# AstroShader

> Astrophotography and night sky

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6444631986](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6444631986)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6444631986`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** AstroShader Limited
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (101 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-27
- **First published:** 2022-11-29
- **Size:** 8.56 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/astroshader/id6444631986)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://astroshader.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-eaadff0355154a86aa7d720352271280](https://astroshader.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-eaadff0355154a86aa7d720352271280)

## Description

AstroShader is a pioneering astrophotography extension that lets you capture, align, and stack stars live during image capture. No transfer to a computer is required—use a stand, tripod, telescope mount, or simply rest your phone on a rock.

It provides adjustable exposure, ISO, white balance, and manual focus, plus multi-exposure stacking and 16-bit TIFF export. After capture, edit tools include stretching, background extraction, histogram curves, sharpen layers, color tweaks, and multiple save formats (HEIF, PNG, JPEG, TIFF).

## Rankings

- #139,543 — Overall
- #10 — Photo & Video (Paid)

## Review summary

AstroShader is praised for producing striking astrophotography with an easy UI and real-time stacking previews, plus strong potential and beginner accessibility. However, it suffers from stability issues (crashes, black frames), unreliable stacking for untracked shots, camera limitations (ultra-wide not supported, limited manual controls), and triggering/save quirks that hinder reliability across devices.

### Pros

- Delivers stunning astrophotography results when it works.
- User-friendly UI with a real-time stacked-view preview.
- Rich feature set and potential for advanced processing on a phone.
- Accessible to beginners with quick, impressive results.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and freezes across devices and updates.
- Some updates cause all-black frames or failure to capture images.
- Automatic stacking struggles with untracked shots and star misalignment.
- Limited camera support (ultra-wide mode not supported) and lack of manual controls (ISO, white balance).
- Remote triggering and save behavior can cause vibrations or unreliable captures.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6444631986)