GoSpectro vs SvbonyAstro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoSpectro
Transform your smartphone into a portable light spectrometer with this app and its accessory. Analyze spectral data for material characterization, with applications in gemology, food analysis, and water quality testing.
- Turn smartphone into a spectrometer
- Measure, record, and analyze spectral data
- Export spectral data
- Material characterization
- Applications in gemology and food industry
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Spectroscopy is a powerful tool that allows to analyze matter from the spectral component of light. So far, it has been restricted to professionals, considering the cost, the size and complexity of the equipment. Today, GoSpectro puts the power of spectroscopy in the hands of everyone, offering the world’s most compact and most simple light spectrometers. This application, combined with the GoSpectro accessory, allows to turn any smartphone into a light spectrometer in order to measure, record, analyze and export spectral data. It is the ideal companion for students, professionals or anyone who needs to measure a light spectrum on the go. This enables to perform material characterization and analysis with an ultra-compact device natively connected to the internet, with applications in gemology (gem identification), food industry (color measurement, allergen detection), water quality (pollution detection), academia/teaching, anti-counterfeiting, art, etc.
SvbonyAstro
This professional astronomical photography app connects to cameras via Wi-Fi, offering real-time picture previews. Users can capture photos and videos, plan shoots, and save files directly to their device.
- Wi-Fi camera connection
- Real-time picture preview
- Photo and video capture
- Shoot planning
- Device file storage
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SvbonyAstro is a professional astronomical photography APP that connects to astronomical cameras through wifi protocol and provides real-time picture preview on the APP operation interface. Users can take photos, videos, plan photos and other functions, and store the captured files in the device album.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GoSpectro at 2.3 against SvbonyAstro's 1.6. GoSpectro also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). SvbonyAstro's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 25%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GoSpectro holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of GoSpectro's written reviews are positive against 33% of SvbonyAstro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GoSpectro ships an update every 2 months, SvbonyAstro every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoSpectro | SvbonyAstro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) — better | 1.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Kuntzel | Shenzhen Ysair Technology Co., LTD |
Customer experience
GoSpectro
SvbonyAstro
In-app purchases
GoSpectro
No in-app purchases
SvbonyAstro
No in-app purchases
