Night Sky

Night Sky

Guide to Stars,Comets,Meteors

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Explore the cosmos with an AI-powered planetarium. Identify stars, planets, and satellites by pointing your device at the sky. Discover celestial objects in augmented reality and share your stargazing experiences with others.

AI personal planetarium
Identify stars, planets, constellations, satellites
Augmented Reality (AR) exploration
AI Super Astronomer (subscription)
Customizable Sky Tags
Connected Stargazing with SharePlay
Spatial Audio Object Navigation
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What's New in Night Sky

27.0

September 14, 2026

Welcome to Night Sky 27! Our fastest and smartest release yet. Night Sky 27 transforms how you explore the universe with three new Aura Sky Tour experiences and major performance improvements. All designed for iOS/iPadOS 27! - AURA SKY TOURS — TONIGHT. LIVE. ANYWHERE. (Night Sky + Aura subscription required) - Three powerful new ways to explore the universe, powered by the new Apple Foundation Models on supported devices. - AURA TONIGHT - Discover the highlights of tonight’s sky. Aura creates a personalized spoken tour of the best stars, planets, constellations, and celestial events visible from your location tonight. - AURA LIVE - Look up and let Aura guide you. Point your device towards the sky and receive real-time spoken guidance, helping you remain focused on the natural world instead of your screen. Interrupt the tour at any time to ask Aura questions naturally as you explore. - AURA ANYWHERE - Travel to any place or time. Select a location, date, and time, and Aura will bring that sky to life with an intelligent tour created especially for you. - PRIVATE, ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE - On supported devices, Aura Tonight, Aura Live, and Aura Anywhere use the new Apple Foundation Models. When powered by Apple Foundation Models, tour creation and interaction happen directly on your device, providing a fast and responsive experience designed with privacy at its core. Where Apple Foundation Models aren’t available—or a question requires more in-depth astronomical knowledge—OpenAI provides a fallback. - NATURAL VOICE INTERACTION - Your Personal AI Super Astronomer now has a voice. Listen to Aura guide your tour, choose your preferred voice in Preferences, and ask questions naturally. Aura will respond aloud. - 11 NEW LANGUAGES - Night Sky now supports Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Slovenian, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu—making the universe accessible to even more stargazers around the world. - AURA TOURS ON APPLE VISION PRO - Experience Aura Sky Tours in the visionOS app for an even more immersive way to explore the cosmos. - SIRI AND SPOTLIGHT - Access Night Sky features directly through Siri with requests such as “What star is that?” or “Where is Mars?” Celestial objects are now indexed in Spotlight, making it easier to find stars, planets, constellations, and more. - DRAMATICALLY FASTER AND LIGHTER - Night Sky now launches up to 60% faster, while its initial download size has been reduced by around 63%, from 1.23 GB to approximately 465 MB. Night Sky downloads additional content on demand only when it’s needed, so you can start exploring sooner. - FULL APP RESIZABILITY - Night Sky’s interface now adapts beautifully as you resize the app, delivering a more flexible experience throughout. - SAFER SKY TRACKING - When sky tracking is active, Night Sky now warns you automatically if your device is pointed directly at the Sun. - UPDATED SPACE EXPLORATION TIMELINE - Journey through an updated timeline featuring the latest milestones in humanity’s exploration beyond Earth. - Improved performance, stability, and reliability, together with numerous additional enhancements and bug fixes. Enjoying Night Sky? We’d really appreciate a review on the App Store. If you need any assistance, our team will be happy to help at Support@NightSky.com. Happy stargazing!

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In-App Purchases

$229.99

Night Sky + Aura (Unlimited)

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Reference

This app rose +1 position in Reference chart.

Last updated on September 19, 2026.

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Reference

This app dropped -1 position in Reference chart.

Last updated on September 19, 2026.

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User reviews

Desert must

I need this out during a desert festival. It was perfect to see.

Pretty, but not useful

Even when holding still the map can’t figure out where i’m actually looking. i’m looking at something above me:the app says it’s below the horizon for another hour. i rotate to the left by have a handful of degrees to find something different: it spins me a full 180 and makes me look at the ground at stars that are supposed to be beneath my feet. the app moves slow, and i can’t trust what it gives me as accurate. but hey, at least it looks pretty.
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This is amazing

This is the best app ever it looks like you are literally in space

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Bien

Needing a subscription to search for a star in a “free” Constellation app is hilarious.

At this rate, I give us an optimistic 20 years before we’ll all have to pay for oxygen subscriptions. Don’t download.

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

App crashing or freezing during use

Bug

Inaccurate mapping of the night sky compared to the real-world view

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Issues with the app continuing to run and consume data in the background even when not in use

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Requested Features

5 requests

Option to disable or reduce the frequency of subscription prompts

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Improved accuracy and responsiveness of the AR sky blending

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More customization options to tailor the app experience

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Better support for users in areas with high light pollution

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Ability to search for and locate specific celestial objects more easily

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FAQ

What does the Night Sky app do?

Night Sky is an AI-powered personal planetarium that helps you identify stars, planets, constellations, and satellites by simply pointing your device at the sky. It offers augmented reality features to explore celestial objects and provides detailed astronomical information.

What are the key features of Night Sky?

Key features include real-time identification of celestial objects, augmented reality exploration, an AI Super Astronomer for answering space-related questions (with subscription), customizable Sky Tags for saving and sharing observations, and Connected Stargazing for shared experiences with friends.

How much does Night Sky cost?

The app offers a freemium model. Core features for identifying celestial objects are available for free. Advanced features, such as the AI Super Astronomer, require a subscription called NIGHT SKY + AURA.

What devices is Night Sky compatible with?

The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Specific features like Connected Stargazing utilize iOS 15.1 and above, and Spatial Audio Object Navigation requires AirPods Pro or AirPods Max.

What are some common use cases for Night Sky?

Common use cases include learning about constellations and planets during a night of stargazing, finding specific satellites like the International Space Station, sharing interesting celestial discoveries with friends, and using AR to visualize the solar system or step onto other planets.