Starmap vs StarWizard

Point your phone at the sky and see what's there — stars, planets, constellations, the northern lights. Starmap works completely offline, anywhere, with no signal. Built by a professional astronomer and given freely. No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No tracking of any kind. Everything is unlocked from the first launch. AURORA AND NORTHERN LIGHTS Live aurora forecasts from NOAA, with the Kp index, the three-day outlook and the auroral oval for both hemispheres. Know whether tonight is worth staying up for. OUT WITH THE FAMILY Hold the phone up and it names whatever you're looking at. An arrow guides you to any planet, star or constellation. Every catalogue is stored on the device, so it works in the mountains, at sea, or anywhere without a signal. THE SUN AND THE MOON Sunspots, flares and X-ray flux, live from NOAA. 9,900 named lunar features with their origins and etymologies. Rise, transit and set times for everything, which you can send to your calendar. FOR SERIOUS OBSERVERS 2.5 million stars stored offline, down to magnitude 15. The full Messier, NGC, IC and Caldwell catalogues, plus Sharpless, van den Bergh, Lynds, Barnard and Abell clusters. Live comets, asteroids and trans-Neptunian objects from the Minor Planet Center. Deep-sky records enriched on demand from SIMBAD, searchable by any catalogue identifier. AT THE EYEPIECE Define your telescope, eyepieces and camera, and see the true field of view you'll actually get, with Telrad rings and reticles. A full red night-vision mode for use in the dark. The whole sky in your pocket — free, because that is what it should be.

Point your phone at the sky and StarWizard shows you exactly what you're looking at — stars, planets, constellations, and the International Space Station, in real time. Built for curious beginners, families, and anyone who's ever looked up and wondered "what star is that?" No telescope, no jargon, no account needed. POINT & IDENTIFY — WORKS OFFLINE Raise your phone and the sky comes alive on screen. Tap any star or planet to learn its name, distance, colour, and when it rises and sets tonight. The core sky map runs with zero internet — perfect for dark-sky trips far from signal. ASK THE WIZARD StarWizard has a built-in AI guide. Ask real questions in plain language — "Can I see Saturn tonight?", "What's that bright star?", "Tell me something amazing" — and get clear, accurate answers grounded in what's actually above you. (The free plan includes 5 questions a day.) ALL 88 CONSTELLATIONS Explore every constellation with clear star figures, filters, and a spotlight mode to learn them one at a time. TRACK THE SPACE STATION See where the ISS is right now, and get the exact time of its next visible pass overhead. NEVER MISS AN EVENT A built-in sky calendar for meteor showers, eclipses, full moons, planetary conjunctions, and the changing seasons. LEARN CELESTIAL NAVIGATION Guided lessons teach you to read the sky like the old navigators — starting with finding true north from the stars, fully offline. PRIVACY-FIRST, NO ADS No ads. No tracking. Approximate location only, used just to place the sky correctly. Available in English, Bulgarian, and French. Whether you're teaching your kids the constellations, planning a night under dark skies, or just settling "what's that bright thing?" — StarWizard is your pocket guide to the night sky. Download free and look up.