+Frames vs Nightfall Atlas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
+Frames
This app helps astrophotographers plan their shots by providing a sky atlas, equipment-specific target recommendations, and field-of-view previews. It also offers an AI assistant for personalized advice and project tracking for deep-sky objects.
- Sky atlas with millions of stars and deep-sky objects
- Ranked target recommendations based on equipment and sky conditions
- True field-of-view preview for cameras and eyepieces
- Mosaic planning up to 4x4
- Project tracking for exposures and filters
- AI assistant for personalized astrophotography advice
- Augmented Reality (AR) mode for target location
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Clear night ahead? +Frames tells you what to shoot - and how to shoot it. THE ATLAS The whole sky in your pocket: ~12 million stars down to magnitude 14, 8,800 deep-sky objects, Sun, Moon and planets, asteroids, comets and 16,000 satellites moving live. Real astrophotos lie on the map, galaxies are drawn with their true orientation, and every object opens a card with the numbers that matter tonight. TONIGHT'S TARGETS, RANKED The Night tab scores every object for YOUR equipment, YOUR sky and YOUR horizon: altitude, moon distance, usable dark window, field-of-view fit. Grade A to E - the best target for tonight is always on top. FRAME IT True field-of-view preview for your camera or eyepiece. Rotate the frame, plan mosaics up to 4×4, check the sampling. An 8-sector horizon profile per site keeps trees and rooftops out of your plans. PROJECTS Track every target over nights: subs, exposure, gain, filter by filter. Camera angle and position are saved with the project and restored when you return. Export the plan in ASIAIR format. ASTRO BUDDY Your AI assistant knows your gear, your site and tonight's sky. Ask what to shoot, why a filter fits, how long to expose — computed from your sensor, your Bortle sky and the Moon. Type "I have a ZWO ASI2600MC" and he looks it up and saves it to your gear. AND MORE - Plate solving puts your own photos on the atlas - AR mode shows where a target sits in your real sky - Red night mode protects your dark adaptation - Calendar with moon phases and events, searchable up to 2050 - Works offline; no account, your data stays on your device (private iCloud backup) +Frames Premium unlocks the whole app - 7-day free trial. Languages: EN, DE, FR, ES, IT, PT, JA, KO, ZH, UK, RU, PL, TR. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ App terms: https://plus-frames.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://plus-frames.com/privacy.html
Nightfall Atlas
This app assists astrophotographers in planning observing sessions by considering location, gear, sky conditions, Moon phase, and potential field risks. It helps users decide what to image, when to start, and whether a night is suitable for photography.
- Tonight and week-ahead planning
- Target visibility and imaging window recommendations
- Weather, Moon, darkness, and field-risk signals
- Saved target and plan reminders
- Native widgets and observing alerts
- Plan sharing and image export
- Equipment-aware planning
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Nightfall Atlas helps astrophotographers decide what is worth imaging tonight. Plan observing sessions around your location, gear, sky conditions, Moon phase, darkness windows, target visibility, and field risks like wind, dew, freezing temperatures, clouds, and precipitation. Build tonight or week-ahead plans, save target windows, export plan cards, add sessions to your calendar, and get native alerts when conditions or saved targets line up. Nightfall is built for practical field decisions: what to shoot, when to start, what might get in the way, and whether tonight is worth setting up for. Features include: - Tonight and week-ahead astrophotography planning - Target visibility and imaging-window recommendations - Weather, Moon, darkness, and field-risk signals - Saved target and saved plan reminders - Native widgets and observing alerts - Plan sharing and image export - Equipment-aware planning for common astrophotography workflows Nightfall Atlas is a planning companion for backyard and field astrophotography, built to help you spend less time guessing and more time imaging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nightfall Atlas at none against +Frames's 2. Nightfall Atlas also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. +Frames sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Nightfall Atlas asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for +Frames against 5.0 for Nightfall Atlas. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
+Frames ships an update every 8 days, Nightfall Atlas every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | +Frames | Nightfall Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 743 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEVIN GIDEON MERANER | Builder of Things Studio LLC |
Customer experience
+Frames
Nightfall Atlas
In-app purchases
+Frames
- Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Nightfall Atlas
No in-app purchases








