Comparison

AstroFinish vs Lunark

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

Head to head
About

AstroFinish

Edit astrophotography images directly on your iPhone. Enhance deep-sky objects, clean up skies, and sharpen moon shots with specialized tools. Supports various image formats and offers batch processing for efficient editing.

Highlights
  • Auto Astro Polish
  • Deep Sky enhancement
  • Moon sharpening
  • Nebula and galaxy detail
  • Denoise and star reduction
  • Batch processing
  • RAW and FITS support
Features
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AstroFinish is a darkroom for astrophotography on iPhone. It is built for the shots that come off smart telescopes, backyard rigs, and late-night moon sessions: the ones that are almost there, but need a cleaner sky and a better finish. Start fast with Auto Astro Polish, Deep Sky, Moon Sharp, and other built-in looks. Or dial it in by hand with controls made for space photos, including black point, glow cleanup, nebula reveal, galaxy detail, denoise, star reduction, and moon sharpening. Import from Photos or Files, work with JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, RAW-style images, and FITS sessions, then export finished images or shareable before/after cards. Batch Finish helps run one look across a queue when you came home with more than one keeper. AstroFinish stays local. No account. No cloud upload. No tracking SDKs. Your captures stay on your iPhone unless you choose to share or save them. Built for: Smart telescope captures Deep-sky photos, nebulae, galaxies, star fields, and moon shots Quick fixes when the sky glow gets rude Manual finishing when you want the last word FITS reveal and stack workflows Local exports, share sheets, and before/after cards AstroFinish is for people who would rather be outside collecting photons than fighting a desktop editor at 1 a.m.

About

Lunark

Capture stunning, shareable photos of the moon with just one tap. This app uses your iPhone's telephoto lens to create sharp images without needing a tripod or complex settings. It automatically adjusts exposure and stacks multiple frames for clear, handheld shots.

Highlights
  • One-tap capture and stacking
  • Handheld stacking for high zoom
  • Automatic exposure adjustment
  • Offline phase, altitude, and illumination data
  • Full-quality file export
  • Shooting window guidance
Features
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Lunark turns your iPhone telephoto into a moon camera that actually works on the night you need it. Point at the moon, tap once, and a few seconds later the photo on your screen is sharp enough to share. No ISO charts to learn, no tripod hunt, no spinning processing screen that loses the moment. - One tap captures and stacks five frames into a clean handheld shot - Handheld stacking holds up at high zoom, so you can leave the tripod at home - Exposure is set from tonight's phase, not from the black sky, so the moon is not a white blob - Tonight's shooting window tells you when the moon is high enough to be worth a long lens - Phase, altitude, and illumination are computed on device and work fully offline - Export full-quality files for the shots you want to keep Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTDX9pxPOlUJl_skVUHPi99mAw0y2B2BYd_v1mJkoF3xW3rlOcW5KlYd4t93MMbbGhctSTnBTy7d_l6/pub Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AstroFinish4 screens
Lunark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AstroFinish at none against Lunark's 1. AstroFinish also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Lunark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AstroFinish asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AstroFinish ships an update every 4 days, Lunark every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AstroFinish versus Lunark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstroFinishLunark
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCody AdamsAndrii Bashta

Customer experience

AstroFinish

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lunark

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

AstroFinish

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lunark

One-time1
  • Lunark Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is AstroFinish free?
AstroFinish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lunark free?
Lunark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AstroFinish or Lunark have ads?
Neither AstroFinish nor Lunark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AstroFinish or Lunark?
AstroFinish ships an update every 4 days, and Lunark every 5 weeks. Most recently, AstroFinish was updated on October 21, 2026 and Lunark on October 24, 2026.

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