Astronomy Apps for iPhone

iPhone and iPad users are increasing day by day as reports saying and of course this results into high demand of Astronomy Apps for iPhone. There are lots of astronomy apps available for iPhone and iPad from basic or learning level to moderate and advanced level. Much of them are free but premium apps have extra functions and facilities which generally lacks in free.

For star gazing, there are apps which provides simulated sky map i.e., the position of stars, constellations, planets, galaxies, nebulae with respect to time and location. Satellite tracking can also possible by using these apps and their huge database. It can easy to spot bright and visible satellites like Hubble, ISS along with Iridium flares. There are some apps specially designed for kids which increase curiosity about space and astronomy with interesting games and fun facts.

For moderate and advance level, there are apps for telescope tracking, aligning with more accuracy. These astronomy apps also provides even minute factors like deep sky object with angular dimensions, RA-Dec, Latitude-Longitude etc. Some apps are designed for study of solar system objects with their details. Such apps also provide information about space missions and stunning images captured by various telescopes.

Image	Name	Price	iphone	ipad	Link
	A Starry Night	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Astro Kit	Free	Yes	No
	Astronomy Picture of the Day	Free	Yes	Yes
	AU: The Solar System	Paid	Yes	No
	Beyond Planet Earth Augmented Reality	Free	Yes	No
	Celestron SkyPortal	Free	Yes	Yes
	Comet Quest	Free	Yes	Yes
	Cosmic Discoveries	Free	Yes	No
	Dark Sky Meter	Paid	Yes	No
	Distant Suns(max): Because half the day is night.	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Distant Suns: The new way to look at the sky	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Earthlapse	Free	Yes	Yes
	Earth-Now	Free	Yes	Yes
	Galaxy Collider	Paid	Yes	Yes
	GoISSWatch - International Space Station Tracking	Free	Yes	Yes
	GoSkyWatch Planetarium	Paid	Yes	Yes
	GPS Astro	Paid	Yes	Yes
	GRAIL	Free	Yes	No
	iFlares	Paid	Yes	Yes
	ISS Spotter	Free	Yes	Yes
	Jupiter Guide	Free	Yes	No
	Live Sky	Free	Yes	Yes
	Mars Globe HD	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Midnight Planets	Free	Yes	Yes
	Mijn Hemel	Free	Yes	Yes
	Moon Globe HD	Paid	Yes	Yes
	NASA	Free	Yes	Yes
	NASA Be A Martian	Free	Yes	Yes
	Night Sky 4	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Outland - Space Journey	Free	Yes	Yes
	Planetarium	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Pluto Safari	Free	Yes	Yes
	Pocket Universe: Virtual Sky Astronomy	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Polar Scope Align Pro	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Polar Scope Align Pro Watch	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Satellite Insight	Free	Yes	Yes
	Satellite Safari	Paid	Yes	Yes
	SDO Viewer - the sun in your pocket	Free	Yes	Yes
	Sky Guide: View Stars Night or Day	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Sky Live ™ - Clear Dark Nights & Heavens Above	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Sky Map	Free	Yes	Yes
	SkySafari 4 Plus: Map the Universe! Discover Sun, Moon, Mars, Stars, Planets, and Satellites with your telescope and NASA space missions!	Paid	Yes	Yes
	SkySafari 4 Pro: Professional Telescope Astronomy! Explore Sun, Moon, Mars, Stars, Planets, and Satellites! Go where NASA space missions have not!	Paid	Yes	Yes
	SkySafari 4: Journey into Night! Explore Sun, Moon, Mars, Stars, Satellites, and NASA space missions!	Paid	Yes	Yes
	SkySafari 5	Paid	Yes	Yes
	SkySafari 5 Plus	Paid	Yes	Yes
	SkySafari 5 Pro	Paid	Yes	Yes
	SkyView® - Explore the Universe	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Solar Walk™ - Planets System, Orbits, Moons & Size	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Space Images	Free	Yes	Yes
	Space Museum by Solar Walk	Free	Yes	Yes
	Spacecraft 3D	Free	Yes	Yes
	Star Rover - Stargazing and Night Sky Watching	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Star Walk ™ for Kids: Learning Astronomy and Space	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Star Walk™ 2 - Night Sky Map of Stars & Planets	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Star Walk ™ - View Stars, Planets & Night Sky Map	Paid	Yes	No
	Stargazers	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Starlight - Explore the Stars	Paid	Yes	Yes
	StarMap 3D+: Night Sky, Astronomy, Star View Guide	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Stellarium Mobile Sky Map	Paid	Yes	Yes
	Voyager: Grand Tour	Free	Yes	Yes
	xSky	Paid	Yes	Yes