Moonbound vs Astro Skies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moonbound
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Moonbound tells you what is worth looking at on the Moon tonight. Open it and you see the sky as it really is: the Moon where it sits on tonight's pass, how high it is, which way to face, and how much of it is lit. Drag across the sky to see where it will be later on. Below that are the sights worth your time tonight, picked from the way the Moon is lit and tilted right now. Each one tells you why tonight suits it, where to find it on the disc, and what happened there. The next seven days are one tap away, so you can tell whether to go out tonight or wait for a better night. Also inside: A catalogue of 40 classic sights, from the dark seas you can pick out with binoculars to craters and valleys that need a telescope A compass that points you to the Moon A red light mode that keeps your eyes used to the dark An alert on the nights that are genuinely special, when the light falls just right on something worth seeing A camera view to help you line up a photo through your telescope All of that works without paying. Moonbound Pro adds the 14 harder sights: telescope targets, the Apollo landing sites, and the seas that only swing into view when the Moon tilts the right way. Monthly, yearly, or buy it once and keep it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Astro Skies
Plan your stargazing sessions with this astronomy app. It provides real-time observing conditions, weather forecasts, lunar information, and visible celestial objects to help you make the most of your nights under the stars.
- Observing score based on sky and weather
- Detailed weather and seeing conditions
- Moon phase and astronomical darkness
- Visible objects and astronomical events
- Red vision mode for night use
- Camera-based sky pointer
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Astro Skies is a mobile astronomy app designed to help observers, astrophotographers and sky lovers plan better nights under the stars. The app brings together observing conditions, sky quality, Moon information, astronomical darkness, weather forecasts, astronomical events, comets, visible objects, transient alerts and red vision mode in a simple mobile dashboard. With Astro Skies you can quickly check if the night is suitable for observation, explore what objects are visible from your location, review lunar conditions, follow relevant sky events and use tools designed for nighttime observing. Main features: • Observing score based on sky and weather conditions • Seeing, transparency, cloudiness, humidity, wind and temperature • Moon phase and astronomical darkness • Best observing window • Astronomical events and comets • Visible objects for the night • Red vision mode for night use • Camera-based sky pointer • Multilanguage support Astro Skies is built for amateur astronomers, astrophotographers and anyone who wants a quick way to plan a better observing night. 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: Astro Skies at none against Moonbound's 3. Astro Skies also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). Moonbound's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. Moonbound sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Astro Skies asks for nothing beyond the download.
Moonbound ships an update fortnightly, Astro Skies every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moonbound | Astro Skies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francesco Chiusolo | DAVID ANDRES FERNANDEZ PEREZ |
In-app purchases
Moonbound
- Moonbound Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Moonbound Pro Yearly$8.991 Year
- Moonbound Pro Lifetime$12.99
Astro Skies
No in-app purchases






