SkyView® User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience72.1% of reviews
Neutral9.1% of reviews
Negative experience18.7% of reviews

~ Based on 603 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is SkyView® Safe?

SkyView® appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for SkyView® is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 7,665 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

89.9% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.9% of ratings suggest some concerns
7.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 7,665 App Store ratings for SkyView®.

Is SkyView® Legit?

SkyView® appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SkyView® is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Outdated

Used this app for years - unfortunately the App often freezes on the splash screen and doesn’t show updated satellite or telescopes.

Best stargazing app. Get the premium

This is literally the best app. There is so much good with it I cant even type it all here, get it and find out for yourself.

Some objects take time to download

At first I couldn’t even see Hubble, ISS and other objects but these appeared overnight so guess the app needs time to sync or download all data.

Why does it not work

I have tried everything. Nothing changes. It is fixed on one star, it does not rotate. Yes, all my settings are correct. I deleted, redownloaded, and it still has the same problem.

Highway Robbery???

I've been a long time supporter of this app. Purchased possibly ovr a decade ago and enjoyed using it up to this point... where my enjoyment ends is upon realising they have removed features that were already built into the paid version and putting them behind a paywall add-on.

The description stating you can view satallites was accurate before but no longer. That is now an additional payment that is not included with the app. Misleading and theft when many of us already paid for that feature.

Save your money and find an online starchart
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Calibration getting worse

Fab when it works but the calibration is really off - seems to be worse every time I open it. You can only calibrate manually side to side and not up and down, so no help when everything is massively too low on the screen. This is a paid app, so please fix.

International Space Station Error

Just went outside and watched the International Space Station go over. Went onto SkyView to help locate it and couldn’t find it in the location it was suppose to come from. Found it when I pointed my screen towards the ground (the other side of the world). Jupiter was above me as per my eyes and the app and I watched the space station pass very near it from the NW. Checked with other programs and confirmed it was the space station I was watching. Never had this issue before?????
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A great app!

This app is amazing. I just got into astronomy and this app was a wonderful choice for seeing what lies in the night sky. I’ve been using this app for almost every day now and its an amazing app!

No satellites

No matter how many times i fix the settings no satellites will show up on mine. I downloaded the premium version thinking this would fix the problem but still nothing

Directional issues

Please tell me how the moon is North according to this app but I literally see it West….

Calibration Wrong

I have tried to recalibrate both automatic & manual. Allowed it to use my location & it is way off! Very frustrating & annoying!

Best iPhone sky app

I have had this app for years now and I want to encourage others to buy it it truly is brilliant

USE THIS APP!

This app is the best space app ever. I got to say it has some bugs but overall it is the best.

Amazing but a few things

What I love about this app is how you can point your phone at any location and see where a star or a planet or anything will end up in X amount of minutes. I also love how you can use your camera to make sure your calibrated well enough.

This app is cool and it is good for viewing all sorts of things but it already costs money and it has a second satellite purchase thing and it could be a hassle for some people so maybe include the satellite purchase with this or lower the price on either one.

Second, try adding the James Webb Telescope to this app because you have Hubble and the ISS on here. I saw another guy complain about this too. Other than these it’s a great app and it’s great for viewing the night sky.

Suggestions:
-Maybe add a constellation checklist to keep you looking at the night sky.
-Improve the UI a bit and add IPhone widgets.
-Add a checklist for all kinds of things to spy on.
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So happy with the upgrade

Recently bought a telescope and was looking for a free app. Lite is a great version however I was soon hooked and wanted more. For a very reasonable price, I upgraded and have been thrilled with the app. Highly recommend!!

Needs updating

Almost every time i open this app i have to manually rotate the world so the the ai picture and the actual background match.

Excellently educational and

I’ve had this all on my phone for years and years. I am always amazed when I find myself exploring inside the app and it’s awesome to see others in awe when I’m able to identify and track a specific visible body in the sky. Very comprehensive descriptions and visual representations of the map of the sky—what is seen and not seen as you look up. Packed with features like Augmented Reality mode, nighttime lighting filters, orbit tracing, supplemental soundscapes, floating constellations, and much more. The app does not use or store any data from the user. Simply a must-have app!
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Won’t calibrate to my location

App use to work really well up until the end of last year 2025. Now it says Ursa Major is behind me when it actually right in front of me. No matter how many times I re-calibrate to my location it still show stars in the wrong place. Please fix this or else it will be another star gazing app that gets deleted from my phone and I will tell all of my star gazing buddies to delete it too. Very disappointed.
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The Views

Great app, I’ve been using it for many years now.

Satellites.

I used to be able to see all the satellites on this app with my old phone. I redownloaded this app and still have satellites enabled but absolutely nothing pops up. Disappointing..