Star Archive vs RealTime Space
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side â with what reviewers say about each.
Star Archive
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What should I look at tonight? Star Archive picks the objects your aperture can actually show under your site's sky. 1,272 objects are judged in advance, so you don't drive out and find nothing there. An app for visual astronomy â observing through a telescope or binoculars with your own eyes. Plan â observe â record, in one unbroken line. â One unbroken night · Plan â added objects settle into hour slots on their own; drag to rearrange. Rehearse the night on the chart before you leave. · Observing â step through objects, check them off, rate and write notes. Dictate by voice. · Records â enter the night's conditions once, then review by night or by object. Long-term plans spanning months, too. â Data and learning · 16,000+ objects and 2,400+ visual guides â how to find it and what each aperture shows. 4,600+ observing points to rate. · Lists such as Messier, Caldwell, Herschel 400 and 1001, plus your own lists and courses. · Star hopping with 126 routes; Messier marathon prep and a 110-object night. â Also Night mode (red screen, shake to toggle, automatic after sunset) · six themes · a 130,000-star chart · SkySafari and Stellarium link · sketch albums · eyepiece-view simulator · tonight's clouds and seeing · real-time planets · spreadsheets in and out, full backup · on a bigger screen at starnotearchive.com · Korean, English and Japanese. Free. No ads, no purchases. No account in the app; make a web account only if you want the website. Records stay on your phone; only what you send goes up to the web (site names visible only to you). With weather on, the forecast point's location is passed to the weather service. Made as a hobby by one observer.
RealTime Space
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Strap in. RealTime Space puts you at the helm of your own starship in a photoreal, full-scale universe â every planet, every major moon, and 8,920 real stars, all in the palm of your hand. FLY ANYWHERE Real navigation physics with thrust, drift and 100x warp. Skim Jupiter's storms, cruise through Saturn's sunlit rings, chase comets across the system, or point the nose at a star and just go. A REAL SKY Every star you see is real â 8,920 naked-eye stars with their true names, brightness and 3D positions, plus the Milky Way band exactly where it belongs. Fly to Sirius, Betelgeuse or Vega and watch a point of light resolve into a blazing sun. THE WHOLE SOLAR SYSTEM All eight planets in photoreal detail, the Moon, volcanic Io, icy Europa, hazy Titan, Enceladus and its geysers, the asteroid belt, famous comets, deep-space nebulae â and Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the galaxy. THREE WAYS TO FLY VISOR â a clean, unobstructed view of space. HELM â a full cockpit around you. CHASE â follow your own ship from behind. SCAN AND DISCOVER Scan planets, moons and stars to fill your Field Guide, track your journey on the Space Map, and complete missions as you explore. MADE TO FEEL REAL Analytic eclipse and ring shadows, real star colors, a procedural engine soundscape, and a sky accurate enough to learn constellations from. FREE FOR 60 DAYS Everything is free for your first 60 days. Keep the whole universe forever with a single $1.99 unlock â no subscription, no ads, no account, no data collection. WORKS WITH VOICEOVER Every control is labeled â thrust, warp, the joystick, the camera views and the fly-to list â so the ship can be flown with a screen reader turned on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Star Archive at none against RealTime Space's 1. Star Archive also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). 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. RealTime Space sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Star Archive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Star Archive ships an update every 2 days, RealTime Space every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star Archive | RealTime Space |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days â better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No â better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 â better | 26.0 |
| Further details â not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyungil Myung | Nice Dreamz llc |
In-app purchases
Star Archive
No in-app purchases
RealTime Space
- Unlock Forever$0.99
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