AstroEdit vs Eagle Image Stacker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AstroEdit
Effortlessly enhance your astrophotography with advanced AI tools. Remove noise, stars, and gradients to reveal stunning cosmic details. Includes essential editing controls for professional-quality results on your iPhone.
- AI Noise Reduction
- AI Star Removal
- AI Gradient Removal
- AI Satellite Trail Removal
- Oval Star Correction
- Easy Image Controls
- Curves Adjustment
- Wavelet Sharpening
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Capture the Cosmos with Ease! Transform your astrophotography with our game-changing app—the only app that harnesses advanced AI tools to deliver stunning results effortlessly! Edit your night sky images in a flash before sharing them on social media. Unlock the Universe with Cutting-Edge AI Features: Noise Reduction: Our state-of-the-art AI effortlessly eliminates noise, ensuring crystal-clear images. Star Removal: Remove stars with precision using advanced AI, allowing you to focus on the beauty of nebulas and galaxies without distractions. Gradient Removal: Say goodbye to distracting sky gradients and enhance your photos like never before. Satellite Trail Removal: Trained on real images, our AI tool removes streaks created by satellites or aircraft. Oval Star: Make oval star round found in Seestar S30. Plus All the Essential Image Processing Tools: Easy Controls: Adjust exposure, brightness, saturation, temperature, and tint with simple sliders. Curves Adjustment: Fine-tune your images with five layers of precise control. Wavelet Sharpening: Bring out intricate details while preserving the natural look of your photos! Hubble Palette Color: Enable new color perspective. Why Choose AstroEdit? This isn’t just another editing tool—it’s a revolutionary experience designed specifically for astrophotographers using Seestar, Dwarf, and other telescopes with iPhone apps. Whether you’re capturing deep-sky objects or terrestrial scenes, our app delivers professional-quality edits right on your iPhone. Key Features: Exclusive to iOS: Experience capabilities unmatched by any other app on the market. Supports TIFF & JPEG: Open and save high-quality images in both formats. Optimized Performance: Designed for seamless use at 1920x1080 resolution for device less than 4GB RAM, otherwise at 2160x3840(4K), with automatic resizing for large files. Get Started Today! Transform your night sky captures into breathtaking masterpieces. Check out our demo video https://youtube.com/shorts/11nECmjHdC0 and discover how fun and magical astrophotography can be! For support, contact us at help@AstroEditApp.com. Don’t just take photos—create cosmic art with our unique AI-powered app! Education: If you are a student belong to an Astronomy society, you can write in (ustransit74@gmail.com) to request up to 10 promotion code. Each promotion code enables an installation of the app on a device. For others, you can write in too to request based on individual case. Basic app tutorial video at https://www.instagram.com/ycbsl/ Requirement: The AI tools require at least 4G RAM for best image. If the device has less than 4GB RAM memory, lesser weight(memory) will be used for the specific AI starless, AI oval and AI satellite, and it will produce degraded results with maximum image size of 1080x1920. This is to prevent crashes due to run out of memory. You can check your device RAM by going to this app Help section. Privacy policy and term of use (EULA) is at https://deepskycolor.blogspot.com/2018/12/privacy-policy-for-deep-sky-color-app.html New Feature: AstroEdit uses AI to automate the complex comet stacking. Currently, user needs to stack first for the stars and second for the comet since they moves at different speeds. Then he has to blend them together and do further edition on another program on a laptop. AstroEdit makes comet stacking quick and simple. Subscription is optional: With one time purchase, users can access all features in AstroEdit. Users can subscribe monthly and we'll keep improving AstroEdit.
Eagle Image Stacker
Astro stacking and RAW image processing toolkit for iPhone. Align, stack, and export high-quality results for star fields, galaxies, planets, and more. Features on-device processing for privacy and flexibility.
- RAW, DNG, ProRAW, JPEG, HEIF, TIFF support
- Astro Mode for deep-sky objects
- Planets Mode with ROI tracking
- RAW converter and inspector
- Calibration tools (dark, flat frames)
- On-device processing
- Export high-quality results
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Eagle Image Stacker is a local-first astronomy imaging toolkit for iPhone. Import or capture RAW, DNG, ProRAW, JPEG, HEIF, TIFF, and other supported image files, then align, calibrate, stack, inspect, and export high-quality results. Use Astro Mode for star fields, galaxies, nebulae, and deep-sky sequences. Use Planets Mode for Moon and planet workflows with ROI tracking and alignment tools. RAW Converter helps inspect and export camera files, while calibration tools support dark frames, flat fields, hot-pixel review, masks, and alignment analysis. The app is built for on-device processing. Your selected images and generated outputs remain local unless you choose to save, export, or share them through iOS. Some capture features depend on your iPhone hardware. RAW and Apple ProRAW availability varies by device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Subscription Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/eis-subscription-terms/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/eagle-image-stacker-privacy2/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AstroEdit at 62% against Eagle Image Stacker's 0%. AstroEdit also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). Eagle Image Stacker's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Eagle Image Stacker is free to download; AstroEdit costs $2.99 up front. AstroEdit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Eagle Image Stacker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AstroEdit holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AstroEdit has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of AstroEdit's written reviews are positive against 0% of Eagle Image Stacker's.
| Parameter | AstroEdit | Eagle Image Stacker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (17 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yong chong loh | AL MUATASIM AL MAADI |
Customer experience
AstroEdit
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In-app purchases
AstroEdit
- Back AI Training$0.991 Month
- Back New Features.$1.991 Month
- Back App Longevity$2.991 Month
- Activate AI featuresFree
Eagle Image Stacker
- Eagle Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Eagle Pro Annual7 Days trial$40.991 Year
- Eagle Pro Lifetime$49.99
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