Sky Map Alternatives

Sky Map is described as '(formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the night sky' and is a very popular Star Map in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Sky Map for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Android, Android Tablet and Windows apps. The best Sky Map alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sky Map are Trail Sense, SkyView, KStars and Noctua Stellarium.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Sky Map alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Redshift brings the night sky to your screen. Explore alien planets, enhance your knowledge with detailed information on astronomy and space travel - and never miss an important celestial event.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. Displays the sky view at the correct orientation when held at any angle not just landscape or portrait. Simple operation, no buttons to press or modes to select, just point to the sky to start exploring.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. A very simple overview of the northern and southern sky hemisphere map with the Constellation and approximate graphical position of the planets and of The Sun and of The Moon without ZOOMING.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. Cosmic-Watch icon
     4 likes

    Discover the fascinating relation between time and the cosmos. Enjoy this interactive learning tool and understand the concept of the celestial sphere and the apparent movement of the sky.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. There are many abilities and effects. ?? ?? 💥 🔥 In this game you have to dodge the falling planets of the constellation. Do not remove your 😬 finger for more than 3 seconds, otherwise you will lose 😭.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Try out the solar system simulator to see the distance to Mars or other planets. Point your iPhone to the sky and explore the movement of the sun, moon, planets and stars across the sky while you change time by swiping the display.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Warp to distant stars and explore various exoplanets like lava worlds, water worlds, earthlike planets or massive jovians with Stars and Planets planetarium app and astronomy guide. Space is awesome and the universe is at your fingertips!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. StarCalc icon
     7 likes

    StarCalc is the fastest professional astronomy planetarium & star mapping program for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP (StarCalc version for PocketPC is available). It illustrates star positions of any instance of the day observed from any geographic locations on the Earth.

    33 StarCalc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
     
  9. From an augmented reality view of the night sky, to a virtual visit to the surface of Mars, Pocket Universe is the ultimate in astronomy apps. Moon phases, Orrery, ISS sightings, Jupiter’s moons, Quiz games, Leaderboard achievements, pop-up notifications of important events...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. Star Tracker icon
     1 like

    Just hold up and point the device to the sky and have fun! You can see any stars, constellations and deep sky objects you are watching in real time.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  11. Distant Suns astronomy app is an award-winning hand-held planetarium with over 25 years of development, offering you the new way to look at the sky from on the Earth to off. Sporting over 130,000 stars, all 8 (or is it 9?

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
  12. Star Rover icon
     1 like

    Star Rover is the fantastic planetarium for your smart phone. Just hold up your phone and Star Rover will tell you exactly what you are pointing at.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
You are at page 3 of Sky Map alternatives