Night Sky
Guide to Stars,Comets,Meteors
Free · In-App Purchases
Introducing Aura, Your Personal AI Super Astronomer
Designed for iOS & iPadOS 26 with Liquid Glass
Night Sky is a powerful AI personal planetarium.
Quickly identify stars, planets, constellations and satellites above by simply holding your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch to the Night Sky! This is all done magically. Whether you’re looking for a constellation, or the International Space Station, let Night Sky direct you to it, then explore the object in AR!
FEATURE SET:
- NIGHT SKY + AURA (Night Sky + Aura Subscription required) - Your Personal AI Super Astronomer! Ask Night Sky Aura virtually anything about Space and it will know the answer. Night Sky Aura fully interfaces with features within Night Sky, to direct you to objects you’re interested in, provide information on anything to do with astronomy, or even show you how the sky looks on the other side of the world! With your own personal AI Super Astronomer right by your side, Night Sky Aura becomes the new natural way to interact with the sky above!
- SKY TAGS - Make Night Sky yours, by adding personal Sky Tags to the map! Pin Sky Tags to objects in the sky to save for future reference, and share them via iMessage so others can find them! Sky Tags can be categorized, and are completely personal to you. Maybe you want to tag a star as a memorial to someone, or tag something you’d like to observe later that night. You can even add Astrophotography photos and observation notes to your Sky Tags!
- CONNECTED STARGAZING (+ Feature) - Connected Stargazing is a revolutionary new feature that utilizes SharePlay in iOS 15.1, allowing you to stargaze with others when you are apart! Start a FaceTime Audio call with those who you would like to stargaze with, then create a session by adding objects for everyone to find in the sky!
- SPATIAL AUDIO OBJECT NAVIGATION - Using AirPods Pro or AirPods Max, search for an object when automatic sky tracking is on, and Night Sky will make the star, planet or constellation ‘chirp’ in the 360° soundscape, assisting you to navigate to the object with sound!
- AR SKY WINDOW - Erase the ceiling of your bedroom, lounge or classroom with AR! Night Sky intelligently detects the ceiling or other flat surface in a room, and can make it magically disappear to reveal the sky behind it!
- BILLIONS OF STARS! (+ Feature) - Space is vast, so Night Sky has been hyper charged with over 1.7 BILLION STARS streamed from the cloud! With a new super deep zoom (greater than 10X before), prepare to delve deeper into space than you ever imagined!
- MAPS UI - A clean and familiar interface with Search features including Quick Find, intelligent Night Red Mode, Light Pollution indicator and easy to use menu, prepare to navigate Night Sky quicker than ever before!
- AR PLANETARY PORTALS & AR GRAND ORRERY (+ Features) - Step onto the surface of other planets by placing AR portals around your room! Or walk around the entire Solar System using the newly refreshed interactive Grand Orrery!
- NIGHT SKY WATCH AR - Night Sky magically comes to life on Apple Watch, with Glass Constellations, Red Vision, and Night Sky Live Tours - all on your wrist!
- AR OBJECT EXPLORATION - Pull Planets, Stars and Constellations out of the sky and look at them in detailed AR!
- NIGHT SKY TOURS (+ Feature): Get a live sky tour or create your own sky tours for any location and time in the world!
- NIGHT SKY MINDFULNESS (+ Feature) - A mindfulness stargazing experience adding mindfulness minutes with Apple HealthKit.
- AND MANY MORE FEATURES!
Subscription Information: 'Night Sky +' and 'Night Sky + Aura' are available as optional subscriptions. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: http://www.icandiapps.com/privacy-policy/ Terms and Conditions of Use: http://www.icandiapps.com/terms-conditions/
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This planetarium in your pocket makes it easy to discover the wonders of space wherever you go. Day or night, aim your device skyward to see a live 3D map of the heavens.
This planetarium in your pocket makes it easy to discover the wonders of space wherever you go. Day or night, aim your device skyward to see a live 3D map of the heavens.
Version 26.2 brings the following features and enhancements:
+ Liquid Glass performance improvements
+ Bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
26.2 9 Feb
Version 26.1 brings the following features and enhancements:
+ Bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
26.1 18/11/2025
Welcome to Night Sky 26!
Night Sky 26 is a major update bringing the most powerful new features we have ever brought to Night Sky. All designed for iOS/iPadOS 26!
* NIGHT SKY + AURA (Night Sky + Aura Subscription required) - Your Personal AI Super Astronomer! Ask Night Sky Aura virtually anything about Space and it will know the answer. Night Sky Aura fully interfaces with features within Night Sky, to direct you to objects you’re interested in, provide information on anything to do with astronomy, or even show you how the sky looks on the other side of the world! With your own personal AI Super Astronomer right by your side, Night Sky Aura becomes the new natural way to interact with the sky above!
* NEW LIQUID GLASS DESIGN - Night Sky 26 embraces the new Liquid Glass design of iOS 26. Complimenting our Glass Constellations perfectly, more of the experience takes on a Liquid Glass aesthetic, making the Night Sky clearer and more beautiful than ever before!
* iPadOS 26 ENHANCEMENTS - Adopted use of the menu bar functionality in iPadOS 26 and new window multitasking.
* NEW LIQUID GLASS ICON - The iconic Night Sky icon has been redesigned in Liquid Glass.
* New version number convention to link Night Sky updates to the year they are released.
* Bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
26.0.1 18/09/2025
Welcome to Night Sky 26!
Night Sky 26 is a major update bringing the most powerful new features we have ever brought to Night Sky. All designed for iOS/iPadOS 26!
* NIGHT SKY + AURA (Night Sky + Aura Subscription required) - Your Personal AI Super Astronomer! Ask Night Sky Aura virtually anything about Space and it will know the answer. Night Sky Aura fully interfaces with features within Night Sky, to direct you to objects you’re interested in, provide information on anything to do with astronomy, or even show you how the sky looks on the other side of the world! With your own personal AI Super Astronomer right by your side, Night Sky Aura becomes the new natural way to interact with the sky above!
* NEW LIQUID GLASS DESIGN - Night Sky 26 embraces the new Liquid Glass design of iOS 26. Complimenting our Glass Constellations perfectly, more of the experience takes on a Liquid Glass aesthetic, making the Night Sky clearer and more beautiful than ever before!
* iPadOS 26 ENHANCEMENTS - Adopted use of the menu bar functionality in iPadOS 26 and new window multitasking.
* NEW LIQUID GLASS ICON - The iconic Night Sky icon has been redesigned in Liquid Glass.
* New version number convention to link Night Sky updates to the year they are released.
* Bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
26.0 15/09/2025
Version 13.2 brings the following enhancements:
* Fix for our Night Sky iMessage app.
* Additional minor bug fixes and enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
13.2 05/03/2025
Version 13.1.1 brings the following enhancements:
* Bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
13.1.1 10/01/2025
Version 13.1 brings the following enhancements:
* 3D Glass Constellation animation - 3D Glass Constellations rotate slightly as they come into view.
* Additional bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
13.1 11/11/2024
13.0.2 - Bug fixes
Version 13 brings the following enhancements:
* 88 3D Glass Constellations - a major visual improvement, Night Sky 13 brings 88 all new 3D Glass Constellations! Pull these out of the sky to look at them in more detail.
* Light Pollution Simulation improvement - we’ve made it easier to simulate the sky above you by adding a slider to increase or decrease star density.
* Celestial Compass Improvement - easily access the Celestial Compass from the main menu to view at a glance celestial objects currently around you.
* Search Ticker - Night Sky suggests celestial objects to search for in the Search field based on what's visible now.
* Support for Dark Icons on iOS / iPadOS 18.
* New Tab Bar support in iPadOS 18.
* Additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
13.0.2 11/10/2024
13.0.1 - Bug fixes
Version 13 brings the following enhancements:
* 88 3D Glass Constellations - a major visual improvement, Night Sky 13 brings 88 all new 3D Glass Constellations! Pull these out of the sky to look at them in more detail.
* Light Pollution Simulation improvement - we’ve made it easier to simulate the sky above you by adding a slider to increase or decrease star density.
* Celestial Compass Improvement - easily access the Celestial Compass from the main menu to view at a glance celestial objects currently around you.
* Search Ticker - Night Sky suggests celestial objects to search for in the Search field based on what's visible now.
* Support for Dark Icons on iOS / iPadOS 18.
* New Tab Bar support in iPadOS 18.
* Additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
13.0.1 03/10/2024
Version 13 brings the following enhancements:
* 88 3D Glass Constellations - a major visual improvement, Night Sky 13 brings 88 all new 3D Glass Constellations! Pull these out of the sky to look at them in more detail.
* Light Pollution Simulation improvement - we’ve made it easier to simulate the sky above you by adding a slider to increase or decrease star density.
* Celestial Compass Improvement - easily access the Celestial Compass from the main menu to view at a glance celestial objects currently around you.
* Search Ticker - Night Sky suggests celestial objects to search for in the Search field based on what's visible now.
* Support for Dark Icons on iOS / iPadOS 18.
* New Tab Bar support in iPadOS 18.
* Additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
13.0 16/09/2024
Version 12.6 brings the following enhancements:
+ Bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.6 26/08/2024
Version 12.5.1 brings the following enhancements:
+ Bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.5.1 13/06/2024
Version 12.5 brings the following enhancements:
+ Bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.5 12/06/2024
Version 12.4 brings the following enhancements:
+ Stargazing Conditions Improvements - Night Sky now uses Apple WeatherKit for improvements to stargazing conditions data.
+ Additional bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.4 26/05/2024
Version 12.3.1 brings the following enhancements:
+ Night Sky and Plane Finder - We’ve teamed up with Plane Finder to offer our Night Sky+ subscribers 50% off an annual Plane Finder subscription. Tap the link in Night Sky Wallet from the setting menu, to sign up at this special reduced rate!
+ Additional bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.3.1 24/04/2024
Version 12.3 brings the following enhancements:
+ 2024 American Solar Eclipse Tour - We've added a special tour to Night Sky guiding you through key locations for the 2024 Solar Eclipse happening across Mexico, the US and Canada on April 8th! Just tap the tile on the main menu to view the tour.
+ Night Sky and Plane Finder - We’ve teamed up with Plane Finder to offer our Night Sky+ subscribers 50% off an annual Plane Finder subscription. Tap the link in Night Sky Wallet from the setting menu, to sign up at this special reduced rate!
+ Additional bug fixes and minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.3 24/03/2024
Version 12.2 brings the following enhancements:
+ Fixes a crash that may happen when changing music settings.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.2 07/01/2024
12.0.2 - Bug fixes
Welcome to Night Sky 12!
Night Sky 12 is a huge update bringing some exciting new features and enhancements for iOS 17!
+ LIVE SKY EVENTS - Never miss Live Sky Events again with Night Sky! A new indicator will appear in the bottom right of the Sky View whenever there is an interesting Live Sky Event such as a meteor shower or planetary conjunction for instance. The Live Event will also be highlighted in the Sky View and will only appear when the event is Live, so you'll immediately know the most exciting celestial wonders to view as soon as you launch Night Sky!
+ PRO GRIDS & LINES - We've added the equatorial line, the meridian line, equatorial grid and azimuthal grid to Night Sky. Turn these on or off directly from the Sky View.
+ INTERACTIVE WIDGET SUPPORT (iOS 17 required) - Night Sky now supports Interactive Widgets in iOS 17! Favorite an object from the Interactive Widget to get notifications about it rising in the future.
+ STANDBY MODE SUPPORT (iOS 17 required) - Night Sky supports Standby Mode support in iOS 17 by displaying objects rising in the sky. Ready to let you know whats happening above if you wake up in the middle of the night.
+ HIGH RESOLUTION LIGHT SPECTRUMS - We've improved the resolution of all light spectrum arrays in Night Sky 12. See things you can't see with your eyes using the light spectrum filters available to change directly from the Sky View.
+ USER TOURS (Night Sky+ only) - Anyone can now make their own custom sky tour. Create a list of objects with your own images, and have Night Sky direct you to the objects in a sequenced tour. You can then share this tour with family and friends!
+ COMMON NAMES - Night Sky now recognises commonly used terms such as 'the big dipper' and 'the plough'. When a user searches for commonly used names, Night Sky will display the correct objects in the search results.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.0.2 03/10/2023
12.0.1 - Bug fixes
Welcome to Night Sky 12!
Night Sky 12 is a huge update bringing some exciting new features and enhancements for iOS 17!
+ LIVE SKY EVENTS - Never miss Live Sky Events again with Night Sky! A new indicator will appear in the bottom right of the Sky View whenever there is an interesting Live Sky Event such as a meteor shower or planetary conjunction for instance. The Live Event will also be highlighted in the Sky View and will only appear when the event is Live, so you'll immediately know the most exciting celestial wonders to view as soon as you launch Night Sky!
+ PRO GRIDS & LINES - We've added the equatorial line, the meridian line, equatorial grid and azimuthal grid to Night Sky. Turn these on or off directly from the Sky View.
+ INTERACTIVE WIDGET SUPPORT (iOS 17 required) - Night Sky now supports Interactive Widgets in iOS 17! Favorite an object from the Interactive Widget to get notifications about it rising in the future.
+ STANDBY MODE SUPPORT (iOS 17 required) - Night Sky supports Standby Mode support in iOS 17 by displaying objects rising in the sky. Ready to let you know whats happening above if you wake up in the middle of the night.
+ HIGH RESOLUTION LIGHT SPECTRUMS - We've improved the resolution of all light spectrum arrays in Night Sky 12. See things you can't see with your eyes using the light spectrum filters available to change directly from the Sky View.
+ USER TOURS (Night Sky+ only) - Anyone can now make their own custom sky tour. Create a list of objects with your own images, and have Night Sky direct you to the objects in a sequenced tour. You can then share this tour with family and friends!
+ COMMON NAMES - Night Sky now recognises commonly used terms such as 'the big dipper' and 'the plough'. When a user searches for commonly used names, Night Sky will display the correct objects in the search results.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.0.1 25/09/2023
Welcome to Night Sky 12!
Night Sky 12 is a huge update bringing some exciting new features and enhancements for iOS 17!
+ LIVE SKY EVENTS - Never miss Live Sky Events again with Night Sky! A new indicator will appear in the bottom right of the Sky View whenever there is an interesting Live Sky Event such as a meteor shower or planetary conjunction for instance. The Live Event will also be highlighted in the Sky View and will only appear when the event is Live, so you'll immediately know the most exciting celestial wonders to view as soon as you launch Night Sky!
+ PRO GRIDS & LINES - We've added the equatorial line, the meridian line, equatorial grid and azimuthal grid to Night Sky. Turn these on or off directly from the Sky View.
+ INTERACTIVE WIDGET SUPPORT (iOS 17 required) - Night Sky now supports Interactive Widgets in iOS 17! Favorite an object from the Interactive Widget to get notifications about it rising in the future.
+ STANDBY MODE SUPPORT (iOS 17 required) - Night Sky supports Standby Mode support in iOS 17 by displaying objects rising in the sky. Ready to let you know whats happening above if you wake up in the middle of the night.
+ HIGH RESOLUTION LIGHT SPECTRUMS - We've improved the resolution of all light spectrum arrays in Night Sky 12. See things you can't see with your eyes using the light spectrum filters available to change directly from the Sky View.
+ USER TOURS (Night Sky+ only) - Anyone can now make their own custom sky tour. Create a list of objects with your own images, and have Night Sky direct you to the objects in a sequenced tour. You can then share this tour with family and friends!
+ COMMON NAMES - Night Sky now recognises commonly used terms such as 'the big dipper' and 'the plough'. When a user searches for commonly used names, Night Sky will display the correct objects in the search results.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
12.0 18/09/2023
Thank you for using Night Sky! Version 11.4.1 contains the following enhancements -
- Astrophotography fixes
- Additional bug fixes and enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
11.4.1 09/02/2023
Thank you for using Night Sky! Version 11.4 contains the following enhancements -
- Localisation - Added 14 new languages! Night Sky is now professionally translated into Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Armenian, Belarusian, Bosnian, Estonian, Georgian, Nepali, Serbian, Swahili, Galician, Kazakh and Zulu. Taking the total languages supported by Night Sky to 68!
- Night Sky Museum (+ Feature) - Added 10 new AR models to Night Sky Museum. Get up close to Sputnik 1, Voyager 1, Lunokhod 1, The Space Shuttle, Explorer 1, Cassini-Huygens, Juno, Lunar Module Eagle, InSight, and the Parker Solar Probe!
- Space Exploration Timeline - Enhanced the UI of the Space Exploration Timeline, to make it quicker and easier to navigate through the years. Also fully updated the timeline to the present day.
- Additional bug fixes and enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
11.4 20/01/2023
Thank you for using Night Sky! Version 11.3 contains the following enhancements -
+ Minor enhancements and bug fixes.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
11.3 11/12/2022
Thank you for using Night Sky! Version 11.2 contains the following enhancements -
+ 14 New Languages - Night Sky now supports Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Telugu, Tagalog, Persian, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Burmese, Uzbek, Azerbaijani and Laotian.
+ Night Sky Museum (+ Feature) - View historical astronomical artefacts in augmented reality!
+ VoiceOver Improvements - We've improved the use of VoiceOver in Night Sky new menu layouts.
+ Minor enhancements and bug fixes.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
11.2 23/11/2022
Thank you for using Night Sky! Version 11.1 contains the following enhancements -
+ Compatibility with Stage Manager on iPadOS 16.1
+ Minor bug fixes
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
11.1 24/10/2022
Version 26.2 brings the following features and enhancements:
+ Liquid Glass performance improvements
+ Bug fixes and numerous additional minor enhancements.
If you enjoy using Night Sky a great review on the App Store is always appreciated. If we can be of any assistance, please reach out to the team at Support@NightSky.com who will be happy to help!
Happy stargazing!
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