APOD Astronomy Pics and Widget

Mark Hambly Photo & Video iPhoneiPadiPod touch

APOD Astronomy Pics and Widget is a free Photo & Video app for iPhone and iPad by Mark Hambly. Rated 4.8/5 from 290 ratings. Requires iOS 17.0.

Rating: 4.8; 290 ratings
Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 13 MB; Age 4+
Updated: Oct 6; 2026 · v7

Download on theApp Store See alternatives

Screenshots

About APOD Astronomy Pics and Widget

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), now in widget form! 100% free with no ads. Just pure APOD delight. * Today Widget: See today's APOD, * Random Widget: Keep it fresh with a random APOD! * Favorites Widget: See your favorite APODs! * APOD Viewer App: View the current Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), view an APOD from the past, share your favorites. * Browse a delightful feed of random APODs. * Browse a delightful feed of your favorite APODs.

Ratings & reviews

4.8

290 ratings

5 ★ 92% 4 ★ 3% 3 ★ 2% 2 ★ 1% 1 ★ 2%

What’s new

Version 7 · Updated October 6, 2026

Fix for new APOD url structure! New recent feed! Small improvements for non-images! Note: Favorites require a migration, if you have a LOT it may take a few minutes.

App privacy

The developer, Mark Hambly, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

App details

APOD Astronomy Pics and Widget is a free Photo & Video app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Mark Hambly. It is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 290 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 17.0 or later and is 13 MB to download. It was first released on September 26, 2020 and last updated on October 6, 2026.

Category: Photo & Video
Rating: 4.8 / 5 (290 ratings)
Price: Free
Version: 7
Size: 13 MB
Requires: iOS 17.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 4+
Released: September 26, 2020
Last updated: October 6, 2026
Developer: Mark Hambly

View on the App Store

Build an app like APOD Astronomy Pics and Widget

Get a ready prompt for Claude Code, Cursor or Lovable: its features and business model, and what its users complain about, for an original app of your own.

Make the prompt →

Is this your app?

Give it a free website

Landing page, privacy policy and app-ads.txt, generated from your store listing.

Create it free

Alternatives to APOD Astronomy Pics and Widget

Looking for apps like APOD Astronomy Pics and Widget? Here are 6 similar apps on the App Store. The highest rated is APOD: Astronomy Picture Widget (4.8/5), and all 6 are free to download.

APOD Astronomy Pics and Widget vs. alternatives
App	Rating	Price	Last updated	Compare
APOD Astronomy Pics and Widget	4.8 / 5 (290 ratings)	Free	October 6, 2026
APOD: Astronomy Picture Widget	4.8 / 5 (79)	Free	Oct 27, 2026	Compare
Daily Astronomy	4.6 / 5 (213)	Free	Oct 14, 2024	Compare
APOD NASA Widget & Photos	4.4 / 5 (91)	Free	Oct 15, 2026	Compare
DailyApod - Astronomy Picture	4.7 / 5 (18)	Free	Nov 1, 2026	Compare
Celestron Origin	4.1 / 5 (30)	Free	Oct 21, 2026	Compare
Seestar	4.2 / 5 (355)	Free	Oct 17, 2026	Compare

Compare APOD Astronomy Pics and Widget with the top alternatives: ratings, updates, ASO score and keyword gaps →