Sky Guide
Fifth Star Labs LLC Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Sky Guide is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Fifth Star Labs LLC. Rated 4.8/5 from 374,836 ratings. Requires iOS 18.0.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 374K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 379 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 23
- 2026 · v13.0.2
Screenshots
About Sky Guide
Bring the beauty of the stars down to Earth. Hold Sky Guide® overhead to automatically identify any star, constellation, planet or satellite! Easy to use and powerful, it’s epic stargazing for any experience level. Is it a star or the planet Mars? Knowing what’s up in your night sky is easier than ever. Sky Guide’s AR mode superimposes figures onto your real sky so visualizing the heavens becomes effortless. Have you ever wished you could recognize constellations but didn’t want to fumble around with paper star charts? Now you can. A speck of light crosses the night sky, growing brighter. What could it be? You don’t have to wonder anymore. Track a bright satellite and receive perfectly-timed notifications whenever the International Space Station is about to fly over your location. With Sky Guide, you’ll be saying ‘Goodbye, aliens’ and ‘Hellooooo, astronauts!’ Voyage to the past or future with cinematic time controls. Know where the Moon will be later in the evening so you can capture that perfect photo or be an eyewitness to history’s greatest comets. Whether you’re searching for Sagittarius, Saturn, or the next big meteor shower, Sky Guide is jam-packed with information and rich graphics that will satisfy the most curious minds. Plus, stay current with location-filtered events like solar and lunar eclipses with Sky Guide’s personalized Calendar. Camping in the backcountry? Sky Guide can function with or without Wi-Fi, cellular service or GPS, so everything is at your fingertips no matter where you go. Join the millions who have discovered a more personal connection to the stars with Sky Guide. It might forever change the way you look up. Terms of Use: https://www.fifthstarlabs.com/terms-of-use
Ratings & reviews
4.8
374K ratings
What’s new
Version 13.0.2 · Updated September 23, 2026
Reduced application size. Bug fixes and performance improvements. New in 13.0: + Meet the new Sky Guide Optimized for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 + New Languages Support for Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Turkish, and Ukranian + Updated Moon Complication Updated Moon complication for Apple Watch and added a Moon widget for iOS and iPadOS
App privacy
The developer, Fifth Star Labs LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Other Diagnostic Data
- Location: Coarse Location
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
Alternatives to Sky Guide
Looking for apps like Sky Guide? Here are 6 similar apps on the App Store. The highest rated is Sky Tonight - Stargazing Guide (4.8/5), and all 6 are free to download.
-
Night Sky
4.7
-
Star Gazer -Nightsky & sky map
1.8
-
Sky Tonight - Stargazing Guide
4.8
-
Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets
4.7
-
SkyView® Lite
4.5
-
Star Walk 2 Plus: Live Sky Map
4.6
| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Guide | 4.8 / 5 (374,836 ratings) | Free | September 23, 2026 | |
| Night Sky | 4.7 / 5 (495,868) | Free | Sep 14, 2026 | Compare |
| Star Gazer -Nightsky & sky map | 1.8 / 5 (39) | Free | Dec 28, 2025 | Compare |
| Sky Tonight - Stargazing Guide | 4.8 / 5 (75,627) | Free | Jul 12, 2026 | Compare |
| Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets | 4.7 / 5 (25,026) | Free | Apr 30, 2026 | Compare |
| SkyView® Lite | 4.5 / 5 (18,778) | Free | Sep 23, 2025 | Compare |
| Star Walk 2 Plus: Live Sky Map | 4.6 / 5 (95,564) | Free | Aug 1, 2026 | Compare |
Compare Sky Guide with the top alternatives: ratings, updates, ASO score and keyword gaps →