4/5 rating based on 52 reviews. Read all reviews for SkyORB 2021 Astronomy in AR for iPhone.
SkyORB 2021 Astronomy in AR is free iOS app published by Stephane Denis
ActionAppGuy
I received a news banner on my home screen and ‘slid’ it to open SkyOrb. Only a completely black/blank screen appeared. Clicks everywhere were pointless as the app was unresponsive. No (viewable) news is NOT good news! Previously this has been a 5 STAR app! Please fix the 13.1.3 bug. (I have a 10 Xs Max iPhone.) Thanks!
Kevin_in_cs
Ads come back every time I open the app, even though I paid to remove them. This is crap. Uninstalled in spite of having my purchase price stolen.
surrealiPod
Excellent app... Great graphics and very useful when outdoors and trying to identify constellations... You don't always have your charts, but you always have your phone with app! Stephen Landry
AstroPaul
I usually keep *all* astro-related apps on my i-devices. But not this one! The "free" version includes banner ads across the bottom AND is crippled by many missing features. The interface is confusing and cluttered. Rows of icons appear, disappear, and an odd message about "drag this cursor" shows up, but doesn't seem to work. This is my second time trying this app. The first time I deleted it because they placed an always-on clock in the upper left that displayed seconds and hence was perpetually in motion. It was visually distracting. They've dropped that, but still leave a clock in space-- and a Facebook icon on the screen, too! In addition, the display and interface are poor. The banner adverts for games across the Bolton is tawdry. The top portion of the screen is blocked by a set of icons--while it might be convenient to have *some* of them available--they need to be at the bottom of the screen!! Otherwise, the app completely destroys the illusion of looking out at the night sky. Some icons are obscure and many are simple toggles. The orrery does NOT work intuitively; other apps handle this much better. In short, I gave up again! Your time--and energy-- to say nothing of $ -- would be better spent elsewhere on richer, fuller apps. Try some if the free or inexpensive light versions of such apps as Distant Suns, Sky Safari, Starmap, etc. Note: they wisely offer tiered versions, without adverts cluttering up the night sky! You'll find excellent orreries, too!
Cosmic Nerve Center
This app has many excellent observational tools. I find it difficult to navigate some of it's options but all in all, it is a wonderful source of information and perspective.
ehdonhon
I just wanted something to point at the sky and figure out what I was looking at. At one point this app could do that. Now the interface is so complicated that it is a beast to use. Plus, there is no useful documentation. Half the time, it freezes up on me when I want to use it most. Here is the other thing: I spent good money on this app. But then they got rid of the old "free" version and renamed this paid version as the free one. Then they came out with a new paid version. So even though they have my money, I now get constant nags to give them more for a piece of junk. For shame!
Movingwithgrace
I do like that I can point at the sky and see what is there. I have not figured out what and how to use all the features. They keep asking me to invest in the premium version to 'unlock all the features,' but I don't find the features on the free version that easy to utilize. I wish they would add some helping features so there would be on screen info about how to get the most out of it... Then I might consider upgrading for more.