What's Up? app for iPhone and iPad

4.4 ( 1984 ratings )

Reference Education
Developer: John Kennedy

Free

Current version: 3.6, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 30 Sep 2010
App size: 30.56 Mb

Whether youre deciding if its worth setting up your telescope or simply curious about that bright star, Whats Up? is the perfect companion for sky enthusiasts.

Key Features:

• Simple Sky Grid Display: View the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets on an intuitive grid representing the night sky.
• Effortless Navigation: No augmented reality or motion tracking needed—just a straightforward display to see whats up.
• Time-Bar Functionality: Slide the time-bar to forecast the appearance of your favorite planets and their directions.
• Comprehensive Information: Displays the location of the Sun, Moon, planets, and even Pluto.
• Observation Insights: Instantly identify which celestial objects are prime for observation.
• Moon Phases: Stay updated with the current moon phase.
• Wikipedia Links: Dive deeper with quick access to Wikipedia pages for detailed information.
• Southern Hemisphere Support: Sky-watchers down south are covered too.
• Minimal Network Usage: Only needed for Wikipedia access.
• Note: Localizations are limited to planet names.

For a full 3D rendered experience with motion tracking, check out our award-winning companion app, Pocket Universe.

If you already own Pocket Universe, youll find Whats Up? familiar yet even more user-friendly, with a sleeker design and quicker access to the "Currently Visible" mode, and basic Apple Watch support.

Pros and cons of What's Up? app for iPhone and iPad

What's Up? app good for

So simple, yet so effective and useful. And the screen is way cool. Great app!

Simple and to the point, with a really nice animation of sky objects.

Some bad moments

Great app for quickly identifying what planets are visible, or will be visible at a certain time of day.

I have a big 10" dob and it a pain to drag it outside just to find out what I want to see is not there..this app just saved me years of back pain!! Thanks again CraigDesign!!!

This app is wonderful and just as great as Pocket Universe. I really like it that it opens Pocket Universe when you tap on a planet. The only thing I dont like is that it is that the graphics are not retina-ready....yet.

Why isnt this App part if Pocket Universe, its pointless, the developer is obviously trying to boost poor sales of Pocket Universe and make a quick buck out of this app that doesnt really do anything, it doesnt even show you where the planets are, just says "its up"! And you want people to PAY for this...? Make this free, thats all its worth.. It doesnt do anything worth a cent...

A good start. Has potential. I have had problems with it not working as advertised, but app assistance was great. An update will likely correct shortcomings.

Easy to use, very intuitive. Graphics could be sharper. Would like to be able to add other objects, not just planets.

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