Night Sky (app) is an application developed and published by indie studio iCandi Apps Ltd. from the UK.

Night Sky
Developer(s)iCandi Apps Ltd.
Initial releaseiOS
  • WW: November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)
PlatformiOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, iMessage
TypeReference
Websitehttps://icandiapps.com

Night Sky is a stargazing reference app, where the user can explore a virtual representation of the night sky to identify stars, planets, constellations and satellites.[1] The app is developed specifically for iOS, tvOS and watchOS devices. Night Sky was first released on November 1, 2011 for iOS, and has had multiple updates since launch.[2] Night Sky was mentioned in the September 2016 Apple Keynote during the Apple Watch Series 2 announcement.[3] In October 2016, Night Sky was featured as the Free App of The Week on the Apple App Store.[4]

Reception

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Night Sky was featured in Apple's 'Best of 2012' and has also been pre-installed onto iPads in Apple retail stores worldwide.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Night Sky for iPhone and iPad". Macworld. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  2. ^ Apple, Download the iDB app About | Contact | Advertise | Disclosure | Privacy Policy 2017 © iDownloadBlog com-This website is not affiliated with (2 November 2014). "Night Sky Pro delivers a seriously in-depth stargazing experience". Retrieved 2017-04-19. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "TechnoBuffalo". Retrieved 2017-04-19.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Night Sky 4 Is Apple's Free iOS App Of The Week, Download Now [$1 Value] | Redmond Pie". Redmond Pie. 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  5. ^ Jones, Tamlyn (2015-04-10). "iCandi Apps branches out into hardware market". birminghampost. Retrieved 2017-04-19.