Star Chart Downloads & RevenueStar Chart · App Store & Google Play
Star Chart gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Star Chart by ESCAPE VELOCITY LIMITED is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 14 events in the last 12 months
- 🔎Star Chart reached Top 10 for “stars”Android#9 in United States search · popularity 64
- 📈Star Chart dropped out of every chart we trackiOSLast seen 7 Nov
- 🔎Star Chart reached Top 10 for “star”Android#9 in United Kingdom search · popularity 23
- 📈Star Chart entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Education · TH
- 📈Star Chart charting in a new countryAndroidThailand
- 📈Star Chart entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Education · JP
- 📈Star Chart entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Education · JP
- 📦Star Chart updated to version 7AndroidGreatly improved star rendering in the information pane
Includes many more important faint stars, including Proxima Centauri and Barnards Star
Milky way rendering polished
Genuinely helpful notifications, such as eclipses and meteor showers, with the ability to specify exactly which astronomical events you’re interested in
More improvements to selection handling from taps, especially when zoomed in
Improved search for Korean, Japanese and Chinese characters
Significantly reduced start up time… more - 🔎Star Chart reached Top 10 for “star”Android#7 in Saudi Arabia search · popularity 50
- 📦Star Chart version 6AndroidImproved star labelling - labels now draw at all camera zoom levels, even for faint unnamed stars
Star labels also draw styled for sponsorships
Improved sponsorship flow, so subscription period and costs are stated up front
Fixed bug causing a frozen state after the intro tour on first launch
Various minor bug fixes… more - 🆕Star Chart first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidJapan
- 🆕Star Chart first spotted by AppInsideriOS#76 in Top Free · Education · Japan
- 🆕Star Chart released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Star Chart released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Star Chart downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | – | 10M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Star Chart'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.
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Star Chart makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Meteor Showers | |
| 2 | Comets | |
| 3 | Satellites | |
| 4 | Extended Solar System | |
| 5 | Enhanced Constellations | |
| 6 | Extended Star Catalog | |
| 7 | Enhanced Messier Catalog |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | – | 0 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #189 | 2 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
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.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.3 ★ | 36k |
| Google Play | 4.8 ★ | 174k 6.7k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 211k |
About Star Chart
You can now have a virtual star chart in your pocket. Look through the eyes of your iPhone or iPad* to see a high-tech window into the whole visible universe.
All you have to do is point your AR enabled device* at the sky and Star Chart will tell you exactly what you are looking at.
Using state of the art GPS technology, an accurate 3D simulation of the visible universe, and a great deal of technical wizardry, Star Chart calculates – in real time - the current location of every star, planet and moon visible from Earth and shows you precisely where they are; even in broad daylight!
Want to know what that bright star is called? Point your device* at it – you might just find out it’s a planet!
Want to know what the night sky looks like to people on the other side of the earth? Well just point your device down!
Want to know where your star sign is in the sky? Star Chart will tell you all this and more.
Star Charts features include:
- Just point and view. When you hold your device up to the sky, Star Chart will automatically start tracking your movements to match the sky *.
- Alternatively, look around the sky using finger gestures – perfect for armchair astronomers!
- In a single app of less than 30MB, Star Chart dynamically scales its visuals and capabilities across all iOS devices to meet the high end capabilities of a retina display iPad while also running smoothly on the earliest iPhones and iPods.
- Accurately depicts all the visible stars of the northern and southern hemispheres - a total of approximately 120,000 stars!
- Fly to and explore all the planets of the solar system, their moons and the sun all rendered in beautiful 3D with state of the art visual effects.
- Using the powerful Time Shift feature, simply tap the time button and smoothly shift up to 10,000 years forward or backward in time.
- Displays all 88 constellations, with constellation imagery based on the beautiful artwork by 17th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius.
- Includes the complete Messier catalogue of 110 exotic deep sky objects.
- Tap on anything in the sky and get the facts on what you are looking at, including distance and brightness.
- Very powerful zoom function, lets you view the sky in extra detail, using intuitive finger gestures.
- Fully configurable. Star Chart displays only the sky objects that you are interested in.
- Allows you to view the sky underneath the horizon. So now you can see where the sun is, even at night!
- Manually set your location to find out what the sky looks like from anywhere in the world.
- Supports dynamic device orientation viewing. Allows you to view the night sky whilst holding your iPhone/iPad* at any angle.
So point your iPhone/iPad* at the sky and see what's out there!
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* Augmented Reality mode is available on devices that include a built-in
Star Chart App Store
Star Chart gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Not in any tracked top chart right now.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Star Chart on the App Store
App details
Star Chart 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 Star Chart'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.
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Star Chart before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Star Chart makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Meteor Showers | |
| 2 | Comets | |
| 3 | Satellites | |
| 4 | Extended Solar System | |
| 5 | Enhanced Constellations | |
| 6 | Extended Star Catalog | |
| 7 | Enhanced Messier Catalog |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not charting right now. | ||
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.
About Star Chart
You can now have a virtual star chart in your pocket. Look through the eyes of your iPhone or iPad* to see a high-tech window into the whole visible universe.
All you have to do is point your AR enabled device* at the sky and Star Chart will tell you exactly what you are looking at.
Using state of the art GPS technology, an accurate 3D simulation of the visible universe, and a great deal of technical wizardry, Star Chart calculates – in real time - the current location of every star, planet and moon visible from Earth and shows you precisely where they are; even in broad daylight!
Want to know what that bright star is called? Point your device* at it – you might just find out it’s a planet!
Want to know what the night sky looks like to people on the other side of the earth? Well just point your device down!
Want to know where your star sign is in the sky? Star Chart will tell you all this and more.
Star Charts features include:
- Just point and view. When you hold your device up to the sky, Star Chart will automatically start tracking your movements to match the sky *.
- Alternatively, look around the sky using finger gestures – perfect for armchair astronomers!
- In a single app of less than 30MB, Star Chart dynamically scales its visuals and capabilities across all iOS devices to meet the high end capabilities of a retina display iPad while also running smoothly on the earliest iPhones and iPods.
- Accurately depicts all the visible stars of the northern and southern hemispheres - a total of approximately 120,000 stars!
- Fly to and explore all the planets of the solar system, their moons and the sun all rendered in beautiful 3D with state of the art visual effects.
- Using the powerful Time Shift feature, simply tap the time button and smoothly shift up to 10,000 years forward or backward in time.
- Displays all 88 constellations, with constellation imagery based on the beautiful artwork by 17th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius.
- Includes the complete Messier catalogue of 110 exotic deep sky objects.
- Tap on anything in the sky and get the facts on what you are looking at, including distance and brightness.
- Very powerful zoom function, lets you view the sky in extra detail, using intuitive finger gestures.
- Fully configurable. Star Chart displays only the sky objects that you are interested in.
- Allows you to view the sky underneath the horizon. So now you can see where the sun is, even at night!
- Manually set your location to find out what the sky looks like from anywhere in the world.
- Supports dynamic device orientation viewing. Allows you to view the night sky whilst holding your iPhone/iPad* at any angle.
So point your iPhone/iPad* at the sky and see what's out there!
------------
* Augmented Reality mode is available on devices that include a built-in
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Star Chart Android
Star Chart gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Star Chart is #189 in Education Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 2 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Star Chart on Google Play
App details
Star Chart 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 Star Chart'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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Star Chart before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Star Chart makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Meteor Showers | |
| 2 | Comets | |
| 3 | Satellites | |
| 4 | Extended Solar System | |
| 5 | Enhanced Constellations | |
| 6 | Extended Star Catalog | |
| 7 | Enhanced Messier Catalog |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| EducationFree | #189 | |
| EducationFree | #197 |
Apps near Star Chart on the chart
Education Free, around #189.
Ratings
Google Play, 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.
About Star Chart
Used by over 40 million people worldwide, Star Chart turns your Android device into a window onto the whole visible universe — just point it at the sky and the stars introduce themselves.
✦ Sponsor a Star
Star Chart is free. Every feature, every upgrade, every corner of the cosmos — no paywalls, no subscriptions. If Star Chart brings you joy, you can support it by sponsoring a real star and making it your own. A small act of cosmic ownership that keeps the app alive for everyone.
What you'll find up there:
• Point your device at the sky and Star Chart tells you exactly what you're looking at — in real time, using GPS and a precise 3D model of the universe
• Over 20 million stars accurately mapped across both hemispheres
• All 88 constellations, illustrated with the timeless artwork of 17th-century astronomer Johannes Hevelius
• Every planet in the solar system, their moons and the Sun — all rendered in beautiful 3D
• The complete Messier catalogue of 110 deep sky objects
• Comets, meteor showers, and satellites tracked live
• Guided Tours — let Star Chart take you on a journey through the night sky
• Time Shift: travel up to 10,000 years into the past or future and watch the sky change
• Voice control: just say "Fly me to the Moon" or "Where is Andromeda?"
• Tap anything to learn more — distance, brightness, mythology and more
• View below the horizon, set any location on Earth, zoom deep into star fields
Whether you're a curious child pointing a phone at the dark, or a lifelong amateur with a telescope and a notebook — Star Chart is your companion under the stars.
We've been building Star Chart since 2009 and we're not done yet. Send us your thoughts: [email protected]
AR mode requires a device with a built-in compass. Manual scrolling supported on all devices. No internet connection required for normal use.
What's new in 7
Includes many more important faint stars, including Proxima Centauri and Barnards Star
Milky way rendering polished
Genuinely helpful notifications, such as eclipses and meteor showers, with the ability to specify exactly which astronomical events you’re interested in
More improvements to selection handling from taps, especially when zoomed in
Improved search for Korean, Japanese and Chinese characters
Significantly reduced start up time