Star Walk 2

Buy it if: ✅ You're a beginner: we think the easy set-up and navigation on this app make it a great option for beginners. ✅ You want to plan a stargazing or shooting session: the Visible Tonight feature and option to speed up time make it easy to plan ahead. ✅ You're looking for an affordable option: we think that Star Walk 2 offers a lot of features for a relatively low price.

Jase Parnell-Brookes, space.com

The original Star Walk remains one of the best apps for budding stargazers of all levels, but Star Walk 2 has added some excellent features for night-time jaunts. It will identify the location of stars, planets, meteors and nebulae, the International Space Station and comets. Point it at the sky and you’ll soon be marvelling at the cosmos.

Stuart Dredge, The Guardian

Star Walk 2 is an augmented reality app which can easily be adapted for educational purposes. It is a stargazing app intended to enhance your stargazing experience, and it certainly does just that. My recommendation for using the Star Walk 2 app in instructional design or education would be to use it for a supplemental activity while teaching astronomy.

Thom Quist, American College of Education