Star Adventurer Console vs EclipseGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Star Adventurer Console
Control your Sky-Watcher camera mount for astrophotography and time-lapse. Perform polar alignment with the built-in polar scope assistant.
- Camera mount programming
- Astrophotography control
- Time-lapse photography
- Polar alignment assistant
- Polar scope integration
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This is the official companion app for Star Adventurer mini (SAM) and Star Adventurer 2i camera mount manufactured by Sky-Watcher. Use this app to program the camera mount for astrophotography and time-lapse photography. It can also help a Sky-watcher equatorial mount user to do polar alignment with the polar scope. For more, visit www.skywatcher.com
EclipseGo
This app helps you find and share details about the 2024 Total Eclipse for any location. It provides information on eclipse type, key timings, maximum coverage, and duration. An optional upgrade offers favoriting locations and a countdown timer.
- Eclipse type identification
- Key moment timings
- Max partial eclipse coverage
- Total eclipse duration
- Location sharing
- Favorite locations (Pro)
- Countdown timer (Pro)
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EclipseGo is the easiest and quickest way to see and share the details of the 2026 Total Eclipse in Spain for any location on the map. Choose any point on the map to see: - If it is a total eclipse or a partial eclipse. - Time for the key moments - Max coverage for partial eclipse - How long the total eclipse will last There is also a built sharing to make it easy for others to see the details with a link to view the details in EclipseGo. You can also favorite points to make it easy to compare locations and get a handy countdown timer to each stage of the eclipse for that location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EclipseGo at 5.0 against Star Adventurer Console's 2.0. EclipseGo also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Star Adventurer Console's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (30 vs 2). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. EclipseGo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Star Adventurer Console asks for nothing beyond the download.
EclipseGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Adventurer Console has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Star Adventurer Console ships an update every 4 months, EclipseGo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star Adventurer Console | EclipseGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astropower Technology Co. Ltd. | Garafa, LLC |
Customer experience
Star Adventurer Console
EclipseGo
In-app purchases
Star Adventurer Console
No in-app purchases
EclipseGo
- 2026 Eclipse Cloud Cover$3.99
- Pro Upgrade$3.99
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