Sextant Stars

Sharpitor Elements Maps & Navigation In-app purchases

Night sky familiarization trainer

Rating: 4.0; 181 ratings
Downloads: 49.9K+; on Google Play
Price: Free; In-app purchases
Updated: Aug 18; 2026 · v2.4

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About Sextant Stars

Horizon view with interactive rote learning modes

* 'Recognize' mode randomly highlights stars/constellations. How many can you name?

* 'Find' mode does the converse. Given their names, become adept at pointing out the stars' positions!

What’s new

Version 2.4 · Updated August 18, 2026

panoramic view updates, including meridian/parallel graticules + zoom

User reviews

Jim Holland

An excellent tool for learning the stars and constellations. The app gives you the option of exploring on your own or memorizing star and constellation names by being quizzed. Easy to use. An inexpensive upgrade gives you access to larger star catalogues.

A Google user

Love it for learning. star constellations for astronavigation usage.

Ted Theron

Spot on.

Christian Earnhart

Very informative apps it help a lot

carlo sison

good

Şevval Nur ÖZ

Such a good app for find stars

App details

Sextant Stars is a free Maps & Navigation app for Android with 10,000+ installs on Google Play and a 4.0/5 average rating from 181 ratings. It was released on September 17, 2014 and last updated on August 18, 2026. It's developed by Sharpitor Elements. It requires Android 8.0 or later. The app offers in-app purchases.

Category: Maps & Navigation
Rating: 4.0 / 5 (181)
Installs: 49,978
In-app purchases: Yes
Ads: No ads
Version: 2.4
Requires Android: 8.0
Content rating: Everyone
Released: September 17, 2014
Last updated: August 18, 2026
Developer: Sharpitor Elements

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