Comparison

AstroDeck vs Restless Planet

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

Head to head
About

AstroDeck

Features
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AstroDeck is your real-time window to the aurora, space weather, and the night sky — beautifully designed for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Know when the sky comes alive. Track the Kp index and a live aurora oval powered by NOAA's OVATION model, find the best places to watch tonight, and stay ahead of changing conditions. AURORA & SPACE WEATHER • Live Kp index and aurora forecast • Aurora oval map driven by real OVATION data • Solar wind, solar flares (GOES X-ray), sunspot activity and solar irradiance • Live solar imagery (visible, magnetogram, corona, chromosphere) • Best aurora viewing spots near you SKY & ASTRONOMY • Moon phase with rise and set times • Sunrise, sunset and day length • Astronomical events and reminders • Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) • Planets SATELLITES • Track the ISS and thousands of satellites in real time on a live world map • Filter by constellation: Starlink, OneWeb, GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, weather, science, amateur radio, geostationary and more • Overhead ISS pass times for your location YOUR DASHBOARD, YOUR WAY • 20+ widgets you can add, resize and reorder • Local weather and UV index • A clean, customizable home for everything above APPLE WATCH • A full companion app with 10+ screens on your wrist • Follow the aurora, solar flares, the Sun, the Moon, planets, constellations (sky map) and ISS passes — right from your wrist • Complications and Home Screen widgets keep Kp, the Moon and more at a glance LANGUAGES Available in English, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish and German — with more languages on the way. AstroDeck is free to use. AstroDeck PRO unlocks advanced features — aurora alerts, the Aurora Data Center, advanced widgets and watch complications, and more — via a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Data from NOAA, NASA and CelesTrak. Aurora and space-weather forecasts are predictions and actual visibility may vary. — — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getastrodeck.com/privacy Our Terms: https://getastrodeck.com/terms

About

Restless Planet

Visualize global events like earthquakes, wildfires, and storms on an interactive 3D globe. Get real-time updates on natural disasters, conflicts, and space weather, with detailed information for each event. Receive custom alerts for phenomena you care about.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D globe visualization
  • Real-time event tracking (natural disasters, conflicts)
  • Detailed event information cards
  • Global weather patterns (jet stream, ocean currents)
  • Space weather monitoring (solar flares, asteroids)
  • Customizable event alerts
  • No account required
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Restless Planet puts everything happening on Earth onto one globe you can spin. Earthquakes, wildfires, floods, volcanoes, drought and tsunamis. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones, with the track they have actually taken and the forecast drawn separately, because a forecast is not a promise. Armed conflict, protests and disease outbreaks. Airport ground stops. All of it placed where it is really happening, and refreshed while you watch. TAP ANY PIN Every event opens a card with the detail behind it: magnitude and depth for a quake, position and track points for a storm, and the report it came from. Where several outlets covered the same incident, they are gathered onto one pin instead of scattered across the map. THE PLANET IN MOTION Watch the jet stream run, the ocean currents turn, and the day and night line sweep across the world in real time. SPACE WEATHER The Space Station, live, with its altitude, speed and the orbit ahead. Near-Earth asteroids passing today with their distance in lunar distances. Solar flares, geomagnetic storms, solar wind and Kp, plus NOAA's three day outlook. TELL ME WHEN Choose what you want to hear about. Major earthquakes, new tropical systems, disease outbreaks, solar flares, geomagnetic storms, near-Earth asteroid passes, or the Space Station passing over your house. NO ACCOUNT, NOTHING TO SIGN UP FOR There is no login, no password and no profile. Free for seven days, then a single payment of $5.99 and it is yours for good. Not a subscription. Restless Planet is for information and interest. It is not an emergency service and does not replace official warnings. Never rely on it in an emergency.

Screenshots

AstroDeck4 screens
Restless Planet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AstroDeck at weekly against Restless Planet's every 3 weeks. AstroDeck also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. AstroDeck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Restless Planet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AstroDeck ships an update weekly, Restless Planet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
AstroDeck versus Restless Planet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstroDeckRestless Planet
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB33 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperFLAVIO COMINCarat International LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AstroDeck

Subscriptions2
  • AstroDeck PRO (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • AstroDeck PRO (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • AstroDeck PRO (Lifetime)$69.99
1 purchases

Restless Planet

One-time1
  • Full Access$5.99

Questions

Is AstroDeck free?
AstroDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Restless Planet free?
Restless Planet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AstroDeck or Restless Planet have ads?
Neither AstroDeck nor Restless Planet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AstroDeck or Restless Planet?
AstroDeck ships an update weekly, and Restless Planet every 3 weeks. Most recently, AstroDeck was updated on November 7, 2026 and Restless Planet on October 31, 2026.

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