Twinkle Clock vs StarTrail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Twinkle Clock
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Twinkle Clock turns your screen into a night sky — a clock face made of twinkling stars and constellations. FREE • 12 zodiac constellations, swipe to switch • A twinkling starfield with the time overlaid on constellation lines PRO (one-time purchase) • All 88 official constellations • ~8,900 naked-eye stars across the whole sky • The Milky Way and the Moon & planets (Mercury–Saturn) • Nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies • Tap any star, the Moon, or a planet to read about it • Time Travel — pick any date and time to see what the sky looked like (or will look like) • Major meteor shower activity windows Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro.
StarTrail
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StarTrail turns your phone into an AR window on the night sky. Lift your phone and StarTrail overlays the stars, planets, constellations and the Moon exactly where they are — all computed on-device, so the core works with no internet and no account. • AR Sky View — point at the sky and identify what you see • Sky Map — pan and search the whole sky any time • Tonight — what's visible now, moon phase, twilight times • Events — meteor showers, conjunctions, eclipses with reminders • Dark-Sky Planner — light-pollution map and the best spots to escape city glow • Observation Log — record what you saw, with photos No server, no tracking. Your location stays on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StarTrail at none against Twinkle Clock's 1. Twinkle Clock's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Twinkle Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StarTrail asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Twinkle Clock | StarTrail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hiroyasu Hirai | taewan kwon |
In-app purchases
Twinkle Clock
- Twinkle Clock Pro$24.99
StarTrail
No in-app purchases









