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.
United States
+7
SkyMap Alternatives
SkyMap is described as 'Provides interactive sky maps for any time, viewpoint and location on Earth. It shows the different names, coordinates, magnitude, astronomical rise and set times plus additional information for over 110000 stars, messier objects, planets, sun and moon' and is a Star Map in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to SkyMap for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Android, Android Tablet and Mac apps. The best SkyMap alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SkyMap are Sky Map, KStars, Solar System Scope and Sky Guide.
Alternatives list
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
+8
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.
+5
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.
+2
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
+7
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.
+2
Aladin is an interactive sky atlas allowing the user to visualize digitized astronomical images or full surveys, superimpose entries from astronomical catalogues or databases, and interactively access related data and information from the Simbad database, the VizieR service and...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
This program enables you to draw sky charts, making use of the data in 16 catalogs of stars and nebulae. In addition the position of planets, asteroids and comets are shown.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+7
38 Cosmic-Watch alternativesDiscover 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
+3
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- 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
+3
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
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