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Star Chart

LiveEscapist Games Limited1 app · 14.8M installsEducationFreeIn-app purchases: $0.99 - $9.99 per itemcom.escapistgames.starchart

Explore the universe. Sponsor a star. Free for everyone.

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Total installs
14,799,650
exact · Play shows 10,000,000+
Installs / day
+1.7K
7-day avg · last day +3.5K
Rating
4.4★
174.3K ratings · 6.7K reviews
Released
20 Dec 2010
15.8y ago
Last update
4 Oct 2026
v7 · 9d ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
14.8M16.1M17.4M18.7M20M11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
14.8M16.1M17.4M18.7M20M11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

01.3K2.5K3.8K5K12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct

Change timeline

Full history

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 13 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇯🇵 Japan (~72%), out of 3 countries where it is charted.

  1. Japan72%#92 Trending · Apps
  2. Thailand22%#190 Top free · Education
  3. South Korea6.2%#139 Trending · Education

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 13 Oct
ChartCountryRankChange
Trending · Education JP#20▼ 8
Top free · Education JP#79▼ 13
Trending · Education KR · 12 Oct#139▲ 11
Top free · Education TH#190▼ 15

App manifest

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Manifest analysis reads only the required APK ranges. Base APK downloads may need separate device splits to install.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • Collects data Personal info, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

4 in 2 groups
2 Sensitive0 Notable2 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
OtherRoutine2

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
The night sky has always belonged to everyone. Now Star Chart does too. Used by over 40 million people worldwide, Star Chart turns your Android device into a window onto the whole visible universe — just point it at the sky and the stars introduce themselves. ✦ Sponsor a Star Star Chart is free. Every feature, every upgrade, every corner of the cosmos — no paywalls, no subscriptions. If Star Chart brings you joy, you can support it by sponsoring a real star and making it your own. A small act of cosmic ownership that keeps the app alive for everyone. What you'll find up there: • Point your device at the sky and Star Chart tells you exactly what you're looking at — in real time, using GPS and a precise 3D model of the universe • Over 20 million stars accurately mapped across both hemispheres • All 88 constellations, illustrated with the timeless artwork of 17th-century astronomer Johannes Hevelius • Every planet in the solar system, their moons and the Sun — all rendered in beautiful 3D • The complete Messier catalogue of 110 deep sky objects • Comets, meteor showers, and satellites tracked live • Guided Tours — let Star Chart take you on a journey through the night sky • Time Shift: travel up to 10,000 years into the past or future and watch the sky change • Voice control: just say "Fly me to the Moon" or "Where is Andromeda?" • Tap anything to learn more — distance, brightness, mythology and more • View below the horizon, set any location on Earth, zoom deep into star fields Whether you're a curious child pointing a phone at the dark, or a lifelong amateur with a telescope and a notebook — Star Chart is your companion under the stars. We've been building Star Chart since 2009 and we're not done yet. Send us your thoughts: [email protected] AR mode requires a device with a built-in compass. Manual scrolling supported on all devices. No internet connection required for normal use.

What's new

Greatly improved star rendering in the information pane Includes many more important faint stars, including Proxima Centauri and Barnards Star Milky way rendering polished Genuinely helpful notifications, such as eclipses and meteor showers, with the ability to specify exactly which astronomical events you’re interested in More improvements to selection handling from taps, especially when zoomed in Improved search for Korean, Japanese and Chinese characters Significantly reduced start up time

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