Sky Map is popular, with 72 million installs. Users rate it well: 4.1 stars from 461,667 ratings. Its best ranking is #23 in Top Free, Books & Reference in Czech Republic.

Sky Map is made and published by Sky Map Devs. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Sky Map Devs. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Sky Map Devs and are shown as published on Google Play.

About Sky Map

“Sky Map turns your phone into a window on the night sky.”

Sky Map Devs, on Google Play

Pros & Cons

Open-source development with transparent updates via GitHub
Real-time celestial identification across stars, planets, nebulae, and constellations
Privacy-friendly design with no mandatory permissions and optional features
Camera-overlay mode for AR stargazing and interactive object info

Some competitors emphasize live-night sky views or time-based simulations, areas where Sky Map is more focused on object identification and AR overlays
May lack some feature depth in live-night visualization compared to other astronomy apps

Sky Map is a books & reference app developed by Sky Map Devs.

Install Statistics

Sky Map has been installed 72 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 0 times. It is ranked in the top 100 books & reference apps.

User Ratings

Sky Map is rated 4.14 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 460 thousand ratings.

App Information

Sky Map is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 17.25 MB. The latest version available is 2.0.8:Apollo. The last update was on September 19, 2026.

Technical Requirements

The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since before 2010.

Description by Sky Map Devs (from Google Play)

Sky Map helps you identify stars, planets, nebulae, and constellations in real-time.

Originally developed as Google Sky Map, it is now open source.
Find us online:
⭐ Official Website: stardroid.app
⭐ Open Source: Contribute on GitHub
⭐ Join the Community:
• Facebook @stardroidapp
• X @skymapdevs

App permissions:
Sky Map has no required permissions. Each permission below is optional — you may refuse any of them and still use the app. Nothing is requested at startup; each is asked for only when you first use the feature that needs it, and each can be withdrawn separately in your device settings.
⭐ Location (optional) — used to draw the sky for where you are. Refuse it and you can enter a place name or coordinates by hand instead. Your location never leaves your device.
⭐ Camera (optional) — used only by through-camera mode, which overlays the sky on the live camera view. Refuse it and every other mode works as normal. The image is never recorded or transmitted.
⭐ Notifications (optional) — used only to tell you about meteor-shower peaks and tonight's sky, if you ask for them. They stay off until you turn them on.

Recent changes:
New Sky Map is completely rebuilt — new engine, new UI, more accurate.

New The Moon, eclipses and planets are placed and timed accurately.

New Tap any star or planet for an info card with rise/set times.

Improved Smoother panning, bigger labels, clearer permissions.

New Now speaks 28 languages, translated.

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Price	Free
Total installs	72 million
Recent installs	0
Rating	4.14 based on 460 thousand ratings
Ranking	Highly ranked
Version	2.0.8:Apollo
App size	17.3 MB
Number of libraries	15
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Sky Map has been installed 72 million times. Over the past 30 days, it has been installed 0 times.

Changelog of Sky Map

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Developer information for Sky Map Devs

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Comments on Sky Map for Android

★★★★★ Lothlorien Quispe · Nov 28, 2025

I love this app... it helps me to learn more about stars and planets and even 7 sisters!!! Now I learn more about this app as if it hasn't been updated for a while. I wonder is there anyone I can report to development team to alert them about Mercury where it is at has shown on this sky map app, lands onto Libra star constellation... and I am aware it is in Scorpio star constellation. So I wonder would the development team update this sky map app. I downloaded this app last month (October 2025).

★★★★★ Kenny Lee · May 30, 2026

Love this APP it's very useful for me to show people what, and we are Pic the night sky

★★★★★ Abubakar Khokhar · May 8, 2026

Had this app on my phone for years, I use it to see where I object are before I grab the telescope

★★☆☆☆ Va K · Mar 16, 2026

Either the app or my pixel is terrible with the compass. It used to be great.... the fact that it used to have an accurate compass was why this was such a useful app. Now it's just a sky map that I use like a manual map.

★☆☆☆☆ Joker Storm · May 25, 2026

Calibration. I can understand if the phone does not have a gyroscope, but this is ridiculous. Tried on 3 different phones all with gyroscopes and the calibration is always "unreliable" and the calibration steps do nothing to made it better. 😑 EDIT: Wow, it only took you 3 years and 4 months to respond......

★☆☆☆☆ Grant Winters · Jul 29, 2026

I've used this app for years. But over the last month(July26). It's been terrible. The app changed and the update has prevented it from finding the correct location or time that the assignments are set. It had the moon below the horizon while I clear have a good view of it on front of me. Whatever happened with the update it has messed up a really good app. I've tried reinstalling, yet it still makes the same mistakes. Nobody will want to use it in its current state.

Google Play Rankings for Sky Map

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
23	Czech Republic	Books & Reference	Top Free
62	Canada	Books & Reference	Top Free
31	Turkey	Books & Reference	Top Free
102	United States	Books & Reference	Top Free
70	Japan	Books & Reference	Top Free
39	Australia	Books & Reference	Top Free
90	France	Books & Reference	Top Free
46	Netherlands	Books & Reference	Top Free
100	Germany	Books & Reference	Top Free
52	India	Books & Reference	Top Free

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Ranking history in Czech Republic

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Technologies used by Sky Map

10 permissions · 15 libraries

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Frequently asked questions about Sky Map

Is Sky Map free?

Yes. Sky Map is free on Google Play.

Is Sky Map still available?

Yes. Sky Map is on Google Play, and the last update we saw was on September 19, 2026.

Does Sky Map contain ads?

No. Google Play does not list Sky Map as containing ads.

How large is Sky Map?

Sky Map is 17.25 MB.

Is Sky Map suitable for children?

Google Play rates the content of Sky Map as suitable for everyone.

How many times has Sky Map been installed?

Google Play lists 50,000,000+ installs for Sky Map.

How do people rate Sky Map?

Sky Map scores 4.14 out of 5 stars, from 461,667 ratings on Google Play.

Who made Sky Map?

Sky Map was developed by Sky Map Devs. It is listed in the books & reference category on Google Play.

What are the best alternatives to Sky Map?

People looking at Sky Map also look at these books & reference apps: Sky Map Live – Star Tracker, StarView: Sky Map Night View, Sky Map Live & Star Tracker, Sky Tonight - Star Gazer Guide, Stellarium - Star Map.

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