SkyView® Lite

SkyView® Lite

Terminal Eleven LLC · 4.5 ★ · FREE

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Description

SkyView® Lite brings stargazing to everyone! Simply point your iPhone, iPad, or iPod at the sky to identify stars, constellations, satellites, and more!

Downloaded over 40 million times.

If you like our lite version of SkyView then you'll love our full version! It includes: a convenient Apple Watch app, a Today Widget displaying tonight's brightest objects, ALL in-app purchases offered in this version, thousands more objects to discover, and more!

App Store Best of 2012
App Store Rewind 2011 -- Best Education App

“If you've ever wanted to know what you're looking at in the night sky, this app is the perfect stargazer's companion.”
– CNET

"If you’ve ever been looking for a stargazing app for your iPhone, then this [is] definitely the one to get."
– AppAdvice

“SkyView is an Augmented Reality app that lets you see just what delights the sky has to offer.”
– 148Apps Editor’s Choice

You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® Lite and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView® Lite is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find your favorite constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate the Moon, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys.

Features:

  • Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
  • Sightings: set reminders for celestial events and plan an evening stargazing & spotting satellites.
  • Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
  • Sky Paths: Follow the daily sky tracks for the Sun and Moon to see their exact locations in the sky on any date & 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!

Developer

What's New

Version 3.8.11 · Sep 23, 2025

Dear Stargazer, This update addresses minor issues. Best, Terminal Eleven

Ratings & Reviews

App Store

4.5

18,675 ratings

N/A downloads

Google Play

4.3

57,650 ratings

10,000,000+ downloads

5★
71%
4★
10%
3★
6%
2★
3%
1★
10%

Recent Reviews

Alma Colleen

Google Play

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

Jun 6, 2026

Sajjad Hossain

Google Play

great app

Jun 3, 2026

Harshit Solanki

Google Play

if you have interest is space this app is for you, using since 2018

Jun 3, 2026

Tere Rebollos

Google Play

I like this app,I'm learning a lot about space and planets because of this app and stars🤩🌚🌚👍👍👍😆

May 31, 2026

gshuk1

App Store

Not accurate

I love this app because I can find out what planets are where but when I point up to the sky, nothing is where they are, if that makes any sense

May 31, 2026

poonam chaurasiya

Google Play

It so amazing it's so the real places of the all the images I I am rating 5 out of 5 because it keep very exact picture and with exact location it is more helpful for us

May 30, 2026

IndyKaterade

App Store

Best app!

I use this app almost daily to see chem out the stars, find where the ISS is located and so much more! I have inspired my adult children to check out the skies, especially the night skies, and. Is I do this with my granddaughters.

May 29, 2026

tiffandbarry

App Store

This app sucks, and I am being polite

It has never been aligned with the actual stars. I have had this app for at least four years and it has never accurately shown the stars. Always at least 5 degrees off, at least! I just want to know what I am looking at and the app does not help. It sucks!

May 21, 2026

Mellissita

App Store

App problem

Why was it keep kicking me out instead of entering, when I tried to enter, it kicked me out again, was there a virus in there

May 15, 2026

Vietcong132

App Store

joe bart

joe bartolozzi uses this app

May 13, 2026

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