SkySafari 8 Pro Downloads & RevenueSkySafari 8 Pro · App Store
SkySafari 8 Pro is #2 in Reference Paid in United Arab Emirates and charting in 5 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSimulation Curriculum Corp.
CategoryReference
Price34.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (806)
Version8.1.2
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)50k+ worldwide
📈Entered the top 10📈Charting in a new country📦Updated to version 8.1.2⭐Passed 1K ratings💰Price drop💰Price drop⭐Passed 1K ratings🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 8.1.1🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 31 events
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · AE
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro charting in a new countryUnited Arab Emirates
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 100Top Grossing · Reference · AE
- 📦SkySafari 8 Pro updated to version 8.1.2This update restores Astro Weather forecasts, improves search and the sky catalogs, and fixes several other issues reported since 8.1.1.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed Astro Weather forecasts failing to load. When the forecast couldn't be retrieved, SkySafari also kept retrying without pause; it now tries again only when you return to the forecast.
- Fixed comet brightness for comets updated from the Minor Planet Center. These were predicted too bright when far from the Sun and too faint when close to it.
- Fixed AirDrop no longer working after sharing an image from the Image Gallery until SkySafari was relaunched.
- Fixed thousands of variable stars with no catalogued type being described as "eruptive" variables.
- Abell planetary nebulae are labeled "Abell" again instead of being listed as galaxy clusters ("ACO").
- Fixed the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) appearing twice, and the Triangulum and Cigar Galaxies showing their names twice.
IMPROVEMENTS
- Search now recognizes Bayer designations typed with Greek letters, such as "γ Cas" or "α² CVn", and SIMBAD-style abbreviations such as "alf CMa".
- Find Gaia stars by entering their Gaia source ID alone.
- Find moons by provisional designation or Roman numeral, such as "Uranus XXVIII". Added Uranus's newly discovered moon S/2025 U 1.
- Restored 27 faint dwarf galaxies of the Local Group, such as Segue 1, Boötes I, and Crater II, missing since SkySafari 7.
- Added "Methuselah" as a common name for the ancient star HD 140283, and corrected its spectral type and variability.
- Updated for iOS 27.
Thank you for using SkySafari. Clear skies!… more - 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · JP
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · DE
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro charting in a new countryNetherlands
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · US
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · CA
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 100Top Grossing · Reference · CA
- 💰SkySafari 8 Pro: price drop79.99 AUD → 59.99 AUD · AU
- 💰SkySafari 8 Pro: price drop49.99 GBP → 34.99 GBP · GB
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · KR
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Reference · IN · Top Grossing · Reference · IN
- 💰SkySafari 8 Pro: price drop4999.00 INR → 3499.00 INR · IN
- 💰SkySafari 8 Pro: price drop69.99 CAD → 49.99 CAD · CA
- 💰SkySafari 8 Pro: price drop77000.00 KRW → 55000.00 KRW · KR
- 💰SkySafari 8 Pro: price drop59.99 EUR → 39.99 EUR · FR, IT, DE
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · FR
- 💰SkySafari 8 Pro: price drop49.99 USD → 34.99 USD · US
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro new best rank in the overall chart: #120Top Paid · All Apps · TH
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · IT
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro entered the top 100 in 5 chartsTop Grossing · Reference · AU · Top Paid · Reference · CA · Top Grossing · Reference · IT · Top Grossing · Reference · KR · +1 more
- 📈SkySafari 8 Pro charting in a new country in 5 chartsCanada · France · India · South Korea · +1 more
- 🆕SkySafari 8 Pro first spotted by AppInsider#45 in Top Paid · Reference · Australia
- 📦SkySafari 8 Pro version 8.1.1No release notes
- 🆕SkySafari 8 Pro released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.7 ★
806 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#2
Reference PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
7.5
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
SkySafari 8 Pro at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A premium mobile astronomy application for serious observers and amateur astronomers, offering high-precision sky simulation, telescope control, and advanced imaging planning tools. The app holds strong positions in the paid reference category across Middle Eastern (AE), European (DE, FR), and Asian (JP, KR) markets, with notable traction in grossing charts in AE and JP despite being a niche professional tool.
Similar apps: Stellarium Mobile, Sky Guide, Star Walk
SkySafari 8 Pro on the App Store
App details
App ID
6752672420
Publisher
Simulation Curriculum Corp.
On the store since
Dec 2025
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 18.6+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
14
EN FR DE EL HI ID IT JA KO PT RU ZH …
Size
2577 MB
Also listed in
Education
SkySafari 8 Pro downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where SkySafari 8 Pro'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.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | ReferencePaid | #2 |
 United States | ReferencePaid | #42 |
 Japan | ReferenceGrossing | #66 |
| Japan | ReferencePaid | #32 |
 Germany | ReferencePaid | #56 |
| United Arab Emirates | ReferenceGrossing | #88 |
 India | ReferencePaid | #158 |
Apps near SkySafari 8 Pro on the chart
Reference Paid, around #2.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
806 ratings
Measured
Ratings
806
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
7.5
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Recent ratings
4.7★
vs 4.7★ lifetime
Review momentum
76/100
faster than 85% of Reference apps
Review 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 SkySafari 8 Pro
From the 39 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's comprehensive astronomical data and utility for planning sessions, but report significant frustration with accuracy bugs, missing objects, and confusing subscription models. Many long-time users feel the upgrade from version 7 introduced regressions in functionality and support.
Mixed but leaning positive (56% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates, and its design. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads.
What people like
- Updates: “New Version (8) is Amazing”
- Design: “The UI is easy to figure out and improves with each major revision”
- Features & content: “You can be up and running in 1 minute - but there are also a ton of settings / features if you want to/ need to dive deeper”
- Useful: “A must have in my opinion”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I pay twice but don’t work in my iPhone or iPad or Mac”
- Ads: “I have SkySafari 6 Pro with no issue, 8 Pro simply does not work as advertised”
- Crashes & bugs: “Internet download not working, fov labels not displaying”
About SkySafari 8 Pro
SkySafari 8 Pro sets a new standard for mobile astronomy. Built on the most complete astronomical database ever put on a phone, it delivers unmatched accuracy, powerful observing and planning tools, seamless telescope and Alpaca camera control, and a beautifully refined interface. Whether you're exploring from your backyard or planning an all-night session, SkySafari 8 Pro gives you the clarity, precision, and reliability that serious observers depend on.
What’s New in Version 8
+ UI Themes - Customize your experience with five new UI color themes. Instantly change the look of the app with a fresh visual palette.
+ ASCOM ALPACA Camera Support - Connect and control ALPACA-compatible astronomy cameras directly from SkySafari.
+ SmartEye Support - Seamless integration with SmartEye for enhanced imaging workflows.
+ Image Gallery - Import your own images from AstroBin, FITS files, local storage, URLs, or an ALPACA camera. Includes basic editing tools.
+ Plate Solving - Quickly plate-solve imported images and place them directly onto the sky chart.
+ Lunar Surface Outlines - Explore the Moon like never before with detailed outlines for maria, craters, mountains, and more.
+ Appulses in Events Finder - Find precise moments when the Moon or planets pass close to the Pleiades, other planets, or stars of a chosen magnitude. Also includes transit and occultation search capabilities.
+ Rotatable FOV Indicator - Rotate the field of view to any angle - perfect for matching your camera orientation.
+ Observing Conditions (Premium) - Get observer-focused hourly forecasts, including best viewing windows, seeing index, and sky quality metrics.
If you're new to SkySafari 8 Pro, here’s what you can do:
+ Point & Identify - Hold your device to the sky and instantly identify stars, constellations, planets, satellites, and more.
+ Travel Through Time - Simulate the sky up to 5 million years backward or forward. Animate meteor showers, conjunctions, eclipses, and other events.
+ Telescope Control - Control your telescope and manage your observing sessions with advanced planning and logging tools. Supports ASCOM ALPACA, INDI, and StarSense Explorer.
+ Events Finder - Use the powerful search engine to find upcoming astronomical events visible from your location - tonight or far into the future.
+ Cloud Sync (Optional) - Securely back up observing data to LiveSky and access it across your devices or through LiveSky.com.
+ Augmented Reality (AR) Mode - View the sky with an AR overlay for an immersive experience.
+ Night Vision Mode - Preserve dark-adapted vision while you observe.
+ Orbit Mode - Leave Earth behind and fly through the solar system.
+ Galaxy View - See where deep-sky objects lie within the Milky Way.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://www.livesky.com/privacy.html
What’s New in Version 8
+ UI Themes - Customize your experience with five new UI color themes. Instantly change the look of the app with a fresh visual palette.
+ ASCOM ALPACA Camera Support - Connect and control ALPACA-compatible astronomy cameras directly from SkySafari.
+ SmartEye Support - Seamless integration with SmartEye for enhanced imaging workflows.
+ Image Gallery - Import your own images from AstroBin, FITS files, local storage, URLs, or an ALPACA camera. Includes basic editing tools.
+ Plate Solving - Quickly plate-solve imported images and place them directly onto the sky chart.
+ Lunar Surface Outlines - Explore the Moon like never before with detailed outlines for maria, craters, mountains, and more.
+ Appulses in Events Finder - Find precise moments when the Moon or planets pass close to the Pleiades, other planets, or stars of a chosen magnitude. Also includes transit and occultation search capabilities.
+ Rotatable FOV Indicator - Rotate the field of view to any angle - perfect for matching your camera orientation.
+ Observing Conditions (Premium) - Get observer-focused hourly forecasts, including best viewing windows, seeing index, and sky quality metrics.
If you're new to SkySafari 8 Pro, here’s what you can do:
+ Point & Identify - Hold your device to the sky and instantly identify stars, constellations, planets, satellites, and more.
+ Travel Through Time - Simulate the sky up to 5 million years backward or forward. Animate meteor showers, conjunctions, eclipses, and other events.
+ Telescope Control - Control your telescope and manage your observing sessions with advanced planning and logging tools. Supports ASCOM ALPACA, INDI, and StarSense Explorer.
+ Events Finder - Use the powerful search engine to find upcoming astronomical events visible from your location - tonight or far into the future.
+ Cloud Sync (Optional) - Securely back up observing data to LiveSky and access it across your devices or through LiveSky.com.
+ Augmented Reality (AR) Mode - View the sky with an AR overlay for an immersive experience.
+ Night Vision Mode - Preserve dark-adapted vision while you observe.
+ Orbit Mode - Leave Earth behind and fly through the solar system.
+ Galaxy View - See where deep-sky objects lie within the Milky Way.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://www.livesky.com/privacy.html
Latest updates
8.1.2
This update restores Astro Weather forecasts, improves search and the sky catalogs, and fixes several other issues reported since 8.1.1.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed Astro Weather forecasts failing to load. When the forecast couldn't be retrieved, SkySafari also kept retrying without pause; it now tries again only when you return to the forecast.
- Fixed comet brightness for comets updated from the Minor Planet Center. These were predicted too bright when far from the Sun and too faint when close to it.
- Fixed AirDrop no longer working after sharing an image from the Image Gallery until SkySafari was relaunched.
- Fixed thousands of variable stars with no catalogued type being described as "eruptive" variables.
- Abell planetary nebulae are labeled "Abell" again instead of being listed as galaxy clusters ("ACO").
- Fixed the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) appearing twice, and the Triangulum and Cigar Galaxies showing their names twice.
IMPROVEMENTS
- Search now recognizes Bayer designations typed with Greek letters, such as "γ Cas" or "α² CVn", and SIMBAD-style abbreviations such as "alf CMa".
- Find Gaia stars by entering their Gaia source ID alone.
- Find moons by provisional designation or Roman numeral, such as "Uranus XXVIII". Added Uranus's newly discovered moon S/2025 U 1.
- Restored 27 faint dwarf galaxies of the Local Group, such as Segue 1, Boötes I, and Crater II, missing since SkySafari 7.
- Added "Methuselah" as a common name for the ancient star HD 140283, and corrected its spectral type and variability.
- Updated for iOS 27.
Thank you for using SkySafari. Clear skies!
8.1.1
Store changes
What SkySafari 8 Pro changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Price drop
79.99 AUD → 59.99 AUD
Price drop 
49.99 GBP → 34.99 GBP
Price drop
4999.00 INR → 3499.00 INR
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