# Luminos Pro — 3D Space & Telescope Control > Comprehensive astronomy app for celestial exploration and stargazing. (iPhone/iPad app by Wobbleworks LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/luminos-pro/id1458648031 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Wobbleworks LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/404664339) - Category: Reference, Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 250 App Store ratings · 52 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.6 · 1.8 GB - Languages: French (France), German (Germany), American English, European Spanish - Released: 2021-12-07 - Data updated: 2026-08-29 - Monetization: freemium - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/luminos-pro/id1458648031/reviews.md ## What is Luminos Pro? Discover the Universe in High Definition Luminos Pro is a massive, all-in-one astronomy suite that brings the entire cosmos to your mobile device. Built around the largest offline databases available in any mobile astronomy app, Luminos Pro combines professional-grade data with stunning 3D graphics to deliver a fully customized stargazing experience—no internet connection required. Whether you are pointing your device at the sky using real-time AR motion tracking or flying across the galaxy in 3D, Luminos Pro makes the mysteries of the universe accessible to newcomers and seasoned astronomers alike. EXPLORE FOR FREE: * Massive Base Catalog: Over 5 million stars, deep-sky Messier objects, constellations, and meteor showers. * Our Solar System: Track all planets, moons, active comets, and bright satellites. * Time Travel: Explore 5,000 years of solar and lunar eclipses. * Immersive AR/VR: Seamless motion-tracking modes to identify objects overhead instantly. * Ecosystem Support: Includes an Apple Watch companion app and iOS Desktop Widgets. UNLOCK THE COSMOS (Subscription or All-Access Pass): Go beyond the backyard with deep-space navigation, professional catalogs, and advanced hardware integration. * 3D Space Flight: Leave Earth behind. Ride along with spacecraft, orbit exoplanets, or fly directly to distant stars and star clusters. * Professional Space Catalogs: Access over 250 million Gaia DR3 stars, the Washington Double Star Catalog, the GCVS, and every asteroid tracked by the Minor Planet Center. * Equipment & Telescope Control: Seamlessly connect to and control your telescope rig directly from the app. * Advanced Planning Tools: Get hyper-local weather forecasts, custom observation lists, and comprehensive nightly viewing recommendations on-demand. From casual stargazing to advanced astrophotography planning, Luminos Pro combines unmatched data depth with a beautiful, intuitive design. Unlock the universe today! End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Key features - Star gazing and 3D galaxy exploration - Extensive databases of celestial objects - On-device and custom recommendations - Motion tracking with AR and VR modes - 3D flight to satellites and spacecraft - Weather forecasts for stargazing - Telescope control and observation lists ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Quarterly subscription | $3.99 | per 3 months | | Yearly subscription | $12.99 | per year | | Monthly subscription | $1.99 | per month | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Lifetime pass | $24.99 | one-time | | Lifetime pass | $39.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Luminos Pro? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - ✨ Comprehensive features - 🌟 Beautifully implemented - 🚀 Smooth and detailed map - 👍 User-friendly interface - ⭐ Excellent customer service - 💡 Constantly growing with features - 🔭 Great for planning observations - 🎯 Precise and reliable - 💯 Best skymap experience - 💰 Fair and affordable price - 🚀 Fast and accurate updates - 🛰️ Supports telescope control - 🌌 Vast catalog of celestial objects - 🎁 Free pass for existing users - 🌟 Worth every cent (lifetime) **Cons** - 💸 Features locked behind subscription - 📉 App devolving over time - 🔒 Lifetime memberships feel like a trap - 🔄 Satellite updates not working - 💸 Paid features now subscription only - 😠 Deceptive practices - 😭 Sad to see quality decrease - 🗑️ Useless app without subscription - 🐛 Major bug: no deep sky objects - 📱 Incompatible with older iOS - 🐛 Crashes when adding notes - 🐛 Notes disappear after update - ❓ Translation issues (French/Spanish) - 📉 Poor upgrade experience - 👎 Lousy subscription model - 😠 Rude and condescending developer **Commonly reported bugs** - Satellite updates don't work - Deep sky objects not showing - App crashes when adding notes - Old notes disappeared after update - App keeps going black during exploration **Most requested features** - Discount for lifetime license - Ability to transfer FOV and camera rotation to NINA - Ability to add pictures of viewed places and store them - Store and recall settings - Update for iOS 16 compatibility ## Recent user reviews (10 of 52) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/luminos-pro/id1458648031/reviews.md ### 5/5 — The best astronomy app *2026-08-27* Dear developers, I’ve tried lots of astronomy apps, but Luminos Pro is by far the best. That’s why I decided to buy the lifetime pass. Thank you very much for all your hard work, and I look forward to seeing what you develop next. ### 5/5 — Das beste Planetariumprogramm *2026-06-24* Viele Programme habe ich schon ausprobiert. Jetzt nutze ich Luminos schon seit vielen Jahren und bin überzeugt, dass es nichts besseres gibt. Vollgepackt mit Funktionen, alle wichtigen Kataloge, wunderschön umgesetzt und ein Service, der unschlagbar ist. Ich liebe es. ### 5/5 — Best Planetarium App Ever *2026-06-18* I've been using this app for years and I just love it. It has everything you can imagine and much more and it is even constantly growing. I've tried several other apps on iPad and PC, but this one is truly the very best. Everything works greatly and very user friendly. And if a problem ever arises out of the millions of possibilities: a quick email to John and the problem will be solved. Thank you for this wonderful app, your excellent service and your knowledge. ### 5/5 — No longer seems to be supported. *2026-06-10* Revised back to five stars. My thanks to dev for prompt, clear response. Leaving for prompt customer service kudos. Old:Six months no fixes. Lifetime memberships always feel like a trap. Satellite updates don’t work like they used to. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. I understand your frustration about the recent gap in updates. I've been working on significant improvements behind the scenes, and I'm committed to supporting Luminos Pro long-term. The satellite issue is because some categories of Celestrak data feeds are now obsolete and no longer return data. Turn them off for now in Luminos Pro (swipe left to delete one), and in the next update in a couple of weeks they will be gone, plus there are new Celestrak categories that I've added support for. Best regards, John Stephen Author of Luminos Pro ### 2/5 — More and more features get locked, as the app is devolving over time *2026-04-04* How is it even possible, that I paid 30€ for this app and it STILL has massive amounts of locked content? Like how much money do you want me to spend for functionality that other FREE Apps also provide. Nearly all of the lists of objects, more detailed information and means of setting up a camera operation (and much more) are LOCKED behind a monthly subscription, what did I even pay for in the first place? It is a good app all in all, but over time more and more features get limited, I genuinely do not see any real arguments for this app anymore, when many free apps include the same features. It used to be much better, all these relevant features got locked in retrospect, so the app is literally devolving. It has gotten to the point where it is annoying to use, as the app itself is not enough anymore and one needs external information. It‘s honestly quite sad, I originally bought it, because it truely was better than its competitors. Nowadays, just get another alternative that does not decrease in quality. **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you for your review. I completely understand your frustration, but it looks like there has been a mix-up with the apps! Luminos and Luminos Pro are actually two completely separate apps. The €30 you paid was for the original Luminos, which is a one-time purchase with no subscription. It sounds like you might have accidentally downloaded my other app, Luminos Pro, which uses a subscription model for its advanced features. I assure you I never retroactively lock features. If you delete this app and reinstall the original Luminos from your App Store purchase history, you will find that all the features you originally paid for are still there and fully accessible, no subscription required. Please feel free to email me at support@wobbleworks.com if you need help finding your original purchase! ### 5/5 — 5.0 *2026-03-31, version 13.1* 5.0 ### 5/5 — Amazing, hands down! *2026-03-27* I have wanted UY Scuti to get some recognition since it was the largest star once, and it’s in this app! thanks a lot! I used Luminos 9 since I was little, but this may be better than what I had back then! It has a boatload of my favorite stars + ability to orbit them! ### 5/5 — Luminos pro *2026-01-21* Superbe appli très complète, même dans un canapé on voyage et on rêve de futures observations , ne pas hésiter à passer à la version complète, peu chère mais tellement intéressante. ### 5/5 — Discount for lifetime licence *2026-01-05* Please add a discount for lifetime licence. ### 3/5 — Todo el texto ha sido traducido automáticamente en lugar de por humanos. Da bastante asco *2025-12-23, version 13.1* Los textos en la descripción de los objetos son traducciones automáticas. Lo mismo ocurre con la “guía del usuario”. Por alguna razón indica para algunos objetos que “están bajo el horizonte” aunque en la pantalla se ven claramente muy por encima. ## Frequently asked questions about Luminos Pro ### What does Luminos Pro do? Luminos Pro is an all-in-one astronomy app that allows users to explore the night sky, from individual stars to entire galaxies. It offers features like star gazing, 3D galaxy exploration, and detailed information on celestial objects. The app aims to make the universe accessible to both beginners and experienced astronomers. ### What are the key features of Luminos Pro? Key features include vast databases of stars, constellations, planets, moons, comets, and satellites. It also offers motion tracking with AR and VR modes, 3D flight capabilities to celestial bodies and spacecraft, weather forecasts for optimal stargazing, and telescope control. ### How much does Luminos Pro cost? Luminos Pro offers many free features, including access to millions of stars, constellations, solar system objects, and AR/VR modes. Advanced features, such as 3D flight, expanded databases, and weather forecasts, are available through a subscription or an All-Access Pass. ### What devices is Luminos Pro compatible with? The application is available for iOS devices, including an Apple Watch app and desktop widgets for iOS. Specific compatibility details for different iOS versions can typically be found on the app's store page. ### Who is Luminos Pro for? Luminos Pro is designed for anyone with an interest in astronomy, from casual stargazers who want to identify constellations to more advanced users who wish to explore detailed celestial data, plan observations, and control telescopes. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 14.1 — 2026-08-29 New Features * Updated Star & Exoplanet Data: All star and exoplanet databases have been refreshed, with new Luyten Half-Second (LHS) cross references and official names for nine of Saturn's moons. * New Ways to Explore: Added star categories for the Fastest and Largest stars, plus a new Super-puff exoplanet category. * Truer Star Colors: Star colors and temperatures are noticeably more accurate, especially for carbon stars, Wolf-Rayet stars, and the hottest blue stars. * Expanded Tonight's events: New events cover Sun extremes, Saturn's rings, satellite launch trains, the Milky Way core, lunar occultations, Earth's apsides, and auroras. * Flexible Sorting: Sort stars by motion when proper motion data is installed, and sort your custom lists by the date you added each object. Stability & Performance Improvements * Smoother Navigation: Fixed crashes and resolved temporary freezing issues while browsing databases such as satellites, asteroids, and landscapes. * Faster Tonight Panel: The Tonight panel updates more quickly Visual & Rendering Refinements * 3D Models & Textures: Spacecraft and other 3D models are rendering correctly again, including the proper gold foil coloring on ships like Pioneer 10. * Orbits & Celestial Mechanics: Corrected the orbital paths for Uranus' moons, and exoplanets and their orbits are now oriented correctly around their host stars. * Cleaner Sky View: Planets no longer appear overly bright after a flight through the solar system, a stray triangle no longer protrudes from the Sun, and all grids now fade out properly at high speeds. * Label Visibility: Moon names are no longer obstructed by planetary rings, grid labels are drawn consistently, and the dots marking specific surface features are fully visible again. * Exoplanet Data: Corrected a display bug so that molecule names and families on exoplanet pages are shown accurately, and exoplanets are categorized more precisely. Interface & Interaction Fixes * Terrain Selection: You can once again select the Moon through translucent terrain. * Smarter Tapping: Tapping overlapping stars now reliably selects the brighter one, and tapping near Jupiter or Saturn no longer grabs their moons when those moons aren't visible. * Clean UI Layouts: Removed a duplicate "Done" button that was appearing at the top of deep space catalog lists (like the Messier catalog). * Consistent Lists: Multi-column lists will now maintain their layout and no longer mistakenly collapse into a single column when sorted. * Accurate Naming & Highlighting: Comet names are abbreviated correctly, and Carina, Puppis, Vela, and Pyxis now highlight as expected. * Spacecraft Positioning: Spacecraft with no data available for the selected date no longer appear at the center of the Sun. ### 14.0.2 — 2026-06-23 Luminos Pro 14 is the biggest telescope release yet—and it brings an even more beautiful sky to explore! Advanced Telescope Control Connect and control more equipment with new support for Alpaca / ASCOM, Celestron NexStar AUX, ACL/MNCP, and Rainbow Astro mounts. Automatic discovery has been expanded so even more telescopes will be recognized with zero configuration needed. * ZWO Seestar Integration: Connect to a Seestar to see its live image directly inside the Sky View. * Convenient Centering: New controls make it easy to nudge objects perfectly into the middle of your eyepiece without leaving the Sky View. * Satellite Tracking: Many compatible telescopes can now dynamically follow and track satellites as they cross the sky. A More Immersive Sky The sky itself looks better than ever. The Moon and Mercury now feature true 3D terrain you can fly over, and the Milky Way background has been completely remastered at a higher resolution with less noise. Deeper Data & Expanded Catalogs I’ve refreshed the Washington Double Star, GCVS, ATNF Pulsar, Wolf-Rayet, and exoplanet databases, updated surface feature names across the solar system, and added richer detail — and proper source credits — to deep-space object pages. As a bonus, Wolf-Rayet stars now list their associated nebulae, and you can now search for Stephenson 2-18, one of the largest stars known. Rounding things out * Equipment Calculator Upgrades: Camera profiles now accept resolution information to display focal length and arc-seconds per pixel. * Smarter Lists: You can now sort your custom lists by Right Ascension (RA). * Seamless Catalog Updates: Downloadable catalogs now automatically reinstall whenever they are updated. * Global Improvements: I've freshly re-translated the user manual and articles, fixed regional number formatting, resolved night-vision display issues, and made in-app purchases and subscriptions more reliable than ever. Thank you for using Luminos Pro. Clear skies! John Stephen Author of Luminos Pro Version 14.0.1: Fixed purchase authentication issues Version 14.0.2: Fixed tapping through the terrain and corrected Milky Way background alignment ### 14.0.1 — 2026-06-22 Luminos Pro 14 is the biggest telescope release yet—and it brings an even more beautiful sky to explore! Advanced Telescope Control Connect and control more equipment with new support for Alpaca / ASCOM, Celestron NexStar AUX, ACL/MNCP, and Rainbow Astro mounts. Automatic discovery has been expanded so even more telescopes will be recognized with zero configuration needed. * ZWO Seestar Integration: Connect to a Seestar to see its live image directly inside the Sky View. * Convenient Centering: New controls make it easy to nudge objects perfectly into the middle of your eyepiece without leaving the Sky View. * Satellite Tracking: Many compatible telescopes can now dynamically follow and track satellites as they cross the sky. A More Immersive Sky The sky itself looks better than ever. The Moon and Mercury now feature true 3D terrain you can fly over, and the Milky Way background has been completely remastered at a higher resolution with less noise. Deeper Data & Expanded Catalogs I’ve refreshed the Washington Double Star, GCVS, ATNF Pulsar, Wolf-Rayet, and exoplanet databases, updated surface feature names across the solar system, and added richer detail — and proper source credits — to deep-space object pages. As a bonus, Wolf-Rayet stars now list their associated nebulae, and you can now search for Stephenson 2-18, one of the largest stars known. Rounding things out * Equipment Calculator Upgrades: Camera profiles now accept resolution information to display focal length and arc-seconds per pixel. * Smarter Lists: You can now sort your custom lists by Right Ascension (RA). * Seamless Catalog Updates: Downloadable catalogs now automatically reinstall whenever they are updated. * Global Improvements: I've freshly re-translated the user manual and articles, fixed regional number formatting, resolved night-vision display issues, and made in-app purchases and subscriptions more reliable than ever. Thank you for using Luminos Pro. Clear skies! John Stephen Author of Luminos Pro ### 14.0 — 2026-06-18 Luminos Pro 14 is the biggest telescope release yet—and it brings an even more beautiful sky to explore! Advanced Telescope Control Connect and control more equipment with new support for Alpaca / ASCOM, Celestron NexStar AUX, ACL/MNCP, and Rainbow Astro mounts. Automatic discovery has been expanded so even more telescopes will be recognized with zero configuration needed. * ZWO Seestar Integration: Connect to a Seestar to see its live image directly inside the Sky View. * Convenient Centering: New controls make it easy to nudge objects perfectly into the middle of your eyepiece without leaving the Sky View. * Satellite Tracking: Many compatible telescopes can now dynamically follow and track satellites as they cross the sky. A More Immersive Sky The sky itself looks better than ever. The Moon and Mercury now feature true 3D terrain you can fly over, and the Milky Way background has been completely remastered at a higher resolution with less noise. Deeper Data & Expanded Catalogs I’ve refreshed the Washington Double Star, GCVS, ATNF Pulsar, Wolf-Rayet, and exoplanet databases, updated surface feature names across the solar system, and added richer detail — and proper source credits — to deep-space object pages. As a bonus, Wolf-Rayet stars now list their associated nebulae, and you can now search for Stephenson 2-18, one of the largest stars known. Rounding things out * Equipment Calculator Upgrades: Camera profiles now accept resolution information to display focal length and arc-seconds per pixel. * Smarter Lists: You can now sort your custom lists by Right Ascension (RA). * Seamless Catalog Updates: Downloadable catalogs now automatically reinstall whenever they are updated. * Global Improvements: I've freshly re-translated the user manual and articles, fixed regional number formatting, resolved night-vision display issues, and made in-app purchases and subscriptions more reliable than ever. Thank you for using Luminos Pro. Clear skies! John Stephen Author of Luminos Pro ### 13.1 — 2025-11-26 This update adds transit times to Live Data and enables multipoint alignment for Astro-Physics mounts. 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