ASGuide vs Universe Lover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASGuide
Explore the night sky with a personal guide to visible planets, galaxies, and stars. Plan observations, find celestial targets, and learn about discoveries with detailed information and an interactive atlas. Customize your view for nighttime use.
- Identify visible planets, galaxies, and stars
- Plan observation times and celestial targets
- Filter objects by magnitude and altitude
- Search by common name or catalog number
- Browse solar system and deep-sky objects
- Track moon phases and times
- Interactive sky atlas with high-resolution imagery
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Discover the wonders visible in your sky tonight. ASGuide (Astronomy Sky Guide) turns your location and observing time into a personal guide to the night sky. Discover visible planets, galaxies, nebulae, stars, star clusters, and galactic regions. Plan an observation, explore from home, or find your next celestial target. Find objects worth viewing and learn more about every discovery: - See what is visible from your location and when to observe it. View rise, transit, and set times. - Filter by magnitude, altitude above the horizon, constellation, object type, and more. - Search by common name, catalog number, constellation, object type, or detailed classification. - Browse the solar system and deep-sky categories. - Return quickly to recent searches and recently viewed objects. - See which planets are visible. - Save favorite objects for future viewing. - Use your current location or select any location on Earth. - Check sunrise, sunset, twilight, and night times. - Follow the current moon phase, illumination, moonrise, moonset, and the next new and full moons. - Open high-resolution imagery and explore objects with the interactive sky atlas. Customize the Home screen with the information that matters to you. Use the dark appearance for nighttime observations, or the standard iOS appearance. Your next night-sky discovery starts with ASGuide.
Universe Lover
Discover the cosmos with stunning images and the latest news from NASA and astronomy. Explore planets, stars, and space missions with a comprehensive database and downloadable wallpapers.
- High-quality astronomy picture of the day
- Universe pictures and wallpapers
- Latest NASA and astronomy news
- Astronomy keywords search database
- Information on observations, missions, rockets, spacecrafts, and satellites
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Explore the universe and planets with NASA! this app is for all astronomy space fans. You can always check out the latest universe discoveries and astronomy news with astonishing space images! Features include: -High-quality astronomy picture of the day -Endless universe pictures and wallpapers for download -Latest NASA and astronomy news -Power database for astronomy keywords search -Sections and more info about Observations, Missions, Rockets, Spacecrafts and Satellites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ASGuide at none against Universe Lover's 1. ASGuide also leads on ads (none vs shown). Universe Lover's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (63 vs 9). On price, rating and review sentiment 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. Universe Lover sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ASGuide asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ASGuide against 4.7 for Universe Lover. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Universe Lover has 63 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ASGuide ships an update every 4 months, Universe Lover every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | ASGuide | Universe Lover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better | 4.7 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philip Perez | APPS BAY LIMITED |
Customer experience
ASGuide
Universe Lover
In-app purchases
ASGuide
No in-app purchases
Universe Lover
- Universe Lover Pro$4.99









