SkyView®, an augmented reality space app, brings stargazing to everyone!
Not recently updated — last update was on 2023-01-25.
This app may no longer be actively maintained.
Pros & Cons
AR-based object identification for stars, planets, and satellites via camera
Night mode to preserve night vision
Sky Paths and Time Travel for date-specific sky views
Offline operation without reliance on WiFi or GPS
Social sharing of sky images to engage friends and students
Established popularity with 10M+ downloads and strong ratings
Lacks a built-in live sky map or planetarium-style guidance that some competitors offer (based on missing features like 'map' or 'guide' in competitor vocab)
Fewer astronomy-centric terms (e.g., 'astronomy', 'moon', 'universe') in feature storytelling compared with some competitors
About SkyView® Lite
SkyView® Lite is an education app developed by Terminal Eleven LLC.
How many times has SkyView® Lite been downloaded?
SkyView® Lite has been downloaded 25 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 140 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 education apps.
What is the rating of SkyView® Lite?
SkyView® Lite is rated 4.30 out of 5 stars, based on 56 thousand ratings.
Is SkyView® Lite free?
SkyView® Lite is free to download. The last update was on January 25, 2023.
What are the requirements for SkyView® Lite?
SkyView® Lite requires Android 10+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2014.
Description
You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® Free and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView Free is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find popular constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate planets in our solar system, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys.
***Google Editor's Choice 2017***
Features:
• Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations, planets, and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location. • Night Mode: Preserve your night vision with red or green night mode filters. • Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night. • Sky Paths: Follow the sky track for any object to see it’s exact location in the sky on any date and time. • Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times. • Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks. • Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying! • Supports Space Navigator™ binoculars, spotting scope, and telescopes.
What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
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However, two options should be in the app because when I visit a star ✨ or planet I have to navigate my mobile device through turning and twisting my wrist to reach the destination my expectation in this app is for example when I enter a destination in the Google map the place for the destination appears before me not turning and twisting my wrist to reach the destination. So that I can perceive a feeling that I travel through a 🛸
★★★★★Partho Das· Apr 14, 2026
Using Sky View is an amazing experience ✨ It makes it super easy to identify stars, planets, and constellations in the night sky. 📱🔭 The AR feature is especially impressive—just point your phone at the sky and everything appears in real time! The app is very user-friendly and also great for learning 👍 Perfect for anyone interested in astronomy and space. 🌌 ⭐ 5/5 – Highly recommended!
★★★★★Tere Rebollos· May 31, 2026
I like this app, I'm learning a lot about space and planets because of this app and stars🤩🌚🌚👍👍👍😆
★★☆☆☆Alma Colleen· Jun 6, 2026
I can't even get the app to correctly identify north, south, east, west. According to the compass on the app as I'm looking at the sunset, the app is indicating that it is in the East, and I'm not so foolish as to believe that the sun has set in the East
★☆☆☆☆T Warn· May 21, 2026
Does not know north-south or etc. and even when I'm pointing directly at the moon the app is like nahh
★☆☆☆☆M. S.· Mar 22, 2026
The app gives an inaccurate view of celestial bodies. I pointed it directly at the moon, but it wouldn’t show it. When I scanned around, it displayed the moon in a completely different part of the sky—even though I could clearly see the real moon where I was pointing.
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