PeekCycle is a Windows desktop app that combines lunar timing with personal biorhythms to help users look ahead and explore potentially favorable times for different activities.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
United States
SkyView Alternatives
Apps similar to SkyView include Stellarium, which is free and open source. Other options are Sky Map, KStars, Astrarium and Solar System Scope. There's no shortage of Star Maps like SkyView, with more than 25 alternatives for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and Mac.
Alternatives list
Live 3D globe with real-time earthquakes, weather, volcanoes, and a night sky with planets, ISS tracking, and 5,000 stars.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
Germany
EU
Offline-first spatial toolkit for Android and Wear OS with compass, AR measurement, target planning, local network location sharing, and GPS-denied tracking. Offers solar system fly-through, offline astronomy, and is privacy-focused with on-device computation.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- Android Wear
Morocco
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+7
Mount your smartphone on a telescope or camera. AstroHelm continuously plate-solves the sky to guide you directly to galaxies, nebulae, planets, and stars—or precisely frame them for photography. No GoTo mount or proprietary hardware required.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Apple Watch
- United States
Try out the solar system simulator to see the distance to Mars or other planets. Point your iPhone to the sky and explore the movement of the sun, moon, planets and stars across the sky while you change time by swiping the display.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
+7
