--- title: "Distant Suns 5 - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "Distant Suns: The night sky, reimagined. 2013 finalist in the Family category of TabTimes' best tablet app contest; "I am putting together some mobile astronomy apps for our local "Sky's the Limit" " --- # Distant Suns 5 — United States > Astronomy for the whole family ![Distant Suns 5 App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/56/19/b0/5619b0fc-59b5-aca2-c802-28539bd95a8b/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [Mike Smithwick](https://apptail.io/developer/mike-smithwick-gaAb) (United States) **Category:** Education **Rating:** 4.3/5 (97 ratings) **Price:** $2.99 **Bundle ID:** com.distantsuns.distantsunsipad **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 5.0.6 (released 2025-01-04) **Original Release:** 2010-04-01 **Languages:** English **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id363418936) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/distant-suns-5-nKeg/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/distant-suns-5-nKeg/united-states) ## Distant Suns 5 Description Distant Suns: The night sky, reimagined. 2013 finalist in the Family category of TabTimes' best tablet app contest; "I am putting together some mobile astronomy apps for our local "Sky's the Limit" Observatory in Twentynine Palms, CA. I have been searching for something as good as, or better than, Distant Suns. Short answer: I have not found it yet. ...nothing portrays the night sky as well as Distant Suns. Distant Suns has been your personal guide to the cosmos since 1985. First on the desktop, now right in your hands. While others play games, you can travel to the stars. Award-winning Distant Suns has the reputation of both having one of the most realistic displays of the night sky, while being one of the easiest to use astronomy apps for casual sky watchers as well as serious astronomers. •Named in the "100 Essential Apps" by iLounge •Featured on NPR's MarketPlace Features include: •No Internet required. Just a sense of wonder. •View from the Earth or out in the solar system •Simply aim and gaze. •Over 18 million pinpoint stars scintillating like diamond dust in the palm of your hand (18 mil? Yup.) •Integrated with NASA's Night Sky Network space events in your area (US only at present) •What's Up? Gives a quick one snapshot overview of the evening's sky •Realistic ghostly band of the Milky Way •Stories behind each constellation •Viewpoint Lock keeps any object centered •Current weather patterns on the earth, updated daily •Change the look of the stars •Galaxies, nebula and star clusters •Hubble Space Telescope images •All 8 planets (or 9 for you purists) •GPS aware •Special color mode preserves your night vision. •Touch the sky to reveal hidden data for each object •Planetary data and information First Light is a proud member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers with family-friendly apps. Twitter: @distantsuns Support: www.distantsuns.com ## Distant Suns 5 Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/88/51/0c/88510c1f-dced-4ba6-0a45-43cf5ab55407/IMG_5188.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/ae/53/6a/ae536a08-7b51-3e50-4bbf-fa038b092422/IMG_5207.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/f8/cf/45/f8cf4575-a8f5-ee47-24a2-ef12c1260c34/IMG_5161.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/d8/d9/97/d8d99777-cf16-b0c3-6ced-ad2d591f67eb/IMG_5195.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/48/dc/49/48dc4932-f714-2723-ce62-4170882bacfd/IMG_5205.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/c8/03/ab/c803ab01-a054-0328-a4ae-c65a5c0b7ac2/d6a9c6ce-f2d1-467b-a0b1-4faf3db715a8_IMG_3579.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/68/67/30/686730f9-b3ed-b9a0-d13d-857a7428ba03/IMG_5203.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 8](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/d1/ec/bd/d1ecbd2e-a93d-95cd-06e6-e5973338e667/IMG_5204.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 9](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/8a/cb/bd/8acbbd27-4ac1-fd6e-3701-9a62af296666/pr_source.jpg/2688x1242.png) - [Screenshot 10](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/78/36/0e/78360e1d-4333-39af-69a0-7a12f73ea3c4/pr_source.jpg/2688x1242.png) ## Distant Suns 5 Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 72 (74%) - 4 stars: 5 (5%) - 3 stars: 4 (4%) - 2 stars: 6 (6%) - 1 stars: 10 (10%) ## Distant Suns 5 Reviews in United States ### **--- "GPS no longer recognized" On my iPhone17 with iOS26, Distant Suns only captures the GPS location on first run. After that, no matter what permissions you give the app you will have to enter a lat/long manually or select a ‘nearest city’. If this is a dealbreaker for you then choose another app. -- ericsiegel01, 2026-06-03 ### ****- "Distant Suns 5" I purchased this to replace an 12 year old iphone app, kind of sorry in the app’s performance. I’m staring at the 1st quarter moon one hour before sun set but this app can’t seem to find the moon. 60+years amateur astronomer with Iphone 14+ running IOS 18.2 and some basic knowledge of the sky. I give it a polite 2 star rating. Update My iphone received an up date and the app started to work as intended. If the text was more readable for senior eyes I would rate higher. -- Avi88tor, 2024-12-14 ### ***** "Still my Favorite" I’ve been using Distant Suns since the Amiga days. Still my go-to app for star gazing. -- nurikabe, 2023-03-27 ### ***-- "syncing services don't work" Although I am very much signed in to iCloud the application will not recognize that and as a result won't sync properly. Crashes after toggling permissions in settings. This becomes permanent. After uninstalling and reinstalling the application no longer presents anything but a blackscreen after the tutorial is finished. This is perhaps what others are running into as well. iPad Pro 12.9" 5th Gen. iOS 15.5 This is super disappointing, but I understand your best. We had DS on Mac OS 7.5 in the 90s and it was largely responsible for my unending fascination with the cosmos. How do you look at the solar system or other objects from different angles? That was one of the best and most important features of the early Distant Sun Programs. -- SeamlessTire, 2022-06-02 ### *---- "Now it just crashes." I have owned Distant Suns apps for many, many years. It used to be really awesome. In recent years I have had several problems with Distant Suns Max (Now Distant Suns 5, I guess). I have tried to contact the developer but never gotten a reply. Now it won’t even open on my iPad. It just crashes. I tried deleting the app and re-downloading; no change. I need to find another astronomy app. IPad Pro 10.5 inch, iPadOS 14.5.1 -- Beavertonian, 2021-05-17 ### **--- "Used to be one of my favorite apps" I first downloaded Distant Suns in 2008 for my iPhone 3G, and it was mind-blowing. I’ve been using it on and off since then. However, the app has become nearly unusable lately. It doesn’t start off in AR/compass mode, and tapping on a constellation or a star simply doesn’t work anymore. I couldn’t even use it on Sirius! Developer, please update and fix this app so it works properly on the latest version of iOS. -- esotericmixer, 2021-01-10 ### *---- "New phone" Heard about this app from a friend and bought it immediately. I can only get it to work on my iPhone four. Will not work with my iPhone 11 🤷🏻‍♀️ -- Alexsid22, 2020-09-04 ### *---- "App crashes on startup." Won’t load. Crashes on startup. -- YELLOWCAKE., 2020-07-13 ### **--- "Falling into disrepair?" I’ve used and loved the app for years, but it no longer works on my new iPhone SE. the button to select ([]) an object doesn’t do anything; pressing stars under prefs crashes it; the help links don’t work. I’m sad. -- oregon rogue, 2020-06-01 ### ***-- "New Bug ios13" Love this ap, but just installed update and immediately found bug. Ios 13.4.1 on iphone 11pro setting stars preference results in immediate crash. Can’t find any support link so posting this as a review. -- not on iphone 5s ios 11.2!, 2020-05-18 [View all Distant Suns 5 reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://app.apptail.io/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## Distant Suns 5 In-App Purchases | Item | Price | |------|-------| | Hubble Guide Star Catalog | $0.99 | ## Distant Suns 5 Store Rankings | Chart | Country | Category | Rank | |-------|---------|----------|------| | Top Paid | Colombia | Education | #9 | | Top Paid | Greece | Education | #64 | | Top Paid | Algeria | Education | #75 | | Top Paid | Switzerland | Education | #87 | | Top Paid | Colombia | Overall | #102 | | Top Paid | Finland | Education | #119 | | Top Paid | Portugal | Education | #127 | | Top Paid | Argentina | Education | #139 | | Top Paid | Romania | Education | #166 | | Top Paid | South Africa | Education | #181 | | Top Paid | Denmark | Education | #184 | | Top Paid | Spain | Education | #195 | | Top Paid | United Kingdom | Education | #200 | | Top Paid | Ireland | Education | #201 | | Top Paid | Ecuador | Education | #206 | | Top Paid | Hungary | Education | #214 | | Top Paid | New Zealand | Education | #214 | | Top Paid | Netherlands | Education | #214 | | Top Paid | Austria | Education | #220 | | Top Paid | Mexico | Education | #222 | | Top Paid | Czechia | Education | #230 | | Top Paid | Belgium | Education | #230 | | Top Paid | Chile | Education | #232 | | Top Paid | Dominican Republic | Education | #235 | | Top Paid | Norway | Education | #236 | ## Distant Suns 5 Discovered Keywords - 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