MoonStar vs EarthView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MoonStar
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MoonStar: Sky Scanner is an AI-assisted night sky scanner designed to help you explore the moon, stars, and night sky in a simple and beautiful way. Capture or upload a night sky photo and get an AI-assisted sky report with helpful insights such as estimated moon phase, star visibility, sky clarity, cloud obstruction, light pollution estimate, image quality, and night sky photography tips. MoonStar is made for anyone who loves looking up at the sky, taking moon photos, learning about stars, or saving beautiful night sky moments. WHY MOONSTAR: • Scan the moon, stars, and night sky • Get AI-assisted sky reports • Estimate moon phase from photos • Check star visibility • Understand sky clarity • Detect possible cloud obstruction • Estimate light pollution level • Review image quality • Get night sky photography tips • Save scans to your sky journal • Learn simple astronomy facts • Build your personal night sky history AI NIGHT SKY SCANNER: Use MoonStar to scan: • Moon photos • Starry sky photos • Night sky images • Cloudy sky conditions • Bright sky objects • Stargazing moments • Moonlight scenes The app analyzes your image and gives a simple educational report that may include detected objects, moon visibility, moon phase estimate, star visibility score, sky clarity score, light pollution estimate, image quality, summary, and practical tips. MOON PHASE INSIGHT: MoonStar can help estimate the visible moon phase when the moon appears clearly in your photo. The result may include phases such as crescent moon, first quarter, full moon, gibbous moon, or other visible phase estimates. STAR VISIBILITY AND SKY CLARITY: MoonStar can help you understand whether your night sky photo appears clear, cloudy, too dark, overexposed, blurry, or affected by light pollution. This makes it easier to learn how to capture better moon and star photos. SKY JOURNAL: Save your favorite scans and build your own night sky journal. Keep your moon photos, star scans, AI reports, dates, notes, and favorite sky moments in one place. LEARN AS YOU EXPLORE: MoonStar includes simple educational sky guidance to help you learn about moon phases, stars, planets, light pollution, cloud visibility, and better night sky photography. FREE AND PREMIUM: Free users can try basic AI sky scanning and limited sky journal features. Upgrade to MoonStar Premium for: • Unlimited AI night sky scans • Detailed AI sky reports • Moon phase insights • Star visibility analysis • Sky clarity reports • Light pollution estimates • Unlimited sky journal • Stargazing tips • Photo quality guidance • Premium scan experience IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: MoonStar provides AI-assisted sky insights for educational and entertainment purposes only. Results are estimates and may vary depending on camera quality, weather, light pollution, location, image clarity, exposure, clouds, and other environmental conditions. MoonStar is not a professional astronomy tool, scientific measurement instrument, navigation tool, research tool, or guaranteed sky object identifier. Always verify important astronomy information with trusted sources if accuracy is required. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://ccrdeveloper.github.io/legal-pages-ios/moonstar-skyscanner-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://ccrdeveloper.github.io/legal-pages-ios/moonstar-skyscanner-terms-of-use/ Support: https://ccrdeveloper.github.io/support/support.html Email: ccrdevbusiness@gmail.com
EarthView
Experience the real Solar System with live NASA imagery and an AI guide. Watch Earth rotate, journey to other planets with narrated tours, and ask questions about what you see. It's a pocket-sized window to space, offering the overview effect.
- Live, auto-rotating Earth imagery
- Narrated AI-guided tours of planets
- Real NASA mission imagery
- Interactive AI guide for questions
- Live Sun and Earth time-lapses
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Most "space" apps show you renders, simulations, or a wall of data. EarthView does something different: it shows you the real Solar System — and gives it a voice. It opens on Earth, live. The natural-color imagery comes straight from NASA's EPIC camera aboard the DSCOVR satellite, a million miles away at the Sun–Earth L1 point, looking back at the fully lit face of our planet. The frames auto-play, so you watch Earth actually rotate through the day. No telescope. No CGI. The real planet, as it looked today. Then start the journey. A calm AI guide flies you outward through the Solar System — Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune — and the Sun, narrating each world as you arrive, in genuine NASA mission imagery. Pick a theme and it plans the route for you. Curious about what you're seeing? Ask the guide — it answers about the exact world on your screen. - A narrated, AI-guided tour — every world spoken as you arrive - Live, auto-rotating Earth from NASA DSCOVR·EPIC, refreshed daily - Live Sun and Earth time-lapses from real feeds (SDO, GOES) — not loops - Real Mars rover imagery and curated NASA stills for every planet - Ask the guide anything, grounded in what you're looking at - No account, no ads, no in-app purchases — opens straight on Earth EarthView isn't a data tool or a research app. It's a small, beautiful window on the real Solar System, with a guide in your ear — the overview effect, in your pocket. (Note: NASA's EPIC imagery publishes with a short delay, so "live" means the latest real captured set, refreshed daily — not a real-time video feed.) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EarthView at none against MoonStar's 2. EarthView also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). 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
Both are free to download. MoonStar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. EarthView asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | MoonStar | EarthView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Syahrul Ahmad Saputra | Emre Gurbuzer |
In-app purchases
MoonStar
- Premium Access Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium Access Yearly$29.991 Year
EarthView
No in-app purchases









