Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets

Name: Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets
Rating: 4.4 (903 reviews)
Author: Dapperfinch Inc.

By: Dapperfinch Inc. App

Telescope & Night Planner

Overview

Version:

3.3.0

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Ranking

#58,744 ▼ 49

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets helps you plan better nights under the stars. Combine your observing location, visible sky, telescope setup, darkness, Moon conditions, and available weather to get personalized recommendations for what to see and when. Explore planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, object details, and interactive 3D sky views.

Discover local eclipses, meteor showers, conjunctions, and Moon phases, then set reminders for important observing moments. Save viewpoints, create position-based observation alerts, use the 12-hour Time Machine, and find targets with guided haptic feedback. Live Sky includes offline astronomical calculations, Night Vision colors, telescope and accessory profiles, and an Apple Watch companion. Start with included features and try personalized summaries, then unlock unlimited planning tools with Live Sky Plus.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Entertainment Navigation & Mapping Weather

By:

Dapperfinch Inc.

Rating:

4.40

(903)

Version:

3.3.0 Last updated: 2026-09-17

Version code:

891452872

Creation date:

2012-11-11

Compatible devices:

Size:

99.97MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-23

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 58,744 ▼ 49

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Developed by:

Dapperfinch Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/live-sky-stargazing-planets/id575969272

Website:

https://dapperfinch.com/livesky/

User Reviews

Users praise Live Sky for its ease of use and helpful sky-identification features, including an AR capability and telescope-ready information. However, many reviews criticize the app for inaccurate object positions and rise times, missing sun data, and a lack of a true sky map, with some location and seasonal data being unreliable. The app remains popular as an affordable, user-friendly observing aid.

Pros

Easy to use with a straightforward, user-friendly UI.
AR-style feature lets you identify sky objects by pointing the phone at the sky.
Provides information on the Moon and visible planets and helpful rise/set information.
Useful companion for observing with a telescope and for teaching the night sky.
Affordable price with an option to remove ads via in-app purchase.

Cons

Frequently inaccurate object positions and rise times (off by hours).
Sun data is missing or not shown, and ephemeris data can feel coarse.
Not presented as a sky map; description view instead of a map disappoints some users.
Location/season data can be incorrect for certain users or settings.
Occasional reliability issues or frustration for some users.

Recent reviews

Kind of a glaring error for an Astronomy app.

by Ed*****, 2026-02-01

This app gives incorrect information about the positions of heavenly bodies. For example, it currently says that Saturn is below the horizon. I can assure you that it isn't. The app either gets my location wrong or doesn't know what time it is.