# Live Sky: Stargazing & Planets

> Telescope & Night Planner

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id575969272](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id575969272)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id575969272`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dapperfinch Inc.
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (903 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2012-11-11
- **Size:** 100 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/live-sky-stargazing-planets/id575969272)
- **Website:** [https://dapperfinch.com/livesky/](https://dapperfinch.com/livesky/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://api.dapperfinch.com/livesky/privacy](https://api.dapperfinch.com/livesky/privacy)

## Description

**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.

## Rankings

- #58,733 — Overall

## Review summary

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.

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