88 constellations vs ShowSky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
88 constellations
Explore the night sky and identify celestial objects like stars, planets, and constellations. Set the sky to any position and time to learn about the universe.
- Identify stars and planets
- View constellations
- Set sky position and time
- Interactive sky map
- Educational astronomy tool
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The application allows you to set the sky by position and time, to identify the stars, planets and constellations.
ShowSky
Explore the night sky with this astronomy app. It provides detailed views of stars, constellations, and deep space objects, helping you understand their positions and identify them in real-time by pointing your device.
- 180-degree sky map with flat horizon
- 360-degree visible sky map
- Real-time sky tracking view
- Detailed views of stars, constellations, and deep space objects
- Planet identification
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ShowSky is an astronomy app for everyone. It is designed to let you easily understand and learn the sky in front of you. It gives you a complete view including stars, constellations and deep space objets including photos. The 180 deg map shows you the whole sky in front of you with a flat horizon just as you see it. The 360 deg map shows you the whole visible sky at this moment and the "track" view allows you to point your device towards the sky and see in details what is there. Just turn around to see all currently visible constellation and objects. ShowSky's maps shows you not one or a small number of constellations, but the whole sky allowing you to understand their relative positions in the sky. Planet are also included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 88 constellations at 5.0 against ShowSky's 3.8. 88 constellations also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 48 months). ShowSky's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
88 constellations holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShowSky has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
88 constellations ships an update every 4 months, ShowSky every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 88 constellations | ShowSky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 48 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Vascak | Steven Suckow |
Customer experience
88 constellations
ShowSky
In-app purchases
88 constellations
No in-app purchases
ShowSky
No in-app purchases
