# Pocket Universe

> Star Map & Night Sky Guide

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id306916838](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id306916838)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id306916838`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** John Kennedy
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (255 ratings)
- **Version:** 20.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27
- **First published:** 2009-03-27
- **Size:** 111 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pocket-universe/id306916838)
- **Website:** [https://www.craicdesign.com/privacy.html](https://www.craicdesign.com/privacy.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.craicdesign.com/privacy.html](https://www.craicdesign.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Pocket Universe is a friendly night-sky guide designed to spark curiosity in stargazers of all levels. It offers a live sky view that identifies stars, planets, the ISS, satellites, comets, and deep-sky objects in real time, helping you learn the sky with ease.

With features like time travel, explore mode, fast search, rich object details, and customizable viewing options, Pocket Universe makes astronomy approachable—from quick outdoor observations to detailed study at home.

## Rankings

- #96,388 — Overall

## Review summary

Many long-time users praise the app for depth, interactivity, updates, and value, but repeated complaints center on a drastic new design, compass alignment failures, weak search features, accessibility/readability issues, and reliability problems across devices. The overall sentiment is mixed: supporters admire its potential and features, while detractors want the old UI back and fixes to core navigation, sky alignment, and accessibility.

### Pros

- Longstanding app with ongoing updates and long-term support
- Rich feature set, including an interactive sky map and multiple viewing options
- Generally easy to use and beginner-friendly
- Good value for money / worth the price
- Customizable to suit different use cases or preferences

### Cons

- Major changes in the latest version; users feel the UI was destroyed and prefer the old design
- Compass/sky alignment issues; inaccurate orientation and difficult to align
- Search and object discovery problems (dead search menus, inability to find objects like comets)
- Accessibility and readability shortcomings (text too small, zoom cannot enlarge text, lack of accessibility options)
- Stability and reliability problems on various devices (nonfunctional, blank screens, inconsistent performance)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id306916838)