Pocket Universe - Astronomy is an education app developed by John Kennedy. The last update, v6.17, released on March 28, 2024, and it’s rated 4.62 out of 5 based on the latest 226 reviews. Pocket Universe - Astronomy costs $2.99 and requires iOS 12.1+ and Android 11.1 or newer to download.
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.
Want to enjoy Pocket Universe - Astronomy on your desktop? Download the latest APK (6.17, 191 MB) or choose your preferred version, and follow our Bluestacks emulator guide for easy installation on Windows or macOS. For any assistance with downloading or installing APK files, feel free to visit our forums!
User Reviews and Ratings
★★☆☆☆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.
★★☆☆☆Allow enlarging text size
Same problem it’s had since the first version: you try to expand because the text size is so small that you need a magnifying glass to read it - literally - and it expands the dot representing the planet, star, constellation, etc.,everything but the text. If you can’t read the label to know what you’re looking at it’s unusable, especially since iPhone font size is disabled. Shame. It could be so good.
★★★★★just what i was looking for
an app i can customize how i want to use it any night. wether i’m preparing for astrophotography away from my computer, or just can’t remember where an object is while i have my telescope out. it can be simple, or can show some more advanced options if needed. i’ve been using it for so many years now, and i feel like i just need to say it’s the astronomy app you get and can use for a long time. and big thanks to the developer keeping things actively up to date :)
