# StellarMate — user reviews > 52 indexed App Store user reviews of StellarMate by Ikarus Astronomy Company For Scientific Instruments & Tools, rated 3.30/5 from 20 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stellarmate/id1252626058/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stellarmate/id1252626058.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 6 ## Newest reviews (11 of 52) ### 3/5 — No demo mode available *2026-01-19, version 2.7.92* My first sight on this app is disappointing. I don't have a device yet, so it's not possible to create an account without legal serial number and there's no demo mode to find out if my hardware is being supported. All links on the website with supported HW are not working. It's a risk to spend 59 bucks without any proof. ### 4/5 — Potenzialmente eccellente *2024-10-20, version 2.7.31* Non banale nell’uso, ma d’altra parte fa tante cose e non semplici. Dal plate solving all’auto allineamento all’autofocus. E ovviamente il goto. Talvolta si scollega ma dipende dalla qualità del wifi usato. Supporto molto presente ### 4/5 — Good but avoid Raspberry Pi5 onboard Wi-Fi *2024-10-20, version 2.7.31* App is good and can work well with StellarMate OS from an iPad. It’s very handy being able to use your tablet when you’re out in the garden trying to find focus or change your imaging plan. I had terrible problems at first though, the root cause of which was the onboard Wi-Fi of the Raspberry Pi5 - it kept dropping the connection - which in turn destabilised the app. Since I stopped using the onboard Wi-Fi my experience with the app has been very good. ### 2/5 — Needs work *2024-10-05* I find the app difficult to use and I find it unreliable. It’s a great concept, but I have lost too many imaging sessions due to app unreliability. ### 2/5 — Far away from being stable *2024-08-12, version 2.7.20* Stellarmate app is a good idea, but it is still away from being stable to be used in a „productive environment“. Several crashes, cutted and not readable text labels, etc. I think it would be better to get the app into a stable state first, before implementing new marketing-things like Stella AI functions. ### 4/5 — Works fine *2024-07-19, version 2.7.14* Works fine on iphone 14 pro ### 3/5 — Much Improved *2024-06-10* The latest version is much improved. Keep in mind, this app isn’t really designed to run off of your iPhone. While it can be done, an iPad is more appropriate. Support is outstanding and the developer is responsive to resolving issues. ### 4/5 — Kendini geliştirdi *2024-04-16, version 2.6.92* Son güncellemelerle oldukça güzel bir seviyeye geldi. Bağlantı istikrarı artmalı. Arada hotspot ta bağlantı kopmaları yaşanabiliyor ama iş akışı devam ediyor.👍 ### 2/5 — Hanging ….hanging *2022-12-27, version 2.5.81* Why is the new Version forgetting about all Profile Settings? Why is it hanging when selecting or editing a teleskop in simulator Mode? You cannot leave that dialog anymore, the back switch in the dialog does not respond anymore. Frustration right from Start. That is Bad. Get it more stable please. ### 2/5 — Prometteur mais … *2022-11-11, version 2.5.7* J’ai choisi cette application en complément de stellarmate os pour piloter un setup astro avec un rpi 4b 8g. L’ensemble était alléchant : participation par l’achat au développement du projet kstars/ekos, ouverture à toutes les marques de caméra et de focuser contrairement à la concurrence asiatique fermée (et ne respectant pas les termes de la licence gpl des logiciels employés). Mais quelle frustration !!! Mises à jour incessantes apportant plus de buts que de solution. Onglet targets instable à souhait. Plantages réguliers. Résolution astrométrique fonctionnant une fois de temps en temps sans que l’on comprenne ce qui change … j’espère que tout ça finira par se stabiliser rapidement ### 1/5 — it is a nightmare to use stellarmate *2022-10-28* the app has been constantly crashing, I always just go to remote VNC and use Ekos. worst $50 spent, just buy a ZWO ASIAir Plus ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Fits perfectly into the INDI / Ekos universe … *2025-12-22, version 2.7.92* … since it obviously sports the same horrible quality as the rest of it. But since that rest is open source, me, a SW developer myself, would not dare to critisize it too loud. StellarMate on the other hand is a paid product (not the app, but the server side). Hence, it is not just a waste of time, but also a waste of money. ### 1/5 — AVOID AVOID AVOUD DO NOT BUY THIS GARBAGE *2025-09-29* An absolute headache! I have never in my life used such a terribly designed app and product that crashed literally every 30 seconds. I’m not joking. If you like to try throw your cash in the dumpster, get this. You enjoy the hours and hours and hours and days and weeks of setting up and fixing and rebooting and trying to connect and when connected waiting absolutely forever for it do do anything but just sit there. It is horrible and never should have been released to the public. This science project by a kindergarten student needs to be destroyed. ### 1/5 — Nul *2025-04-07, version 2.7.52* Je trouve que il y a trop de bug à chaque mis à jour il y a plus de problème je mai jamais arrivé a faire une seule session astro nul ### 1/5 — Requires Login to Stellarmate.com *2024-10-26* Stellarmate lost out on me buying a Stellarmate Pro thanks to requiring a login to the website for this app. I don’t care what the reasoning is - I won’t use products that play this game. ### 1/5 — Crash *2024-03-01* It crashes right away on my tablet. ### 1/5 — Pure junk *2023-11-07* I can connect with an iPhone but can’t use it because everything is so small, and when I use my iPad, I can’t connect. Will move to asiair. This is ridiculous. Whisk I could get a refund of my $50. ### 1/5 — Very dissatisfied *2023-08-29, version 2.6.53* Tried everything but it kept crashing and I followed the lazy geek tutorial but it still didn’t work. Tried the SM help line but it was a nightmare to get through and even the password system lost all my settings. Total mess ### 1/5 — Bağlantı problemi *2023-02-22, version 2.5.91* Mate ağını bulmasına rağmen ağa bağlanmıyor. ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2022-11-14, version 2.5.7* I got using Stellarmate on the recommendation of a YouTuber called Cuiv the lazy Geek where he made himself an automated telescope using the application Stellarmate, well all I can say is that it is a major disappointment, constantly crashing unable to to find alignment. Just gave up. ### 1/5 — Crap!!!Useful!! *2022-10-31, version 2.5.7* Don’t waste your money! Even for free (but is not)is crap. £40 paid and since months trying to set up. Crashing lagging oh my god help me ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great program *2025-04-08* Great program, awesome updates ### 5/5 — StellarMate *2025-03-08* I have StellarMate on their StellarMate pro device and I give it 5 out of 5. It works great and beats being tied into the asi ecosystem with the air. ### 5/5 — Sorunsuz çalışıyor *2024-04-05, version 2.6.90* Kendi HotSpot üzerinden bağlanıp sorunsuz kontrol edebiliyorum. Hatasız bir program. AsiAir’e tek rakip bana kalırsa 🤌 ### 5/5 — Great System *2023-12-31, version 2.6.71* I’ve been using Stellarmate for 9 months now, after coming across the lazy geek tutorial. I’ve taken hundreds of shots that I have been able to stack and post process successfully. The app is a great front end for the software on the Pi, and much easier to use than manipulating kstars on the Pi. I’m using a portable equatorial mount with a DSLR camera and lens. Stellarmate connected to my mount and camera with no issues. Polar alignment works great and there is also a backup method (not well documented) that works well if you can’t see the pole area of the sky due to trees/buildings etc. The tutorial for Stellarmate focuses on LiveView, which works well as a quick “preview” function, but you need to use the capture module to get full res images for stacking and filtering. I had to read the kstars doco to understand it. As others have said, Stellarmate can crash out. In my experience this is occasionally rather than all the time. The app is fine, it’s the software on the Pi that has issues. I suspect the main cause in my case is poor connectivity to my home wifi, which doesn’t work so well outside the house. Every time I move the mount to a different area outside, the Pi drops off the network for 30sec or so whilst it roams to the best mesh wifi point, but I prefer to have the Pi connected to home wifi (rather than run the Pi as a hotspot) so I get the weather info and can easily download the captured images to a laptop for processing. ### 5/5 — Vraiment parfait maintenant *2023-12-02, version 2.6.60* J’avais rédigé un avis il y a déjà quelques temps. Il était assez critique. Force est de constater que le système c’est nettement amélioré. Il est maintenant parfait pour la gestion d’un setup ciel profond en nomade. ### 5/5 — Works for me *2023-10-01* I have an axv mount with celestrons guide scope and wifi adapter so I only use the app to control my qhy camera. It works great for that. I can’t comment on any other features but if you need to control your camera via your phone this is a viable option. ### 5/5 — StellarMate, StellarMate X and StellarMate App *2023-06-03* This is an outstanding program. Although there is definitely a learning curve, the system is continually getting better and more refined. Jasem is really great with support as well!! Highly recommended!!! ### 5/5 — Top en Nomade *2023-05-28, version 2.6.3* Très facile à utiliser. Top !!! ### 5/5 — Patience is a virtue *2023-04-08, version 2.6.3* Now doubt Stellarmate OS takes a while to get used to - but once you’ when worked through the odd gremlins (mainly end user setup), it works like a dream. It is an easy intuitive interface, and has powerful tools for automating almost every aspect of astroimaging. I use it on a mainly manual, ‘push to’ setup to good effect - allowing me. Completely portable setup. For those who seek an out of the box instant ‘ASIAIR’ experience, or don’t have the patience to work with a tool that seeks to offer an ‘internet of things’ to everyone, irrespective of the brands they use, then StellarMate is a great choice. Congratulations to Jaseem nd his INDI team. ### 5/5 — StellarMate ist eine klasse Astrofotolösung *2022-10-27, version 2.5.6* Die App steuert alle wesentlichen Aspekte eines RaspberryPi mit StellarMate OS. Die GUI ist besser und hübscher als über VNC und Ekos, zudem gibt es extra Optionen wie EAA livestacking. Das GUI ist auf dem iPhone eher klein, auf dem iPad ist es komfortabler. --- *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 2026-08-19.*