📈Last 7 days+9 installs — 50% slower than the week before (+18) · 2/day since Sep 30
🏆Among Education appstop 34% by installs gained this week (1825 peers growing)
⭐Rating★ 4.33 → 4.38 since Sep 30
🛠Updatesactively updated · updated 9 days ago · every ~38 days (3 updates tracked)
Installs since launch
+81 installs
· +1 ratings
since Sep 30
Update history
8.1.1.2Nov 2, 2026 · seen Nov 6, 2026
Improvements:<br> - Data downloads keep running when you switch apps, with a progress notification<br> - Better search for Bayer star names, Tycho/GSC regions (TYC 9007), and moons by designation or Roman numeral<br> - Added Uranus's new moon S/2025 U 1 (Uranus XXVIII)<br> - Added "Methuselah" as a name for HD 140283<br>Fixes:<br> - Steadier Compass Mode near the zenit
8.1.1.0Oct 26, 2026
Features:<br>- Connect SynScan mounts via the SynScan app<br>- Find Gaia stars by bare source ID<br>Improvements:<br>- Corrected comet magnitudes<br>- Catalog fixes: NGC 6144, Abell PNe, Local Group dwarfs<br>- Downloaded Gaia/PGC catalogs load at launch<br>Fixes:<br>- Saved list items opening the wrong object<br>- Equipment list reordering<br>- Location shifting after event searches<br>- Weather
8.1.0.11Aug 17, 2026 · seen Sep 30, 2026
Fixes:<br> - 2026 Eclipse Event data (was displaying the 2024 eclipse)
SkySafari 8 Plus is an education app by Simulation Curriculum Corp. with 1,000+ downloads (about 1.3K estimated). +9 installs in the last 7 days. Rated 4.4 from 39 ratings. Released Mar 31, 2026. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.
From the store listing: “SkySafari 8 Plus goes beyond most basic stargazing apps by providing you with a full-featured space simulator with telescope control. If you are looking to dive deeper into astronomy, start your journey with the #1 recommended app for amateur astronomers since 2009.
SkySafari 8 Plus delivers a beautifully refined…”
