Paid Stellarium Alternatives

The best paid alternative to Stellarium is Space Engine. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Stellarium and many of them is paid so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting paid alternatives to Stellarium are Star Walk (series), Star Chart, Sky Guide and Starry Night (series).

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Space Engine
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
21 Space Engine alternatives
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.
- - Space Engine is the most popular commercial alternative to Stellarium.
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Space Engine Features
Explore planets
Free roam
Procedurally generated
Avatar
Multiple languages
Comments about Space Engine as a Alternative to Stellarium
Most users think Space Engine is a great Stellarium alternative.
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Space Engine contains many known planets and nebulas, you can get close to them, search them and even land on planets and view them from other angles
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Space Engine seems to be a game and not a star database for astronomy.
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Star Walk (series)
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Star Map
Android
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35 Star Walk (series) alternatives
Indispensable for amateurs and professionals, as well as for kids who are eager to learn, Star Walk will guide you through the night sky in style.
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Star Walk (series) Features
1. Augmented RealityStar Walk (series) makes use of augmented reality to interact with one or more of its services.
Star Chart
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Star Map
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Kindle Fire
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Oculus Rift
34 Star Chart alternatives
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.
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Star Chart Features
1. Augmented RealityStar Chart makes use of augmented reality to interact with one or more of its services.
Virtual Reality
Oculus Rift support
Sky Guide
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Star Map
iPhone
iPad
Apple Watch
37 Sky Guide alternatives
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.
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Sky Guide Features
1. Dark ModeSky Guide supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Starry Night (series)
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Star Map
Mac
Windows
Android Tablet
iPad
36 Starry Night (series) alternatives
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.
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SkySafari
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Star Map
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Android Tablet
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Apple Watch
37 SkySafari alternatives
SkySafari is a powerful planetarium that fits in your pocket. It puts thousands of stars and planets at your fingertips. It lets you find objects in the sky using your device's built-in compass and accelerometer.
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SkySafari Features
1. Augmented RealitySkySafari makes use of augmented reality to interact with one or more of its services.
Cosmic-Watch
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Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
35 Cosmic-Watch alternatives
Discover the fascinating relation between time and the cosmos. Enjoy this interactive learning tool and understand the concept of the celestial sphere and the apparent movement of the sky.
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Solar Walk
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Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
6 Solar Walk alternatives
Solar Walk is an amazing 3D model of our solar system bringing the universe to the palm of your hand and allowing you to interact with planets, satellites, moons, comets and other space objects anytime and anywhere.
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Luminos
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Star Map
iPhone
iPad
Apple Watch
36 Luminos alternatives
Luminos is an all-in-one astronomy app that goes beyond simple stargazing. It combines millions of celestial objects into a beautifully-rendered space simulation that will amaze you. Our enthusiastic customers range from hobbyists to professional astronomers, and everyone in...
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StarMap 3D
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Star Map
iPhone
iPad
32 StarMap 3D alternatives
StarMap 3D Plus is the portable star atlas for beginners or advanced astronomers. Use StarMap 3D Plus to find the planets, stars, constellations, star clusters, galaxies, and nebulae visible to you based on your location and time.
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StarMap 3D Features
1. Augmented RealityStarMap 3D makes use of augmented reality to interact with one or more of its services.
Noctua Stellarium Mobile
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Paid • Proprietary
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
39 Noctua Stellarium Mobile alternatives
Stellarium Mobile is a fully-featured planetarium for your phone. It shows a realistic night sky map in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
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Noctua Stellarium Mobile Features
1. Dark ModeNoctua Stellarium Mobile supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Vortex Planetarium
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Android
Android Tablet
27 Vortex Planetarium alternatives
Vortex Planetarium - Discover the sky.

The most comprehesive, fully featured Planetarium on Android.

Used by amateur astronomers and armchair observers alike, Vortex Planetarium offers a window to the skies in stunning detail.

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Augmented Reality (with camera support) .
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Vortex Planetarium Features
1. Augmented RealityVortex Planetarium makes use of augmented reality to interact with one or more of its services.