AstroShader Downloads & RevenueAstroShader · App Store
AstroShader is #21 in Photo & Video Paid in United States and charting in 21 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 31 events
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · TH
- 🌟AstroShader featured by Appleapps · AR
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · PH
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · ID
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · AR
- 📈AstroShader hit #1Top Paid · Photo & Video · AE
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · AR
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · TH
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · PL
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · CO
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · CO
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · TW · Top Paid · All Apps · VN
- 📈AstroShader hit #1Top Paid · Photo & Video · PL
- 📈AstroShader hit #1Top Paid · Photo & Video · ZA
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Photo & Video · PL · Top Paid · Photo & Video · TR
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · ZA
- 📈AstroShader hit #1Top Paid · Photo & Video · ES
- 📈AstroShader hit #1Top Paid · Photo & Video · NL
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · TW
- 📈AstroShader hit #1Top Paid · Photo & Video · FR
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · NL
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10 in 4 chartsTop Paid · Photo & Video · CA · Top Paid · Photo & Video · IT · Top Paid · Photo & Video · SE · Top Paid · Photo & Video · US
- 📈AstroShader hit #1Top Paid · Photo & Video · AU
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10Top Paid · Photo & Video · GB
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10 in 4 chartsTop Paid · Photo & Video · BR · Top Paid · Photo & Video · ES · Top Paid · Photo & Video · MX · Top Paid · Photo & Video · SA
- 📈AstroShader entered the top 10 in 3 chartsTop Paid · Photo & Video · AE · Top Paid · Photo & Video · IN · Top Paid · Photo & Video · VN
- 📈AstroShader new best rank in the overall chart: #24Top Paid · All Apps · AE
- 🆕AstroShader first spotted by AppInsider#7 in Top Paid · Photo & Video · Germany
- 📦AstroShader version 1.2.7No release notes
- 🆕AstroShader released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Photo & Video PaidAstroShader at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A one-time purchase astrophotography app for iOS that enables users to capture, align, and stack images directly on their device without needing a computer or subscription. The app holds strong positions in the paid Photo & Video charts across multiple regions, notably ranking #3 in both Argentina and Italy, indicating solid traction in niche markets despite its recent late-2022 release.
Similar apps: SkySafari, Stellarium Mobile, Halide
AstroShader on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
AstroShader declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
AstroShader downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where AstroShader's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Photo & VideoPaid | #21 |
 Italy | Photo & VideoPaid | #3 |
 United Arab Emirates | Photo & VideoPaid | #3 |
 France | Photo & VideoPaid | #11 |
 India | Photo & VideoPaid | #10 |
| Germany | Photo & VideoPaid | #19 |
 Saudi Arabia | Photo & VideoPaid | #6 |
 United Kingdom | Photo & VideoPaid | #30 |
 Canada | Photo & VideoPaid | #17 |
 Australia | Photo & VideoPaid | #18 |
 Sweden | Photo & VideoPaid | #6 |
 China | Photo & VideoPaid | #81 |
 Spain | Photo & VideoPaid | #21 |
 Mexico | Photo & VideoPaid | #22 |
| Germany | All AppsPaid | #167 |
 Poland | Photo & VideoPaid | #13 |
| India | All AppsPaid | #105 |
 Japan | Photo & VideoPaid | #157 |
| Australia | All AppsPaid | #133 |
| Saudi Arabia | All AppsPaid | #79 |
 Turkey | Photo & VideoPaid | #21 |
 Taiwan | Photo & VideoPaid | #45 |
 Vietnam | Photo & VideoPaid | #17 |
 Thailand | Photo & VideoPaid | #34 |
 Philippines | Photo & VideoPaid | #30 |
| Turkey | All AppsPaid | #173 |
| Philippines | All AppsPaid | #121 |
| Vietnam | All AppsPaid | #133 |
Apps near AstroShader on the chart
Photo & Video Paid, around #21.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about AstroShader
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's ability to capture deep-sky objects and its free cost, but report significant instability with recent updates causing crashes and black images. Key complaints focus on broken workflows, such as removed unlimited RAW capture and UI regressions that erase settings.
Mixed but leaning positive (71% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and working reliably. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “and I have a feature request”
- Crashes & bugs: “great app with a few bugs”
- Updates: “The developer claims to have recently updated for barely noticeable bugs”
- Ease of use: “the app is simple and straightforward”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Somebody please fix this I think it’s a bug”
About AstroShader
AstroShader is an astrophotography app for capturing, stacking and editing. All you need is a stand, tripod, telescope or rock (to lean your phone on).
AstroShader lets you align and stack live during the image capture process. You can also align and stack images from you Photos library. No need to transfer images to a computer to align and stack them separately (but there is a built in intervalometer if you need it).
To take an image follow these steps:
• Use a stand, tripod, telescope mount (or lean your iPhone on a rock).
• Zoom in on stars and set focus manually, or use autofocus.
• Set the exposure time, ISO and white balance, or leave to auto-exposure.
• Set the number of exposures to be automatically aligned and stacked.
• Calibrate your images from the edit tools.
• After the capture is complete you can edit and save your image—including as 16bit TIFF.
• You can open images directly to use the edit tools in AstroShader - rather following a new image capture.
Image capture options include:
• Number of exposures to be aligned and stacked
• Exposure time
• ISO
• White balance
• Camera type
• Countdown timer
• Manual focus
• Pause the capture to reposition iPhone or telescope
Edit options include:
• Stretch image
• Background extraction
• Dynamic background extraction (DBE)
• x5 Histogram curves for fine tonal adjustment
• x3 sharpen layers each with radius and intensity with layer blending rather than chaining
• Brightness (low light enhancement)
• Saturation
• Black point
• Temperature
• Tint
• Save format options; HEIF, PNG, JPEG, TIFF
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