Pocket Universe - Astronomy is an education app developed by John Kennedy. Available for $2.99, it was updated to v6.17 on March 28, 2024, and currently holds a 4.62 out of 5 rating based on 226 reviews. Before downloading, make sure your device has at least 191 MB of free space and runs Android 11.1+ or iOS 12.1+.
The night sky stars & planets
Video: Pocket Universe Overview
Description
There's never been a better time to get into Astronomy! Start off easy with an app that will guide you around the night sky - and even entertain you a little when the skies are cloudy.
Pocket Universe - Astronomy can be played on Windows and macOS using Android emulators such as BlueStacks. Download an APK version and follow our BlueStacks installation guide to get started. For help with downloading or installing APK files, visit our forums.
User Reviews and Ratings
★★★★★Defunct?
The “news“ in the app is no longer updating and the website cannot be found. After 13 years it appears that this app has gone to the boneyard. It was a good run.
★★★★★Great app
This app is awesome, the only people that leave negative reviews are the same people that don’t know how to turn on a computer and have to have their grandchildren fix their technical issues.
Don’t be fooled by the people giving negative reviews, this app is great, been using it for years.
★★☆☆☆I think NEOWISE is in the wrong place
Aside from NEOWISE not being listed under Comets but under Objects, irs location varies a great deal from where other sites put it. This app seems to place it lower and more to the north than other sites. And I’ve checked my location and time settings.
★★★★☆Motion tracking is broken for iPhone 12 Pro Max
Contacted dev, fix is waiting on Apple approval. Bumped it back to 4 stars for now.
Checked current version (6.13.7) and still broken on iPhone 12 AND Xs
Compass is waaay off but apple compass is just fine. Even manual alignment doesn’t work. I point north and hit okay and it immediately switches to point west.
★★☆☆☆Does not work anymore
It seems to be nonfunctional now. Used to be awesome.