# StarTracker HD - Mobile SkyMap — user reviews > 96 indexed App Store user reviews of StarTracker HD by 身吉 潘, rated 4.00/5 from 43 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/startracker-hd-mobile-skymap/id449605942/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/startracker-hd-mobile-skymap/id449605942.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 29 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 7 ## What do users think of StarTracker HD? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Smooth, fluid graphics and responsive gyroscope tracking - 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface - 🌟 Beautiful HD visuals and stunning design - 📍 Accurate real-time sky positioning and planet/constellation identification - 🎓 Excellent educational tool for learning astronomy - ⚡ Fast frame rate with zero lag - 🔍 Effective for locating celestial objects - 💰 Good value for money **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes on various devices - 🐛 Compass/gyroscope malfunction issues - 🐛 Screen display problems on larger tablets - ❌ Limited functionality and educational depth - ❌ Lack of object information and descriptions - 🎮 Confusing navigation controls - 🎮 Uncontrollable auto-zoom behavior - 🎮 Inability to manually correct star map alignment - ⚠️ Requires constant WiFi/3G connection - ⚠️ Astrology content interferes with astronomy viewing **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on startup or during use - Compass direction incorrect (north pointing wrong direction) - Gyroscope not responding or locked - Share button causes crashes - Forward/share button greying out and causing screen loss - Screen display only showing bottom right corner on iPad Pro 12.9 - App spinning continuously without stopping - Screen orientation lock issues after iOS updates - Duplicate app installations appearing - iPad 2 compatibility issues despite gyroscope presence - Inaccurate celestial object positioning (e.g., M71 placement) - Sun position showing incorrectly during daytime - Ursa Minor not rotating properly over 24-hour period - Menu disappearing after using forward button - Half-screen display stuck after exploring tools **Most requested features** - Add search functionality for celestial objects - Include ISS and satellite tracking - Display object information (distance, magnitude, color, brightness) - Add ecliptic line visibility option - Show coordinate information (RA, Dec, Alt, Azimuth) - Tap-to-identify popup descriptions for objects - Add grid markings and horizon line with directional labels - Better zoom control with more detailed object information - Ability to manually rotate and correct star map - Offline functionality without WiFi requirement - Remove or disable astrology content - Project capability for classroom screens - iPhone version availability ## Newest reviews (13 of 96) ### 3/5 — iPad 12" not working *2017-03-02, version 1.9.0* I had this on my iPad Air and it worked amazingly. But since I move it to iPad Pro 12.9, the screen only shows at the bottom right corner about 1/3 of the screen. Very sad! Can this be fixed, please? ### 3/5 — Pretty good *2016-08-13, version 1.9.0* The controls are confusing. This, like other astronomy apps, try to do way too much for you. As soon as you start up the app, it takes you a ride thru the sky, where a combo of device movement, and finger navigation, leaving you questioning where up and down are at. You never get to go into "let me navigate exactly where I want to go, and let me spin the sky the way I WANT TO". The downside of that is that sometimes the North Star is to the top, bottom, right and left. And you are left guessing what the stars will appear like, when you go outside. I've given up on this app, because when I take it outside, it never lines up, and I am given ZERO control over CORRECTING the star map, to match the actual night sky. I understand the desire to do neet things for users, but when I have a star chart, I can turn it to match what I am looking at, not an option here. ### 3/5 — Lots of little bugs *2015-03-12, version 1.8.5* There are a number of glitches that need to be fixed ### 2/5 — Star Tracker iPad HD *2015-01-24, version 1.8.5* Why won't the ecliptic show? ### 2/5 — Problems on an iPad 2 with iOS 8 with latest version *2014-12-10, version 1.8.5* The compass will not work if you manually set the location when off line. Since I have WiFi only, this is a definite problem. ### 4/5 — Awesome! *2014-12-08, version 1.8.0* Very interesting and instructive. ### 3/5 — share button crash!!! *2014-12-02, version 1.8.0* The share button crashes on my iPad mini 2 when I tried sharing my location ### 4/5 — Great App! *2014-12-01, version 1.8.0* This is a wonderful app! Smooth graphics and beautifully designed! But please fix the share buttonerror that causes the app to crash and add an object database. ### 3/5 — Gyroscope stopped working *2014-11-29, version 1.8.0* Using iPad 2. Everything worked before. I think last update screwed up orientation. App opens up, I see the sky but nothing moves. It's locked, only can come sly with finger. ### 3/5 — Sir *2014-11-03, version 1.7.2* Loved this app on iOS 7, now on iOS 8 the giroscope/compass does not work. Please update/fix. ### 4/5 — Better than most *2014-10-02, version 1.7.2* There are a few apps for identifying stars, deep space objects and planets and this one is as good as any. Graphics are well done. ### 2/5 — Love this app (revised) *2014-10-01, version 1.7.2* Update: this use to be my fave app .. Now, it's pretty annoying. Much more difficult to navigate. Don't think the compass is in sync. Going to delete & move on! Love this app! The animation is amazing. Easy to use. Great at night, especially on a clear night. It gives you the basic information on what you're looking at. Neat. ### 2/5 — Please fix the compass integration *2014-09-21, version 1.7.2* This app used to track what part of the sky the iPad was pointed at, but now it can't figure out the compass direction. Pretty much makes the app worthless. Please fix soon. It was great when it used to work. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work, crashes every time *2025-05-10, version 1.9.18* Can not get it to work at all on my iPad, paid for the app, complete waste of money. ### 1/5 — Positions of Objects Inaccurate... *2019-02-10, version 1.9.17* Last night I realized that the placement of some objects is way off. As an example, M71 is depicted between the feet of Gemini. In reality, M71 is a loose globular cluster in the constellation Sagitta. It’s positioning in this app is nearly 180 degrees off. Gemini is a winter constellation, and Sagitta is a summer constellation close to Cygnus. ### 1/5 — Astrology interfering with astronomy! *2017-01-22, version 1.9.0* I have just wasted money on downloading the full version of this app. I did it to try to avoid ads and the stupid astrology pictures that interfered with my viewing on the iPad. Can't find out how to change the view or anything. This is useless. Don't buy it, there are much better apps for stargazing on your iPad. ### 1/5 — Search mode *2016-12-14, version 1.9.0* All this and there's no way to do a search!!! Oh and if they had added satellites (ISS) I would not have needed the search... ### 1/5 — Star tracker *2016-05-30, version 1.9.0* Cannot get the app to stop spinning. I've tried everything. Does anyone have a solution? ### 1/5 — Ugh!! *2014-12-02, version 1.8.0* Why is this in the App Store? Crashes, doesn't make sense, of very little use. ### 1/5 — another one *2014-12-01, version 1.8.0* Meh You've screwed up royally somehow. This is the only app to have: 1. Allowed me to download it twice without letting me know I already installed it (I now have two of the exact same versions on my iPad, listed twice in my installed apps and 2 icons that start separate instances of it at the same time) 2. Crashed my iPad. Genius. ### 1/5 — Would have been 5* if the compass works *2014-10-30, version 1.7.2* I bought this app for my son's moon observation project. But as other reviewers pointed out, the compass does not work, making the whole app useless. It's such a shame, the app looks great and is well designed. If the compass bug is fixed, I will give it a 5 star. Please fix it! ### 1/5 — Used to work *2014-09-11, version 1.7.2* I don't know what happened, but this app used to be great. Now it's all discombobulated. ### 1/5 — Don't buy *2014-08-24, version 1.7.2* This app does not work. I can't even find mars on the app and I know where it is! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome for me (novice) *2021-05-31, version 1.9.17* I don’t do much in terms of astronomy (yet) but would love to learn and will get a telescope when I actually have time. But this app is awesome for helping to visualize the location of various planetary bodies and constellations in the relation to our planet (actually your current location on the planet). Very cool to know where things are and to see what stars your looking at in the night sky if you have very limited knowledge. ### 5/5 — Great app. Amazing how close uranus is *2019-07-27, version 1.9.17* Like the constellations and how easy this is. ### 5/5 — Star trekker *2018-07-30, version 1.9.17* Never stop learning ### 5/5 — Amazing *2017-01-16, version 1.9.0* You'll spend hours with this! ### 5/5 — Star Tracker *2016-05-21, version 1.9.0* Best astronomy program I have found and is so useful as a teaching aid. Everyone should use a copy. ### 5/5 — Highly Valuable for Money *2016-03-18, version 1.9.0* StarTracker is a valuable app for money. Although it is not as graphically perfect as Sky Safari series or Sky View series, it is still an excellent choice as it allows one using an iPhone or iPad to see all around them. Just like a Planetarium in your hands. ### 5/5 — Star Tracker HD *2016-03-05, version 1.9.0* Good astronomy app but, could do with adding some more info like, distance of all deep sky objects from the earth or observers location, distance from one object to another. A stars magnitude or brightness. The Colour of a star or object. Better zoom to make image larger with relevant information about deep sky objects like galaxyies. ### 5/5 — Excellent astronomy resource *2014-12-09, version 1.8.0* This has been an awesome app to use to try and find different stars, constellations, and other astronomical features. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2014-07-28, version 1.7* Very KEWL ! ### 5/5 — Works great, looks great *2014-05-26, version 1.7* Had it for iPhone and was always reliable, then I got an iPad and had some trouble with other gazer apps. Tried and true I decided to just buy it, and within 10 seconds it was doing exactly what I wanted to. It looks great too. --- *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 2026-06-09.*