SkyView® Lite
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Description
SkyView® Lite brings stargazing to everyone! Simply point your iPhone, iPad, or iPod at the sky to identify stars, constellations, satellites, and more! Downloaded over 40 million times. If you like our lite version of SkyView then you'll love our full version! It includes: a convenient Apple Watch app, a Today Widget displaying tonight's brightest objects, ALL in-app purchases offered in this version, thousands more objects to discover, and more! App Store Best of 2012 App Store Rewind 2011 -- Best Education App “If you've ever wanted to know what you're looking at in the night sky, this app is the perfect stargazer's companion.” – CNET "If you’ve ever been looking for a stargazing app for your iPhone, then this [is] definitely the one to get." – AppAdvice “SkyView is an Augmented Reality app that lets you see just what delights the sky has to offer.” – 148Apps Editor’s Choice You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® Lite and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView® Lite is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find your favorite constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate the Moon, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys. Features: • Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location. • Sightings: set reminders for celestial events and plan an evening stargazing & spotting satellites. • Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night. • Sky Paths: Follow the daily sky tracks for the Sun and Moon to see their exact locations in the sky on any date & time. • Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times. • Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks. • Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying! • Supports Space Navigator™ binoculars, spotting scope, and telescopes. What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
What's New
Dear Stargazer, This update addresses minor issues. Best, Terminal Eleven
Details
- Developer
- Terminal Eleven LLC
- Main Category
- Education
- Version
- 3.8.11
- Version Release
- 2025-09-23
- Initial Release
- 2011-03-04
- Size
- 122 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- Free
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- com.t11.celestefree
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.54 (18,725)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-28
Metadata updated 2026-07-19
Rank History
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Competitive Benchmark — Education Top 10
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| 24 | SkyView® Lite | Free | ★ 4.54 | 18,725 | 1 | 2025-09-23 |
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User Reviews
This is a pretty slick app, guiding you around the night sky. It will name what you’re pointing at, or let you search for something (a certain star or planet, say) and point you to the right spot. Cool. But it can be disoriented. This morning before dawn it had constellations in the wrong places. I’m in Aotearoa New Zealand, so the ecliptic is in the northern sky. Yet it was claiming planets were in the south. Meanwhile the N, E, S, W tags were spot on, so it wasn’t a compass problem. More like it didn’t understand the southern hemisphere. Then suddenly, pop! It lined itself up correctly. Can’t explain, but it leaves me wondering whether I can rely on it. Now off to find Matariki (Pleiades) for Matariki Day!
You have to move your phone and I can’t see the planet or moon!!!!! Stop making apps!!!!!!
Recently bought a telescope and was looking for a free app. Lite is a great app. I really enjoyed it!
please add galaxys owner
You have no idea how to figure out where people are. Stop making aps.
I have had this app for years, and it use to be dead on. Now I can aim at the moon and it will be way off on the app from where I am pointing. No longer worth keeping this app if it doesn’t even show correct positioning of anything in the sky.
The free version doesn’t even show a quarter of the constellations. Very disappointing.
I use the free version and have for several years. I recommend it. Best constellation app I have found.
The app backwards on my iPad, but fine on my phone. I’m facing south, but the app says I’m facing north. Eastern USA.
Cool
I love this app because I can find out what planets are where but when I point up to the sky, nothing is where they are, if that makes any sense
I use this app almost daily to see chem out the stars, find where the ISS is located and so much more! I have inspired my adult children to check out the skies, especially the night skies, and. Is I do this with my granddaughters.
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