Comparison

SpaceStationAR LITE vs Locate ISS

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 paths, stars, and galaxies onto your camera view, helping you spot the ISS, Starlink trains, and more. It also provides a calendar of upcoming celestial events and offline map visualizations.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality satellite pass simulation
  • Display of stars, galaxies, and spacecraft in AR
  • Satellite pass visualization on maps
  • Calendar of upcoming satellite 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

Locate ISS

Features
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Space Station Tracker & News Track the International Space Station in real-time and stay updated with the latest space news. View the ISS's exact location on an interactive map as it orbits Earth at 17,500 mph, with coordinates updated every five seconds. Browse current space articles from NASA, SpaceX, and major space agencies.

Screenshots

SpaceStationAR LITE4 screens
Locate ISS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Locate ISS at none against SpaceStationAR LITE's shown. SpaceStationAR LITE's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.2). On price and in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SpaceStationAR LITE versus Locate ISS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaceStationAR LITELocate ISS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (140 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings140 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperToriningen Co.,Ltd.Robert Secrest

In-app purchases

None

SpaceStationAR LITE

No in-app purchases

None

Locate ISS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpaceStationAR LITE free?
SpaceStationAR LITE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Locate ISS free?
Locate ISS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SpaceStationAR LITE or Locate ISS have ads?
SpaceStationAR LITE shows ads; Locate ISS does not.

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