Astronomy free 2.0.0.0
Suggestively called Astronomy free, this application contains a good deal of details about the planets, the Sun and other celestial bodies, so you can try it out on your Windows Phone.
Nice looking GUI, with a decent layout
The nice interface of this app comes with some amazing backgrounds against which are projected the various sections that contain the articles, videos and pictures.
All the commands for getting to the data content are at hand and moving through the fact sheets and news articles is smooth at all times. After a couple of uses you will start to receive some reminders that prompt you to rate and review Astronomy free or to purchase the full version with all the features enabled.
More annoying are the advertisements that appear in the lower side of the screen in most areas of the app and are constantly changing, so they become really annoying pretty quickly.
Read facts and enjoy splendid images from space
The utility comes with a good deal of information regarding the planets, our solar system and even an introduction to cosmology. Inside all these sections you can check out the facts and numbers, while also having at your fingertips some representative images, most of which are of decent quality.
A separate module is dedicated to telescopes and their mounts, enabling you to learn quite a bit about these all-important objects that help you gaze at the stars up close.
Understanding the azimuth and equatorial coordinates is facilitated by another section of Astronomy free that contains all the details about these parameters.
Live views and details about Messier objects at a glance
A really cool set of details can be obtained from the "Live Sun" area, where you will be able to look at the solar activity in real time with a couple of magnificent views, one for the solar X-rays and another for the geomagnetic field of the Sun.
These animated images require a fast Internet connection and they will be refreshed automatically. Nonetheless, in case you want to reload the data manually, this is easy to do from the main menu at the bottom of the screen.
Astronomy free also features a neat module from where you can follow and calculate the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), while a complete catalog of Messier objects is also ready at hand from the same section of the app.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The sleek look of Astronomy free is full of beautiful images and has a neat way of organizing the information it offers, but also some irritating ads and prompts. |
Function8
The feature set is pretty solid, but most of the info categories will become available after acquiring the full version. |
Security7
The utility requires access to several sensitive system areas, like the phone dialer or the owner and phone identities, without any apparent reason related to its functionality. |
Battery3
Keeping the app running for longer periods of time will discharge the battery very fast due to the massive power consumption. |
Price9
When taking into consideration the neat features and the beautiful GUI, Astronomy free is really a valuable utility, even if a purchase is needed to fully unlock it. |
Compatibility9
Well suited for almost all Windows Phone devices on the market, the app needs Windows Phone version 8 and higher. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 2.0.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 2.0.0.0
- developer:
- Spaceclick
- category:
- SCIENCE & EDUCATION
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. remove ads, unlock features, add extra functions
- hits:
- 270