StarWizard vs FredSky

Point your phone at the sky and StarWizard shows you exactly what you're looking at — stars, planets, constellations, and the International Space Station, in real time. Built for curious beginners, families, and anyone who's ever looked up and wondered "what star is that?" No telescope, no jargon, no account needed. POINT & IDENTIFY — WORKS OFFLINE Raise your phone and the sky comes alive on screen. Tap any star or planet to learn its name, distance, colour, and when it rises and sets tonight. The core sky map runs with zero internet — perfect for dark-sky trips far from signal. ASK THE WIZARD StarWizard has a built-in AI guide. Ask real questions in plain language — "Can I see Saturn tonight?", "What's that bright star?", "Tell me something amazing" — and get clear, accurate answers grounded in what's actually above you. (The free plan includes 5 questions a day.) ALL 88 CONSTELLATIONS Explore every constellation with clear star figures, filters, and a spotlight mode to learn them one at a time. TRACK THE SPACE STATION See where the ISS is right now, and get the exact time of its next visible pass overhead. NEVER MISS AN EVENT A built-in sky calendar for meteor showers, eclipses, full moons, planetary conjunctions, and the changing seasons. LEARN CELESTIAL NAVIGATION Guided lessons teach you to read the sky like the old navigators — starting with finding true north from the stars, fully offline. PRIVACY-FIRST, NO ADS No ads. No tracking. Approximate location only, used just to place the sky correctly. Available in English, Bulgarian, and French. Whether you're teaching your kids the constellations, planning a night under dark skies, or just settling "what's that bright thing?" — StarWizard is your pocket guide to the night sky. Download free and look up.

FredSky turns your iPhone into a pocket planetarium. Look up, then at your phone, and instantly see what's overhead right now — the stars and constellations, the Moon and planets, and satellites passing over. The all-sky chart is centered on the zenith, like lying back and looking straight up, drawn for your exact location and moment. Raise your phone toward the sky and FredSky switches to a live camera view with the brightest objects labeled where you're aiming. Lower it, and you're back to the chart. • Live star chart — stars to naked-eye brightness, the classic constellation figures, the planets, the Moon at its true phase, and visible satellite passes. • Fully offline — the entire star catalog is built in, so the sky is right whether or not you have a signal. • Point-and-look — hold your phone up to identify the bright star or planet you're looking at. • Bird songs, too — tap record and FredSky identifies the bird singing nearby, then keeps your sightings as an illustrated life list. • Red night mode — a one-tap, dark-adapted view that protects your night vision outdoors. No account. No ads. No tracking. Just look up. Positions, phases, and pass times are computed properly — the numbers stay serious, even though the whole app is built to answer one question fast: what is that?