Introducing Aura, Your Personal AI Super Astronomer
Designed for iOS & iPadOS 26 with Liquid Glass
Night Sky is a powerful AI personal planetarium.
Quickly identify stars, planets, constellations and satellites above by simply holding your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch to the Night Sky! This is all done magically. Whether you’re looking for a constellation, or the International Space Station, let Night Sky direct you to it, then explore the object in AR!
FEATURE SET:
- NIGHT SKY + AURA (Night Sky + Aura Subscription required) - Your Personal AI Super Astronomer! Ask Night Sky Aura virtually anything about Space and it will know the answer. Night Sky Aura fully interfaces with features within Night Sky, to direct you to objects you’re interested in, provide information on anything to do with astronomy, or even show you how the sky looks on the other side of the world! With your own personal AI Super Astronomer right by your side, Night Sky Aura becomes the new natural way to interact with the sky above!
- SKY TAGS - Make Night Sky yours, by adding personal Sky Tags to the map! Pin Sky Tags to objects in the sky to save for future reference, and share them via iMessage so others can find them! Sky Tags can be categorized, and are completely personal to you. Maybe you want to tag a star as a memorial to someone, or tag something you’d like to observe later that night. You can even add Astrophotography photos and observation notes to your Sky Tags!
- CONNECTED STARGAZING (+ Feature) - Connected Stargazing is a revolutionary new feature that utilizes SharePlay in iOS 15.1, allowing you to stargaze with others when you are apart! Start a FaceTime Audio call with those who you would like to stargaze with, then create a session by adding objects for everyone to find in the sky!
- SPATIAL AUDIO OBJECT NAVIGATION - Using AirPods Pro or AirPods Max, search for an object when automatic sky tracking is on, and Night Sky will make the star, planet or constellation ‘chirp’ in the 360° soundscape, assisting you to navigate to the object with sound!
- AR SKY WINDOW - Erase the ceiling of your bedroom, lounge or classroom with AR! Night Sky intelligently detects the ceiling or other flat surface in a room, and can make it magically disappear to reveal the sky behind it!
- BILLIONS OF STARS! (+ Feature) - Space is vast, so Night Sky has been hyper charged with over 1.7 BILLION STARS streamed from the cloud! With a new super deep zoom (greater than 10X before), prepare to delve deeper into space than you ever imagined!
- MAPS UI - A clean and familiar interface with Search features including Quick Find, intelligent Night Red Mode, Light Pollution indicator and easy to use menu, prepare to navigate Night Sky quicker than ever before!
- AR PLANETARY PORTALS & AR GRAND ORRERY (+ Features) - Step onto the surface of other planets by placing AR portals around your room! Or walk around the entire Solar System using the newly refreshed interactive Grand Orrery!
- NIGHT SKY WATCH AR - Night Sky magically comes to life on Apple Watch, with Glass Constellations, Red Vision, and Night Sky Live Tours - all on your wrist!
- AR OBJECT EXPLORATION - Pull Planets, Stars and Constellations out of the sky and look at them in detailed AR!
- NIGHT SKY TOURS (+ Feature): Get a live sky tour or create your own sky tours for any location and time in the world!
- NIGHT SKY MINDFULNESS (+ Feature) - A mindfulness stargazing experience adding mindfulness minutes with Apple HealthKit.
- AND MANY MORE FEATURES!
Subscription Information: 'Night Sky +' and 'Night Sky + Aura' are available as optional subscriptions. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: http://www.icandiapps.com/privacy-policy/ Terms and Conditions of Use: http://www.icandiapps.com/terms-conditions/
This planetarium in your pocket makes it easy to discover the wonders of space wherever you go. Day or night, just aim your device skyward to see a live 3D map of the heavens, complete with beautifully illustrated constellations, stars, planets, and satellites. A special night mode helps you read the map in the dark, while integrated weather reports show the best times for stargazing. You can even have notifications alert you to future astronomical events.
Awesome app with tons of great features & support!
Doren Sean Michael
I’ve been recently comparing Astronomy viewing apps and Night Sky has now become my definitive go-to stargazing app. Immediately after downloading & installing the app I purchased a yearly subscription for only $9.99 because the “Night Sky Tonight” feature is a MUST have for anyone serious about nighttime gazing. Not only does it show an animation of what you’ll be able to see that night, it also lists the planets with their rises & sets, satellites, viewing conditions, pollution map & nearby dark sites. Their “Get Info” button for everything takes you to a page full of extensive details & additional photos of the object. The Apple Widget is perfect for letting me know current viewing conditions and with a graphical representation of when it will be optimum. Their notifications are also some of the best I’ve experienced, spanning, not only, news about objects to currently view, but viewing conditions as well. Then there’s basic, but very nice unique features, like the pseudo horizon cityscape and the ability to share objects you’re viewing. They also have a built-in photo app with special nighttime camera features not even found in Apple’s own camera app. I love my Apple Watch & some apps fail, but not Night Sky! Raise your wrist to identify objects, lower it & you’ll get a compass and an overview of the objects you can currently see. Then spin the crown forwards or backwards and watch as you can time travel the viewable objects around you. Overall it’s an absolutely incredible app for novices & serious amateur astronomers alike! You won’t be disappointed!
Developer Response
Thanks for your great review! Happy stargazing!
EXCELLENT
CaspaDaCracka33
The night sky app is an excellent tool for anyone interested in stargazing or astronomy. With its intuitive interface and comprehensive database of celestial bodies, this app makes it easy to identify and learn about the objects in the night sky. One of the standout features of the night sky app is its augmented reality mode, which allows you to point your phone or tablet at the sky and see a labeled map of the stars and planets superimposed on your screen. This feature is incredibly useful for identifying objects in the sky, especially for beginners who may not be familiar with the constellations. In addition to its augmented reality mode, the night sky app also includes detailed information about each celestial object, including its name, distance from Earth, and interesting facts about its properties and history. This makes the app a great educational resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of astronomy. Overall, I highly recommend the night sky app for anyone interested in stargazing or astronomy. Its user-friendly interface and comprehensive database of celestial objects make it an essential tool for both beginners and experienced stargazers alike.
Developer Response
Thank you for your review! Happy stargazing!
Good but a little too much
BrocktheRock123
If u want an app that shows u what u can see in the sky, this is decent, but it also shows u so many other things u can’t see in the sky, that are way far away. Then they make those things just as bright on the map as the things u can see in the sky. So sometimes you are clicking from star to star, staring in the sky, really having to figure out what star you are looking at. Other times like with a planet it’s obviously simple. This app would be perfect for an astrology student or scientist. But for the average person, they need to make it so the closest and brightest objects in the sky are the brightest objects on the sky map to make it easier to figure out which star you are seeing. I really like how they show the constellations, tell you when something is rising and setting, and much more. It also gives you extremely detailed and scientific information that the average person won’t understand, so the information could be presented a littler simpler, and that’s coming from san intelligent person. Like I said, this app is heaven for a scientist. Overall, I use it and like it, but it could be a little easier to use, and planet and star descriptions could be written better. It’s almost like they take all the most detailed scientific jargon they can find and jam it into as many paragraphs as they can instead of presenting the information in a scientific yet digestible way. I’m not saying dumb the info down, but make it more fun to read. I love the planets, stars, and everything in the sky, so if I feel this way, I know others do too. Last thing is the sky map is always a few degrees off of the compass on your phone and you will need to adjust it. Otherwise when you point at something it’ll appear slightly to the left or right on your sky map.
Developer Response
Thank you for your review! You can access a complete user guide through the app or at https://icandiapps.com/support/ . The user guide might help with some of your questions. If there is anything else we can help with, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com We'd love to earn your 5 star review!
Version 26.3 brings the following features and enhancements:
+ Improvements to Artemis II search.
+ Bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
Version 26.3
Subscriptions
Night Sky + Aura
Night Sky + Aura (Weekly Subscription)
$9.99
Night Sky + Aura
Night Sky + Aura (Monthly Subscription)
$17.99
Night Sky + Aura
Night Sky + Aura (Annual Subscription)
$69.99
The developer, iCandi Apps Ltd., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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