Jacobus vs Astral Capture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jacobus
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Jacobus will help you create a brand new type of content to share to your friend! Share your satellite photos through your social medias stories or just by sending them via private messaging! Here's how it works: 1. Pick a picture from your photo gallery or directly take a photo using your phone's camera. 2. Customise your picture by adding drawings or texts 3. Add a location to your picture 4. Jacobus will create a great short video that displays a special satellite effect! • 100% free for a limited time • Works with your photos gallery or directly with your camera • Add some drawings or effect to your photo • Share your creations with your friends
Astral Capture
This app allows you to set live wallpapers and widgets featuring recent images from Earth observation satellites and Mars rovers. Images update automatically, offering fresh views of our planet and beyond.
- Live wallpapers from satellites
- Home screen widgets
- Automatic image updates
- Images from Mars rovers
- Multiple satellite options
- Desk display option
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Choose from a plethora of satellites and both of Mars's Perseverance and Curiosity rovers to display on your home screen. All but NASA's EPIC satellite and the rovers are 30-40 minutes old, and all images update automatically. Pick from NOAA's GOES-East/West, Japan's Himawari-8, or Europe's EUMETSAT weather satellite for the most recent coverage. Choose to have a desk display or a home screen widget. Tap the Earth for a list of available satellites, or tap and hold the widget to edit the satellites. Current Views: GOES-East in both GeoColor and NaturalColor, Full Disk and CONUS GOES-West in both GeoColor and NaturalColor, Full Disk Himawari-8 EUMETView in both GeoColor and NaturalColor EPIC Perseverance Rover Curiosity rover SDO (171 A) SDO (193 A) SDO (211 A) SDO (304 A) Location-Based Widget
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Jacobus at 9.0 against Astral Capture's 17.6. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Jacobus | Astral Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Two4Tea | Mannon Wallace |
In-app purchases
Jacobus
No in-app purchases
Astral Capture
No in-app purchases
Questions
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