# SkySafari 6 Plus — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of SkySafari 6 Plus by Simulation Curriculum Corp., rated 4.70/5 from 2,948 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skysafari-6-plus/id1262647300/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skysafari-6-plus/id1262647300.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,503 · 4★ 273 · 3★ 66 · 2★ 20 · 1★ 86 ## What do users think of SkySafari 6 Plus? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Best out there - 🚀 Indispensable - 👍 Features - 👍 The best! - 👍 Safari indeed - 👍 Great app - 👍 Best of them all - 👍 Absolutely beautiful! - 👍 Highly customizable, powerful tool - 👍 The best app for stargazing and more - 👍 Improved from Great Already - 👍 Great APP for Star Gazers - 👍 Safari - 👍 Great app - 👍 Simply the best night sky app - 👍 Fantastic! - 👍 I see why it is the choice of most of the astronomers in my local club! - 👍 Still an incredible bargain - 👍 Probably the best sky observation map out there - 👍 An indispensible program - 👍 Great app! - 👍 Good planning CCD camera view - 👍 Brilliant - 👍 It's good - 👍 Best astronomy investment I've made! - 👍 Incredible software with lots of options and features - 👍 SkySafari3 - 👍 Fantastic app for the stars! - 👍 Better Than I Expected! - 👍 THE Best **Cons** - 🐛 Data out of date! - 🐛 Unable to import observing lists - 🐛 Wifi connection problems - 🐛 Glitch - 🐛 Zero Support - 🐛 Hard getting it to control my telescope **Commonly reported bugs** - Data out of date! - Unable to import observing lists - Wifi connection problems - Glitch - Hard getting it to control my telescope **Most requested features** - Magnitude limit should be set by telescope+eyepiece and fov reticle combination - "what satellite did I just see?" (Identity viewed satellites) - A more powerful mode for moving the mount that simulates alt/az motion on an equatorial mount, as well as easier navigation to points in the sky - The ability to add objects - Fix the issue with the calendar function that shows upcoming events ## Newest reviews (13 of 50) ### 5/5 — The best app for stargazing and more *2020-12-10, version 6.7.6* Don’t waste your money on any other app. Spend the money on this app and you will not be disappointed. It is very good, though not perfect, at providing accurate information regarding the piece of sky at which your device is aimed. It does suffer the occasional hiccup with detecting the compass heading that your device is pointing, but that is unavoidable. ### 5/5 — Improved from Great Already *2020-11-21, version 6.7.6* Only praise for this version. One question: purchased HR diagram display and can’t find it. ### 5/5 — Screen Jitters *2020-10-25, version 6.7.5* Best astronomy app on planet earth. But my app has developed the jitters in compass mode on iphone XR. The screen shakes and the text goes on and off. Maybe a bug. I’ve reset phone, no fix. Help!!! The best app ever!! ### 5/5 — Great app! *2020-10-21, version 6.7.5* Skysafari plus gives me accurate information on the sky! I use it to see what is in the sky now and also check visibilities of upcoming celestial events. Only lacking feature that I could use would "what satellite did I just see?" (Identity viewed satellites). ### 5/5 — Very Detailed! *2020-08-17, version 6.7.2* Having used stargazing apps in the past, both free and paid, this has been one of the easier, more detailed, and user friendly apps. The video tutorials and clearly labeled icons make it super easy to navigate and personalize. I just got my first telescope and this app makes it super easy to locate and observe the night sky! ### 5/5 — Great APP for Star Gazers *2020-07-25, version 6.7.2* Love this APP Tracking stars, comets and planets. Follow SpaceX and the ISS, track Hubble... Learn something new every time you log in. Great Virtual App’s as well. ### 5/5 — Safari *2020-03-24, version 6.6.4* Great astronomy application. Easy to use and search for objects. ### 4/5 — The Best astronomy App; Sky Week doesn’t function. *2020-03-09, version 6.6.4* I enjoy the Sky Safari Plus and the Free Sky Safari apps. One problem. There is no longer connection to Sky Week. To contact anyone regarding the issue, you are sent to an off site that simply doesn’t work to get help. I’m hoping someone will see the problem and fix it. It’s been down since January 2020. ### 4/5 — Challenging but interesting *2019-12-28, version 6.6.1* My daughter wanted a simple app to help her use the telescope she got for Christmas. This isn’t it; it’s much more complicated than we were expecting. I suppose it works, and if you’re a professional astronomer it would make sense. I’m not sure though, because we don’t understand the majority of the features. For peasants like us, the compass feature is all we need, and it wasn’t easy to find, as it’s on a scroll at the bottom. We needed “sky for dummies.” After about an hour into messing with this complicated app, we found Venus on the app and then saw it in the sky, and a little 8 year old was really excited about it. So there’s a win. **Developer response:** Hi Katie. We’re here to help. I assure you the app works well, it takes a few moments to learn the basic features. At first launch, the app is set to the current time and location of your device. This allows SkySafari to show you the sky from where you are. To have the app track the sky as you move your device, you can enable Compass mode from the toolbar that runs along the bottom of the screen. Hope this helps. We’re happy to issue a refund if you’re not happy. Just reach us at our website. ### 5/5 — Great app *2019-12-24, version 6.6.0* Very impressed with this upgrade. I had the free version of this before and thought it was okay, nothing special. This version really does everything. I do my image planning and future projects with it. Only reason it's getting 4 stars is that I can't get the laptop version going. It keeps saying that I need the 6 plus version to get in. Which is what I have. Other than that it does everything I need. ### 5/5 — Simply the best night sky app *2019-10-13, version 6.5.0* I have been using SkySafari for almost four years now and recently added an AVX to my inventory. Using SkySafari’s scope control has taken my hobby to the next level. Can’t say enough good about it! ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2019-08-18, version 6.5.0* Can’t say enough about this incredible product! Extremely impressed. ### 5/5 — I see why it is the choice of most of the astronomers in my local club! *2019-08-12, version 6.5.0* I have used other star finder apps and they are great for casual viewing and learning the night sky. But, if you’ve got a telescope and want to view a wider variety of night objects, this is a great choice. It has so many tools that help locate and log those objects. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — well, it worked once *2021-05-14, version 6.8.4* i purchased this for both iPasOS and MacOS and support is non-existent, referring me to forums where the most recent posts are a year old. on April 23 i used Sky Safari Plus (iPadOS) for the first time to control my Celestron NexStar 6se, and all worked fine. we then had rain for weeks, and on May 11 i tried to use it and it connected fine but after many failed alignment attempts (not me, the stars were aligned with the reticle in my ASI294mc) i gave up. last night, May 13, it wouldn’t even connect, gave the Connection Failure dialog box multiple times, even after completely powering off the scope and quitting/restarting the app. i then immediately started up Celestron Sky Portal and it not only connected, but alignment was perfect the first time. i tried again this morning to connect via Sky Safari Plus on both iPad Pro and iPhone 12 mini, with Connection Failure again. useless investment. ### 1/5 — Zero Support *2019-02-21, version 6.3.0* Before you purchase any of the SkySafari products you should know that should have any issues, you will receive absolutely no support whatsoever...only referred to a community forum. The producers of this product are too busy collecting the revenue stream to support their customers. ### 2/5 — Data out of date! *2022-09-03, version 6.8.5* I’m still seeing SkyWeek info from the end of December 2019 and we are in April now. Also the comet is Mag 2? I thought this was going to be fixed in the new year. Would love it if if the compass button was always in reach. Also Moon often says “does not set” when it does so after midnight. ### 2/5 — Good app. Confusing reason for update. *2018-06-27, version 6.1.2* This business model of making a new version as a new app, asking users to repurchase it, and removing the old version from the store is confusing. I uninstalled my previous version to install the new version, after being prompted to download the new version from within the app. I realized after installing the new version that features had been removed, and that I needed to purchase this “plus” version to re-enable the features I lost. I couldn’t find the previous version in the App Store, so I just paid for this. The developer has pointed out that the old version can still be downloaded from the App Store in the previously purchased section of my account. Thanks. **Developer response:** Sorry, but this is not true. You can always re-download older versions of the SkySafari from your Purchased list on the App Store. When new versions of SkySafari are released (every 2 years), we remove the old one from sale to avoid confusion. ### 3/5 — Unable to import observing lists *2021-04-10, version 6.8.2* I don’t know what’s the issue but I’ve been unable to import observation lists on both my iPhone and iPad. The name of the observation list is created but no actual observations are imported. ### 3/5 — Decent on fixed stars; couldn’t point to comet Neowise... *2020-07-30, version 6.7.2* Search & align always nearly 40 degrees off, but good on any fixed stars - not sure what the issue is. Date & time of night seemed O.K. ### 3/5 — Wifi connection problems *2019-09-01, version 6.5.0* This could be great APP except for some limitations. The positive is, it has a great display of the sky with many helpful tools. One of the tools I like is being able to save my DSO viewed objects. The however is that it is very difficult to acquire a clean link between the iPad and the Celestron Nexstar Evolution mount. With WiFi. With having WiFi as the only available link it becomes useless in a populated area with 2 or more fellow star gazers also using wifi. If they could update the APP to allow a mini USB connection passing thru the Hand Controller. There is another App that I stumbled across That utilized this connection. It uses a mini USB cable that connects to the HC and passes the commands onto the mount. There is also a path for EQ mounts where the connection is direct, bypassing the HC. Even though the APP is free it does not come up to the quality of the user interface and display SkySafari. One thing I said earlier is the ability to save your viewing history and printing out a hard copy. If this app incorporated a USB connection it would have a 6 plus star rating. ### 3/5 — Great for learning *2018-08-09, version 6.1.2* This app is amazing visually and I love that you can point to two stars and it will tell you the distance those stars are from each other that is awesome. But I can not get app to work well enough with my 5 se and skyq-link when it does sync right it seems to always take the longest route to an object and the controls are not good either to many icons. I see a lot of bad ratings for the Celestron sky portal app but it works great for me. **Developer response:** Hi, If you are still having trouble, please do visit our community forums to make a post where our developers will be happy to review and respond. Here's the URL: https://support.simulationcurriculum.com/hc/en-us/community/topics ### 4/5 — Great BUT needs feature *2021-11-28, version 6.8.5* I use this app all the time but found one issue. When looking at the entire sky mag limit is set to something reasonable like 7, but once you zoom in, ie: telescope fov, the mag limit SHOULD change to the selected telescope. I observe variable stars and when I move to a variable its really difficult to identify the variable when I zoom in because most of the stars are missing. If I change the star magnitude limit, when I zoom out again the sky is filled with stars. Magnitude limit should be set by telescope+eyepiece and fov reticle combination. ### 4/5 — Highly customizable, powerful tool *2021-02-24, version 6.8.0* I’ve been using Sky Safari for a few years and am delighted by its versatility. It has a wealth of data, including surface maps for all of the planets and many of the moons, and even the thousands of man-made satellites. One of my favorite features is the ability to orbit planets. I used this feature to verify the visuals for a maneuver in The Expanse, and to debunk the fakes that are claimed to be from Perseverance. It’s easy to connect to a telescope mount with inexpensive hardware. I would like to see a more powerful mode for moving the mount that simulates alt/az motion on an equatorial mount, as well as easier navigation to points in the sky—right now that only works if you have a target in the app’s database I would love to see the ability to add objects. Great workhorse! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best out there *2022-09-10, version 6.8.5* SkySafari is by far the best planetarium software out there, at a reasonable price. There are professional programs, but they cost hundreds of dollars. For serious observers SkySafari does it all, and is affordable. ### 5/5 — Indispensable *2022-06-01, version 6.8.5* This is the Must Have accessory for all the observers I know. Extremely capable, very easy to use. The Standard. ### 5/5 — The Best? *2021-08-09, version 6.8.5* I think this app now the best and fastest for what I need. I never thought I was going to turn away from my previous app - but, I did. ### 5/5 — Features *2021-06-19, version 6.8.5* Still new to this, but I'm finding lots of useful features. ### 5/5 — The best! *2021-05-15, version 6.8.4* After having used the “family” of Sky Safari apps, I am convinced these are the best star and space observation apps on the market (App Store). The Sky Safari 6 plus is full of features, facts, and lots of “cool toys” to keep an individual busy for a long time learning our solar system (and beyond). I had a little problem with a download recently but it was quickly remedied with the recent download. If you’re at all interested in observing or learning the stars, planets, and other celestial bodies, I highly recommend this app. ### 5/5 — Safari indeed *2021-05-03, version 6.8.3* This app has brought me hours and hours of pleasure. I use it to wander our galaxy, requesting information as I go, and because the app also slews my telescope, all I have to do is point where I’m interested in viewing and the telescope follows. Six of five stars ! Omaha Steve ### 5/5 — Great app *2021-04-07, version 6.8.2* I use this all the time for Astro photos. Haven’t even used all the features yet. ### 5/5 — Best of them all *2021-03-21, version 6.8.0* Spend the money and don’t waste your time on any of the other apps. This is by far the one to get. ### 5/5 — CD43 *2021-03-17, version 6.8.0* Absolutely beautiful! The best astronomy app I have used. Highly recommended it. A most have for anyone that loves astronomy and science! ### 5/5 — Love the app but for one little hiccup *2021-01-03, version 6.7.6* I absolutely love this app. I’ve used just about every version that’s been released, and I’m very happy with it. That said, I also love the calendar function that shows me the upcoming events but touching the button to “VIEW” the event on the map won’t work. I hope it’s fixed soon, and I know for people who are newer to astronomy it would really help them find things more quickly. --- *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 2026-06-10.*