Comparison

Astro Kit vs AstroPro

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

Head to head
About

Astro Kit

This utility app assists in telescope setup by providing essential information like GPS coordinates and universal time. It also includes a compass and calculates the local hour angle for Polaris. Designed for amateur astronomers, it simplifies the alignment process.

Highlights
  • GPS coordinates
  • Compass functionality
  • Universal time display
  • Polaris local hour angle computation
  • Telescope alignment assistance
Features
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Astro Kit is intended to provide useful informations while setting up a telescope. - gps coordinates - compass - universal time - compute polaris local hour angle

About

AstroPro

This app provides Vedic almanac details, festival calendars, and horoscope casting with in-depth analysis. It helps users determine auspicious times for events and offers detailed astrological charts and interpretations.

Highlights
  • Vedic Almanac and festival calendar
  • Horoscope casting and analysis
  • Muhurtha (auspicious timing) calculator
  • Customizable location data
  • Detailed astrological charts (North/South Indian)
  • Save and manage multiple horoscopes
Features
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“Astropro” is an all in one app for Vedic Almanac, calendar of festivals, horoscope casting with analysis, and also to determine muhurtha for auspicious events. Users can set any major cities around the world enlisted for different time zones or edit the location data if necessary to make it more specific and work with different key menu categories as discussed below. Home screen: This provides current calendar date with Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moon-set, day’s star and tithi with its transition time, lunar month, and year followed by any major festival events for the given city of choice. Users can navigate through days and months for the current year that gives corresponding Vedic almanac details as well as charts for planetary positions. Almanac: This section gives the almanac details for given month and year that enables the user to quickly glance through the list of important festivals, days for rituals etc. in order to plan personal calendar of activities. Calendar is further supplemented with ephemeris data table and eclipses provided in a separate screen. Astrochart: By default, it gives the traditional chart with zodiacal details in terms of its longitude and position with respect to different constellations for the date selected on the home screen. Therefore one can navigate the home screen to set any day in the current year to obtain the day’s chart. Chart type button is provided in the toolbar to quickly switch between chart formats from south Indian to north Indian style as shown in the screen shots. In addition, one can also cast individual horoscope based on place and time. Upon casting, a five page scrolled output provides additional details on major astrological analysis listed below. 1. Zodiacal details 2. Vimshottari Dasha analysis 3. Anthar and Pratyantar Dasha analysis (In Dasha+ separate section) 4. Sapthavarga/Dashavarga analysis 5. Bhavavarga analysis and key yogas (Basis for predictive astrology) 6. Ashtakavarga analysis 7. Ashtakavraga Summary This saves from the treachery involved in exhaustive computational skills required to perform these tasks and make it readily available for quick interpretation by any professional. Color-coding is done to highlight certain points of interest and also let you save your chart for quick access as and when required. App scans for twelve key vital yogas and displays that is present in a Bhava chart. A short description of twelve yoga is also given for reference. App allows you to save as many chart data in a file and once loaded you can navigate and select a specific chart for display. You can also delete charts that are no longer needed. Muhurtha: This is covered under major four categories i.e., General purpose, Precise, Marriage and Upanayana. App generates calendar of for the given year and month with almanac details. In general-purpose category, harmonious days are listed with its suitability with respect to an individual birth star and given in the remarks column. App notes has details on election criteria applied for both Marriage and Upanayana since there can be different versions possible with exceptions. This should help users to understand the difference between their respective local traditions and rules applied in this app. In addition, this section also provides a menu for matrimonial for matching stars that gives points scored under individual category with overall compatibility in percentages. Help Help file provides Vedic almanac glossary with brief writings on various keywords, terminology and computational logic used in this app. It is quite educational and one can quickly comprehend its significance as well. A Dasha calculator is also provided to assists in computation of different Anthar and Pratyantar Dasha in any given Mahadashas. This app is constantly updated with added features time to time. All future updates are made available at no extra cost. Please refer to our web site for more info and screen shots.

Screenshots

Astro Kit2 screens
AstroPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Astro Kit at 50% against AstroPro's 0%. Astro Kit also leads on price (Free vs $6.99) and rating (4.6 vs 1.0). AstroPro's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Astro Kit is free to download; AstroPro costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Astro Kit holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astro Kit has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Astro Kit's written reviews are positive against 0% of AstroPro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Astro Kit versus AstroPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstro KitAstroPro
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.6 (50 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings50 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJérôme DiazKaup Shenoy Associates

Customer experience

Astro Kit

All ratings50 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

AstroPro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Astro Kit

No in-app purchases

None

AstroPro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Astro Kit free?
Astro Kit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AstroPro free?
AstroPro costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Astro Kit or AstroPro?
Astro Kit is rated higher. Astro Kit averages 4.6 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while AstroPro averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Astro Kit or AstroPro have ads?
Neither Astro Kit nor AstroPro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Astro Kit or AstroPro?
Astro Kit ships an update every 3 months, and AstroPro every 3 months. Most recently, Astro Kit was updated on October 3, 2026 and AstroPro on October 14, 2026.

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