Comparison

ISS 360 Perspective vs Celestia

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

Head to head
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/

About

Celestia

Explore the universe in real-time 3D. Visit planets, moons, star clusters, and galaxies, viewing them from any point in space and time. Customize your experience with expandable content and detailed simulations.

Highlights
  • Real-time 3D space visualization
  • Explore planets, moons, stars, galaxies
  • Accurate solar system object positions
  • Interactive planetarium mode
  • Expandable content with add-ons
  • Customizable celestial databases
Features
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Celestia — real-time 3D visualization of space 3D Space Simulator | Celestia lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia simulates many different types of celestial objects. From planets and moons to star clusters and galaxies, you can visit every object in the expandable database and view it from any point in space and time. The position and movement of solar system objects is calculated accurately in real time at any rate desired. Interactive Planetarium | Celestia serves as a planetarium – for an observer on any celestial object. You can easily navigate to any world and land on its surface. When used as a planetarium, Celestia shows accurate positions of solar system objects in the sky. You can switch labels and other supporting features on and off with hotkeys, or zoom in and out on an object of interest, for example Jupiter’s system of moons. Expandable Content | Customize Celestia according to your needs. Celestia’s catalogues can be easily expanded. There are many different add-ons available containing new objects like comets or stars, high-resolution textures of Earth and other well mapped solar system bodies, as well as 3D models for asteroids and spacecraft on precise trajectories. Even fictional objects from well-known sci-fi franchises can be found. EULA(End User License Agreement): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ISS 360 Perspective3 screens
Celestia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ISS 360 Perspective at 5.0 against Celestia's 4.4. ISS 360 Perspective also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Celestia's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (337 vs 1). On price 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. Celestia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. ISS 360 Perspective asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ISS 360 Perspective holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Celestia has 337 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ISS 360 Perspective ships an update every 9 months, Celestia fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ISS 360 Perspective versus Celestia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterISS 360 PerspectiveCelestia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (337 ratings)
Positive reviews—78.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1337 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB550 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPluribus Web LLC林峰 李

Customer experience

ISS 360 Perspective

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

Celestia

All ratings337 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

Bugs and requests

ISS 360 Perspective

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Celestia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Milky Way and other galaxy textures not loading properly
  • Crashes when using certain add-ons
  • Issues with planet and moon orbits not being accurate

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more exoplanets and distant star systems
  • Implement terrain generation for planets
  • Expand to include more galaxies and the overall universe structure
  • Add support for black holes, pulsars, and other exotic objects
  • Improve controls and camera movement

In-app purchases

None

ISS 360 Perspective

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Celestia

Subscriptions3
  • Celestia PLUS (Weekly)7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Celestia PLUS (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Celestia PLUS (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Celestia PLUS (Lifetime)$79.99

Questions

Is ISS 360 Perspective free?
ISS 360 Perspective is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Celestia free?
Celestia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ISS 360 Perspective or Celestia?
ISS 360 Perspective is rated higher. ISS 360 Perspective averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Celestia averages 4.4 from 337 ratings.
Which is updated more often, ISS 360 Perspective or Celestia?
ISS 360 Perspective ships an update every 9 months, and Celestia fortnightly. Most recently, ISS 360 Perspective was updated on October 1, 2026 and Celestia on October 20, 2026.

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