Comparison

SkyView® vs sunClock World Map

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SkyView®

Identify stars, constellations, planets, and satellites by simply pointing your device at the sky. This app uses augmented reality to guide you and provides information on celestial objects, upcoming events, and even allows you to travel through time to view the sky on different dates.

Highlights
  • Identify stars, planets, and satellites with AR
  • Discover all 88 constellations
  • Schedule alerts for celestial events
  • Night mode for preserving vision
  • Time travel to view past/future skies
  • Capture and share celestial images
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SkyView® brings stargazing to everyone. Simply point your iPhone, iPad, or iPod at the sky to identify stars, constellations, planets, satellites, and more! Over 3.2 million downloads. App Store Rewind 2011 -- Best Education App “If you've ever wanted to know what you're looking at in the night sky, this app is the perfect stargazer's companion.” – CNET "If you’ve ever been looking for a stargazing app for your iPhone, then this [is] definitely the one to get." – AppAdvice “SkyView is an Augmented Reality app that lets you see just what delights the sky has to offer.” – 148Apps Editor’s Choice You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView® is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find all 88 constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate every planet in our solar system, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys. Features: • Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations, planets, and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location. • Sighting Events: schedule alerts for upcoming celestial events. • Apple Watch: see what objects are visible tonight and how to spot them using your Apple Watch. • Today Widget: brand new iOS 8 today widget lets you quickly see upcoming celestial events. • Night Mode: Preserve your night vision with red or green night mode filters. • Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night. • Sky Paths: Follow the sky track for any object to see it’s exact location in the sky on any date and time. • Comprehensive: Includes thousands of stars, planets, and satellites with thousands of interesting facts. • Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times. • Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks. • Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying! What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!

About

sunClock World Map

Visualize global night and day cycles on an equirectangular world map. Get sunrise, sunset, and weather data for any location. Tap the map to view specific place details.

Highlights
  • World map with night shade visualization
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • Location-specific weather data
  • Tap to view individual location data
  • GPS location access for data
Features
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sunClock App: to see night shade on an equirectangular-projection of a world map. Additionally the app provides location data as sunrise and sunset as well as weather data. Therefore the app needs a location GPS access. The location data will not be used for any other purpose. With a tap on the map it is possible to display single location data of other places. It is possible to remove the Google advertisement by purchasing this app. Just click purchase in the Settings page.

Screenshots

SkyView®4 screens
sunClock World Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SkyView® at 77% against sunClock World Map's 0%. SkyView® also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). sunClock World Map's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

sunClock World Map is free to download; SkyView® costs $2.99 up front. sunClock World Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SkyView® asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SkyView® holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkyView® has 7.7K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of SkyView®'s written reviews are positive against 0% of sunClock World Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkyView® ships an update every 4 months, sunClock World Map every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
SkyView® versus sunClock World Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyView®sunClock World Map
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (7.7K ratings) — better2.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.7K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTerminal Eleven LLCStefan von Weihe

Customer experience

SkyView®

All ratings7,665 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews853 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative16.1%

sunClock World Map

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

SkyView®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Compass and orientation problems
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between automatic and manual calibration

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more celestial objects like comets, dwarf planets, and the James Webb Space Telescope
  • Improve calibration and compass accuracy
  • Add option to hide constellation overlays
  • Implement a feature to track the International Space Station and other satellites
  • Add a widget for quick access to sky information
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  • Improve support for older devices and iOS versions

sunClock World Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SkyView®

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

sunClock World Map

One-time1
  • sunClock world map$0.99

Questions

Is SkyView® free?
SkyView® costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is sunClock World Map free?
sunClock World Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SkyView® or sunClock World Map?
SkyView® is rated higher. SkyView® averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.7K ratings, while sunClock World Map averages 2.2 from 5 ratings.
Do SkyView® or sunClock World Map have ads?
Neither SkyView® nor sunClock World Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkyView® or sunClock World Map?
SkyView® ships an update every 4 months, and sunClock World Map every 10 months. Most recently, SkyView® was updated on November 6, 2026 and sunClock World Map on November 3, 2026.

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