The Sky Pro Reviews

It doesn’t navigate properly. I can point my iPhone towards the moon stars or planets. It’s always about 20° off. I’ve tried to calibrate the compass. With these large errors, TheSkyPro is useless.

Very very disappointed to discover that with the new version you can only go back to 1600 AD. This makes the tool totally useless for the work that I do. Total disappointment when I purchased this based on their advertisement that states "You can simulate the universe from 1000BC up to the year 2500 AD".

If you plan to use the time option... Look elsewhere because this doesn't do as advertised.

it is in the same space as apple's stupid three dots at the top center of the screen. apple will never move its three dots multiscreen buttons, so sky needs to move its button. the rocket mode can not be access now.

Your new app doesn’t show distances to celestial objects like the old app or at least I can’t find them.
Why not?

Update 01/11/2022: So after about a year of the subscription fee I'm disappointed to say there's been nothing added since my original review. It makes me wonder what exactly I'm paying for. It seems like they just want to resell me TheSkyPro over and over again without giving me anything in return. I understand that apps require upkeep and without it they quickly become abandoned, which in turn means they inevitable quit working as they fall further and further behind. On the other hand I want more than just maintenance updates if I'm gonna be paying a hefty annual subscription fee. I guess time will tell but I doubt I'll be subscribed for much longer if no further content is ever offered. It's a shame too because I really want to support science apps but I also want to feel I'm getting my money's worth. This is a great app but there's always room to grow. Do the devs agree?

When the devs first released this new version of their astronomy software, Redshift, I was excited. I've spent countless hours with their old version exploring and reading everything it had to offer. I quickly preordered the new version and waited for it to be released while wondering what new treasures were in store. Then after it was finally released came the disappointment. While the new Redshift looked more polished there seemed to be very little in terms of new content and what seemed even worse to me at the time was that now it came with a subscription fee. I was tempted to rush to TheSkyPro store to write a scathing review but I decided to wait to see if anything new might still be coming. Ultimately, it was the right move. Adding the ability to explore different galaxies like you would for objects inside the Milky Way is a fantastic new addition that really expands the feeling of depth to this model universe. I do wish you had more range to view the universe on the grandest scale but you are only able to zoom out 100kpc away from any galaxy. I would like to be able to rotate the universe from a greater distance and then zoom down into a random galaxy. While I don't expect to be able to see objects in the far away galaxies it would be cool if eventually they added certain objects that we can observe in the nearby galaxies such as the LMC, SMC and Andromeda. Hopefully, that's why they have subscription fee now, to have ability to keep adding content. I can't wait to see what develops but for now it's a solid 4 stars with potential to be a perfect 5. Thanks to the devs on their awesome astronomy app!

If you have installed the ultimate version, you will lose telescope control and extended time frames to just 1600AD upon re-installation.

Since last update however none of the information is accurate. Keeps telling me that the sun rises at 12 noon and there is no setpoint. Keep saying the moon is 98% full and rising although we are waning and just before half. When I hit reset to current location everything goes black except for the orbits. Best of all, when I hit follow the sky, I get a pop-up telling me that follow the sky only works when I am on earth. 😦

Update. I got in touch with the developer and they told me to delete it and reinstall. Ever since then it has worked out fabulously. Exactly what I remember it to be and more.

Great app... wish it wasn’t so expensive.... but I had RedSky when I had it on my “computer” loaded by “floppy disk.” This updated version that allows real-time sky following on a mobile phone is excellent. I really recommend that educators use TheSkyPro.

Im impressed so many features im still learning how to find features

If all apps were this good I would buy more apps.

Clean UI.

Friendly to beginners.

The devs obviously care.

It is my hope that if you are on the fence, I can nudge you into supporting good apps like this one.

Edit: I forgot to mention the most important part. Dr. Becky recommended TheSkyPro.

Edit 2: YOU GUYS! The augmented reality is fantastic. TheSkyPro keeps delivering.

A truly beautiful app. Highly recommend it for all who love astronomy.

Too much reliance on Constellations

Worth every penny. Love TheSkyPro.

Fun to use and learn more!👍

I, too was looking forward to upgrade of a fantastic original app. What a disappointment! What’s with “famous comets” - had full comet base before - now only in subscription version, which is not even available (l bought subscription, but with problems in release, I won’t be able to try it out before “free trial period” is over. Does not sound like a keeper...)? Does not retain all my preference settings, and often crashes when I hit search icon. I understand that first releases have some problems, but they should have held off releasing this now - not ready...

Revised review: problems fixed - trial run with subscription went good. I enjoyed previous version, and looks like this is another winner. Thanks to developers for responsiveness.