WikiMoon vs Orbital Traffic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WikiMoon
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Poetic Atlas of the Moon is your daily companion for discovering the Moon. A small poetic atlas, designed for those who gaze at the sky with curiosity—and for those who would like to start. — THE MOON EVERY DAY — Open the app and find the current phase, lunar age, percentage of illumination, and the times of rising and setting. A clear overview of what's happening in the sky, here and now. — LUNAR CALENDAR — A month of the Moon in a single screen. Navigate forward and backward in time, locate the next full Moon, the next new Moon, and the squares. Plan a night of observation or a moonlit walk. — OFFLINE LUNAR WIKI — A pocket encyclopedia in Italian, divided into five topics: • Origin of the Moon — the giant impact theory • Lunar phases — geometry, synodic cycle, illumination • Eclipses — solar and lunar, Saros and blood moon • Missions — Apollo, Soviet Moon program, Chang'e, Chandrayaan, Artemis • Geology — seas, craters, regolith, volcanism Each article includes sections, trivia, and a direct link to Wikipedia for those who want to learn more. — OVER 300 CURIOSITIES — A different lunar trivia every day for almost an entire year. From the speed at which the Moon is moving away from Earth to the Apollo retroreflectors, from the Earthrise flight of Apollo 8 to the discovery of ice in polar craters. — WORKS OFFLINE — No account, no ads, no connection required. All content is already on the device, ready to use even under a starry sky away from the internet. — DESIGNED FOR THE NIGHT — Native dark theme, night sky-inspired palette, full support for Liquid Glass on iOS 26. Lunario was created to bring the wonder of everyday discovery to just a tap away. Not an astronomer? Better yet: it's just for you.
Orbital Traffic
Visualize the real-time positions of thousands of satellites, space stations, and NEOs on a 3D globe. Discover what's currently overhead, search for specific objects, and learn about their missions and telemetry.
- Real-time 3D globe display
- Track over 19,000 objects
- See what's overhead now
- Search object telemetry
- Object profiles and history
- Watchlist and favorites
- Shareable orbital cards
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Track every satellite, station and spacecraft orbiting Earth — in real time. Orbital Traffic plots more than 19,000 tracked objects on a real-time 3D globe: the International Space Station, crewed capsules and cargo freighters, communications and navigation constellations, science missions, classified payloads, debris, and 77 near-Earth asteroids. Every position is computed on your device from live orbital data. WHAT'S OVERHEAD Tap once to see the notable objects passing high above you right now — elevation and compass bearing for each, so you know where to look. No guessing, no simulation, just orbital mechanics running on your phone. TODAY IN SPACE A live feed of what actually happened up there: dockings and undockings, launches, re-entries, and crew arrivals — read from real catalog data, never hand-written. CATCH A LAUNCH TRAIN A freshly launched batch flies as one long string for its first days in orbit — the "train" people photograph from the ground. Orbital Traffic finds those strings in the live catalog and lights the whole launch on the globe at once, with how high it is, how far apart the satellites have drifted, and how much of the string is left. THOUSANDS OF OBJECTS, EXPLAINED Search the catalog for hand-written profiles on 2,800+ notable objects — who built it, why it's up there — plus live telemetry on everything: altitude, speed, orbit shape and current ground position. FOLLOW THE FLEET Watch crewed capsules and cargo freighters — Dragon, Soyuz, Progress and Cygnus — from launch through docking to landing, and see who's living aboard the International Space Station and Tiangong right now. ASTEROIDS UP CLOSE 77 near-Earth asteroids plotted on their real heliocentric orbits, with close-approach dates and sizes. MAKE IT YOURS Switch between kilometers and miles, star your favorite objects or save them to a watchlist, and turn the motion down if you prefer a calmer globe. SHARE THE SKY Found something interesting in orbit? Generate a shareable card and show everyone what's flying overhead. Real data. Real spacecraft. Right now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Orbital Traffic at 15.0 against WikiMoon's 18.6. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | WikiMoon | Orbital Traffic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Angelo Sasso | IAN HUNTER LEWIS |
In-app purchases
WikiMoon
No in-app purchases
Orbital Traffic
No in-app purchases





