SatChannels vs Iridium SatFinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SatChannels
Discover detailed information about TV channels and satellites. Save favorites for offline access and utilize location services to find satellite data like azimuth and elevation.
- Channel information
- Satellite data
- Offline access
- Save favorites
- Location services
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Find all the information about channels and satellites. Save channels and satellites to check their information later or when you are offline. LocatIon is required to get satellite's information like azimuth, elevation, distance...
Iridium SatFinder
Track the visibility of Iridium satellites overhead. Identify which satellite is likely serving local Iridium connections. This tool is provided as a service and is not affiliated with Iridium.
- Satellite visibility tracking
- Local connection satellite identification
- Iridium satellite data
- Real-time overhead satellite view
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See which Iridium satellites are visible overhead and which one is probably serving as connection for any locally Iridium connections. This application is in no way affiliated with Iridium and is provided as a service by Blue Sky Network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SatChannels at 3.8 against Iridium SatFinder's 2.5. SatChannels also leads on update cadence (every 11 months vs every 57 months). Iridium SatFinder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (29% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
SatChannels holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of SatChannels's written reviews are positive against 29% of Iridium SatFinder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SatChannels ships an update every 11 months, Iridium SatFinder every 57 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SatChannels | Iridium SatFinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better | 2.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 57 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Nowendsztern | Blue Sky Network |
Customer experience
SatChannels
Iridium SatFinder
In-app purchases
SatChannels
No in-app purchases
Iridium SatFinder
No in-app purchases
