T vs SkyLaunch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
T
Track upcoming US rocket launches with detailed information on timing, status, and weather. Offers a free version with essential features and an optional Premium subscription for advanced tools like widgets and Live Activities.
- Browse upcoming launches
- View launch details (timing, status, weather)
- Follow specific missions
- Mobile launch alerts
- Premium widgets and Live Activities
- AR Trajectory on supported devices
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Launch day, from your point of view. Track upcoming SpaceX, NASA, and Blue Origin launches in one launch schedule. Find the next rocket launch, check local times, and follow changes to the missions you care about—with no ads. FREE TO EXPLORE Browse the launch schedule, search past and upcoming missions, use filters, and open official webcast links without an account. Find missions such as Starship and Artemis, focus on Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, or Vandenberg. See local launch times, countdowns, published windows, mission details, rockets, providers, and launch pads. Check available launch weather and viewing summaries. Launch cards flag when a launch's timing can light up a twilight jellyfish plume, as likely or possible. Your View provides location-based viewing context for U.S. App Store users when data is available. On iPhone, enable free T-10 reminders for eligible countdown-ready launches when notifications are enabled. BUILT TO KEEP UP WITH LAUNCH DAY Launch plans change. T-Minus Zero checks eligible missions more frequently near liftoff to keep up with new times and status updates. MAKE LAUNCH DAY YOURS WITH PREMIUM Premium brings your launch day into focus: • Your AR launch guide: AR Pad points toward the launch area for eligible missions. • Deeper viewing insight: explore more weather and viewing interpretation when available. • Alerts your way: follow missions, providers, rockets, pads, or launch sites. Customize reminders, supported timing and status alerts, and quiet hours. • Countdown at a glance: keep eligible countdowns close with Live Activities and Dynamic Island, and add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets on supported iPhones. • Make it yours: color the app with a solid color, a gradient, Spectrum, or your own hue, from Soft to Neon. Widgets and the Live Countdown follow; launch status colors never change. • More ways to plan: review launch changes since your last visit, and use calendar and feed tools. ON IPHONE DUO Keep the countdown on the cover display, then open iPhone Duo to spread Today and launch details across the inner display. ON APPLE WATCH Check your selected launch, follow its countdown, see available viewing outlook, and add launch complications to your watch face. Setup requires a paired iPhone. Viewing outlooks are available for U.S. App Store users. Some features require Premium. Launch schedules, weather, viewing guidance, and notifications are planning aids and can change. Viewing tools and alerts vary by mission, device, and settings. Notifications are delivered on a best-effort basis. T-Minus Zero is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by launch providers, agencies, or data sources. Premium subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Available plans, offers, and prices are shown before purchase and may vary by region. Manage or cancel subscriptions in App Store settings. Lifetime Premium, where offered, is a separate one-time purchase and does not renew. It does not cancel an existing subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.tminuszero.app/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.tminuszero.app/legal/terms License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://www.tminuszero.app/support
SkyLaunch
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SkyLaunch tells you if you can see the next SpaceX rocket launch from where you are, and how good the view will be. It is a free launch tracker for iPhone with no account and no ads. It is made for families, skywatchers and photographers who want to step outside at the right minute, whether you live near the coast in California, Florida or Texas, or hundreds of miles inland. HOW THE VISIBILITY SCORE WORKS Every upcoming SpaceX launch gets a score from 0 to 10 for your location. A 0 means you will most likely not see it. The score looks at four things: • Distance: how far you are from the launch pad • Sun angle: a launch just after sunset or before sunrise can light up a glowing "space jellyfish" plume that people see from hundreds of miles away • Cloud cover: from the hourly forecast for your location • Haze and visibility: smoke, fog or haze that can hide the rocket Tap any score to see the full breakdown, so you know why the view looks good or bad. The score is an estimate, not a promise. LAUNCH SITES • Vandenberg Space Force Base, California • Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida • Kennedy Space Center, Florida • Starbase, Texas Watch all four sites or pick the one near you. SkyLaunch follows SpaceX launches only, such as Falcon 9 and Starship. It does not cover other rocket companies. WHAT YOU GET • The upcoming SpaceX launch schedule with date, time, pad and mission details • A live T-minus countdown for every launch • Launch alerts 1 hour, 30 minutes, 15 minutes or 5 minutes before liftoff • A minimum score setting, so you only get alerts for launches you can likely see • A site filter for alerts • Home Screen widgets (small and medium) with the next launch and its score • A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island in the last 24 hours before liftoff • Add any launch to your calendar • Share a launch with family and friends • Webcast links when they are posted • Launches from the past 48 hours PRIVATE AND SIMPLE No account, no sign in, no ads and no tracking. Use GPS or type your city and state. Your location is only used to score launches and to get your local weather forecast. MADE BY A DAD Joey Bolohan built SkyLaunch for his two kids. They love running outside to watch rockets light up the sky, and he wanted to know which launches were worth the trip to the backyard. Launch times change often, so check the app before you head out. You can find viewing guides on the SkyLaunch blog at www.skylaunch.app. Launch data from The Space Devs Launch Library 2. Weather from Open-Meteo. SkyLaunch is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by SpaceX.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SkyLaunch at none against T's 5. T's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and 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
Both are free to download. T sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SkyLaunch asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for T against 5.0 for SkyLaunch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
T ships an update every 5 days, SkyLaunch every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | T | SkyLaunch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | T-MINUS ZERO LLC | Kids Point Tracker |
Customer experience
T
SkyLaunch
In-app purchases
T
- Individual Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Family Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Individual Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Family Annual14 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$149.99
SkyLaunch
No in-app purchases








