Distant Suns (series) AlternativesStar Maps and other similar apps like Distant Suns (series)

Distant Suns (series) is described as 'Distant Suns astronomy app is an award-winning hand-held planetarium with over 25 years of development, offering you the new way to look at the sky from on the Earth to off. Sporting over 130,000 stars, all 8 (or is it 9?' and is a Star Map in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Distant Suns (series) for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Android, Android Tablet and Windows apps. The best Distant Suns (series) alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Distant Suns (series) are Sky Map, KStars, Gaia Sky and Sky Guide.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Distant Suns (series) alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Stellarium icon
     371 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

    56 Stellarium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
    • Stellarium is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Distant Suns (series).

    • Stellarium is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Distant Suns (series).

    • Stellarium is Free and Open SourceDistant Suns (series) is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Sky Map icon
     135 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Sky Map (formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the night sky.

    43 Sky Map alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
    • Sky Map is the most popular Android alternative to Distant Suns (series).

    • Sky Map is Free and Open SourceDistant Suns (series) is Paid and Proprietary
  3. KStars icon
     24 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Open-source astronomy software offering accurate night sky simulation with 100 million stars, Ekos astrophotography suite, stellar observation planner, "What's up Tonight" tool, FOV editor, and a variety of celestial catalogs for comprehensive astronomical exploration.

    45 KStars alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Gaia Sky icon
     11 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy.

    44 Gaia Sky alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. Sky Guide icon
     6 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    A window to the stars has never been more beautiful and easy to use. Sky Guide lets you experience the wonders of the night in ways you’ve only dreamed of.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
    • Sky Guide is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Distant Suns (series).

    • Sky Guide is the most popular commercial alternative to Distant Suns (series).

    • Sky Guide is Paid and ProprietaryDistant Suns (series) is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky - real time virtual orrery and observatory

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • Solar System Scope is the most popular Web-based & Android Tablet alternative to Distant Suns (series).

    • Solar System Scope is Freemium and ProprietaryDistant Suns (series) is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Planetario icon
     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Planetario contains a 3D model of our solar system. It will show the horizon and the planets in their path along the sky. The word planet comes from the Greek planetai, meaning "wanderers". Because of the rotation of the earth, the stars seem to move in perfect...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  8. SkyView icon
     12 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    SkyView is powerful, easy-to-use app that answers questions about stars, constellations, and more. Simply point the camera to the sky, tap on what you see and discover neat things about these sky objects.

    36 SkyView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
     
  9. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    The Starry Night apps are the most comprehensive educational astronomy apps. Use it with your introductory astronomy textbook or on its own. It's a powerful, portable planetarium that fits in your backpack. It puts thousands of stars and planets at your fingertips.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  10. Star Chart icon
     17 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Can’t see the moon? Want to know where it is? Look through the eyes of your device to see a virtual window into the whole visible universe.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • Oculus Rift
     
  11. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Stellarium Mobile is a planetarium app that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  12. SkyMap icon
     6 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    SkyMap provides interactive sky maps for any time, viewpoint and location on Earth. It shows the different names, coordinates, magnitude, astronomical rise and set times plus additional information for over 110000 stars, messier objects, planets, sun and moon.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Phone
     
12 of 38 Distant Suns (series) alternatives