Reviews of Starlit Night

By: Hiroshi Ouchi

List of user reviews and ratings for Starlit Night

Total ratings

4.50 (Rating count: 506)

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Review summary

Starlit Night is consistently praised for its beautiful visuals and soothing soundtrack, creating an immersive, calming atmosphere ideal for relaxation or sleep. Reviewers also appreciate the on-screen Japanese poetry, though many would like English translations. Overall, it’s a serene, aesthetically rich experience with strong mood and artistry, while translation accessibility for the poetry remains a notable gap.

Pros

Stunning visuals and 3D night-sky presentation.
Soothing, mesmerizing music.
Immersive, calming atmosphere suitable for relaxation or sleep.
Japanese poetry on screen adds cultural and artistic charm.

Cons

Poems are only in Japanese; English translations are not available.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.80

All time rating average: 4.50

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Date	Author	Comment
2015-04-20	ja*****	Captures the beauty of standing alone beneath a canopy of stars at night in 3D. The song’s nice, but the ability to move around in the app and see it from almost any angle makes it something special … and it’s free. I’d like to see more like this one!
Captures the beauty of standing alone beneath a canopy of stars at night in 3D. The song’s nice, but the ability to move around in the app and see it from almost any angle makes it something special … and it’s free. I’d like to see more like this one!
2014-09-10	al*****	Gentle magical beauty. I love this app. It is hauntingly beautiful. The music, the graphics, the stars falling are simple yet so beautiful. It's what you feel when you watch and listen and touch it. It touches the spirit of us I got it long ago, but keep coming back to it. It's a favorite. It always makes you feel the beauty of the stars and the music.
Gentle magical beauty. I love this app. It is hauntingly beautiful. The music, the graphics, the stars falling are simple yet so beautiful. It's what you feel when you watch and listen and touch it. It touches the spirit of us I got it long ago, but keep coming back to it. It's a favorite. It always makes you feel the beauty of the stars and the music.
2014-06-29	An*****	This app is kind of beautiful, but... It has a pretty specific audience, and I guess it isn't me. You might see the man in the screenshots, and assume he walks around and does something. He does not. The game is basically a simulation of the inside of a small snow globe. You can rotate the "camera" around what amounts to the inner wall of the snow globe. The man stands motionless in the middle, next to a flower. There are only a few things you can do with this app: 1. Rotate, so that you see the man (and the flower and the starry night) from different angles. 2. Tap the flower or one of a dozen bright stars, and bring up a poem written in Japanese. 3. Turn your iPhone upside down, and the snow will fall the other direction, just like a snow globe. There is also a pretty song that plays. If you would like to read a dozen poems, and listen to a pretty song, then this might be the app for you. If you download it, thinking surely there must be some way to make the man move, or do something other than read, you will probably be frustrated. But probably not too frustrated, because the song is actually pretty, and that makes it better :-)
This app is kind of beautiful, but... It has a pretty specific audience, and I guess it isn't me. You might see the man in the screenshots, and assume he walks around and does something. He does not. The game is basically a simulation of the inside of a small snow globe. You can rotate the "camera" around what amounts to the inner wall of the snow globe. The man stands motionless in the middle, next to a flower. There are only a few things you can do with this app: 1. Rotate, so that you see the man (and the flower and the starry night) from different angles. 2. Tap the flower or one of a dozen bright stars, and bring up a poem written in Japanese. 3. Turn your iPhone upside down, and the snow will fall the other direction, just like a snow globe. There is also a pretty song that plays. If you would like to read a dozen poems, and listen to a pretty song, then this might be the app for you. If you download it, thinking surely there must be some way to make the man move, or do something other than read, you will probably be frustrated. But probably not too frustrated, because the song is actually pretty, and that makes it better :-)
2012-08-16	sk*****	Laying in bed I thought "I'd really like to stare at the stars." this was exactly what I wanted! It was absolutely beautiful and the music is mesmerizing. Well done!
Laying in bed I thought "I'd really like to stare at the stars." this was exactly what I wanted! It was absolutely beautiful and the music is mesmerizing. Well done!
2011-08-24	An*****	I loved this app! With the music and the graphics I felt like I was sucked into a fantasy book and living in it. It was so amazing that I was lulled to sleep with its peacefulness.
I loved this app! With the music and the graphics I felt like I was sucked into a fantasy book and living in it. It was so amazing that I was lulled to sleep with its peacefulness.
2011-07-29	xM*****	Whenever im sad or mad i just turn to this app.
Whenever im sad or mad i just turn to this app.
2011-07-20	ma*****	Such a nice little app dedicated to Miyazawa. The setting couldn't be more perfect and the song makes me teary-eyed because the melody is so sad. I wish I could read the poems as well but I might just translate them myself if I get curious enough. Great app.
Such a nice little app dedicated to Miyazawa. The setting couldn't be more perfect and the song makes me teary-eyed because the melody is so sad. I wish I could read the poems as well but I might just translate them myself if I get curious enough. Great app.
2011-07-10	Re*****	I cannot believe how beautiful this is. The music is stunning. I feel like I'm floating in happiness when I watch this, 100 stars.
I cannot believe how beautiful this is. The music is stunning. I feel like I'm floating in happiness when I watch this, 100 stars.
2011-06-19	Ni*****	I love this. It's so pretty and the music is lovely!
I love this. It's so pretty and the music is lovely!
2011-06-01	O:*****	This is a visually appealing app, and the music is lovely. I enjoy seeing the poems in Japanese, because I think the hiragana is an art form itself, but I would also love to see English translations.
This is a visually appealing app, and the music is lovely. I enjoy seeing the poems in Japanese, because I think the hiragana is an art form itself, but I would also love to see English translations.