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20+ Best SkyView® Alternatives for iPhone (2026)
SkyView® is B tier, #15 of 21 in stargazing. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.
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Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 377,513 ratings · score 99Identifies stars, constellations, planets and satellites held overhead, with AR overlays and ISS flyover alerts. - 2
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 497,429 ratings · score 98Identifies stars, planets, constellations and satellites overhead using an iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch, with AR views… - 3
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 38,766 ratings · score 96Planetarium app that identifies stars, constellations, planets, comets and satellites by pointing the phone at the sky. - 4
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 95,912 ratings · score 94Star Walk 2 Plus is a stargazing app that maps stars, planets and constellations in the sky shown on your device screen. - 5
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 76,194 ratings · score 94Stargazing reference app that identifies sky objects, shows real-time sky maps, constellations, and astronomy events. - 6
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 25,020 ratings · score 93Stargazing app that shows stars, planets, constellations and satellites in real time as you move your device. - 7
$2.99 + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 67,288 ratings · score 92Sky map app that shows stars, planets, constellations and comets in the direction your device points. - 8
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 4,603 ratings · score 89Uses the device camera direction to label stars, constellations and planets in the sky, with a separate solar system. - 9
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 4,338 ratings · score 87Turns your phone into a real-time planetarium for identifying stars and planets and planning sky viewing times. - 10
$4.99 + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 17,914 ratings · score 86Planetarium app that identifies stars, planets, comets, constellations and satellites when you hold your device up to. - 11
$2.99 · ★ 4.8 · 6,879 ratings · score 81Star atlas app that uses the iPhone compass and gyroscope to locate planets, stars, constellations, satellites and deep. - 12
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 18,798 ratings · score 80Uses the iPhone, iPad, or iPod camera to identify stars, constellations, satellites, and other objects in the sky. - 13
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 4,834 ratings · score 75Free star-finding app that helps locate stars and constellations in the sky, with augmented reality and night modes. - 14
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 4,351 ratings · score 72Identifies constellations, stars, planets and satellites when you point your phone at the sky. - 16
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 9,823 ratings · score 70Sky map app showing stars, the Moon, planets, constellations and meteor showers, aligned to the part of the sky your. - 17
$17.99 · ★ 4.6 · 5,502 ratings · score 70Stargazing app with a sky chart, object database, observation logging, and telescope control support. - 18
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 24,837 ratings · score 68Astronomy app that identifies stars, planets and constellations, with augmented reality mode on supported devices. - 19
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 14,795 ratings · score 65Stargazing planner showing planets, stars and constellations above your location, with an hourly conditions index. - 20
$3.99 · ★ 4.8 · 10,256 ratings · score 56Identifies and locates stars, planets, comets, constellations and galaxies by pointing your iPhone at the night sky. - 21
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 2,137 ratings · score 41Reference app by 身吉 潘 on the App Store.
Questions people ask
- What is the best alternative to SkyView® on iPhone?
- Sky Guide, S tier, #1 in stargazing.
- Is there a free alternative to SkyView®?
- Yes: Sky Guide (S tier, #1) is free to download, with in-app purchases.
- Does anything rank above SkyView®?
- Yes. 14 apps rank above it in stargazing: Sky Guide (#1), Night Sky (#2), Stellarium Mobile - Star Map (#3) and more.