# Solar Beam — JWST, APOD & Deep Space > JWST, APOD & Deep Space (iPhone/iPad app by Midgar Oy.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-beam/id6705124497 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Midgar Oy](https://appshunter.io/developer/1484270247) - Category: Photo & Video, Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 14 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2024-09-29 - Data updated: 2026-09-10 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-beam/id6705124497/reviews.md ## What is Solar Beam? Solar Beam is a free app for exploring the James Webb Space Telescope on your iPhone and iPad — plus NASA's daily astronomy picture and near-Earth asteroids. Premium is optional: unlock everything with a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase, and it carries across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Vision Pro. THE JAMES WEBB GALLERY Explore a curated gallery of Webb's most breathtaking images, straight from the ESA/Webb archive. Every image comes with its real caption, credit, distance, and sky position — the Cosmic Cliffs, the Pillars of Creation, Webb's first deep field, and hundreds more. Browse by collection — Nebulae, Galaxies, Star Birth, Our Solar System, Deep & Distant — or search for any target. WHERE IS WEBB A live status dashboard for the telescope itself: how many days it's been in space, its orbit at Lagrange Point 2 a million-plus miles away, and the astonishing temperature contrast between its sun-facing side and its supercooled instruments. 4K WALLPAPERS Save any Webb image as a 4K wallpaper or full-resolution download — straight from the source. WIDGETS NASA's Picture of the Day on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, in every size — free. Premium adds Webb Daily: a different curated James Webb image on your Home Screen every day. PICTURE OF THE DAY NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, with AI-generated facts that make every image make sense. ASTEROIDS Track near-Earth objects and close approaches — always free. FREE, WITH A PREMIUM WEEK TO START Your first seven days include everything in Premium — no card, nothing to cancel. After that, Solar Beam stays free: the full near-Earth asteroid tracker, today's astronomy picture and the last 30 days, 60 images from the Webb gallery, 3 sets of AI facts, and the Picture of the Day widget. PREMIUM ADDS • The complete Webb gallery and the entire APOD archive • Save any Webb image as a 4K wallpaper or a full-resolution download • Ambient Mode — a living deep-space gallery for your screen • Spatial Scenes on Vision Pro • Unlimited AI facts • Webb Daily widget Premium unlocks on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Vision Pro, and works with Family Sharing. PREMIUM PLANS • Solar Beam Premium Monthly — auto-renewing, US$3.99 per month • Solar Beam Premium Annual — auto-renewing, US$19.99 per year • Solar Beam Premium Lifetime — US$29.99 once, not a subscription Prices are in US dollars; your local price is always shown before you buy. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://midgarcorp.cc/solarbeam/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Image credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. ESA/Webb imagery under CC BY 4.0. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Monthly | $2.99 | per month | | Premium Annual | $14.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Lifetime | $49.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.0.1 — 2026-09-09 The whole app is now localized — every screen, not just this page. Now in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. ### 4.0.0 — 2026-09-05 The whole app is now localized — every screen, not just this page. Now in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. ### 3.3.0 — 2026-08-29 The whole app is now localized — every screen, not just this page. Now in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. ### 3.2.0 — 2026-08-10 The whole app is now localized — every screen, not just this page. Now in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. ### 3.1.1 — 2026-08-03 The whole app is now localized — every screen, not just this page. 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