Comparison

DeepSpacePilot vs AstroNav SkyDial

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

Head to head
About

DeepSpacePilot

This app helps stargazers of all levels find celestial objects visible from their location. It provides personalized difficulty ratings based on real-time weather and light pollution, ensuring a better viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Personalized celestial object difficulty ratings
  • Real-time weather and light pollution data integration
  • Curated catalog of nebulae, galaxies, and planets
  • Location-based visibility planning
  • Discover objects based on skill level
Features
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DeepSpace Pilot: Your Personal Star Guide Whether you just bought your first telescope or you've been stargazing for years, DeepSpace Pilot helps you find exactly what's worth looking at — tonight, from right where you are. Tell us your location, and we'll do the rest. DeepSpace Pilot pulls in real-time weather conditions and local light pollution data to give every celestial object a personalized difficulty rating. No more guessing whether that galaxy is actually visible from your backyard, or realizing too late that cloud cover ruined your session. What you can do with DeepSpace Pilot: Browse a curated catalog of celestial objects: nebulae, galaxies, star clusters, planets, and more. Get a personalized difficulty rating for each object based on your exact location, tonight's weather, and local light pollution Plan your sessions around what's actually observable, not just what looks good on paper Discover new objects at your skill level, whether you're just starting out or chasing deep-sky challenges The night sky is for everyone. DeepSpace Pilot makes sure you spend less time frustrated and more time looking up.

About

AstroNav SkyDial

Visualize celestial movements in real-time with a dynamic dial showing the sun, moon, and planets. Explore upcoming astronomical events and plan your stargazing sessions.

Highlights
  • Real-time sun and moon tracking
  • Planetary movement visualization
  • Interactive sky dial
  • Event feed for stargazing opportunities
  • 48-hour forecast slider
  • Zodiac constellation identification
Features
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Track the sun, moon moving above you in real time with solar and moon rise / set. AstroNav keeps track of planetary movement as the day progresses, highlighting the sun, moon, planets, and zodiac constellations. Drawn as a single living dial, AstroNav shows that "now" is always a moment under the stars. PLAY THROUGH THE DAY Tap play and watch your day unfold — the sun climbs and sets, the moon rises, the light shifts hour by hour, each event lighting up as it passes. Or slide through a 48-hour window and jump to any date to see where the sun, moon, and planets will be. The dial, the light, and the sky move with you. WHEN TO LOOK UP The events feed knows when the sky is worth stepping outside for — the clear, dark, moonless windows best for stargazing, alongside full moons, meteor showers, conjunctions, equinoxes, and more. No alerts, no nagging; it's simply there when you open it. INTERACTIVE SKY DIAL Quickly identify celestial bodies overhead based on your current time and estimated position. Prepare your star sights before twilight. Privacy Policy: https://timespaceatlas.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DeepSpacePilot2 screens
AstroNav SkyDial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DeepSpacePilot at none against AstroNav SkyDial's 2. AstroNav SkyDial's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. AstroNav SkyDial sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. DeepSpacePilot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DeepSpacePilot against 5.0 for AstroNav SkyDial. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeepSpacePilot ships an update every 6 weeks, AstroNav SkyDial every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DeepSpacePilot versus AstroNav SkyDial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeepSpacePilotAstroNav SkyDial
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander SmithTimespace Atlas, LLC

Customer experience

DeepSpacePilot

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AstroNav SkyDial

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DeepSpacePilot

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AstroNav SkyDial

Subscriptions1
  • AstroNav Pro Annual$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • AstroNav Pro (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is DeepSpacePilot free?
DeepSpacePilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AstroNav SkyDial free?
AstroNav SkyDial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DeepSpacePilot or AstroNav SkyDial?
DeepSpacePilot and AstroNav SkyDial are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do DeepSpacePilot or AstroNav SkyDial have ads?
Neither DeepSpacePilot nor AstroNav SkyDial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeepSpacePilot or AstroNav SkyDial?
DeepSpacePilot ships an update every 6 weeks, and AstroNav SkyDial every 3 weeks. Most recently, DeepSpacePilot was updated on October 31, 2026 and AstroNav SkyDial on October 31, 2026.

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