SkyWiki - Guide to Universe

Bluestreak Labs

About this app

Ever looked up at the night sky and felt lost in endless information?

SkyWiki turns the entire sky into a beautifully simple, interactive experience designed for both curious beginners and serious sky lovers.

Everything you need to explore the universe, right from your phone.

✨ Key Features

🪐 Real-Time AR View
Point your camera at the sky and see what’s really there.
• Overlay stars, planets & constellations in Augmented Reality
• Works live with your device sensors
• Perfect for sky identification and learning on the go

🛰 Satellite Tracker (NEW)
Track satellites as they move across the sky.
• Real-time satellite positions
• Visible passes and trajectories
• Ideal for spotting ISS and major satellites

🔭 Skymap
A picture is worth a million words. Watch the sky come alive as it shifts through time.
- Travel forward or backward in time to see the sky at any moment.
- Visualize planets, constellations, bright stars, and Messier objects in motion.

📅 Calendar
Never miss a celestial event again.
- Explore lunar phases, eclipses, equinoxes, solstices, and planetary events.
- Track Moon apogee/perigee, conjunctions, and meteor showers easily.

🌞🌙 Periscope
See the paths of the Sun, Moon, and planets from your location.
- Visualize their rise and set throughout the day.
- Perfect for planning observations and photography.

📰 Astronomy News
Stay updated with the latest cosmic discoveries.
- Aggregated news from trusted astronomy feeds.
- One hub for all major updates and events.

📸 Astronomy Photos
Explore breathtaking images of the universe.
- Swipe through stunning celestial photography.
- Discover sights beyond what the naked eye can see.

🧭 Compass
Find your way in the night sky.
- Orient yourself instantly.
- Point your device and explore with confidence.

📲 Home Screen Widget
Get astronomy at a glance—without opening the app.
- See upcoming events, lunar phases, and quick shortcuts.
- Keep the cosmos right on your home screen.

Ratings and reviews

Doesn't explain things very well starting off and the website isn't any better. I kept trying to figure out precise (or even close) times for rising and setting, and even though my location was on they kept saying they were hours off of what times from online sources say. Unless you already have experience with this stuff you're better off just trying to fight through G*ogle's bs. (Also it looks like the developers dont update as regularly as they probably should when it comes to astronomy..)

1 April 2022: No data in the calendar. An April Fool's joke maybe? 25 April 2022: -2 stars. Back to 5 when updated. I really like this app but the calendar is the one part I use the most and it has been broken 9 September 2025. It appears this app has come back to life with a new look. I will evaluate this to see if it merits 5 stars. So far I like what I see.

Amazing app. It has all I was looking for and more than that. Moon calendar, planet positions, meteor showers among others. Very useful and versatile app. 5000 stars 🌌 Maybe the west-east directions could be flipped, that would match the sky as we observe it from underneath. In the latest update they actually included an option to flip W-E directions. Awesome!

What’s new

- Introduced Augmented Reality Sky View – see celestial objects in their live positions.
- Added Satellite tracker.