Comparison

DeepSpacePilot vs Live Orbit

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

Live Orbit

Explore orbital space with a beautiful 3D globe, plan satellite passes, and use AR mode to identify objects in the sky. Access detailed satellite data, space weather, launch information, and more. Designed for both casual users and space enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Live 3D satellite tracking
  • Visible pass planning
  • Augmented Reality (AR) mode
  • Space weather and launch tracking
  • Radio observation recordings
  • Moon, Sun, and Mars spacecraft modes
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Look up. There’s a lot going on. Live Orbit is a satellite tracker for iPhone and iPad. Explore Earth on a 3D globe, find the International Space Station and other satellites, and plan your next chance to look up. TAKE CONTROL OF TIME Explore calculated satellite positions up to a week backward or forward. Scrub through orbital motion, then glide back to live tracking. TRACK SATELLITES Follow satellite positions and orbit paths. Search by name or NORAD ID, explore satellite details, and save favorites for later. PLAN YOUR NEXT PASS See predicted passes for your location, with timing and viewing direction. Check the information you need before heading outside. POINT YOUR PHONE Use Sky Mode to explore nearby sky directions, identify a satellite marker, and return to its details. Switch to the camera background when you want AR guidance. Pointing depends on your device's sensors and tracking conditions; satellite positions are calculated from orbital data. GO BEYOND EARTH ORBIT Explore Moon, Sun, and Mars views, spacecraft information, launches, space weather, and space news in one place. LISTEN TO SPACE Play available SatNOGS ground-station recordings with playback controls and signal imagery. KEEP AN OBSERVING LOG Use Radio Toolkit to plan sessions, save observations, and work through radio and antenna calculations. Receiving satellite radio signals requires external equipment; your iPhone is not a satellite radio receiver. Location is optional. Enable it for local passes and pointing. No Live Orbit account is required. Some features require Live Orbit Pro, available as an auto-renewable subscription. The purchase screen shows the current price, duration, and any eligible trial before you subscribe. You can restore purchases in the app and manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.liveorbitapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.liveorbitapp.com/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DeepSpacePilot2 screens
Live Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DeepSpacePilot at none against Live Orbit's 2. DeepSpacePilot also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Live Orbit's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Live Orbit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 Live Orbit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeepSpacePilot ships an update every 6 weeks, Live Orbit every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DeepSpacePilot versus Live Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeepSpacePilotLive Orbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB312 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander SmithApps Made Better

Customer experience

DeepSpacePilot

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Live Orbit

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DeepSpacePilot

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Live Orbit

Subscriptions2
  • Live Orbit Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Live Orbit Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is DeepSpacePilot free?
DeepSpacePilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live Orbit free?
Live Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DeepSpacePilot or Live Orbit?
DeepSpacePilot and Live Orbit are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do DeepSpacePilot or Live Orbit have ads?
Neither DeepSpacePilot nor Live Orbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeepSpacePilot or Live Orbit?
DeepSpacePilot ships an update every 6 weeks, and Live Orbit every 10 days. Most recently, DeepSpacePilot was updated on October 8, 2026 and Live Orbit on October 15, 2026.

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