
Pocket Universe
Your friendly night-sky guide
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad
Your friendly astronomical guide to what’s in the night sky: planets, satellites, and tonight’s best targets - no learning curve required, and always something new!
There's never been a better time to get into Astronomy! Start off easy with an app that will guide you around the night sky - and even entertain you a little when the skies are cloudy.
"The app works beautifully, making astronomy a bit less mysterious—but no less remarkable", MacWorld
"It’s truly an impressive marvel. 5 Mice out of 5", MacWorld.
"..one of the prettiest and easiest to use. And at three bucks, it’s a steal", Cult of Mac.
Apple App Store Staff Favorite
Voted Best Educational iPhone Application by AppAdvice
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Pocket Universe 2 turns your iPhone or iPad into an intuitive guide to the night sky. Point, tap, and instantly see what’s overhead: planets, constellations, comets,Pocket Universe 2 turns your iPhone or iPad into an intuitive guide to the night sky. Just point your device upward to instantly identify what’s overhead—planets, constellations, comets, satellites, and deep-sky wonders.
Designed for clarity and ease of use, Pocket Universe 2 helps you learn the sky naturally, whether you’re stepping outside for a quick look or exploring in detail from your couch.
Key features
• Live sky view: Aim your device to identify stars, planets, the ISS, satellites, comets, and bright deep-sky objects in real time.
• Time travel: Scrub hours or days forward and back, jump to sunrise, sunset, golden hour, moonrise, or moonset—and return to “now” instantly.
• Explore mode: Discover what’s worth looking for tonight, with summaries of upcoming events, solar activity, Moon phases and maps, Jupiter and Saturn’s moons and rings, a full Solar System orrery, and dedicated ISS and satellite views.
• Find anything fast: Search by name, browse curated “cool things” lists, or jump straight to planets and other Solar System bodies.
• Rich object details: Learn about thousands of objects, including planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae, and more.
• Widgets: Add Sun and Moon times and Moon phase to your Home Screen or desktop.
• Deep customization: Night vision mode, labels, grids, constellation lines, satellites, comets, and more. Save presets to switch instantly between your favorite viewing modes.
Pocket Universe 2 is the sequel to Pocket Universe, one of the first astronomy apps on the App Store. It has been completely rewritten using modern frameworks and tools to deliver a faster, cleaner, and more immersive stargazing experience.
Terms of Use (EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Completely rewritten from scratch, Pocket Universe 2 re-imagines what an astronomy application can do. Built on new frameworks with the latest tools, it's ready to keep up-to-date for the next ten years!
- Added a "news" page to keep you up to date with the latest astronomical happenings
Previous owners of Pocket Universe get an automatic life-time subscription!
The developer, John Kennedy, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- John Kennedy
- Size
- 107.3 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Monthly subscription $0.99
- Annual subscription $4.99
- Pocket Universe Lifetime unlock $19.99
- Copyright
- © 2011, 2026 Craic Design
