Pocket Universe

I am no expert but I am a huge space and astronomy enthusiast. One of my really good friends is an Astro physicist and professor and he has taught me a fair bit over the years. I love being able to take this app out and share with friends or family various things I have learned from him. This app is incredibly easy to use and very helpful in finding whatever information you are looking for as it relates to the sky. The interactive map that let you point the camera at the sky to find planets and stars is very cool. Great app I would recommend to anyone interested in space whether a beginner or expert. I would buy this app again.

This used to be my favorite app, but I finally have to give up the ghost. I've been frustrated by this app for several years now. When I point my phone towards an object, for instance Venus tonite, I have to turn the face of the phone about 45° to the right of the planet in order to have it come into view on the screen. It's been like this for years. I don't understand. I used to be able to just point my phone at anything and find out what it was. I used to look forward to reading the news every month but now there's nothing there but a little square listing the super moons for 2024 and that's it! I finally had to download a different star app which I don't like as much but at least if I point my phone at a star it'll tell me what it is instead of me having to point my phone away from the object to try to find out what it is, I guess this has largely gone into the orphan app bin. :-( It was a great app! But it's just not usable and hasn't been for a long time.

This app is really amazing and lots of fun to use. There are many deep features to explore and enjoy. The 'Motion' feature works really well when several versions ago it was hit and miss with figuring out which was was North. Today the app was updated with a cool solar eclipse tracker. It seems to be off by just a few miles south around the St Louis area (less than 10 maybe) but for a simulation it will allow me to show friends what they can expect. Great app. Keep it up!!