Missing one feature
It’s a fantastic app and I highly recommend it. Only thing is I find it can be off when judging magnitude of comets, which seem to be higher from other sources. This app features a massive star catalog and great UI. The observing list feature is incredibly helpful and worth the purchase on its own. The main feature I would like to be added is a custom asterism highlighter allowing you to draw lines to form asterisms to guide you when starhopping. Like by Canes Venatici there is an “L” shape, from which you can go down to a two star diagonal, from which you can go to a cluster of three stars, to another, and finally M3. It would be really nice if you could highlight those patterns yourself in the starchart.
Another complaint of mine is the event finder has to be constantly reset. I can’t set it to show events in the next week, only between date x and date y. To when date y passes I can no longer see those events without manually changing the date range. And when date x passes I now have to scroll past events that have already happened.
Another complaint of mine is the event finder has to be constantly reset. I can’t set it to show events in the next week, only between date x and date y. To when date y passes I can no longer see those events without manually changing the date range. And when date x passes I now have to scroll past events that have already happened.
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Crashes upon navigating to “Tonight”
Don’t bother supporting newer versions if they are going to leave older PAID versions behind in a non usable state.
Lots to see - And this helps you find it
This app will show you where and when to find most anything astronomical in the sky. With numerous controls and settings, you can configure your screen to help you meet your observing goals. It take a little figuring with the settings to get it setup , but it’s worth the effort.
I’ve used it on my iPad and phone. And used it to help aim my telescope.
The extensive object (planet, star system, globular cluster, nebula, galaxy, etc.) information is educational.
I’ve used it on my iPad and phone. And used it to help aim my telescope.
The extensive object (planet, star system, globular cluster, nebula, galaxy, etc.) information is educational.
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No Mac update and no 8 Plus
Version 8 is now Pro only for iOS for $50 (not Mac of course), so I guess they aren't interested in casual users by not offering a Plus version. I won't be upgrading.
I own many previous versions, including the abandoned Mac version 6. Too bad they don't care about these other markets.
I own many previous versions, including the abandoned Mac version 6. Too bad they don't care about these other markets.
Nice app, but too much spam
The app itself is great and I prefer it over Stellarium. I think it’s cleaner, more intuitive to use and I like the menu bar at the bottom, especially the ‘Tonight’ tab.
I deducted two stars due to all the annoying upgrade spam the developers throw at you. In-app notifications, banners, random notifications and emails. Even with the paid Plus version it’s constant bombardment of upgrade spam. For this reason I will probably not renew my subscription.
I deducted two stars due to all the annoying upgrade spam the developers throw at you. In-app notifications, banners, random notifications and emails. Even with the paid Plus version it’s constant bombardment of upgrade spam. For this reason I will probably not renew my subscription.
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