SkyView® Explore the Universe

3.9
7.64K reviews
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USK: All ages
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About this app

You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView® is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find all 88 constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate every planet in our solar system, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys.

***An AppsZoom Best Android App 2014***

Features:

• Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations, planets, and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
• Night Mode: Preserve your night vision with red or green night mode filters.
• Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
• Sky Paths: Follow the sky track for any object to see it’s exact location in the sky on any date and time.
• Comprehensive: Includes thousands of stars, planets, and satellites with thousands of interesting facts.
• 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!

What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
Updated on
Oct 3, 2025

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Ratings and reviews

3.9
7.49K reviews
Jocelyn Tamai
August 19, 2024
Up until I switched to the Galaxy S24+ (had S20 FE before), I loved this app, and had upgraded to the paid version. But since switching phones, I'm getting that annoying gray screen. I've seen other reviews stating they're getting the same issue - looks like it's just not compatible with this phone model?? Will happily change to 5 stars if this issue is fixed.
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Clay C
November 28, 2025
Good features. Worked better than others. Still a reliable app to confirm my aging, out-of-practice naked eye astronomy. Nice to confirm that, yes, that is indeed the planet I thought it was making its way through a constellation. Or find a few stars on a less than ideal night (but still beautiful). Matched my camera and location, calibrated compass. Wish it gave background stories - everyone should know the two horsemen and the why behind Antares, for ex., and when they'll next meet. Easily.
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David Lee
December 7, 2025
Very useful app for a star gazing enthusiast like me. I love to look at the night sky and try to decipher the mystery of the stars and the constellations, which I know almost nothing about, other than the major ones such as the dippers and the Venus. Now using this app, I can just point and recognize. Tonight I was able to find the Jupiter and knew what it was for certain. This app makes walking underneath the night sky that much more exciting.
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What’s new

Dear Stargazer,

This update brings enhanced compass accuracy with NOAA's high-resolution World Magnetic Model 2025 for significantly more accurate magnetic declination calculations worldwide. New compass correction feature lets you manually adjust for local magnetic interference in your area. Access via Scene Controls to fine-tune alignment and save custom settings.

Fixed rendering issues on some devices where stars and planets would not appear.

Best,
Terminal Eleven