# AstroOwl

> Plan & shoot the Milky Way

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6785291857](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6785291857)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6785291857`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Yong Tze Chi
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-23
- **First published:** 2026-07-24
- **Size:** 69 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/astroowl/id6785291857)
- **Website:** [https://astroowl.app](https://astroowl.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://astroowl.app/privacy/](https://astroowl.app/privacy/)

## Description

Astrophotography planning and Sony camera control in one app: see tonight's sky, simulate the exposure, then shoot it — timelapse, stack, trails.

AstroOwl is the night photographer's whole workflow in one app: find the
night, frame the shot, prove the exposure, then drive the camera — without
juggling three apps and an intervalometer at 2 AM in the dark.

PLAN THE RIGHT NIGHT
• Best-nights calendar scores the next several months for your location —
  moonlight, Milky Way visibility, darkness windows, weather, and light
  pollution, distilled to an honest verdict ("Fair — moonlight") instead
  of a mystery number
• Milky Way core position, rise/set and darkness windows for any date
• 33,000+ locations with offline time zones and measured/modeled sky
  darkness, including DarkSky International certified places
• Scrub time with a knob and watch the whole sky move

COMPOSE THE SHOT
• Pick your camera and lens (or browse presets) and see the real field of
  view framed on the sky
• Exposure recipes with NPF-aware shutter limits — start from presets
  matched to your subject (Milky Way, star trails, moon, timelapse…) and
  save your own
• Simulate the result before you commit: realistic star trails, stacking,
  and noise for YOUR gear and settings
• AR mode — hold the phone up and see targets over the live camera view

SHOOT — HANDS OFF (Pro)
• Connect your Sony Alpha camera over Wi-Fi and fire recipes directly
• Multi-frame sequences run on the camera body itself — stacks, star
  trails, timelapses keep shooting even if the phone sleeps
• Focus magnifier, session progress with ETA, automatic reconnect, and
  session recovery if anything drops mid-shoot
• Your photos stay on your camera's card — they never pass through us

FREE VS PRO
The planner, composer, and simulator are free. AstroOwl Pro unlocks
camera control and removes the free tier's monthly caps and watermark —
as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to
your Apple Account at confirmation; subscriptions renew automatically
unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and can be
managed in your Apple Account settings.

CAMERA COMPATIBILITY
Camera control supports Sony Alpha bodies with built-in Wi-Fi (validated
on the a7 IV). Planning, composing, and simulation work with any camera —
or none at all. No account, no sign-up; the app works offline at dark-sky
sites once you've planned.

Terms of Use: https://astroowl.app/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://astroowl.app/privacy/

## Rankings

- #867,857 — Overall

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