Picastro is a social app developed by Picastro Global.
Download Statistics
Picastro has been downloaded 3.1 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 64 times.
User Ratings
Picastro is rated 4.53 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 150 ratings.
App Information
Picastro is FREE to download. The APK download size is 50.50 MB. The latest version available is 3.2. The last update was on July 15, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play August 2024.
Description
Picastro — Social media for astrophotography
Picastro is a purpose-built social platform for astrophotographers and astronomy enthusiasts.
No noise. No compression. No algorithms deciding what matters. Just real people, sharing real images of the night sky.
Whether you’re capturing your first star trails or processing a deep 20-hour narrowband image, Picastro gives you a place to share your work, learn from others, and actually enjoy the process.
Your images in full quality. Always! Astrophotography takes time, patience, and precision. Your images shouldn’t be reduced to blurry, compressed versions of your work. Picastro preserves your images in high resolution — what you upload is what people see.
A real global community — not a content machine. No bots. No fake accounts. No chasing likes. Picastro is built around a genuine community of astrophotographers who want to share, improve, and support each other. It’s not about attention. It’s about progress.
Built for beginners in astronomy and astrophotography and experts alike.
Starting out? You’ll find a welcoming space where you can share your first images without feeling out of place. More experienced? You’ll discover high-level work, detailed setups, and meaningful discussions. Everyone starts somewhere. Picastro meets you there.
Designed for mobile and tablet. Built for simplicity. Picastro isn’t a complicated web platform adapted for your phone. It’s a native mobile experience designed to be fast, clean, and easy to use — so you can spend more time exploring the night sky and less time figuring out how to post.
Safer image sharing Your work matters. Picastro includes built-in protections designed to make your images harder to scrape, copy, or misuse — so you can share with more confidence.
No ads. No clutter. No distractions. Picastro is subscription-based by design. That means no adverts, no spam, and no algorithm-driven content feeds. Just a clean, focused space for astrophotography.
If you’ve ever felt like: Social media compresses your images Forums are overwhelming or outdated
Your work gets lost in algorithms You want to learn but don’t know where to start Picastro was built for you.
Join a different kind of space community. Download Picastro and start sharing the night sky — your way.
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Great app for sharing your astro images in their full uncompressed glory.
★★★★★Jason Young· Jan 29, 2025
Castro is wonderful. It has been a great joy to join this community of Astrophotography! Being able to share high resolution images and discuss the aspects of this hobby with people from around the world is fantastic! The developers listen to members to improve the app and make the improvements! If you are interested in Astrophotography, Castro is the app for you!
★☆☆☆☆Alex Miller· Jun 18, 2026
Developers locked down the app, so you cannot have Developer Mode, Rooting, etc. anymore with the most recent update. They claim that Dev Mode is no longer necessary because the app is "92% faster" and shouldn't need to change animation speed in dev mode. I noticed little to no change on this claim. Go figure when phone animation speed has no effect on apps anyway. It's a great app for Astro, but a very disappointing change for things on Android. No, I'm not turning it off for one app, sorry.
★☆☆☆☆Stephen Meenan· Oct 16, 2024
Borderline insulting. 2 + years of hype and first time I downloaded this app I was hit with a pay wall, I instantly uninstalled. I can upload images for free on other platforms. I saw a post for a free trial which I thought was great as the feedback suggests this is what the users want.... 2 hours, that's your trial. Again I've uninstalled the app, I'll stick to insta and Facebook.
★★☆☆☆J Hayton· Oct 4, 2024
This is a monthly subscription app. No where does it mention that until AFTER you already registered and tried to sign in. Cool. Now he has my email address for free. Speaking of free... No option to even try the platform for free. You must pay to play. App uninstalled.
★☆☆☆☆Tommy Mackelroy· Oct 23, 2024
2 years in the making, and then it tries to charge you £50 per year without even seeing what is on there. The owner of the app is very passive-aggressive and is unable to take criticism. He sees it as a direct attack on his person. I would steer clear if I were you and don't waste your time. Owner is only interested in making money from his "hobby"
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Technologies used by Picastro
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