Star Strike vs Stellar Catalogue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Star Strike
Discover constellations and mythological figures in the night sky using your eyes and imagination. This app provides step-by-step video guides to help you easily learn and identify celestial patterns, making stargazing fun for everyone.
- Step-by-step video guides
- Identify mythological figures
- Learn constellations
- Personalized stargazing experience
- Track found constellations
- Mythology explanations
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Star Strike is the only app that shows how to find truly amazing night sky pictures: lions, unicorns, eagles; the awesome Star of Stars. With no fancy gizmos, just your eyes and the power of your mind, Star Strike ensures that learning the stars is easy, fun and suitable for all. Having a BBQ with friends? Maybe a hot-tub; camping or enjoying family time? This app brings a starry night alive in a manner not known for years. Imagine looking up and seeing a dolphin leaping over head, a witch on her broomstick or even stinky bear scratching around. Once seen never forgotten! You will have your favourites, for sure, perhaps the Star of Stars or Arthur’s Chariot; the Lion of Ra or maybe the Great Bear itself, rearing up to strike. Whichever it is these realistic pictures personalise the night sky, making the stars fun and easy to learn. The app’s format is beautifully simple: Position yourself using the guide to finding North. From the menu screen select an image that you would like to find. Follow a step-by-step video that guides you through the stars to find the picture. Videos can be paused and re-played until you are satisfied that you have really ‘got the picture’. Once you are confident that you have found it, hit ‘Got it!’ and watch both your personal and the public tally go up. At the end of the video a brief text shows where the picture fits into the worldwide web of mythology.
Stellar Catalogue
Discover celestial objects visible in the night sky in real-time based on your location. Plan your observations with custom locations, simulate dates, and manage your optical equipment. Save favorite objects and lists for quick access.
- Real-time sky observation guide
- Object discovery by location
- Skyview navigation mode
- Custom observation planning
- Optical equipment setup
- Personalized object lists
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Don’t know what to observe in the sky tonight? Stellar Catalogue shows you instantly. Discover in real time what’s visible above you, with precise data and tools designed for observers of all levels. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Find out what to observe tonight based on your location • View planets, Moon, Sun, stars and deep sky objects • Explore constellations, comets and space stations • Use Skyview mode to navigate the night sky PLAN YOUR OBSERVATIONS • Create custom observing locations • Simulate date and time to plan your sessions • Save your own observation lists OPTICAL SETUP • Add telescopes, eyepieces and sensors • Preview the real field of view of your objects PERSONALIZATION • Save your favorite objects • Quickly access what you want to observe Stellar Catalogue is designed to make stargazing simple, fast and precise. Try it free for 15 days. For reports, suggestions and requests, write to the support email support@stellarcatalogue.com Privacy Policy: https://www.stellarcatalogue.com/app-privacy-policy-english/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Star Strike and Stellar Catalogue are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Star Strike sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Stellar Catalogue sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Star Strike ships an update every 4 weeks, Stellar Catalogue every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star Strike | Stellar Catalogue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Addey | Diego Campagnaro |
Customer experience
Star Strike
Stellar Catalogue
In-app purchases
Star Strike
- Strike 3a set 2$1.99
- Strike 3a set 3$1.99
- One Two Buckle my Shoe$1.99
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- Lion and the Unicorn p1$1.99
- Lion and the Unicorn p2$1.99
- Pop goes the weasel p1$1.99
- Pop goes the weasel p2$1.99
- What are little boys made of$1.99
- Strike 3 set 2 Sept to Nov$1.99
- Strike 3 set 3 Sept to Nov$1.99
Stellar Catalogue
- Monthly subscription$2.491 Month
- Six months subscription$11.496 Months
- Annual Subscription$23.491 Year
- PRO Version$12.99
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