exploring future sky
Show original description

What users say about Live Sky

Reviews of Live Sky are mixed: the Reference app is rated 4.4/5 from 902 App Store ratings. What users like most: useful app, straightforward and informative. Top complaints: incorrect planet/celestial body positions, timing/location issues. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Useful app
  • 🚀Straightforward and informative
  • 🚀Easy to use
  • 🚀Handy for observing the sky
  • 🚀Accurate information

Negative things

  • 🐛Incorrect planet/celestial body positions
  • 🐛Timing/location issues
  • 🐛Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛Missing key features (sun, satellites, etc.)
See all reviews
+1

What's New in Live Sky

3.8.0

November 9, 2026

Live Sky now works with Siri and Shortcuts. • Ask what’s visible, find an object, check darkness, or see your next alert. • Use horizon checks, darkness dates and visible favorites in your own workflows. Get Darkness Start returns a date for reminders before dark. • Clearer action results, with the same useful outputs for other shortcuts. • Completed location, viewpoint and equipment setup now skips the onboarding wizard. • Explore with layouts adapted for iPhone Duo. • Choose your app and notification language in Settings → Display Preferences → Language. • Clearer settings, direct Sky Watch upgrades, and improved event reminder setup. • Check notification and time-sensitive settings in the app. The tracking permission question now waits for a calmer moment.

More
1

Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Live Sky Plus

Premium summaries, unlimited features, and no ads.

$7.991 Year
How to cancel Live Sky subscription ⁉️

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

No info on the sun

Kind of a glaring error for an Astronomy app.
EEd13308

Just plain wrong

This app gives incorrect information about the positions of heavenly bodies. For example, it currently says that Saturn is below the horizon. I can assure you that it isn't. The app either gets my location wrong or doesn't know what time it is.
Oou110alum

Needs update ASAP

I really love this app and i love the widget that tells you at what time it starts getting dark. Unfortunately it haven’t been updated since long time and it doesn’t support the new IOS as for the widget. 😭
I hope they can update it.
CCP060

What is LiveSky?

LiveSky sends 100% of information of the moon & the planets, but not the sun. LiveSky shows me space objects and when they are above the horizon. I love it!!!!
MAMessenger Kids’ Abouts

Timing is off

App shows my location correctly, but has the position of all objects incorrect. Appears to be 6 to 7 hours off.
DDrjerry2
See 87 more reviews

User experience

🐞

Reported Bugs

3 issues

GPS not recognized

Bug

Incorrect information about planet positions and rise/set times

Bug

Crashes on launch

Bug
✨

Requested Features

4 requests

Include man-made celestial objects

Feature

Add weather forecasts and notifications

Feature

Expand catalog of objects (nebulas, galaxies, etc.)

Feature

Allow manual input of coordinates

Feature

FAQ

What is Live Sky?

Live Sky is an astronomy application designed to help users plan their stargazing sessions. It allows exploration of celestial objects, setting of reminders for moon phases and moonrise, and provides alerts for significant astronomical events.

Does Live Sky have ads?

Yes, Live Sky contains advertisements. Users can remove ads and access enhanced features through an optional annual subscription called Live Sky Plus.

What are the benefits of Live Sky Plus?

The Live Sky Plus subscription offers an ad-free experience, unlimited saved locations, viewpoints, and favorite objects, as well as enhanced AI guidance and Sky Watch viewing opportunities.

How accurate is Live Sky?

Live Sky provides calculated astronomical data. While generally informative, some user reviews mention occasional inaccuracies in planet/celestial body positions and timing/location issues.

What devices does Live Sky support?

Live Sky is available on Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad, offering features like Night Vision mode and offline core sky calculations for a better observing experience.

How often is Live Sky updated?

The latest version of Live Sky is 3.8.0, last updated on November 9, 2026. This indicates a history of regular updates to improve functionality and address user feedback.

What is the age rating for Live Sky?

Live Sky has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in learning about astronomy and celestial events.

Can Live Sky be used offline?

Yes, Live Sky offers offline core sky calculations, allowing users to access essential astronomical data even without an internet connection.