Sky Map

Sky Map Devs

About this app

Sky Map helps you identify stars, planets, nebulae, and constellations in real-time.

Originally developed as Google Sky Map, it is now open source.

Find us online:

⭐ Official Website: stardroid.app
⭐ Open Source: Contribute on GitHub
⭐ Join the Community:
    • Facebook @stardroidapp
    • X @skymapdevs

Ratings and reviews

Enjoyed the app for a while. Simple with good options. Recommended to others over the years. However, the last several times I've tried to use it, it is WAY off, for example: telling me the sun is ~15° below sunrise when I'm watching the sunset.... I have GPS, data and wifi on (or off) trying different settings to determine location. Tried all the troubleshooting tips, but it can't figure it out, I guess. Uninstalled because it was unusable (and I'm not techy enough to dig deeper).

Interesting app... Major problem is the compass is never accurate. The app will tell you if the internal compass needs calibration. This never works, even at high accuracy, it still is off by 90 degrees, give or take. There should be an actual manual calibration option. Not some silly flip-your-phone-for-twenty-minutes-for-no-measurable-improvement method.

If you just want to find objects in the night sky, and don't need all the bells & whistles (& details) of a more powerful (and storage-hungry) astronomy app, you really can't go wrong with this 10MB wonder. I'm an astronomy nerd w/ a more hardcore app on my laptop, but for my phone, this is perfect. Pity it appears to be abandonare, after 2y w/o an update. But don't let that stop you from trying it.

What’s new

New Features
Messier objects show icons by type (galaxy, nebula, cluster…).
Time Travel: new events & "Start from Now" button for easier use.
Manual compass offset + calibration troubleshooting guide.
Fixes
Moon crescent angle now correct. Nav bar overlap fixed.