# SkySafari 8 Pro — user reviews > 63 indexed App Store user reviews of SkySafari 8 Pro by Simulation Curriculum Corp., rated 4.70/5 from 739 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skysafari-8-pro/id6752672420/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skysafari-8-pro/id6752672420.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 631 · 4★ 45 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 38 ## Newest reviews (10 of 63) ### 2/5 — Pay for a app to pay for a subscription *2026-08-25* App is by far best planetarium on market for iOS, however is also one of the most greedy apps out there. There premium features are gated behind high monthly and yearly subscriptions to use features that should be included especially after paying 50$ to bet the app!!!! Well the app itself is mainly good, i think the developers are scamming people out of their money if they don't advertise more that the PAID SUBSCRIPTION is necessary TO ACESS ALL THE GOOD FEATURES. Do better. DONT DOWNLOAD IF YOU EXPECT TO PAY LESS THEN 100$ A YEAR FOR THINGS OTHER PLANETARIUMS HAVE FOR FREE. ### 3/5 — Premium qui ne marche pas *2026-08-24* On paye mais le premium ne se met jamais en place ! On est trimballe entre le site français et le site US, chacun vous invitant à repayer… ### 2/5 — Old bugs aren‘t fixed *2026-07-01* Several years old bugs won‘t be fixed… @edit: no, Simulation Curriculum Corp. isn‘t responsive to make bug fixes in this case. There is an absolutely annoying bug, where an icon obscures other menu operations (have a look in your Skysafari iOS forum), reported in 2022 (!!) that hasn‘t been fixed until now. **Developer response:** Hello, Could you please identify your bugs? It is greatly helpful to bug fixing if the bugs are detailed to our support team at support@skysafariastronomy.com. We are very responsive to making fixes and adding user-requested features. ### 3/5 — Missing some NGC objects *2026-06-14, version 8.0.3* Have found some NGC objects are missing from this version. Example: NGC6144, the small globular cluster near Antares. It says not found when I do a search. ### 2/5 — App muss nach Gebrauch komplett neu gestartet werden. Version 8.03 (1025) *2026-05-06* Mit freundlichen Grüßen **Developer response:** Is this still happening? Did you try reinstalling? We have heard of no other consistent issues like this, so a reinstall will likely fix, but please reach out to support@skysafariastronomy.com to report the details so a fix can be developed rather than post cryptically here where it can help no one. ### 5/5 — C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS update needed *2026-04-08, version 8.0.3* Please update comet data. ### 5/5 — Incredible *2026-04-05* Incredibly written and executed. You can be up and running in 1 minute - but there are also a ton of settings / features if you want to/ need to dive deeper. This program is the standard in our hobby. ### 5/5 — Watching ISS *2026-03-31, version 8.0.2* The station notified me and I went outside to check it out and there it was, love it! ### 4/5 — Nice update but doesn’t work on my iPhone 8 *2026-03-18* My favourite new feature is the ability to import my astrophotos into the charts so it’s easy to ID all the stars and background objects. I bought this on my iPad but really intended to use it on my iPhone, but unfortunately I’ve found it doesn’t work on the iPhone 8… also my Mac is intel so it wont work on that either and, thanks to Apple, most of the space on my iPad is needed for system files - so it’s ended up being a bit of a waste of money for me unfortunately and I’ll have to stick to version 7. That’s not really the devs fault as my phone is old now but I can’t see a good reason why it wont work as version 7 runs fine. ### 3/5 — 功能强大 但中文翻译需要修改 *2026-03-16* 这是一款功能强大的天文软件，天体数量多，操作界面精美，身临其境。但是有了中文汉化之后虽然方便了很多，但是有很多中文翻译不准确的名词，需要及时调整！ ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not for advanced amateur s at all *2026-08-12* As the years have gone by, Sky Safari has tended toward observers that have no idea what they’re doing. That’s all fine and dandy but how about those of us who have over half a century of observing experience? I could really do without the bells and whistles. Specifically the menu in portrait mode does not have the time settings immediately handy. And what’s with all this social sharing nonsense? I have sky safari ‘Pro’ not “ gosh kids! Look! It’s Jupiter! ### 1/5 — Old bugs aren‘t fixed *2026-08-10* Several years old bugs won‘t be fixed… @edit: no, Simulation Curriculum Corp. isn‘t responsive to make bug fixes in this case. There is an absolutely annoying bug, where an icon obscures other menu operations (have a look in your Skysafari iOS forum), reported in 2022 (!!) that hasn‘t been fixed until now. @10.08.2026: still not fixed :-((( **Developer response:** Hello, Could you please identify your bugs? It is greatly helpful to bug fixing if the bugs are detailed to our support team at support@skysafariastronomy.com. We are very responsive to making fixes and adding user-requested features. ### 1/5 — Don't bother *2026-07-19* Don't buy this if you intend to connect it to a telescope. It does not connect to my Celestron 8SE with goto mount nor my Skywatcher MCT 127 on a AZ-GTI mount (or the tabletop mount). It is this software's problem because SkyPortal connects fine with my Celestron. I have tried to connect using my MacBook Pro (M2), iphone 17 and my IPad Pro 2024. Yes, I used the same IP address and port settings as SkyPortal. Tech support could not give any workable answers. ### 1/5 — Pegasus SmartEye problems *2026-07-12* It is very temperamental with Pegasus smart eye with frequent disconnects and frustrating stalls - very disappointed with how this works. ### 1/5 — GAIA downloaded, still capped at mag 15 *2026-06-20* The GAIA has been downloaded, star field FOV zoomed in, star magnitude set much dimmer than 15, Never Show Fainter Than set to Unlimited, no matter what no star fainter than 15 is displayed. I have SkySafari 6 Pro with no issue, 8 Pro simply does not work as advertised. Don’t know if it’s a bug or what, but this version is useless. ### 1/5 — Bring back the developers you used for version 6! *2026-06-13, version 8.0.3* Crashed within minutes of upgrading from version 7. I guess “scope display” isn’t a usable feature anymore? ### 1/5 — Money trick *2026-04-26, version 8.0.3* I pay twice but don’t work in my iPhone or iPad or Mac. For some reason is asking for buy more and more and more. In Celestrone software the same trouble.. double check what are you buying. ### 1/5 — Bedienung echt schlecht *2026-04-23* Safari 6 war noch schnell und übersichtlich zu bedienen. In 7 habe ich nichts mehr gefunden, bin die ganze Zeit nur am Suchen. Und meine Hoffnung, dass es in 8 wieder besser wird, ist leider nicht in Erfüllung gegangen. ### 1/5 — Too expensive *2026-03-26* £36 and then £50 annually additional subscription, no thanks. **Developer response:** The ultimate astronomy app is the ultimate astronomy app. You get all you need and would expect with the original purchase. The optional subscription is for those that want features with on-going costs like content creation from professional astronomers and astrophotographers, premium data feeds for weather and observing conditions, faster remote plate solving at StarPX.com, etc. You will pay more for coffee this week/month than you will for SkySafari premium all year. Astronomy isn't a cheap hobby, but SkySafari 8 Pro clearly represents one of the best values in the entire market given all the planning, logging, controlling, customizing, etc. tools and features we've packed into 2.6 GB of astronomy goodness. If you don't want to support astronomy and astrophotography authors and content creators, simply cancel SkySafari Premium before the free trial for 7 days runs out. Simple and easy for the customer to decide what is right for them. ### 1/5 — I paid for a subscription, but every time I get on it, ask again *2026-03-20* I paid for a yearly subscription and every time I sign onto this app I am asked if I want to buy it again. I don’t know if I’m got the full version or not. Don’t look that away. If I don’t get it cleared up I’m gonna want my money back cause I’m not getting what I paid for. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-08-19* Good apps ### 5/5 — Seestar Fi5 SCTに接続 *2026-08-18* まだFi5 SCTには試していませんが、Seestarには接続できるので最高です。とにかく先のことまで考えるとこのバージョンが最適で、50%OFFで購入できたので大変感謝！楽しく使わせてもらいます ### 5/5 — Y a pas mieux *2026-08-17* La référence absolue pour tout astronome amateur. 👍 manquerait juste un truc: pouvoir changer la couleur des objets du ciel profond (blanc pale par défaut) sans avoir à passer par une liste. A part ça, top! 👍 ### 5/5 — Very professional app ! *2026-08-08* I have been using the pro app for 7 years and I find it very useful when I share the night sky with people . I upgraded the app when the new version came out . ### 5/5 — Replaces Star Charts *2026-07-15* I still do a lot of Star hopping and Sky Safari is essential for that. I also use a PiFinder and run Sky Safari through/with that. I love the detail information on most objects, and the items and news for the day and the week. I pay for the Pro version as I live LiveSky on my laptop and my desktop. Live this program: ### 5/5 — Must have app for Astrophotographers *2026-06-21* This is my go to app for finding Astro imaging targets. It has the most comprehensive set of possible targets, including many obscure catalogues. A must have in my opinion. **Developer response:** Thank you! We will keep working hard to roll out cutting-edge astrophotography features to make the experience better for beginner through professional! ### 5/5 — Herausragende Software *2026-06-14* Dank Sky Safari Pro klappt die OnStep 5 Pro Anbindung absolut perfekt. Dasselbe gilt für die Einbindung und Steuerung des SmartEye durch SkySafari im selben Netzwerk via Mango Server. Einfach ein perfektes und zuverlässiges System. Ich hoffe, Sie bleiben weiterhin auf dem Kurs. ### 5/5 — Best I’ve seen *2026-05-07* I’ve been a dedicated amateur astronomer and astro-imager for a long time and have used Sky Safari Pro since early Mac only versions. It has consistently provided the answers to most of my questions quickly and reliably. The UI is easy to figure out and improves with each major revision. Customer support has also been great. ### 5/5 — zoom *2026-04-29* Finally the mouse zoom is working without using the + - buttons **Developer response:** Yes! The macOS version is performing admirably! It's an incredible value to get the Mac and iOS/iPad versions all in one purchase and the in-app premium membership has family sharing. Purchase with confidence! ### 5/5 — Love the app *2026-04-29* Great app! Using it from version 6! But this glitch with compass! It’s triggers on by itself! Sometimes when you go back from object info, sometimes in the main view! Really annoying --- *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 2026-09-01.*