xSky vs uHandy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xSky
Explore the cosmos with a virtual telescope. Point your device at the sky to identify celestial bodies. Zoom in for detailed views and use a search function to locate specific objects.
- Virtual telescope functionality
- Identify Sun, Moon, Planets, Stars, Galaxies
- Zoom up to a million times
- Screen lock to stop motion
- Object search arrow
- Soft music and sound effects
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xSky is a simple to use virtual telescope app. Just look at the sky through your device. Lock the screen and zoom in to explore in more detail. Features: • Sun, Moon, Planets, Galilean Moons, Stars, Constellations and Galaxies. • Pinch the screen to zoom up to a million times. • Use lock button to stop motions. • Search arrow will help to locate any object in the sky. • Soft music and sound effects.
uHandy
This mobile microscope accessory allows users to explore the microscopic world directly from their phones. It offers enhanced camera features, manual focus, and integrated lessons to guide observation and learning.
- Mobile microscope functionality
- Enhanced camera features
- Manual focus control
- Integrated observation lessons
- Ruler for sample measurement
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uHandy is a microscope that flips your typical perceptions you had of microscopes. It is used on mobile devices, well functioned without any apps. µHandy cuts short the distance between microscope and people, bringing microscopic knowledge to your daily life. With µHandy app, you can easily observe your sample with a ruler, manual focus, and other enhanced camera feature! It even comes with a series of lessons to teach you what and how to observe. You will get amazed by this wonderful world everyday!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: xSky at 4.3 against uHandy's 3.6. xSky also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 40%) and ratings volume (80 vs 13). uHandy's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
xSky holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: xSky has 80 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of xSky's written reviews are positive against 40% of uHandy's.
xSky ships an update every 3 months, uHandy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | xSky | uHandy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (80 ratings) — better | 3.6 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleg Sur | Aidmics Biotechnology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
xSky
uHandy
Bugs and requests
xSky
Reported bugs
9 issues- App keeps crashing
- Location services not working/picking a country
- App closes immediately upon opening
- App is glitchy and moves by itself
- Search button not working in horizontal position
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- App not working on iPhone 12
- App out of sync with reality
- Sun located incorrectly at noon
- Mercury in retrograde causing app to not open
Requested features
9 requests- Camera feature for high-quality photos
- Ability to turn down exposure for photos
- Facts read aloud about celestial objects
- Traditional constellation names (e.g., Virgo, Taurus)
- Show International Space Station or other satellites
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- Option to turn off constellation lines
- Improve search button size and usability
- Fix search button in horizontal mode
- More mythological graphics and information about stars
uHandy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
xSky
No in-app purchases
uHandy
No in-app purchases
