Bright Comets vs Overmeapp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bright Comets
Discover visible comets in the night sky with this astronomy tool. Simply point your device upwards, and a red marker will guide you to the comet's location using real-time data.
- Locate visible comets
- Real-time sky pointing
- Red target marker guidance
- Uses device location
- NASA JPL ephemerides data
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This app helps you locate all bright comets currently visible in the night sky. Just hold your device up to the sky and find the red target marker on the screen. That's where the comet is! The app uses your location and up-to-date ephemerides from the NASA JPL's Horizons database to calculate the comet's position.
Overmeapp
Visualize satellite passes and upcoming launches. Explore the aurora borealis on a map and check light pollution levels. Access publicly available satellite data.
- Satellite overhead pass visualization
- Upcoming launch updates
- Aurora borealis map visualization
- Light pollution level exploration
- Public satellite data search
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Visualize satellite overhead passes, stay up to date with upcoming launches, visualize the aurora borealis on the map, explore light pollution levels near you, and search publicly accessible data on satellites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Overmeapp at 5.0 against Bright Comets's 4.3. Overmeapp also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Bright Comets's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (153 vs 2). 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. Bright Comets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Overmeapp asks for nothing beyond the download.
Overmeapp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bright Comets has 153 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bright Comets ships an update every 5 days, Overmeapp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bright Comets | Overmeapp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (153 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hanno Rein | Thomas Dunn |
Customer experience
Bright Comets
Overmeapp
In-app purchases
Bright Comets
- Coffee$1.99
Overmeapp
No in-app purchases
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