ISS Track 2 vs SatNOGS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ISS Track 2
Track the International Space Station's live position on an interactive map or 3D globe. Discover when it will be visible from your location and watch live webcam streams from orbit.
- Live ISS position on interactive map/globe
- Visibility predictions for naked-eye viewing
- Live webcam stream from the ISS
- Precise orbital data updated every 3 seconds
- Multiple map/3D globe views
- Customizable units and formats
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ISS Track allows to see the position of the the International Space Station over an interactive map of the world or an interactive tridimensional representation of the globe. You will be able to know if the International Space station will be visible (naked eye) from your local position in the next hours and find it when over you. EASY TO USE Launching the app you can immediately see the position of the International Space Station over a map of the globe and see if it's near you inside the visible circle Knowing the position you can see it at naked eyes when it's over you at the right time of the day With a simple touch you can also see the live webcam stream coming from the International Space Station. You will watch the astronauts activities with video and audio, all live. FUN AND PRECISE ISS-Track is fun and precise at the same time. Calculation of the position of the station is very accurate, the app uses the latest NASA code optimized for iOS to calculate it. You don't get an approximated position, you get the EXACT position, speed and altitude of the Station updated any 3 second. The route path is visualized over the map to evaluate if the station is coming near your position in the next hours (when meteorological and light condition are adequate you can see it without any instruments, just observing the sky naked-eye). Time of day matters, you can't see it during the day but only when you have dark sky and the station still get the sun light, so usually after sunset for around 3 hours and before dawn (for a period of 3 hours) You have the possibility to see it many times in a month and many nights you have 2 valid passages in around 90 minutes(the time it spends for a world complete orbit at 27 000 Km/h - 17 000 MPH) After some time you will become expert to spot it in the sky as soon as it is on the horizon. FEATURES • Easy to use • Perfect results as using pro orbital software but in an easy to use app • Offers 6 different kind of map/3D globe • Customizable latitude/longitude format • Measure units in Km and Km/h or NM and MPH • Zoomable movable interactive Map and 3DGlobe showing also night/day areas • 'Keep Centered' function • Circle area of visibility moving with the station • Autodetect of your position and circle area of visibility around your position • Autoupdate of the NASA orbital parameters for an always perfect precise position calculation • macOS release available. Search on Mac App Store for 'International Space Station 2'
SatNOGS
Access a global network of satellite ground stations to communicate with satellites and observe their data. The platform is open to all, with public observation results freely distributed. Resources are available for building your own ground station.
- Global ground station network access
- Remote ground station operation
- Satellite communication
- Public observation data access
- Ground station building resources
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SatNOGS Network is a global management interface to facilitate multiple ground station operations remotely. An observer is able to take advantage of the full network of SatNOGS ground stations around the world. The network is open to anyone. Any observer is able to utilize all available Ground Stations and communicate with Satellites. All observations results are public and all data are distributed freely under the Creative Commons Atribution-Share Alike license. Whether you own satellite ground station equipment or you want to build one you can head to SatNOGS Project site to get up to date documentation and info on how to build a SatNOGS ground station. App functionality is currently limited by SatNOGS API and will be significantly improved in next major release.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SatNOGS at Free against ISS Track 2's $4.99. SatNOGS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 22 months). ISS Track 2's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
SatNOGS is free to download; ISS Track 2 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SatNOGS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
ISS Track 2 ships an update every 22 months, SatNOGS every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ISS Track 2 | SatNOGS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roberto Panetta | Victor Belov |
Customer experience
ISS Track 2
SatNOGS
In-app purchases
ISS Track 2
No in-app purchases
SatNOGS
No in-app purchases







