AstroFinish vs Next Model Rocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Auto Astro Polish
- Deep Sky enhancement
- Moon sharpening
- Nebula and galaxy detail
- Denoise and star reduction
- Batch processing
- RAW and FITS support
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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.
Next Model Rocket
This app serves as a command center for model rocketry enthusiasts. It allows users to plan and track missions, manage their rocket fleet, discover launch sites, and check weather conditions. The app helps organize all aspects of rocketry activities, from individual flights to agency-level operations.
- Plan and schedule launches and tests
- Manage individual rocket fleets
- Explore and save launch sites
- Check flight-day weather conditions
- Track launch results and history
- Create individual or agency profiles
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Next Model Rocket is an all-in-one command center for model rocketry. Organize your rockets, schedule launches and tests, explore launch sites, and keep every mission on track from one streamlined app. PLAN YOUR NEXT MISSION Create upcoming launches and tests with dates, locations, vehicles, target altitudes, estimated durations, and mission details. View everything through upcoming, past, and calendar pages. MANAGE YOUR FLEET Create a clear record for every rocket in your fleet. Keep vehicle information organized and view the launches and tests connected to each rocket. EXPLORE LAUNCH SITES Use the interactive map to discover model rocket launch locations, view site information, and save locations for future missions. CHECK FLIGHT-DAY CONDITIONS Review launch-focused weather information, including wind speed, gusts, rain chance, temperature, and a simple launch-readiness forecast. TRACK EVERY RESULT After a launch or test, record the result as a success, partial success, or failure. Build a complete history of your progress over time. BUILT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND AGENCIES Create an individual account or an agency profile and organize your rocketry activity around the way you build, test, and launch. Whether you are preparing for your first flight or managing a growing fleet, Next Model Rocket helps turn every idea into a better-planned mission. Always follow local laws, landowner requirements, launch-site rules, manufacturer instructions, and applicable model rocketry safety codes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Next Model Rocket at every 2 days against AstroFinish's every 4 days. AstroFinish's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AstroFinish against 5.0 for Next Model Rocket. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
AstroFinish ships an update every 4 days, Next Model Rocket every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AstroFinish | Next Model Rocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cody Adams | JEREMY JASON SCHERMERHORN |
Customer experience
AstroFinish
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In-app purchases
AstroFinish
No in-app purchases
Next Model Rocket
No in-app purchases
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