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 (18,679)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-28
Metadata updated 2026-06-13
Rank History
Free · Max 90 days · Top 5 categories shown (Y-axis: rank, lower is better)
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Competitive Benchmark — Education Top 10
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| 5 | Toca Boca World: Game & Play | Free | ★ 4.27 | 828,932 | 21 | 2026-06-04 |
| 6 | SkyView® Lite | Free | ★ 4.54 | 18,679 | 1 | 2025-09-23 |
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User Reviews
It has never been aligned with the actual stars. I have had this app for at least four years and it has never accurately shown the stars. Always at least 5 degrees off, at least! I just want to know what I am looking at and the app does not help. It sucks!
Why was it keep kicking me out instead of entering, when I tried to enter, it kicked me out again, was there a virus in there
joe bartolozzi uses this app
awesome just awesome
This told me the moon was to the south when I could see it to the north…
New paywalls make using the app almost impossible. A couple years back, it was super close to free; now y’all are turning greedy. Night Sky is better.
I’ve had this app for years. However, using my husband’s phone tonight we loved Venus because it wasn’t showing on my app… it was in the complete opposite direction. I deleted the app and all data and it’s still not properly displaying the planets..And yes, the software is up to date, my phone is up to date and it’s been calibrated several times to no avail… sad to see it go, but oh well.
Not good for eclipses
Why can’t the app show??
I try to use it then it just shows one picture it’s doesn’t move around it’s broken one star
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