SkyView® Lite: iPhone vs Android
SkyView® Lite gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
SkyView® Lite by Terminal Eleven LLC is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Rating
3.7 ★
77k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#45
iPhone · 
Education Free
Education FreeMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
413936865
Publisher
Terminal Eleven LLC
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Mar 2011
15 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
128 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.t11.skyviewfree
Publisher
TERMINAL ELEVEN LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
SkyView® Lite downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 500+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where SkyView® Lite'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.
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 SkyView® Lite makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Brightest Satellites & Sightings | |
| 2 | Stargazing Music Pack |
Hidden keywords
SkyView® Lite shows up in App Store search (US) for 2 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.5 ★ | 19k |
| Google Play | 3.5 ★ | 58k 5.2k written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 77k |
What users say about SkyView® Lite
From the 54 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed (46% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being fun. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Don’t pay for the full version”
- Fun: “Such a useful and fun app”
- Useful: “Such a useful and fun app”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I feel like I’ve wasted my money upgrading”
- Crashes & bugs: “Lwk stopped working, mkay?”
- Updates: “But lwk stopped being good, mkay, so uh… pls update the darn app, mmmmkay?”
About SkyView® Lite
SkyView® Lite brings stargazing to everyone! Simply point your iPhone, iPad, or iPod at the sky to identify stars, constellations, satellites, and more!
Downloaded over 40 million times.
If you like our lite version of SkyView then you'll love our full version! It includes: a convenient Apple Watch app, a Today Widget displaying tonight's brightest objects, ALL in-app purchases offered in this version, thousands more objects to discover, and more!
App Store Best of 2012
App Store Rewind 2011 -- Best Education App
“If you've ever wanted to know what you're looking at in the night sky, this app is the perfect stargazer's companion.”
– CNET
"If you’ve ever been looking for a stargazing app for your iPhone, then this [is] definitely the one to get."
– AppAdvice
“SkyView is an Augmented Reality app that lets you see just what delights the sky has to offer.”
– 148Apps Editor’s Choice
You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® Lite and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView® Lite is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find your favorite constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate the Moon, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys.
Features:
• Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
• Sightings: set reminders for celestial events and plan an evening stargazing & spotting satellites.
• Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
• Sky Paths: Follow the daily sky tracks for the Sun and Moon to see their exact locations in the sky on any date & time.
• Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times.
• Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks.
• Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying!
• Supports Space Navigator™ binoculars, spotting scope, and telescopes.
What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
Downloaded over 40 million times.
If you like our lite version of SkyView then you'll love our full version! It includes: a convenient Apple Watch app, a Today Widget displaying tonight's brightest objects, ALL in-app purchases offered in this version, thousands more objects to discover, and more!
App Store Best of 2012
App Store Rewind 2011 -- Best Education App
“If you've ever wanted to know what you're looking at in the night sky, this app is the perfect stargazer's companion.”
– CNET
"If you’ve ever been looking for a stargazing app for your iPhone, then this [is] definitely the one to get."
– AppAdvice
“SkyView is an Augmented Reality app that lets you see just what delights the sky has to offer.”
– 148Apps Editor’s Choice
You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® Lite and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView® Lite is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find your favorite constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate the Moon, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys.
Features:
• Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
• Sightings: set reminders for celestial events and plan an evening stargazing & spotting satellites.
• Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
• Sky Paths: Follow the daily sky tracks for the Sun and Moon to see their exact locations in the sky on any date & time.
• Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times.
• Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks.
• Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying!
• Supports Space Navigator™ binoculars, spotting scope, and telescopes.
What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
SkyView® Lite iPhone
SkyView® Lite gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
SkyView® Lite is #45 in Education Free in United States and charting in 6 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperTerminal Eleven LLC
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.5 (19k)
Version3.8.11
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)1M+ worldwide
Rating
4.5 ★
19k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#45
Education FreeMeasured
SkyView® Lite on the App Store
App details
App ID
413936865
Publisher
Terminal Eleven LLC
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Mar 2011
15 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
128 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
SkyView® Lite 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. iPhone 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 SkyView® Lite'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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in SkyView® Lite before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not on any Top Grossing chart: monthly active users × spend per user for its category, measured on the charted apps nearest the bottom of the charts.
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How SkyView® Lite makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Brightest Satellites & Sightings | |
| 2 | Stargazing Music Pack |
Hidden keywords
SkyView® Lite shows up in App Store search (US) for 2 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | EducationFree | #45 |
 Canada | EducationFree | #54 |
 United Kingdom | EducationFree | #167 |
 India | EducationFree | #88 |
| Australia | EducationFree | #89 |
 Saudi Arabia | EducationFree | #94 |
Apps near SkyView® Lite on the chart
Education Free, around #45.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.5 ★
19k ratings
Measured
Ratings
19k
Measured
What users say about SkyView® Lite
From the 54 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed (46% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being fun. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Don’t pay for the full version”
- Fun: “Such a useful and fun app”
- Useful: “Such a useful and fun app”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I feel like I’ve wasted my money upgrading”
- Crashes & bugs: “Lwk stopped working, mkay?”
- Updates: “But lwk stopped being good, mkay, so uh… pls update the darn app, mmmmkay?”
About SkyView® Lite
SkyView® Lite brings stargazing to everyone! Simply point your iPhone, iPad, or iPod at the sky to identify stars, constellations, satellites, and more!
Downloaded over 40 million times.
If you like our lite version of SkyView then you'll love our full version! It includes: a convenient Apple Watch app, a Today Widget displaying tonight's brightest objects, ALL in-app purchases offered in this version, thousands more objects to discover, and more!
App Store Best of 2012
App Store Rewind 2011 -- Best Education App
“If you've ever wanted to know what you're looking at in the night sky, this app is the perfect stargazer's companion.”
– CNET
"If you’ve ever been looking for a stargazing app for your iPhone, then this [is] definitely the one to get."
– AppAdvice
“SkyView is an Augmented Reality app that lets you see just what delights the sky has to offer.”
– 148Apps Editor’s Choice
You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® Lite and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView® Lite is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find your favorite constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate the Moon, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys.
Features:
• Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
• Sightings: set reminders for celestial events and plan an evening stargazing & spotting satellites.
• Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
• Sky Paths: Follow the daily sky tracks for the Sun and Moon to see their exact locations in the sky on any date & time.
• Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times.
• Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks.
• Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying!
• Supports Space Navigator™ binoculars, spotting scope, and telescopes.
What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
Downloaded over 40 million times.
If you like our lite version of SkyView then you'll love our full version! It includes: a convenient Apple Watch app, a Today Widget displaying tonight's brightest objects, ALL in-app purchases offered in this version, thousands more objects to discover, and more!
App Store Best of 2012
App Store Rewind 2011 -- Best Education App
“If you've ever wanted to know what you're looking at in the night sky, this app is the perfect stargazer's companion.”
– CNET
"If you’ve ever been looking for a stargazing app for your iPhone, then this [is] definitely the one to get."
– AppAdvice
“SkyView is an Augmented Reality app that lets you see just what delights the sky has to offer.”
– 148Apps Editor’s Choice
You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® Lite and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView® Lite is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find your favorite constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate the Moon, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys.
Features:
• Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
• Sightings: set reminders for celestial events and plan an evening stargazing & spotting satellites.
• Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
• Sky Paths: Follow the daily sky tracks for the Sun and Moon to see their exact locations in the sky on any date & time.
• Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times.
• Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks.
• Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying!
• Supports Space Navigator™ binoculars, spotting scope, and telescopes.
What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
Latest updates
3.8.11
More from Terminal Eleven LLC
SkyView® Lite Android
SkyView® Lite gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
SkyView® Lite is #106 in Education Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 5 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperTerminal Eleven LLC
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Installs10M+
Rating★ 3.5 (58k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
3.5 ★
58k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#106
Education FreeMeasured
SkyView® Lite on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.t11.skyviewfree
Publisher
TERMINAL ELEVEN LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
SkyView® Lite downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where SkyView® Lite'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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in SkyView® Lite before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not on any Top Grossing chart: monthly active users × spend per user for its category, measured on the charted apps nearest the bottom of the charts.
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How SkyView® Lite makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Brightest Satellites & Sightings | |
| 2 | Stargazing Music Pack |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | EducationFree | #106 |
| Canada | EducationFree | #89 |
| Australia | EducationFree | #119 |
 Sweden | EducationFree | #116 |
 Netherlands | EducationFree | #179 |
Apps near SkyView® Lite on the chart
Education Free, around #106.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
3.5 ★
58k ratings
Measured
Ratings
58k
Measured
Written reviews
5.2k
Measured
What users say about SkyView® Lite
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (80% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Fun: “SO COOL FUN SORRY FOR ALL CAPATAILS”
- Ease of use: “So interesting and easy for a novice”
- Features & content: “Zooming options and so many”
- Useful: “works well with minimal setup”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Every option is for Premium users”
About SkyView® Lite
You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyView® Free and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView Free is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find popular constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate planets in our solar system, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys.
***Google Editor's Choice 2017***
Features:
• Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations, planets, and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
• Night Mode: Preserve your night vision with red or green night mode filters.
• Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
• Sky Paths: Follow the sky track for any object to see it’s exact location in the sky on any date and time.
• Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times.
• Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks.
• Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying!
• Supports Space Navigator™ binoculars, spotting scope, and telescopes.
What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
***Google Editor's Choice 2017***
Features:
• Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations, planets, and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
• Night Mode: Preserve your night vision with red or green night mode filters.
• Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
• Sky Paths: Follow the sky track for any object to see it’s exact location in the sky on any date and time.
• Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times.
• Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks.
• Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying!
• Supports Space Navigator™ binoculars, spotting scope, and telescopes.
What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
What's new in 3.9.2
Dear Stargazer,
This update brings enhanced compass accuracy with NOAA's high-resolution World Magnetic Model 2025 for significantly more accurate magnetic declination calculations worldwide. New compass correction feature lets you manually adjust for local magnetic interference in your area. Access via Scene Controls to fine-tune alignment and save custom settings.
Fixed rendering issues on some devices where stars and planets would not appear.
Best,
Terminal Eleven
This update brings enhanced compass accuracy with NOAA's high-resolution World Magnetic Model 2025 for significantly more accurate magnetic declination calculations worldwide. New compass correction feature lets you manually adjust for local magnetic interference in your area. Access via Scene Controls to fine-tune alignment and save custom settings.
Fixed rendering issues on some devices where stars and planets would not appear.
Best,
Terminal Eleven