We enjoy using the app to identify different celestial bodiea. I like getting notifications on upcoming events. My complaint on those, though, is that as soon as you tap on the notification, it opens the app showing you where to look, BUT you can not read further on what is happening. I just wish it had an option for further reading *then* you could open the finder.
I love this app! Get it you will enjoy it for yourself and or your family! Especially your kids! The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because you can't really zoom in on things really far away but I actually just realized that for 299 you can unlock a version that gives you search features and other options which I'm definitely going to do! I've used this app for years you will love it I promise even the free version. Plus the commercials are not intrusive at all.
Newer version. Still beautiful. Still clueless as to how to run it other than as a pretty toy. New pet peeve is things that continue to run in the background with no option to turn it off. Probably fine for most folks. -- No controls, no information, but quite responsive, and very pretty. Ads take up a largish portion of the Display on my 10 inch display. Action is a little obnoxious after a while. A toy.
excellent app! I look at the heavens all the time and could never tell what I was looking at. I have tried using books (requires too much up and down on the neck), glow-in-the-dark spin wheels (worthless) and other devices to no avail. In Eygpt, I discovered Star Tracker and I've been using it ever since. Just scan the sky and you have it in front of you. It's crazy easy and fun. Highly recommended. A++++
I love this app! I downloaded when I made a trip to Hawaii to be able to tell which stars were really planets, and it's been so much fun!! The alerts are great to learn about what's going on in the night sky. Once in a while it gets a little glitchy and when I point at a star it shifts somewhere else, but as I'm a super casual user it's no biggie. Love that it's free!!!
It's cool for a short period. If you need to find planets, stars, moons, or constellations than it's great. But I get these notifications and I think I'm gonna see something extraordinary by it telling me a location. In stead it just pulls up the sky map. And my phone is usually pointing down when reading messages. Soooo you can imagine how that doesn't help
The star tracker is an amazing product that has opened my eyes to wanting to explore more of the night sky! Just hold up your phone to something interesting you see in the night sky and the app will immediately tell you what you are looking at, showing the planets and stars you are looking at by name and as part of a constellation (where applicable). I recommend it for all that want to explore the night sky!
Overall I enjoy the app, but I have two complaints. First, I find it difficult to figure out where things are unless I can use the moon to get my position. I would like for there to be instructions on using the compass in the bottom corner. Second, I appreciate the notification of special sightings, but often they arrive too late For example, the notice says a planets viewing is best around sunset, but I get the notice well after it is dark.
Truly a fantastic opportunity to view the heavens above. 01/19/22 Ok, since my last review I have had to uninstall the app several times. I kept loosing the point arrow. Recently, regardless of the scheduled event, the arrow always points to the planet Uranus? Don't know if this is a joke or not, I have now uninstall the app again. Maybe the techs can figure what's going on, I hope so I really have enjoyed the app when it's working correctly.
Super smooth U.I, 60 FPS is a big plus! But more importantly, it's accurate, at least while on a Wi-Fi network and location/GPS enabled. After using the app for around ten minutes, I decided to go ahead and buy the full version. The sheer selection of search options is fantastic. You wouldn't normally have all these objects being displayed on any other app. Well worth the $3!
