SvbonyAstro vs PlanetEdit
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.
PlanetEdit
This app simplifies planetary video processing by integrating four desktop software functions into one mobile application. It automatically crops, centers, and stacks planetary footage, offering features like real-time stacking results, RGB alignment, and wavelet sharpening.
- Automatic video cropping and centering
- Frame alignment for stacking
- Lucky stacking slider
- Real-time stacking results
- RGB alignment
- Wavelet sharpening with 5 layers
- Basic image processing (saturation, contrast)
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AstroEdit Planet is a very simple 4in1 app to stack planetary video. It will automatically crop the video and center the planet. It works on video that has planet moving across the view or planet centred in the view. When you open the app, it auto loads a sample Saturn video and start stacking. Adjust the lucky(Frame Quality) slider and tap Stack button to stack again. PlanetEdit integrates the four legacy desktop software into a single delicate mobile app. Traditionally, astronomer has to install 4 different programs to process planetary video. They are (in process sequence): 1. PPIP for cropping video 2. AutoStakkert! for stacking frames 3. Registax for wavelet sharpening 4. Photoshop for RGB alignment and coloring Features: - Open video or image. Accept all format recognised by the Photo app. In addition, it open .ser files. First, copy them to the Files app. Then tap Open button in PlanetEdit app. Choose Open Files App. Tested for a 3.5Gb .ser file. Now for .avi file, copy to your the Photo app or the Files app. The .avi has to be the standard accepted by the Photo app. If it is accepted by the Photo app, it will be visible in the Photo app. - Auto crop video and center frame. - Auto set alignment points for stacking. - Lucky stacking slider. - Real time update of stacking result. - Use 2 finger to pinch zoom, 1 finger to drag and 1 finger to long press to compare a frame(best quality). - RGB alignment. - Basic image processing like saturation, bright, contrast and hue. - 5 wavelet layers to extract detail and denoise. - Save edited image to photo. - Stack surface too. eg Moon surface. PlanetEdit has been tested for video capture in seestar S30, S50 smart telescope, ZWO camera, refractive telescope 80mm and Dobson 200mm telescope. Email me at ustransit74@gmail.com if you need any assistance. Attached a short planet video file if necessary. 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 rating: PlanetEdit at 4.5 against SvbonyAstro's 1.6. PlanetEdit also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). SvbonyAstro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). 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. PlanetEdit sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. SvbonyAstro asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlanetEdit holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of SvbonyAstro's written reviews are positive against 50% of PlanetEdit's.
SvbonyAstro ships an update every 8 months, PlanetEdit every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SvbonyAstro | PlanetEdit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 days — 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 | 3.1 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Ysair Technology Co., LTD | yong chong loh |
Customer experience
SvbonyAstro
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In-app purchases
SvbonyAstro
No in-app purchases
PlanetEdit
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
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