SkyView® Lite

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• Brightest Satellites & Sightings — $0.99
• Stargazing Music Pack — $0.99

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

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Last verified 28 Aug 2026

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4.5 18764 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Education implications and impact

   Skyview by Terminal Eleven LLC is an amazing stargazing app that uses augmented reality to see stars, planets, and satellites. This app does not require wifi or a network to run except when it needs to update firmware or object trajectories. When the app is initiated a piece of soothing extraterrestrial music plays in the background as the camera is aimed in the sky. Skyview is much more than just stargazing augmented reality app because it also allows the exploration of all 88 constellations and constellations of the zodiac. Once a constellation is selected the user can select the info button which cues an enormous amount of information. Information that can be found includes abbreviation, translation, family, origin and brightest star. As the user scrolls to the bottom of the screen the constellation background is shared which includes characteristics, space explorations, and astrology. The controls of the app allow the user to adjust the visible star magnitude, increase planet size, toggle on/off the AR camera and gyroscope calibrations. Stars are not the only objects in the Skyview app it also includes satellites, the Hubble telescope, international space station, moons, planets, and sun. This application can be built into a 4th-grade science unit on the planets. Since the app does not require night time to operate students could use this app to immerse themselves in astronomy. The ease of use and user-friendly controls make an exceptional choice for instructional designers and classroom facilitators.

   LA. Anderson · 30 Aug 2026

2. 5/5🤯 🪐 ✨☄️🌘☀️🤯SkyView is AWESOME!!!

   🤯😵‍💫🫨🤯😵‍💫🫨🤯😵‍💫🫨 I had a very long and well written positive review about this amazing free Milky Way celestial body app moments ago. Unfortunately, as I wrote my final sentence, the App Store app suddenly timed me out 😑 and sent me to the Home Screen, splattering my glorious words into oblivion. Basically this is the absolute A1, cream de la crème, king of kings, Lord of all space apps in regards to being free and providing accurately delicious information. Easy, fun and practical to use the app while educating our simple little minds simultaneously. Puts the colossal immensity of space into our palms while perfectly putting things into perspective as life’s problems shrink to grains of sand when compared to the cosmos. I wish to convey my deepest, most sincere gratitude toward SkyView’s developers as they have tremendously helped me in more ways than I would have imagined through using this app. Also the free Lite version is all I have ever needed and I commend them further for not constantly badgering me to pay for anything except for a subtle suggestion to upgrade now and then which is understandable. Thanks again for bringing the heavens into our homes. God bless everyone involved in this wonderful feat of programming 🙏🙏🙏

   Guenhwyvarrrrrrrrr · 30 Aug 2026

3. 3/5Okay, but not the best.

   Unlike other people who give reviews under four stars, I’m well aware that pointing your phone down gives you an idea of what’s below you. But like other users, I’ve been having issues with calibration. I see what I know for a fact is Polaris and I point my phone at it? Nope, must be looking northwest according to the app! See the Gemini twins on the horizon and look at it through the app? Nah, Gemini’s actually to your left! I know that the settings allow you to calibrate manually, but the automatic calibration is all screwed up. I don’t want to deal with that. This app was fun to use when I first downloaded it and just wanted to know what I was looking at, but when I got a bit more serious about astronomy, using this app became more of a chore. It’s missing stars from some constellations, including Mira which is a somewhat well known star in Cetus, and this is very annoying. I have the app set up to show as many stars as possible, and it’s still missing some vital ones that are in constellation outlines. The pop up telling you to upgrade whenever you open the app is also very annoying. All in all, I’d recommend this app for people who just want to know where in the sky their favorite Zodiac constellation is. For anyone else, Stellarium Web is much better than this - it has all of the same features (constellation art and lines, planets, etc) plus all 88 Western constellations, not the 15 or so you can on this app. It will allow you to track more than two satellites and zoom in on planets, sun, and moon, all for free. Go there if you want a good experience.

   deadlycobra · 30 Aug 2026

4. 5/5One of the main reasons I use my phone

   I have used this app for a couple years now, and I cannot say that there is an app I have used for the same amount of time that has brought me more joy, excitement, and satisfaction than this one. It allows my never ending curiosity to be aided in a way that leads to discovery. Which I think is absolutely awesome. I would call myself an amateur astrophotographer, and this app helps me out a bunch. It is also really helpful to be reading a section of the textbook for my current astronomy class, and be able to whip this app out and find what star or galaxy we are talking about. I do wish it would give you a better look into the future, being able to project where certain stars, galaxies, or nebulae will be in a larger scope of time. I am practicing taking shots of the heart of the milkyway, but I still have about a month or two until it will be near that time where I live. I'd like to be able to plan a bit more for my shots, so I end up on safari searching for the right info to help me out. I feel that would be a modest addition to the app.

   killerclown101 · 30 Aug 2026

5. 5/5Must Download it’s awesome

   I was skeptical of how good of an app something like this could be. I’ve always been highly interested in the stars, constellations and space in general so was very pleased and love using this app. I was more so pleased to see the fun and excitement my 5 yr old son has when we go out on the back porch and use this app together. He is amazed by all of it. As I said I’m into space so that edged him on some but he really is into it and explains and ask questions about things most 20 yr olds haven’t thought about he may be at NASA one day. His grandfather was retired army and air force but also worked many years in cape Canaveral Florida and saw many launches as well as was part of a tech team charting and other things for NASA and military test launched at that time. He instilled a lot of excitement about space in the both of us before passing so it’s kinda like spending time with him as well. One of the first things my son said was this reminds me of looking through paw paws telescope. So amazing app and hope this review helps the SkyView team. I myself still have dreams or a drive to get involved somehow with a organization or NASA really in any way possible and happen to be now looking a new career path. Long story short some major surgery took me out of my electrician field of 15 years and had around 2 years now 3 post to recover which I’m now doing great and eager to go again and am kind of inspired by the app. If anyone at skyview has an idea or info on where to look or can give an direction or anything about how to possible please contact me and share I’d be extremely interested. Currently live in the middle of N.C pretty much again I hope the review heals you guys at skyview as well as encourages others to download it as it is very much so worth it maybe do me a favor as well which I kinda explained above. Everyone reading have a good day or night and have a great time “Searching the stars”

   Panthermnbvcxz · 30 Aug 2026

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4.3 57961 ratings · Google Play

1. 5/5

   fun!

   Rea Rea · 29 Jul 2026

2. 5/5

   love it

   STRANGER Gabel · 29 Jul 2026

3. 5/5

   Great tool for night gazing!

   Mark Barnes · 29 Jul 2026

4. 5/5

   App is great but The information goes very fast. Difficult to follow, especially when showing to someone.

   Filipe Vieira · 29 Jul 2026

5. 5/5

   awesome experience!

   Charlotte · 29 Jul 2026

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