Star Chart

The magical augmented reality star gazing and astronomy app.

Star Chart

App stats

Version: 4.3.14 (Last updated: 2024-04-11)
Creation date: 2010-12-20
Permissions
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Other: view network connections, full network access

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App summary

Used by over 30 million people world-wide, Star Chart provides a magical star gazing experience like no other.

You can now have a virtual planetarium in your pocket! Look through the eyes of your Android device to see a virtual window into the whole visible universe.

All you have to do is point your Android deviceº at the sky and Star Chart will tell you exactly what you are looking at.

Using state of the art GPS technology, an accurate 3D universe, and all of the latest high tech functionality, Star Chart calculates – in real time - the current location of every star and planet visible from Earth and shows you precisely where they are; even in broad daylight!

Want to know what that bright star is called? Point your device at it – you might just find out it’s a planet!

Want to know what the night sky looks like to people on the other side of the earth? Well just point your device down!

Want to know where your star sign is in the sky? Star Chart will tell you all this and more.

Star Chart's features include:
- Just point and view. No need to scroll around the screen to find out what you are looking at*.
- Alternatively, look around the sky using finger gestures – perfect for armchair astronomers!
- Voice Control: Explore the solar system with commands like: "Fly me to the Moon" / "Go to Saturn" / "Tour Mars" / "Look at Andromeda" / "Where is the Cigar Galaxy?"[English only]
- Supports dynamic device orientation viewing. Allows you to view the night sky whilst holding your Android device at any angle.
- Accurately depicts all the visible stars of the northern and southern hemispheres - a total of over 120,000 stars!
- Fly to and explore all the planets of the solar system, their moons and the sun all rendered in beautiful 3D with state of the art visual effects.
- Displays all 88 constellations, with constellation imagery based on the beautiful artwork by 17th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius.
- Includes entire Messier catalogue of exotic deep sky objects.
- Using the powerful Time Shift feature allows you to shift up to 10,000 years forward or backward in time.
- Tap on anything in the sky and get the facts on what you are looking at, including distance and brightness.
- Very powerful zoom function, lets you view the sky in extra detail, using intuitive finger gestures.
- Fully configurable. Star Chart displays only the sky objects that you are interested in.
- Allows you to view the sky underneath the horizon. So now you can see where the sun is, even at night!
- Manually set your location to find out what the sky looks like from anywhere in the world.
- Full search feature

So point your Android device at the sky and see what's out there!

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Star Chart is published by Escape Velocity Ltd and developed by Escapist Games Ltd. We update Star Chart regularly, so please send us your feedback and feature requests to [email protected].

And thanks for all your feedback so far!

Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/starchart
Follow Star Chart on Twitter: StarChartApp

º Augmented Reality (AR) mode only available if your device supports it, as this feature requires a built-in compass. Manual scrolling is supported on all other devices.

* Star Chart does not require internet access for normal usage. Internet access is only required initially to verify the license and subsequently when accessing the support page and external links.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Beautifully designed and intuitive interface.
  • Great for identifying constellations, stars, and planets.
  • Customizable settings and detailed information for celestial objects.
  • Useful for both amateur astronomers and night photography.
  • Has a large amount of content and features compared to other apps.
Cons
  • Frequent crashes on recent Android devices.
  • Lack of updates and support for newer operating systems.
  • Issues with restoring in-app purchases.
  • Problems with estimated location accuracy.
  • Notifications cannot be easily turned off.
Most mentioned
  • App crashes and doesn't launch on newer devices.
  • Deterioration in app functionality over time.
  • Frustration with the lack of customer support.
  • In-app purchases and previous versions create issues for users.
  • High value in terms of content and accuracy when functional.
User reviews
I am no astronomer but needed this app for night photography. But when compared with another one I tried first, it is not bombarding me with adds on every command; to chaotic to appreciate anything good about that other app.This is add free and still completely usable...at least for night photography. You get to plan optimum times to shoot the Milky Way and other celestial bodies. So photographers should be happier with this one, but how would I know? I don't. Do I? Do you smart person?
by Debtoralive, 2024-11-08

App was amazing and used to love it for showing my kids and exploring the night sky myself and finding out where certain stars and celestial bodies were but as of August 3rd 2024 my Samsung Galaxy S9+ The screen just stays black upon opening the app and nothing is functional, it just plays the menu sound and make sound effects when touching the screen but nothing else. It is very sad and hope they fix soon. Will rate five stars if it becomes functional again on my phone.
by The Locked Jaw, 2024-08-03

This app has REALLY gone downhill. I bought Star Chart Infinite years ago and enjoyed it until the new version of Android came out, then it quit working. Now we have a new version of Star Chart with no way to restore my purchases, and my efforts to re-purchase the app was declined. I've already ruled out contacting anyone since my emails have gone unanswered. I've since uninstalled the app and won't bother wasting any more time with it.
by MJB Diver, 2024-07-18
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