Comparison

MeteorActive vs ASGuide

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

Head to head
About

MeteorActive

Get accurate meteor shower forecasts based on your location, moon phase, and light pollution. Discover major events, upcoming nights, and hourly estimates for the best viewing opportunities.

Highlights
  • Major events calendar
  • Upcoming nights predictions
  • Hour-by-hour estimates
  • Meteor showers reference
  • Location-based accuracy
  • Moon interference calculation
  • Light pollution consideration
Features
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The most accurate meteor activity forecast • Major events calendar • Upcoming nights predictions • Hour-by-hour estimates • Meteor showers reference Meteor activity varies greatly from one night to another. Most of the time you can expect to see 3-15 meteors per hour, but several times per year this number could rise to 90, or even more! The MeteorActive app uses the latest scientific findings and cutting edge technology to calculate how many meteors you can see at given time. It takes into account your geographical location, meteoroid stream orbits, moon interference and light pollution to find the most spectacular events for you. Clear skies!

About

ASGuide

Explore the night sky with this astronomy companion. Discover planets, galaxies, nebulae, and more visible from your location. Generate custom viewing lists and preview celestial objects with an interactive sky atlas.

Highlights
  • Discover celestial objects visible from your location
  • Generate custom viewing lists
  • View detailed observation information
  • Interactive sky atlas preview
  • Dark mode for nighttime viewing
  • Sunrise/sunset and moon phase dashboard
Features
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Discover the wonders visible in your sky tonight. ASGuide (Astronomy Sky Guide) turns your location and observing time into a personal guide to the night sky. Discover visible planets, galaxies, nebulae, stars, star clusters, and galactic regions. Plan an observation, explore from home, or find your next celestial target. Find objects worth viewing and learn more about every discovery: - See what is visible from your location and when to observe it. View rise, transit, and set times. - Filter by magnitude, altitude above the horizon, constellation, object type, and more. - Search by common name, catalog number, constellation, object type, or detailed classification. - Browse the solar system and deep-sky categories. - Return quickly to recent searches and recently viewed objects. - See which planets are visible. - Save favorite objects for future viewing. - Use your current location or select any location on Earth. - Check sunrise, sunset, twilight, and night times. - Follow the current moon phase, illumination, moonrise, moonset, and the next new and full moons. - Open high-resolution imagery and explore objects with the interactive sky atlas. Customize the Home screen with the information that matters to you. Use the dark appearance for nighttime observations, or the standard iOS appearance. Your next night-sky discovery starts with ASGuide.

Screenshots

MeteorActive4 screens
ASGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: MeteorActive at 2.3K against ASGuide's 9. MeteorActive also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). ASGuide's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for MeteorActive against 4.8 for ASGuide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeteorActive has 2.3K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of MeteorActive's written reviews are positive against 100% of ASGuide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MeteorActive ships an update every 6 weeks, ASGuide every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MeteorActive versus ASGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeteorActiveASGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.3K ratings)4.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander VaseninPhilip Perez

Customer experience

MeteorActive

All ratings2,310 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%

ASGuide

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MeteorActive

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to access certain features
  • Charts and visualizations not updating correctly
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add notification system for meteor showers
  • Integrate with calendar app for easy scheduling
  • Provide more location-specific data and recommendations
  • Expand coverage to include more minor meteor showers

ASGuide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MeteorActive

No in-app purchases

None

ASGuide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MeteorActive free?
MeteorActive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ASGuide free?
ASGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MeteorActive or ASGuide?
MeteorActive and ASGuide are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.3K and 9 ratings respectively.
Do MeteorActive or ASGuide have ads?
Neither MeteorActive nor ASGuide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MeteorActive or ASGuide?
MeteorActive ships an update every 6 weeks, and ASGuide every 4 months. Most recently, MeteorActive was updated on October 12, 2026 and ASGuide on October 1, 2026.

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