Eagle Image Stacker vs PlanetEdit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
PlanetEdit
This app helps you process videos of planets, automatically cropping them to center the celestial body. It offers various image editing tools and advanced features like wavelet layers for detail extraction and denoising. You can also trim videos before stacking and save your edited images.
- Auto crop video to center planet
- Basic image processing (stretch, saturation, brightness, contrast, hue)
- Interactive stacking slider
- Trim video before stacking
- 5 wavelet layers for detail and denoising
- Save edited images
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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. Tap Stack button to begin! 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 and .avi files. First, copy them to the Files app. Then tap Open button in PlanetEdit app. Choose Open Files App. Note that to copy avi file to your device, you may have to rename the file extension to .ser. Once copied to device, rename it back to .avi. Tested for avi 3.5Gb and ser 3.5Gb. - 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. PlnetEdit 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 in-app purchases: PlanetEdit at none against Eagle Image Stacker's 3. PlanetEdit also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%). On price, ads, device support 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. Eagle Image Stacker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PlanetEdit asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Eagle Image Stacker | PlanetEdit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AL MUATASIM AL MAADI | yong chong loh |
Customer experience
Eagle Image Stacker
PlanetEdit
In-app purchases
Eagle Image Stacker
- Eagle Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Eagle Pro Annual7 Days trial$40.991 Year
- Eagle Pro Lifetime$49.99
PlanetEdit
No in-app purchases
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