Star Walk: Night Sky Astronomy 4+
Star Gazer Guide Sky Map View
Vito Technology Inc.
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Star Walk is the most beautiful stargazing app you’ve ever seen on a mobile device. It will become your interactive guide to the night sky, following your every movement in real-time and allowing you to explore over 200, 000 celestial bodies with extensive information.
***Over 10 million users! Winner of Apple Design Award 2010***
“Star Walk is a remarkably in-depth and detailed astronomy app. There's so much you can do with this app” - Common sense media
“Star Walk is the best stargazing application I have come across for the iPhone. Many of the features found within the application cannot be found in any others! This is one of the best developed and executed applications I have seen to hit the app store.” - iMore
“This app brings the old paper star chart into the smartphone age, and makes exploring the night sky easily accessible to everyone.” - Soggy Astronomer
Duran Duran's keyboard Nick Rhodes mentions Star Walk as his favourite app:
“It’s brilliant, and if you’re ever somewhere with a clear sky and no light pollution, it’s a revelation. It’s beautifully designed and makes clever use of the available technology. I’m fascinated by astronomy, but even if you’re not, give this a go.”
Key features:
• Night sky map with thousands of stars, constellations and other sky objects.
• Real-time tracking of celestial bodies.
• Augmented reality sky view.
• Deep sky objects to explore in detail.
• Night mode.
• Extensive information about all sky objects.
• The ability to travel in time with “Time machine”
• Astronomical calendar with various celestial events.
• Stunning space pictures in “Picture of the Day”.
• “Sky Live” section with info about the moon phases, the amount of daylight, the visibility of the planets, etc.
Astronomical calendar, deep space objects, meteor showers, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and satellites are available through the STAR WALK PLUS subscription.
‣ Launch the app and point your device at the night sky - you'll see the stars, planets, satellites, and constellations in their proper place from your location. As you move your device, the star map updates in real time.*
‣ Every object you tap has an (i) next to its name, tap it to access some information.
‣ A scale on right is the “Time machine”, slide it to explore the map of the night sky of tomorrow or years ago.
‣ A calendar of celestial events will make sure you never miss anything interesting.
‣ Tap Augmented Reality icon in the upper right corner to add the image from your camera to your sky view.
‣ Use Night Mode to go easy on your eyes and preserve night vision when exploring the Universe.
‣ Star Walk is your personal planetarium. Project to a big screen with no picture quality loss.
*This feature (Star Spotter) is available for devices with digital compass. If your device does not have the digital compass, you can use your fingers to change the view of the sky map.
Links:
http://www.facebook.com/StarWalkApp
http://twitter.com/starwalk
STAR WALK PLUS removes ads from the app and gives you access to the calendar with astronomical events, deep space objects, meteor showers, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and satellites. It offers a one-week free trial followed by an auto-renewing subscription.
Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
Terms of use: http://vitotechnology.com/terms-of-use.html
Start your best stargazing experience right now!
What’s New
Version 7.4.0
+ Introduced Portuguese, Czech, and Hungarian language support
+ Enhanced information and data for celestial objects
+ Upgraded astronomical calendar for better accuracy
+ Streamlined local notifications system
+ Implemented minor bug fixes and performance optimizations
We welcome your feedback at support@vitotechnology.com for any issues, inquiries, or suggestions.
Your reviews and ratings on the App Store mean a lot to us.
Thank you for choosing Star Walk!
Ratings and Reviews
Still the best.
I have had Star Walk on a succession of iPods, iPhones and iPads for 10 years now and I would not be without it. It has never let me down. It has been stable for all this time. It is my go to app for quick star or planet locating. The background information is very useful. I have Star Walk 2 as well. Together they give me all I need on my phone when I am stargazing. Keep up the good work.
Developer Response ,
We are always happy to receive such positive feedback! Thank you very much!
Great app 👍🏻
Easy to use app and great features. I have been using this for a couple of years now and never really found a problem.
The only thing that could do with looking at, is the notifications. I had a notification that Jupiter and Venus are close in the sky tonight This notification came after they had set below the horizon! The notification should take into account the users location (I live in the UK) and not assume the live in the USA. That is the only issue that has bugged me, otherwise, 5 stars 👍🏻
Developer Response ,
Thank you very much for being our user for so long and for leaving valuable feedback. We will consider it. The notification about Jupiter and Venus sent on Friday was about Saturday's sky event.
Intriguing.
I am so glad to now know where the planets are and their names. To know where the space stations and various satellites are just by holding my phone in the direction of the sky. I also like the music that accompanies the search it gives atmosphere. So glad I purchased this app and recommend it.
Developer Response ,
Thank you very much for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed Star Walk!
App Privacy
The developer, Vito Technology Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Vito Technology Inc.
- Size
- 192.8 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 2.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2008-2023 Vito Technology, Inc
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Star Walk Plus 1 Month Access £0.99
- Star Walk Plus 1 Year Access £4.49
- Star Walk Plus 3 Months Access £1.79
- Unlimited Premium Access £9.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.