Gaia Sky AlternativesStar Maps and other similar apps like Gaia Sky

Gaia Sky is described as '3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy' and is a Star Map in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Gaia Sky for a variety of platforms, including Windows, iPhone, iPad, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Gaia Sky alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Gaia Sky are Celestia, Sky Map, Space Engine and KStars.

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  1. Stellarium icon
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    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.

    57 Stellarium alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Exploration
    5.  Cross-Platform

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    Neel2000
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    Stellarium is a night sky simulator, not a space visualizer like Gaia Sky.

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    • Stellarium is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Gaia Sky.

    • Stellarium is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Gaia Sky.

    • Stellarium is Free and Open SourceGaia Sky is also Free and Open Source
  2. Celestia icon
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    Celestia is an application for real-time 3D visualization of space, with a detailed model of the solar system, over 100,000 stars, more than 10,000 galaxies, and an extension mechanism for adding more objects.

    29 Celestia alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS

    Celestia Features

    1.  Portable

    Celestia VS Gaia Sky

     
    • Celestia is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Gaia Sky.

    • Celestia is Free and Open SourceGaia Sky is also Free and Open Source
  3. Sky Map icon
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    Sky Map (formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the night sky.

    43 Sky Map alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Sky Map Features

    1.  Augmented Reality

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  4. Space Engine icon
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    Space Engine - a real-time 3D space simulator, procedural universe generator and visualiser. It lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, starting from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies.

    26 Space Engine alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Space Engine Features

    1.  Explore planets
    2.  Free roam
    3.  Procedurally generated
    4.  Avatar
    5.  Multiple languages

    Space Engine VS Gaia Sky

     
    • Space Engine is the most popular commercial alternative to Gaia Sky.

    • Space Engine is Paid and ProprietaryGaia Sky is Free and Open Source
  5. KStars icon
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    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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required
    7. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration

    KStars VS Gaia Sky

     
  6. Planetario icon
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    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...

    51 Planetario alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Planetario VS Gaia Sky

     
    • Planetario is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Gaia Sky.

    • Planetario is Free and Open SourceGaia Sky is also Free and Open Source
  7. Sky Guide icon
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    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.

    40 Sky Guide alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch

    Sky Guide Features

    1.  Dark Mode

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

    51 Solar System Scope alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Solar System Scope Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Multiple languages

    Solar System Scope VS Gaia Sky

     
    • Solar System Scope is the most popular Web-based alternative to Gaia Sky.

    • Solar System Scope is Freemium and ProprietaryGaia Sky is Free and Open Source
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    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.

    39 Starry Night (series) alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

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  10. TOPCAT icon
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    It offers a variety of ways to view and analyse tables, including a browser for the cell data themselves, viewers for information about table and column metadata, and facilities for sophisticated interactive 1-, 2-, 3- and higher-dimensional visualisation, calculating statistics...

    20 TOPCAT alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Java

    TOPCAT VS Gaia Sky

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

    41 Noctua Stellarium Mobile alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode

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    The Digital Universe Atlas incorporates data from dozens of organizations worldwide to create the most complete and accurate 3-D atlas of the Universe from the local solar neighbourhood out to the edge of the observable Universe.

    15 Digital Universe Atlas alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Digital Universe Atlas VS Gaia Sky

     
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