Satellite Chasers vs Global Raptor Impact Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Satellite Chasers
Explore the cosmos with this app that tracks nearly 50,000 orbital objects using augmented reality. Discover when satellites will be overhead, read space news, and customize their appearance. Compete with friends on a leaderboard and personalize your viewing experience.
- Track 50,000+ orbital objects
- Augmented Reality satellite viewing
- Real-time satellite addition
- Overhead pass notifications
- Integrated space news
- Satellite customization
- Leaderboard and friend system
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Satellite Chasers lets you explore the real satellite catalog from your phone, including active satellites, rocket bodies, debris, and newly added objects soon after launch. Point your phone at the sky in AR to see what is overhead, or explore satellites over the globe. Track satellites, launches, predicted decays, and conjunctions, which are close approaches between objects in orbit that may indicate potential collision risk. Features include: - Track tens of thousands of objects cataloged in Earth orbit - Use AR to see satellites overhead through your phone’s camera - Play SatSpot, a satellite pointing challenge where your aim determines your check-in points - Get notifications for predicted decays, conjunctions, launches, and newly added satellites - Search launches and see what flew together - Read space news connected to satellites, launches, and orbital activity - View satellite images, descriptions, radio/transmitter data from SatNOGS, and select NASA 3D models - Customize filters to show the satellites you care about - Check in with nearby satellites, earn points, and compete on leaderboards - Favorite satellites and organize your personal Orbit of friends Whether you are a space nerd, ham radio operator, sky watcher, or just curious about what is passing overhead, Satellite Chasers gives you a playful way to explore orbit in real time.
Global Raptor Impact Network
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More than half of the world’s raptor species have declining populations and nearly 20% are threatened with extinction. The need to monitor raptors and understand the threats they face is therefore as pressing now as ever. The Global Raptor Impact Network (GRIN) was created by expanding the African Raptor DataBank globally and combining it with The Peregrine Fund’s Global Raptor Information Network—all in an effort to monitor and conserve the world’s raptors. GRIN gives raptor researchers tools to more efficiently conduct their own studies while contributing to a global program. GRIN also provides citizen scientists a way to participate in raptor science and conservation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Global Raptor Impact Network at none against Satellite Chasers's 2. Global Raptor Impact Network also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). Satellite Chasers's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Satellite Chasers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Global Raptor Impact Network asks for nothing beyond the download.
Satellite Chasers ships an update monthly, Global Raptor Impact Network daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Satellite Chasers | Global Raptor Impact Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Austin Griffith | TACP (UK) Ltd |
In-app purchases
Satellite Chasers
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Remove Ads & Buy Me A Coffee$4.99
Global Raptor Impact Network
No in-app purchases






