Night Sky

Guide to Stars,Comets,Meteors

Free · In‑App Purchases

495K Ratings
Awards

Editors’ Choice

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Age Rating

4+
Years
Chart

#20
Reference
Developer

iCandi Apps Ltd.
Language

EN
+ 68 More
Size

555.1
MB

Introducing Aura, Your Personal Super Astronomer Designed and Optimized for iOS & iPadOS 27 Night Sky is a powerful AI personal planetarium. Quickly identify stars, planets, constellations and satellites above by simply holding your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch to the Night Sky! This is all done magically. Whether you’re looking for a constellation, or the International Space Station, let Night Sky direct you to it, then explore the object in AR! FEATURE SET: - NIGHT SKY + AURA (Night Sky + Aura Subscription required) - Your Personal AI Super Astronomer! Ask Night Sky Aura virtually anything about Space and it will know the answer. Night Sky Aura fully interfaces with features within Night Sky, to direct you to objects you’re interested in, provide information on anything to do with astronomy, or even show you how the sky looks on the other side of the world! With your own personal AI Super Astronomer right by your side, Night Sky Aura becomes the new natural way to interact with the sky above! - SKY TAGS - Make Night Sky yours, by adding personal Sky Tags to the map! Pin Sky Tags to objects in the sky to save for future reference, and share them via iMessage so others can find them! Sky Tags can be categorized, and are completely personal to you. Maybe you want to tag a star as a memorial to someone, or tag something you’d like to observe later that night. You can even add Astrophotography photos and observation notes to your Sky Tags! - CONNECTED STARGAZING (+ Feature) - Connected Stargazing is a revolutionary new feature that utilizes SharePlay in iOS 15.1, allowing you to stargaze with others when you are apart! Start a FaceTime Audio call with those who you would like to stargaze with, then create a session by adding objects for everyone to find in the sky! - SPATIAL AUDIO OBJECT NAVIGATION - Using AirPods Pro or AirPods Max, search for an object when automatic sky tracking is on, and Night Sky will make the star, planet or constellation ‘chirp’ in the 360° soundscape, assisting you to navigate to the object with sound! - AR SKY WINDOW - Erase the ceiling of your bedroom, lounge or classroom with AR! Night Sky intelligently detects the ceiling or other flat surface in a room, and can make it magically disappear to reveal the sky behind it! - BILLIONS OF STARS! (+ Feature) - Space is vast, so Night Sky has been hyper charged with over 1.7 BILLION STARS streamed from the cloud! With a new super deep zoom (greater than 10X before), prepare to delve deeper into space than you ever imagined! - MAPS UI - A clean and familiar interface with Search features including Quick Find, intelligent Night Red Mode, Light Pollution indicator and easy to use menu, prepare to navigate Night Sky quicker than ever before! - AR PLANETARY PORTALS & AR GRAND ORRERY (+ Features) - Step onto the surface of other planets by placing AR portals around your room! Or walk around the entire Solar System using the newly refreshed interactive Grand Orrery! - NIGHT SKY WATCH AR - Night Sky magically comes to life on Apple Watch, with Glass Constellations, Red Vision, and Night Sky Live Tours - all on your wrist! - AR OBJECT EXPLORATION - Pull Planets, Stars and Constellations out of the sky and look at them in detailed AR! - NIGHT SKY TOURS (+ Feature): Get a live sky tour or create your own sky tours for any location and time in the world! - NIGHT SKY MINDFULNESS (+ Feature) - A mindfulness stargazing experience adding mindfulness minutes with Apple HealthKit. - AND MANY MORE FEATURES! Subscription Information: 'Night Sky +' and 'Night Sky + Aura' are available as optional subscriptions. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: http://www.icandiapps.com/privacy-policy/ Terms and Conditions of Use: http://www.icandiapps.com/terms-conditions/

Events

MAJOR UPDATE
Night Sky 27

Look up and listen as Aura guides you through personalized sky tours, answering your questions as the universe unfolds.
SPECIAL EVENT
50 Years Ago Enterprise Debuts

Find out why some of the cast of Star Trek were there to watch NASA's first Space Shuttle's public unveiling!
SPECIAL EVENT
Get ready for the equinox!

Watch when the seasons change! Find out more about the significance of this biannual event with Night Sky.

A Closer Look

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

495K Ratings

Editors’ Choice

This planetarium in your pocket makes it easy to discover the wonders of space wherever you go. Day or night, just aim your device skyward to see a live 3D map of the heavens, complete with beautifully illustrated constellations, stars, planets, and satellites. A special night mode helps you read the map in the dark, while integrated weather reports show the best times for stargazing. You can even have notifications alert you to future astronomical events.

Editors’ Choice

This planetarium in your pocket makes it easy to discover the wonders of space wherever you go. Day or night, just aim your device skyward to see a live 3D map of the heavens, complete with beautifully illustrated constellations, stars, planets, and satellites. A special night mode helps you read the map in the dark, while integrated weather reports show the best times for stargazing. You can even have notifications alert you to future astronomical events.
Awesome app with tons of great features & support!
08/24/2017
Doren Sean Michael
I’ve been recently comparing Astronomy viewing apps and Night Sky has now become my definitive go-to stargazing app. Immediately after downloading & installing the app I purchased a yearly subscription for only $9.99 because the “Night Sky Tonight” feature is a MUST have for anyone serious about nighttime gazing. Not only does it show an animation of what you’ll be able to see that night, it also lists the planets with their rises & sets, satellites, viewing conditions, pollution map & nearby dark sites. Their “Get Info” button for everything takes you to a page full of extensive details & additional photos of the object. The Apple Widget is perfect for letting me know current viewing conditions and with a graphical representation of when it will be optimum. Their notifications are also some of the best I’ve experienced, spanning, not only, news about objects to currently view, but viewing conditions as well. Then there’s basic, but very nice unique features, like the pseudo horizon cityscape and the ability to share objects you’re viewing. They also have a built-in photo app with special nighttime camera features not even found in Apple’s own camera app. I love my Apple Watch & some apps fail, but not Night Sky! Raise your wrist to identify objects, lower it & you’ll get a compass and an overview of the objects you can currently see. Then spin the crown forwards or backwards and watch as you can time travel the viewable objects around you. Overall it’s an absolutely incredible app for novices & serious amateur astronomers alike! You won’t be disappointed!

Developer Response
Thanks for your great review! Happy stargazing!
Awesome app with tons of great features & support!
08/24/2017
Doren Sean Michael

I’ve been recently comparing Astronomy viewing apps and Night Sky has now become my definitive go-to stargazing app. Immediately after downloading & installing the app I purchased a yearly subscription for only $9.99 because the “Night Sky Tonight” feature is a MUST have for anyone serious about nighttime gazing. Not only does it show an animation of what you’ll be able to see that night, it also lists the planets with their rises & sets, satellites, viewing conditions, pollution map & nearby dark sites. Their “Get Info” button for everything takes you to a page full of extensive details & additional photos of the object. The Apple Widget is perfect for letting me know current viewing conditions and with a graphical representation of when it will be optimum. Their notifications are also some of the best I’ve experienced, spanning, not only, news about objects to currently view, but viewing conditions as well. Then there’s basic, but very nice unique features, like the pseudo horizon cityscape and the ability to share objects you’re viewing. They also have a built-in photo app with special nighttime camera features not even found in Apple’s own camera app. I love my Apple Watch & some apps fail, but not Night Sky! Raise your wrist to identify objects, lower it & you’ll get a compass and an overview of the objects you can currently see. Then spin the crown forwards or backwards and watch as you can time travel the viewable objects around you. Overall it’s an absolutely incredible app for novices & serious amateur astronomers alike! You won’t be disappointed!
Developer Response 08/27/2017
Thanks for your great review! Happy stargazing!
EXCELLENT
08/07/2023
CaspaDaCracka33
The night sky app is an excellent tool for anyone interested in stargazing or astronomy. With its intuitive interface and comprehensive database of celestial bodies, this app makes it easy to identify and learn about the objects in the night sky. One of the standout features of the night sky app is its augmented reality mode, which allows you to point your phone or tablet at the sky and see a labeled map of the stars and planets superimposed on your screen. This feature is incredibly useful for identifying objects in the sky, especially for beginners who may not be familiar with the constellations. In addition to its augmented reality mode, the night sky app also includes detailed information about each celestial object, including its name, distance from Earth, and interesting facts about its properties and history. This makes the app a great educational resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of astronomy. Overall, I highly recommend the night sky app for anyone interested in stargazing or astronomy. Its user-friendly interface and comprehensive database of celestial objects make it an essential tool for both beginners and experienced stargazers alike.

Developer Response
Thank you for your review! Happy stargazing!
EXCELLENT
08/07/2023
CaspaDaCracka33

The night sky app is an excellent tool for anyone interested in stargazing or astronomy. With its intuitive interface and comprehensive database of celestial bodies, this app makes it easy to identify and learn about the objects in the night sky. One of the standout features of the night sky app is its augmented reality mode, which allows you to point your phone or tablet at the sky and see a labeled map of the stars and planets superimposed on your screen. This feature is incredibly useful for identifying objects in the sky, especially for beginners who may not be familiar with the constellations. In addition to its augmented reality mode, the night sky app also includes detailed information about each celestial object, including its name, distance from Earth, and interesting facts about its properties and history. This makes the app a great educational resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of astronomy. Overall, I highly recommend the night sky app for anyone interested in stargazing or astronomy. Its user-friendly interface and comprehensive database of celestial objects make it an essential tool for both beginners and experienced stargazers alike.
Developer Response 08/06/2023
Thank you for your review! Happy stargazing!
Good but a little too much
09/05/2023
BrocktheRock123
If u want an app that shows u what u can see in the sky, this is decent, but it also shows u so many other things u can’t see in the sky, that are way far away. Then they make those things just as bright on the map as the things u can see in the sky. So sometimes you are clicking from star to star, staring in the sky, really having to figure out what star you are looking at. Other times like with a planet it’s obviously simple. This app would be perfect for an astrology student or scientist. But for the average person, they need to make it so the closest and brightest objects in the sky are the brightest objects on the sky map to make it easier to figure out which star you are seeing. I really like how they show the constellations, tell you when something is rising and setting, and much more. It also gives you extremely detailed and scientific information that the average person won’t understand, so the information could be presented a littler simpler, and that’s coming from san intelligent person. Like I said, this app is heaven for a scientist. Overall, I use it and like it, but it could be a little easier to use, and planet and star descriptions could be written better. It’s almost like they take all the most detailed scientific jargon they can find and jam it into as many paragraphs as they can instead of presenting the information in a scientific yet digestible way. I’m not saying dumb the info down, but make it more fun to read. I love the planets, stars, and everything in the sky, so if I feel this way, I know others do too. Last thing is the sky map is always a few degrees off of the compass on your phone and you will need to adjust it. Otherwise when you point at something it’ll appear slightly to the left or right on your sky map.

Developer Response
Thank you for your review! You can access a complete user guide through the app or at https://icandiapps.com/support/ . The user guide might help with some of your questions. If there is anything else we can help with, please reach out to the team at [email protected] We'd love to earn your 5 star review!
Good but a little too much
09/05/2023
BrocktheRock123

If u want an app that shows u what u can see in the sky, this is decent, but it also shows u so many other things u can’t see in the sky, that are way far away. Then they make those things just as bright on the map as the things u can see in the sky. So sometimes you are clicking from star to star, staring in the sky, really having to figure out what star you are looking at. Other times like with a planet it’s obviously simple. This app would be perfect for an astrology student or scientist. But for the average person, they need to make it so the closest and brightest objects in the sky are the brightest objects on the sky map to make it easier to figure out which star you are seeing. I really like how they show the constellations, tell you when something is rising and setting, and much more. It also gives you extremely detailed and scientific information that the average person won’t understand, so the information could be presented a littler simpler, and that’s coming from san intelligent person. Like I said, this app is heaven for a scientist. Overall, I use it and like it, but it could be a little easier to use, and planet and star descriptions could be written better. It’s almost like they take all the most detailed scientific jargon they can find and jam it into as many paragraphs as they can instead of presenting the information in a scientific yet digestible way. I’m not saying dumb the info down, but make it more fun to read. I love the planets, stars, and everything in the sky, so if I feel this way, I know others do too. Last thing is the sky map is always a few degrees off of the compass on your phone and you will need to adjust it. Otherwise when you point at something it’ll appear slightly to the left or right on your sky map.
Developer Response 09/06/2023
Thank you for your review! You can access a complete user guide through the app or at https://icandiapps.com/support/ . The user guide might help with some of your questions. If there is anything else we can help with, please reach out to the team at [email protected] We'd love to earn your 5 star review!

Welcome to Night Sky 27! Our fastest and smartest release yet. Night Sky 27 transforms how you explore the universe with three new Aura Sky Tour experiences and major performance improvements. All designed for iOS/iPadOS 27! - AURA SKY TOURS — TONIGHT. LIVE. ANYWHERE. (Night Sky + Aura subscription required) - Three powerful new ways to explore the universe, powered by the new Apple Foundation Models on supported devices. - AURA TONIGHT - Discover the highlights of tonight’s sky. Aura creates a personalized spoken tour of the best stars, planets, constellations, and celestial events visible from your location tonight. - AURA LIVE - Look up and let Aura guide you. Point your device towards the sky and receive real-time spoken guidance, helping you remain focused on the natural world instead of your screen. Interrupt the tour at any time to ask Aura questions naturally as you explore. - AURA ANYWHERE - Travel to any place or time. Select a location, date, and time, and Aura will bring that sky to life with an intelligent tour created especially for you. - PRIVATE, ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE - On supported devices, Aura Tonight, Aura Live, and Aura Anywhere use the new Apple Foundation Models. When powered by Apple Foundation Models, tour creation and interaction happen directly on your device, providing a fast and responsive experience designed with privacy at its core. Where Apple Foundation Models aren’t available—or a question requires more in-depth astronomical knowledge—OpenAI provides a fallback. - NATURAL VOICE INTERACTION - Your Personal AI Super Astronomer now has a voice. Listen to Aura guide your tour, choose your preferred voice in Preferences, and ask questions naturally. Aura will respond aloud. - 11 NEW LANGUAGES - Night Sky now supports Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Slovenian, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu—making the universe accessible to even more stargazers around the world. - AURA TOURS ON APPLE VISION PRO - Experience Aura Sky Tours in the visionOS app for an even more immersive way to explore the cosmos. - SIRI AND SPOTLIGHT - Access Night Sky features directly through Siri with requests such as “What star is that?” or “Where is Mars?” Celestial objects are now indexed in Spotlight, making it easier to find stars, planets, constellations, and more. - DRAMATICALLY FASTER AND LIGHTER - Night Sky now launches up to 60% faster, while its initial download size has been reduced by around 63%, from 1.23 GB to approximately 465 MB. Night Sky downloads additional content on demand only when it’s needed, so you can start exploring sooner. - FULL APP RESIZABILITY - Night Sky’s interface now adapts beautifully as you resize the app, delivering a more flexible experience throughout. - SAFER SKY TRACKING - When sky tracking is active, Night Sky now warns you automatically if your device is pointed directly at the Sun. - UPDATED SPACE EXPLORATION TIMELINE - Journey through an updated timeline featuring the latest milestones in humanity’s exploration beyond Earth. - Improved performance, stability, and reliability, together with numerous additional enhancements and bug fixes. Enjoying Night Sky? We’d really appreciate a review on the App Store. If you need any assistance, our team will be happy to help at [email protected]. Happy stargazing!

Version 27.0 2d ago

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Night Sky + Aura

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$9.99
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Night Sky + Aura (Monthly Subscription)

$17.99
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Night Sky + Aura (Annual Subscription)

$69.99

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Seller: iCandi Apps Ltd.
Size: 555.1 MB
Category: Reference
Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.4 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 13.3 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.

Apple TV
Requires tvOS 16.0 or later.

Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
Languages: English and 68 more

English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Laotian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian Bokmål, Oriya, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Zulu
Age Rating: 4+

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In-App Purchases: Yes

Night Sky + $9.99

Night Sky + $49.99

Night Sky + Aura $69.99

Night Sky + Aura $9.99

Night Sky + $5.99

Night Sky + Aura $69.99

Night Sky + Aura $17.99

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Editors’ Choice

Awesome app with tons of great features & support!

EXCELLENT

Good but a little too much

What’s New

Subscriptions

Night Sky + Aura

Night Sky + Aura

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App Privacy

Data Not Linked to You

Accessibility

Supported Features

VoiceOver

Larger Text

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Captions

Information

Supports

SharePlay

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