Star & Planet Finder
Developed by Nir Alperovitch | Last updated: May 19, 2024
Star & Planet Finder is an education app, developed by Nir Alperovitch, available on iOS and Android since its release in March 2010. The updated version 6.6 is now available to download, compatible with iOS 7.0+ and Android 10+. Before downloading this app, let's quickly review what Star and Planet Finder has to offer.
About Star & Planet Finder
Star & Planet Finder guides you to see stars, planets, constellations and satellites in the sky.
Simply choose a planet from the list, and move your device according to the pointer display, the pointer represents the planet.
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REVIEWS:
"Sanderson - I have dabbled with astronomy for 30 years, star maps, celestial co-ordinates, Patrick moores year book but this app renders them all obsolete. It makes locating stars and planets Childs play!"
"I am amazed! - I love this app! It does exactly as promised. Got a telescope for Christmas and hated not know what I was looking at or where to find what I wanted to look at. This app made stargazing a million times better for me and my kids!"
"I was thrilled when the cross hairs appeared on screen and Guided me to the planet that I had selected from the list. And that was only the free app!I highly recommend this app for anyone who is curious about the stars above. Well worth the purchase I say."
"Tech at it's best! - Awesome program. Any astronomer knows the computational power needed for these algorithms. And the iPhone sensors are up to the task. Unique. Buy it."
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FEATURES:
- Augmented Reality display - guides you to the chosen star
- Compass, GPS, accelerometer, camera and clock aware
- All 7 planets including Sun and Moon
- All 88 constellations for $0.99 !
- The 300 brightest stars for $0.99 !
- The 150 Brightest Satellites for $0.99 !
- Full Augmented Reality display
- Automatic time sync
- Moon phase display
- Planets information: description, mass, diameter, range
- Constellations Maps
- Satellite tracking map
- Great for astronomy fans
What's new in version 6.6
iOS 12 Bug fix
Download the Star & Planet Finder App
Star & Planet Finder has an IPA/APK download size of 16 MB on its latest version. Star & Planet Finder is FREE to download. Ready to install? Ensure you have at least 20 MB of storage space available, then tap the button or scan the QR code below to start the download process!
Ranking History in App Store (U.S)
Changelog
Compatibility
- iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 Pro
- Old devices: iPhone X/SE/8/7/6
- iPad Pro
- iPad Mini
Review: It does it’s job
It shows where the planets are. Nice BUT I have to pay for stars witch is kinda lame but still...
By Lmrsa
Review: Planet location!
Planet finder…yes this works very well day or night, whether the planet is visible or not; shows me where...
By Arjty
Review: Fun with little kids
My kids are 4 and 9 they both like looking for everything it’s a lot of fun
By gffffjjffegbjidyjxgu
Review: Amazing, helps me A LOT
I got this app originally to know when to go outside and look through my telescope, and I’d go...
By abbysjskms
Review: It works 50% of the time
Well when I used it I did a study to see how many of these space tracker like apps work....
By TFfanyea