Comparison

CelestialGuide vs GalacticAR for Education

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

Head to head
About

CelestialGuide

Explore the cosmos with an interactive sky map that displays stars, planets, and celestial events. Point your device at the sky to see a real-time representation of your surroundings, with adjustable visibility settings for stars.

Highlights
  • Interactive sky map
  • Real-time celestial tracking
  • Adjustable star visibility
  • Planet and comet locations
  • Eclipse and transit rendering
  • Messier Object database
  • Virtual Orrery
Features
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Celestial Guide is an interactive database of information about stars and planets. Its basic interface is a map of the sky as seen from any point on Earth at any point in time. The user can manually choose the time and location, or the iPhone's or iPad's GPS and clock can be used to select the current time and location. If the device is pointed at the sky, the map on the screen will be presented corresponding to the actual view in that direction. The star database includes stars brighter than magnitude 9. The user can select the minimum visible magnitude, which allows the map to conform to the stars which are visible to the user based on local viewing conditions. CelestialGuide presents accurate locations of planets and comets, including rendering of eclipses, transits and occultations that are visible from the selected location. CelestialGuide also has a database of Messier Objects. CelestialGuide also includes a Virtual Orrery, displaying the relative position of the planets and comets at any point in time.

About

GalacticAR for Education

Features
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GalacticAR for Education is the complete school edition of GalacticAR. Explore and learn about the universe, from comets and planets to black holes, galaxies, and the cosmos as a whole. GalacticAR combines a comprehensive astronomy encyclopedia, interactive 3D models and scenes, and a quiz with 300 questions across multiple difficulty levels. Ideal for schools, classrooms, students, and anyone who wants a complete astronomy experience. It is available across Apple platforms as a one-time app purchase for educational use. Features: • 300 quiz questions to test and expand your knowledge • 121 astronomical topics in the encyclopedia • 43 interactive 3D models • 16 immersive outer space scenes, from the Solar System to galaxies. • 9 main categories: Comets, Asteroids, Moons, Planets, Solar System, Stars, Black Holes, Galaxies, and Universe. • 8 Game Center achievements to collect • 3 Game Center leaderboards to compete in • 6 languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese) • Made for Vision Pro, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch.

Screenshots

CelestialGuide4 screens
GalacticAR for Education4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CelestialGuide at $0.99 against GalacticAR for Education's $4.99. CelestialGuide also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). GalacticAR for Education's advantage is device support (6 vs 2). On ads and in-app purchases 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

CelestialGuide costs $0.99 and GalacticAR for Education $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CelestialGuide versus GalacticAR for Education: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCelestialGuideGalacticAR for Education
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB226 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeoffrey DommVielfalt Software e.U.

In-app purchases

None

CelestialGuide

No in-app purchases

None

GalacticAR for Education

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CelestialGuide free?
CelestialGuide costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GalacticAR for Education free?
GalacticAR for Education costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CelestialGuide or GalacticAR for Education have ads?
Neither CelestialGuide nor GalacticAR for Education shows ads.

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