AstroWidget vs Universe One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AstroWidget
Access real-time astronomical data with customizable widgets. Track celestial bodies like planets, comets, and the moon, with special alerts for lunar events. Explore the night sky with interactive horizon and map views.
- Real-time celestial body tracking
- Customizable astronomy widgets
- Moon phase and special event alerts
- Horizon and star map views
- Interactive date and time adjustments
- Comet and planet position display
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The main app shows the planet orbits around the Sun. User can quickly change the date using the Year input and day slider. The moon orbit is displayed relatively to the Earth motion. Quick glance of the positions of the sun, moon and planets at your current location, birthday or important market event. Home Screen Widgets: Moon - Provide information for its phase, Supermoon, eclipse etc. Orbit - Provide information for planets location and conjunction etc. Horizon (Subscription required) - Provide live information for your local window view with star, planet, Sun and moon phase. Enjoy these simple and beautiful widgets! And feedback to me at ustransit74@gmail.com if you want more. Privacy policy and term of use (EULA) is at https://deepskycolor.blogspot.com/2018/12/privacy-policy-for-deep-sky-color-app.html
Universe One
Discover a new image of our universe daily, accompanied by explanations from professional astronomers. Explore fascinating celestial phenomena and expand your knowledge of space.
- Daily featured universe image
- Brief explanation by professional astronomer
- Fascinating celestial phenomena
- Expand space knowledge
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Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Universe One at 100% against AstroWidget's 0%. Universe One also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). AstroWidget's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
AstroWidget ships an update fortnightly, Universe One monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AstroWidget | Universe One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yong chong loh | Uliana Gritchina |
Customer experience
AstroWidget
Universe One
In-app purchases
AstroWidget
No in-app purchases
Universe One
No in-app purchases
