Stellarium Mobile vs AMA Postural
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stellarium Mobile
Explore the night sky with a real-time planetarium. Identify stars, planets, constellations, and satellites by simply pointing your phone. Offers detailed astronomical data and cultural constellation interpretations.
- Real-time sky simulation
- Identify stars, planets, satellites
- Constellation shapes and illustrations
- Deep sky object catalog
- Night mode for eye comfort
- Telescope control (Plus)
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Stellarium Mobile is a planetarium app that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars. Identify stars, constellations, planets, comets, satellites (such as the ISS), and other deep sky objects in real time in the sky above you in just a few seconds, just by pointing the phone at the sky! This astronomy application has an easy to use and minimalist user interface, that makes it one of the best astronomical applications for adults and children who want to explore the night sky. Stellarium Mobile features: • View an accurate night sky simulation of stars and planets for any date, time and location. • Dive in a collection of many stars, nebulas, galaxies, star clusters and other deep sky objects. • Zoom on realistic Milky Way and Deep Sky Objects images. • Discover how people living in other regions of the planet see the stars by selecting the shapes and illustrations of the constellations for many sky cultures. • Track artificial satellites, including the International Space Station. • Simulate landscape and atmosphere with realistic sunrise, sunset and atmosphere refraction. • Discover 3D rendering of the major solar system planets and their satellites. • Observe the sky in night mode (red) to preserve your eyes adaptation to darkness. Stellarium Mobile contains in-app purchases allowing to upgrade to Stellarium Plus. With this upgrade, the app will display objects as faint as magnitude 22 (versus magnitude 8 in the base version) and enable advanced observing features. Stellarium Plus features (unlocked with in-app purchase): • Reach the limit of knowledge by diving in a massive collection of stars, nebulas, galaxies, star clusters and other deep sky objects: - All known stars: Gaia DR2 catalog of over 1.69 billion stars - All known planets, natural satellites and comets, and many other minor solar system objects (10k asteroids) - Most known deep sky objects: a combined catalog of over 2 million nebulas and galaxies • Zoom almost without limits on high resolution images of deep sky objects or planetary surfaces. • Observe in the field, even without internet connection, with a "reduced" set of data: 2 million stars, 2 million Deep Sky Objects, 10k asteroids. • Control your telescope through WIFI: drive any GOTO telescope compatible with NexStar, SynScan or LX200 protocols. • Prepare your observing sessions using the advanced observation tools, to predict a celestial object observability and transit times. Stellarium Mobile is made by the original creator of Stellarium, the well known open source planetarium and one of the best astronomy applications on Desktop PC. Your can unlock the full features using either a one time payment or a subscription. See In-App Purchase section for the subscription price available in your country. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your account settings after purchases. Terms of service: https://stellarium-labs.com/stellarium-mobile-plus/stellarium-mobile-terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://www.stellarium-labs.com/privacy-policy-for-stellarium-mobile
AMA Postural
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Inside the AMA Postural app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AMA Postural at none against Stellarium Mobile's 2. AMA Postural also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Stellarium Mobile's advantage is chart position (#102 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Stellarium Mobile sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AMA Postural asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stellarium Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, AMA Postural fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stellarium Mobile | AMA Postural |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (37K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #102 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 456 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noctua Software Ltd | AMA Postural |
Bugs and requests
Stellarium Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Compass not working properly
- Favorites list disappearing
- Inconsistent performance on different devices
Requested features
5 requests- Notifications for astronomical events
- More customization options
- Integration with camera for AR overlay
- Better support for telescopes and mounts
- Improved search and navigation
AMA Postural
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stellarium Mobile
- Stellarium PLUS7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Stellarium PLUS$18.99
AMA Postural
No in-app purchases
Questions
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