- Price$2.99
- CategoryEducation
- First releasedMarch 27, 2009
- Versions4 archived
- Installable4 of 4
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerCraic Design
- Bundle IDcom.craicdesign.puniverse
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
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Report an issueThere's never been a better time to get into Astronomy! Start off easy with an app that will guide you around the night sky - and even entertain you a little when the skies are cloudy.
"The app works beautifully, making astronomy a bit less mysterious—but no less remarkable", MacWorld
"It’s truly an impressive marvel. 5 Mice out of 5", MacWorld.
"..one of the prettiest and easiest to use. And at three bucks, it’s a steal", Cult of Mac.
Apple App Store Staff Favorite
Voted Best Educational iPhone Application by AppAdvice
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Pocket Universe 2 turns your iPhone or iPad into an intuitive guide to the night sky. Point, tap, and instantly see what’s overhead: planets, constellations, comets,Pocket Universe 2 turns your iPhone or iPad into an intuitive guide to the night sky. Just point your device upward to instantly identify what’s overhead—planets, constellations, comets, satellites, and deep-sky wonders.
Designed for clarity and ease of use, Pocket Universe 2 helps you learn the sky naturally, whether you’re stepping outside for a quick look or exploring in detail from your couch.
Key features
• Live sky view: Aim your device to identify stars, planets, the ISS, satellites, comets, and bright deep-sky objects in real time.
• Time travel: Scrub hours or days forward and back, jump to sunrise, sunset, golden hour, moonrise, or moonset - and return to “now” instantly. • Explore mode: Discover what’s worth looking for tonight, with summaries of upcoming events, solar activity, Moon phases and maps, Jupiter and Saturn’s moons and rings, a full Solar System orrery, and dedicated ISS and satellite views. • Find anything fast: Search by name, browse curated “cool things” lists, or jump straight to planets and other Solar System bodies. • Rich object details: Learn about thousands of objects, including planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae, and more. • Widgets: Add Sun and Moon times and Moon phase to your Home Screen or desktop. • Deep customization: Night vision mode, labels, grids, constellation lines, satellites, comets, and more. Save presets to switch instantly between your favorite viewing modes.
Pocket Universe 2 is the sequel to Pocket Universe, one of the first astronomy apps on the App Store. It has been completely rewritten using modern frameworks and tools to deliver a faster, cleaner, and more immersive stargazing experience.
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 7 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2015 | 5.7 | — | 3,170 | $3.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25What was once a very good tool is now worthless. You used to be able to adjust the amount of visible stars based on their magnitude. That is gone. I have deleted app.
I used to love this app and used it forever! But they completely changed everything and it’s awful!
This was the first app I bought when I got my smart phone years ago. I don’t know why I waited so long to write a review. This app is so easy to use, easy to understand and still amazes me with all the things it does.
Just found this app and I am really enjoying it so far! A lot of features but it's not overwhelming to get started. But I love it so far.
Search menus are dead
I want to love this app. I really do. But if you can’t enlarge the text size when you zoom in, it is utterly USELESS. Especially to vision that is looking at a screen that is dimmed out at night. Seriously? What an utter, utter shame.
When I point my phone at the sky it is not aligned with the stars or planets making it useless. I would contact support but they don't provide a way to do this.,
I am a long time amateur astronomer and I love this app. First off I paid to unlock it years ago, and unlike many apps it has continued to be updated and supported when many apps sunset this one has kept going. Thank you to the creator/developer and pleas keep up the good work!
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.