Comparison

OrbitSmith vs CALINT Satellite View

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

Head to head
About

OrbitSmith

Features
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OrbitSmith is a free, open-source space situational awareness toolkit that puts the orbital environment at your fingertips. REAL-TIME 3D TRACKER Visualize 30,000+ objects orbiting Earth — active satellites, rocket bodies, and debris — rendered in real-time 3D with Blue Marble Earth textures. Tap any object to see its orbital details, search by name or NORAD ID, and track conjunction events from Space-Track CDM data. VISIBLE PASS PREDICTIONS Know exactly when to look up. OrbitSmith predicts visible passes of ISS, Tiangong, Starlink, and hundreds of bright satellites using SGP4 orbital propagation with real TLE data. Interactive sky charts with 44 reference stars help you find the satellite in the sky. NOTIFICATIONS & WIDGETS Never miss a bright pass. Receive push notifications before ISS and other satellites become visible, and check your next pass at a glance with lock screen and home screen widgets. MISSION DESIGNER Design satellite missions with a 5-step wizard. Choose from 7 mission templates, configure orbital parameters, run power/link/thermal/mass/orbit decay analysis, and find compatible launch vehicles from a database of 10 rockets. SATELLITE IMAGERY Browse 21 layers of satellite imagery from NASA, ESA, and ESRI — including MODIS true color, VIIRS night lights, sea surface temperature, vegetation health, and Sentinel-2 cloudless. All orbital data sourced from the U.S. Space Force via Space-Track.org.

About

CALINT Satellite View

Features
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CALINT Satellite View is an application for visualizing information about GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) satellites. Based on your current location, the app provides an intuitive view of where positioning satellites are located in the sky. It also helps users better understand satellite positioning systems, including Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), known as Michibiki. Key Features: • Display GNSS satellite information • Visualize satellite positions • View satellite information on a map • Filter displayed satellites • Explore satellite positions at different times CALINT Satellite View is designed for anyone interested in satellite positioning, GNSS, and location-based technologies. CALINT is a series of applications designed to make location-based technologies more accessible, understandable, and useful.

Screenshots

OrbitSmith4 screens
CALINT Satellite View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OrbitSmith at none against CALINT Satellite View's shown. CALINT Satellite View's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OrbitSmith ships an update every 3 weeks, CALINT Satellite View daily. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
OrbitSmith versus CALINT Satellite View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitSmithCALINT Satellite View
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeita Iizuka株式会社moegi

In-app purchases

None

OrbitSmith

No in-app purchases

None

CALINT Satellite View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OrbitSmith free?
OrbitSmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CALINT Satellite View free?
CALINT Satellite View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OrbitSmith or CALINT Satellite View have ads?
CALINT Satellite View shows ads; OrbitSmith does not.
Which is updated more often, OrbitSmith or CALINT Satellite View?
OrbitSmith ships an update every 3 weeks, and CALINT Satellite View daily. Most recently, OrbitSmith was updated on October 1, 2026 and CALINT Satellite View on October 5, 2026.

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