SvbonyAstro vs AstroFITS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SvbonyAstro
This professional astronomical photography app connects to cameras via Wi-Fi, offering real-time picture previews. Users can capture photos and videos, plan shoots, and save files directly to their device.
- Wi-Fi camera connection
- Real-time picture preview
- Photo and video capture
- Shoot planning
- Device file storage
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SvbonyAstro is a professional astronomical photography APP that connects to astronomical cameras through wifi protocol and provides real-time picture preview on the APP operation interface. Users can take photos, videos, plan photos and other functions, and store the captured files in the device album.
AstroFITS
This app allows users to quickly open and view FITS files on iOS devices using GPU acceleration. It features automatic image stretching and supports various color formats and bit depths, making astronomical image analysis more accessible.
- Open FITS files quickly on iOS
- GPU accelerated image processing
- Automatic image stretching
- Supports RGB and gray color
- Handles multiple BITPIX formats
- Save adjusted images to Photos
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A simple app to open FITS file in iOS quickly using GPU. It has an auto-stretch feature. And works on FITS file with RGB or gray color. It handles BITPIX of 8,16,32,-32 and -64. It is designed and tested for Seetar FITS file. It takes about 2 seconds to open and automatically stretch a 50mb FITS file. Sample links are provided below. Enjoy! Use: 1. Download your FITS file to your phone File directory. 2. Tap Image icon on the first top left. 3. Select your FITS file. 4. It will auto stretch. 5. Adjust the image level. 6. Adjust the image curve. 7. Tap the second top icon to save image to Photo. If you encounter an issue, please email to ustrainsit74@gmail.com with your FITS file as attachment. Sample: Below are some FITS files for download. - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Li8f1QH1u1R6U8RKZZ0kwW9LZ4cHCaXz/view?usp=share_link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MVuW1oa7qAjbfdl_iGUI-q7knE2ij67v/view?usp=share_link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TE70gdDK3XmLx9-iB43I-uh6INq8FCaO/view?usp=share_link Privacy policy and term of use (EULA) is at https://deepskycolor.blogspot.com/2018/12/privacy-policy-for-deep-sky-color-app.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SvbonyAstro at none against AstroFITS's 1. SvbonyAstro also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). AstroFITS's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and rating (2.0 vs 1.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. AstroFITS sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. SvbonyAstro asks for nothing beyond the download.
AstroFITS holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SvbonyAstro has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SvbonyAstro ships an update every 8 months, AstroFITS monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SvbonyAstro | AstroFITS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (8 ratings) | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Ysair Technology Co., LTD | yong chong loh |
Customer experience
SvbonyAstro
AstroFITS
In-app purchases
SvbonyAstro
No in-app purchases
AstroFITS
- Yearly Subscription$0.991 Year
