Comparison

ISSINFO vs ShanCode

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

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ISSINFO

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Follow the International Space Station in real time, plan your next sighting, and explore the spacecraft and worlds beyond Earth. ISSINFO combines live orbital tracking, accurate pass predictions, weather insights, and immersive 3D experiences in one app for iPhone and iPad. TRACK THE ISS AROUND EARTH - Follow the ISS on standard, satellite, hybrid, and photorealistic 3D globe views. - See the station at its true orbital altitude above a realistic day and night Earth. - View current and historic orbit paths, city lights, altitude, speed, visibility, and the location below. - Track Tiangong, Hubble, Vanguard 1, Landsat 9, and NOAA-20, each with its own position and orbit. PLAN YOUR NEXT SIGHTING - Find upcoming passes for your location. - Check start time, direction, maximum elevation, duration, visibility, and viewing quality. - Use cloud cover forecasts to decide whether the sky is worth watching. - Explore detailed sky path diagrams and maps for each pass. - Point the AR camera toward the sky to help locate the ISS. CHOOSE HOW YOU ARE ALERTED Set a standard notification before a pass, or choose a wake-up alarm for a pass you do not want to sleep through. Select an alarm at the start of the pass or from 5 to 60 minutes beforehand. With permission, alarms can sound through Silent Mode and Focus with a full-screen alert. STARLINK VISUALIZER Watch thousands of Starlink satellites move in real time around a photorealistic 3D Earth, or replay the last 24 hours and see the Earth turn beneath the constellation. Filter by orbital shell, use tapered trails to read direction, see your own location, and select individual satellites for live altitude and speed. Positions are computed on your device using SGP4. TRANSIT FINDER Discover rare moments when the ISS or Tiangong crosses the Sun or Moon. Search around your location, view the ground centerline, see exactly where to stand, inspect transit diagrams, compare the view from home, and open driving directions to the best viewing spot. SOLAR SYSTEM SIMULATOR Travel through a detailed 3D model of the Solar System using real planetary positions. Move through time by up to 50 years, switch between visual and true scale, inspect planets and moons, and explore a GPU-rendered asteroid belt. FOLLOW ARTEMIS AND THE CREW Track NASA Artemis missions through live and historic deep-space trajectories, mission phases, itineraries, imagery, and phase notifications. You can also meet the people currently in space through crew photos, biographies, missions, and spacecraft details. ISSINFO Pro includes Starlink Visualizer, Transit Finder, Solar System Simulator, 30 days of pass predictions, multi-satellite tracking, cloud forecasts, AR tracking, pass notifications, and wake-up alarms. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ISSINFO Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly. New subscribers can try the yearly plan free for 1 week. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://issinfo.net/app.html#privacy Built for space enthusiasts, photographers, educators, and anyone who has looked up and wondered when the ISS will pass overhead. ISSINFO is an independent app and is not affiliated with NASA, ESA, SpaceX, or any government space agency.

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ShanCode

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Learn to code โ€” in Shan. ShanCode is the first complete programming school taught entirely in the Shan language. Whether you're writing your first line of code or building full-stack apps, every lesson is in Shan โ€” no English barrier, no translation guesswork. 36 courses. 2,100+ lessons. All offline. Study on the bus, in the village, or anywhere with no signal. A COMPLETE CURRICULUM โ€ข Languages โ€” Java, Go, Rust, PHP, Bash & more โ€ข Web & Full-Stack โ€” React, Next.js, Vue.js, Node.js, Laravel โ€ข Foundations โ€” Data Structures & Algorithms, plus how computers and the web actually work Built for self-taught learners โ€” including the topics bootcamps skip. YOUR PERSONAL AI TUTOR Stuck on a lesson? Ask ShanCode's built-in AI tutor to explain any concept in Shan, at your own pace. BUILT TO KEEP YOU LEARNING โ€ข Daily streaks โ€” keep your flame alive by studying a little each day โ€ข Progress tracking โ€” completion rings, "Continue learning," and personal stats โ€ข Bookmarks โ€” save any lesson and jump right back โ€ข IDE-style code blocks with copy button and syntax highlighting โ€ข Adjustable text size, haptics, and full dark mode โ€ข Search across every course and topic AUTHENTIC SHAN TYPOGRAPHY ShanCode bundles proper Shan fonts, so every character renders beautifully throughout the app. Start your coding journey today โ€” in the language you think in. Curriculum & lesson content ยฉ PL Learning Code. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends, at the same price. - Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://pldev.top/ios/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://pldev.top/ios/terms.html

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ISSINFO at none against ShanCode's shown. ShanCode's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ISSINFO sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ShanCode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
ISSINFO versus ShanCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterISSINFOShanCode
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size26 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeil JohnsonSai Tawng Pha

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ISSINFO

Subscriptions2
  • ISSINFO Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • ISSINFO Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
3 purchases

ShanCode

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is ISSINFO free?
ISSINFO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShanCode free?
ShanCode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ISSINFO or ShanCode have ads?
ShanCode shows ads; ISSINFO does not.

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