StarrySkyVideo vs AstroFITS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StarrySkyVideo
Capture stunning night sky videos with ultra-high sensitivity. This app synthesizes up to 10 images per frame to create bright, detailed star trajectory videos, even in low light. Record for extended periods and adjust playback speed for dynamic celestial views.
- Ultra-high sensitivity night sky video
- Comparative brightness synthesis
- Adjustable recording time (5 mins to 5 hours)
- Adjustable playback speed (10x to 300x)
- Automatic shutter interval setting
- Save partial recordings on cancellation
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This app is an ultra high sensitivity video application and can take pictures of the trajectories of stars moving in the night sky. Each frame of video is created as a bright image created by comparative brightness synthesis of up to 10 images. (Comparative brightness synthesis is a standard technique for taking beautiful starry sky photographs.) You can take video of the starry sky for a long time (5 minutes to 5 hours) and take pictures of the stars moving around the North Star along with the rotation of the earth. This is not just time lapse. Since it takes pictures with ultra-high sensitivity one by one, it takes video brightly even in the dark night. (Because shooting with compressed time, it will be fast-forwarded.) We recommend that fix the smartphone with a tripod etc. · Brightness: From brightness in the daytime, brightness suitable for night view, and even brightness to capture the starry sky can be specified continuously. · Recording time: It can be specified consecutively from minimum 5 minutes to 300 minutes (5 hours). · The time lapse interval (shutter interval) is automatically set and displayed from the brightness setting value. · The playback speed magnification can be specified continuously from 10 times to 300 times. The larger the magnification, the less the playback time. · Frame rate and playback time at playback are automatically calculated and displayed. If you cancel while photographing, it saves the video taken until then. Still images are saved at intervals of 10 frames of video.
AstroFITS
This app allows users to quickly open and view FITS files on iOS devices using GPU acceleration. It features automatic image stretching and supports various color formats and bit depths, making astronomical image analysis more accessible.
- Open FITS files quickly on iOS
- GPU accelerated image processing
- Automatic image stretching
- Supports RGB and gray color
- Handles multiple BITPIX formats
- Save adjusted images to Photos
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A simple app to open FITS file in iOS quickly using GPU. It has an auto-stretch feature. And works on FITS file with RGB or gray color. It handles BITPIX of 8,16,32,-32 and -64. It is designed and tested for Seetar FITS file. It takes about 2 seconds to open and automatically stretch a 50mb FITS file. Sample links are provided below. Enjoy! Use: 1. Download your FITS file to your phone File directory. 2. Tap Image icon on the first top left. 3. Select your FITS file. 4. It will auto stretch. 5. Adjust the image level. 6. Adjust the image curve. 7. Tap the second top icon to save image to Photo. If you encounter an issue, please email to ustrainsit74@gmail.com with your FITS file as attachment. Sample: Below are some FITS files for download. - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Li8f1QH1u1R6U8RKZZ0kwW9LZ4cHCaXz/view?usp=share_link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MVuW1oa7qAjbfdl_iGUI-q7knE2ij67v/view?usp=share_link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TE70gdDK3XmLx9-iB43I-uh6INq8FCaO/view?usp=share_link Privacy policy and term of use (EULA) is at https://deepskycolor.blogspot.com/2018/12/privacy-policy-for-deep-sky-color-app.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AstroFITS at Free against StarrySkyVideo's $0.99. AstroFITS also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 25 months). StarrySkyVideo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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
AstroFITS is free to download; StarrySkyVideo costs $0.99 up front. AstroFITS sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. StarrySkyVideo asks for nothing beyond the download.
StarrySkyVideo ships an update every 25 months, AstroFITS monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StarrySkyVideo | AstroFITS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIROFUMI MARUO | yong chong loh |
Customer experience
StarrySkyVideo
AstroFITS
In-app purchases
StarrySkyVideo
No in-app purchases
AstroFITS
- Yearly Subscription$0.991 Year









