SkySafari 7 Pro

• Price: $29.99
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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.6 5404 ratings · App Store

1. 3/5Not obviously very different from version 6

   I’m disappointed with version 7 Pro. Lots of promise of high resolution deep space images and advanced features. I’m honestly not seeing much or any difference in the deep space image quality, nor the number of these images. The new version has a few minor changes in the navigation and layout, but as with version 6 there are still some glaring omissions. For example, in “tonight’s best” IC443 (Jellyfish nebula) is absent, despite it being a prominent and popular imaging target and being visible for the whole night. Likewise, searches for popular names usually results in a failed search - “Jellyfish” returns a null result, for example. Zooming into a surprisingly large number of deep space targets results in no images, just a circle or square showing where it should be. I then have to resort to google images to see what the heck the object is supposed to look like. The new version is expensive and had I known how little it would add to that which already existed in my previous version 6 I wouldn’t have bothered purchasing it. I don’t like the increased subscription options either - “pro” used to indicate the majority of features were included with the high price, but now we have to buy further add-ones to get everything.

   Canon Fan · 31 Jul 2026

2. 3/5Lost many of the great functions of SkySafari 6 Plus

   I’ve been using and upgrading my SkySafari apps for many years. I applaud the creators of SkySafari for a magnificent astronomy software system but I must say that I just don’t understand why many of the really good general functions of 6 Plus have been taken out of 7 Pro. I’m just disappointed. I know you need to make money but why change things that just worked well. Without going into too many details, I’m talking about the on-screen/chart menu of sub-functions and how they no longer are scrollable when viewed in portrait mode. That’s just one of many issues I think Pro 7 has compared to 6 Plus. I am reluctantly using Pro 7 because it interfaces with Skywatcher Synscan telescope control. However, If I move my finger across the screen to move around the chart, my telescope sometimes begins to slew without any means to stop it. That is a disaster waiting to happen. Its happened to me several times. I have to stop and quit SkySafari and Synscan and initiate a new alignment process to regain proper telescope control. I hope this gets fixed or I’ll never upgrade this app again. If someone with SkySafari can contact me, I would give more detail about the issues I’ve found.

   Solar Engineer · 31 Jul 2026

3. 5/5App crashes upon opening

   Edit: updating to 5 stars as I have no need to use livesky account. I’ve been using this app for about a year now and I think it’s absolutely amazing and love all the info it gives me about various celestial objects. I use it to plan ahead to observe events like Saturn being very close to the moon or Jupiter. It’s my most used featured. Great job on this app everyone. The app worked fine before I linked my livesky account. After signing up for it I am unable to even open the app. It closes immediately after opening it. It’s a shame because I like what this app offers but it is currently rendered useless. I restated my phone but still the app crashes upon opening it. I guess I’ll have to reinstall it and not sign in with my livesky account. I am willing to work with the devs and provide logs if possible so they can fix this bug. Then I will change this review to a 5 star as it would be deserving.

   SEmadK · 31 Jul 2026

4. 5/5SkySafari 7 Pro

   I have been using SkySafari 6 Pro for several years and I have found it to be an indispensable tool for planning astrophotography sessions and for controlling my GoTo telescope drive. When SkySafari 7 Pro was offered, I immediately installed it. I found the user interface to be enough different from version 6, that it took some time to change my procedures to use it. This problem apparently had something to do with the fact that I had not re-booted the iPad in a very long time because after I re-booted the iPad the crashes stopped. This problem is resolved > 1) Tapping the “Observations” item on my iPad installation causes an immediate crash. This problem resulted from the changed user interface - it is resolved > 2) In SkySafari 6 there are a number of Field of View Display Options available, including “Show Even if not Connected to Telescope”. This option is critical to planning an astrophotography session. SkySafari 7 does not have this option as well as the other necessary option: “Field Rotation Angle”. Lacking these options makes SkySafari 7 useless for those of us who are planning astrophotography sessions. Please include them in future updates. I think SkySafari 7 Pro has the potential to be as useful as version 6 when missing user interface issues (as described above) are resolved. Over all, this version 7 is looking like it will be even better than version 6.

   V.Tyree · 31 Jul 2026

5. 5/5Still learning :-)

   I’ve always had a fascination with the sky I am one of your blind subscribers so when I saw this app advertised I thought it would be fun to learn which stars and planets were actually showing because I really haven’t taken time till this chapter in my life to do that. So I was very happy to find the app and learn all of the information about the objects and their history. I really enjoy looking at the Compass I’m trying to see which stars and planets are showing and when they are rising. I’ve always been the one fascinated with the space documentaries and never really wanted to be an astronaut or a astronomer but I enjoyed learning about the sky. I was very happy when this app came along. I am still exploring the richness of the information and still figuring out how to use the app. But I am really enjoying it. Please keep making the information accessible. The only problem I really have is when it shows the pictures I’m not sure which ones are being shown but I can always imagine where they are. :-) And my compass somehow doesn’t always want to work the way I think it should. :-) I will keep enjoying the night sky. Thank you for this app it is a lot of fun and I’m sure it takes a lot of work and I appreciate that work. :-)

   Clean of bells · 31 Jul 2026

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