Better a decade ago
This app was better 10 years ago. Nowadays we can't even search for satellites—and how the hell does adding TLEs even work? Oh right—it doesn't.
Difficult to navigate
Could not get app to track ISS or any other satellite for amateur radio. Data base of satellites was found but would not load or display. Could not find how to display predicted pass path. Maybe operator error, maybe function doesn’t exist
Woo Hoo, ISS Icon is back
Thank you! Sure makes locating the station easier if you have a dozen or more satellites you are following.
Great stuff.
Great stuff.
It’s completely broken, now.
This app was working fine, until the recent update. Everything in the GUI is completely unusable, the map is the wrong size and the satellite coordinates are missing. I’ve tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it. Doesn’t work on iPhone XS, iPad Air 2 or iPad Pro 12.9. All are running IOS 14.2
Please add Apple Watch app
Needs Apple Watch app and iOS 10 support.
Needs to utilize built in compass, accelerometer, and GPS.
Not easy to switch viewing modes. Needs a button instead of having to rotate iPhone.
Needs to show more info on each satellite. Such as uplink and downlink frequencies for ham radio satellites.
Should have option to show daylight and night areas on map.
Needs to be able to switch between 12 & 24 hour clock modes.
Not easy to tell when a satellite will next be passing my location.
Needs to utilize accelerometer for augmented reality view.
Needs to utilize built in compass, accelerometer, and GPS.
Not easy to switch viewing modes. Needs a button instead of having to rotate iPhone.
Needs to show more info on each satellite. Such as uplink and downlink frequencies for ham radio satellites.
Should have option to show daylight and night areas on map.
Needs to be able to switch between 12 & 24 hour clock modes.
Not easy to tell when a satellite will next be passing my location.
Needs to utilize accelerometer for augmented reality view.
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Useless
Crashing all the time.
Broken
New update doesn't work. Unable to select plot line. Will have to go back to old version again !!!
Not working
The app was working until the latest update. Selecting the Menu produces a grey line on the screen and nothing else. Unable to select any satellites or other functions. Previous version worked well. The developer's website link does not work either!
Don't work
This is a good app but it no longer works on my iPad after the last OS update !!!!
Latest update broken
The display tracj button does not work and the menu button just displays a white stripe on the left side of the screen. Using an iPad with OS 8.1.
New release is perfect
April 7, 2015
Finally, app was updated and works perfectly on my iPhone 6+. Now, I can give it the same review as I would have pre-iPhone 6 and iOS 8. Love it.
Below was review from December 12, 2014 that caused a 2 star review
I used to use this app all the time. Now that I upgraded to iPhone 6+, the maps do not display. You get tracks snd satellites but no map.
Finally, app was updated and works perfectly on my iPhone 6+. Now, I can give it the same review as I would have pre-iPhone 6 and iOS 8. Love it.
Below was review from December 12, 2014 that caused a 2 star review
I used to use this app all the time. Now that I upgraded to iPhone 6+, the maps do not display. You get tracks snd satellites but no map.
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Doesn't do anything
I open it and all there is is a circle with lines thru it. There's nothing about satellites in here.
Good but one question
Good app. I use for amateur radio satellites plus the ISS.
When I have used the time bar at the bottom is there a quicker way to reset the time back to 'now'?
If I do it manually it takes time but also seems to lose time afterwards even though it shows the clock ticking away?
When I have used the time bar at the bottom is there a quicker way to reset the time back to 'now'?
If I do it manually it takes time but also seems to lose time afterwards even though it shows the clock ticking away?
You get what you pay for!
Worthless.
Cool
Cool app once you figure out how to use it. I would love to know how fast the satellite is moving, not just relV and what the satellite does :)
Deleted
... After 10 minutes of nothing but frustration. The developer should have gotten some user feedback (apart from his/her own) before publishing this thing. No clue how to get the view of earth that's shown on the App Store preview. Also needs some spell checking - that must be embarrassing.
Good app
Agree with m0aeu re other reviewers. The key thing is that when you go to one of the sites to download satellites, you have to press the refresh button otherwise the list looks empty. Re changing location, the app calls location "station." Work it out guys!
Terse user interface
I have been predicting satellite passes since 1999. This app was hard to figure out. Relatively easy to find the features and set them up. Harder to save my changes into the app. So far, it is unclear why I am not seeing passes for all the satellites I have loaded.
Rubbish
It lacks a few essentials like actually working, it shows only one satellite which never moves!
iPhone 5
Great concept but needs more work. Doesn't work properly on IPhone 5. Tutorials are not broad enough. Would be happy to pay if it worked. What are the yellow and white dots? The satellite moves all over the place when you zoom in and out. It is not sitting on the track.
