Comparison

SpaceStationAR LITE vs ISS 360 Perspective

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SpaceStationAR LITE

Explore the night sky with augmented reality. This app overlays satellite passes, stars, and celestial objects onto your real-world view. Track the ISS, Starlink trains, and more, with calendar events and map visualizations.

Highlights
  • AR satellite pass simulation
  • Display of stars, galaxies, and spacecraft
  • Satellite pass visualization on maps
  • Global map of satellite orbits
  • Calendar of upcoming passes and launches
  • Offline app usage
  • Satellite pass notifications
Features
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SpaceStationAR is an augmented reality (AR) application that simulates the visibility of satellites in the night sky. With SpaceStationAR, you can easily spot the brilliant International Space Station, spectacular Starlink Trains, and various satellites at the forefront of space exploration with your own eyes. As your iPhone or iPad camera captures the scenery around you, SpaceStationAR overlays passes of the International Space Station, the Starlink Train (a group of Starlink satellites), and the Chinese Space Station onto the actual scenery. You can also use the app to find bright stars, galaxies, spacecrafts like Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, and even see the direction of major cities beyond the ground. SpaceStationAR also indicates the positions of geostationary satellites, making it a valuable tool for antenna installation. You can easily access satellite orbits on maps in addition to the AR views. The "Calendar" tab displays events like upcoming satellite passes and rocket launches within the next two weeks. You can choose a pass from the list and simulate it in AR. Apple Watch app and "Today" widget are also available. They show simple lists of satellites' passes. LITE version has some restrictions. AR prediction stops 30 minutes before the passes. Full version without Ads and with the sky chat view is available on the store. http://itunes.apple.com/app/torisat/id361194118?mt=8 List of Features * AR simulation of satellite passes overlaid on real landscapes * Display of stars, galaxies, black holes, planetary probes, satellites, and world cities in AR (Visibility can be customized by type) * Visualization of satellite passes on maps * Presentation of satellite orbits and current locations on a global map * Calendar listing satellite passes within the next two weeks * Support for newly launched satellites * Offline app usage * Satellite pass notifications: Set notification times from 15 minutes to 6 hours before the event for accurate alerts. (Please allow background location updates for precise notifications. Disabling this feature may lead to inaccurate notifications when traveling long distances with the app closed.)

About

ISS 360 Perspective

Experience a real-time view of Earth rotating below from the International Space Station. While imagery is rendered, the camera and ISS position are live, showing you the exact portion of Earth visible from orbit at any given moment.

Highlights
  • Real-time Earth view from ISS
  • Live ISS position tracking
  • Rendered Earth imagery
  • Interactive 3D globe
Features
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View the earth as it rotates beneath you from the International Space Station, IN REAL TIME! Though earth imagery is rendered, current position of camera/ISS is real. This is the portion of earth as seen from the ISS right now! Credit: - 3D globe engine: http://www.webglearth.org/ - Live ISS position: http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/ISS-Location-Now/

Screenshots

SpaceStationAR LITE4 screens
ISS 360 Perspective3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ISS 360 Perspective at 5.0 against SpaceStationAR LITE's 4.5. ISS 360 Perspective also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). SpaceStationAR LITE's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (140 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ISS 360 Perspective holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpaceStationAR LITE has 140 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpaceStationAR LITE ships an update every 2 weeks, ISS 360 Perspective every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SpaceStationAR LITE versus ISS 360 Perspective: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaceStationAR LITEISS 360 Perspective
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (140 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings140 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToriningen Co.,Ltd.Pluribus Web LLC

Customer experience

SpaceStationAR LITE

All ratings140 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative43.8%

ISS 360 Perspective

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SpaceStationAR LITE

No in-app purchases

None

ISS 360 Perspective

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpaceStationAR LITE free?
SpaceStationAR LITE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ISS 360 Perspective free?
ISS 360 Perspective is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpaceStationAR LITE or ISS 360 Perspective?
ISS 360 Perspective is rated higher. SpaceStationAR LITE averages 4.5 out of 5 from 140 ratings, while ISS 360 Perspective averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Which is updated more often, SpaceStationAR LITE or ISS 360 Perspective?
SpaceStationAR LITE ships an update every 2 weeks, and ISS 360 Perspective every 9 months. Most recently, SpaceStationAR LITE was updated on October 24, 2026 and ISS 360 Perspective on October 15, 2026.

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