SatFinder Lite

Just want plug and play really. Select satellite and nothing happens, looked in sky nothing. I don’t really want to give it one star because it’s bum ! I deleted app. Because it’s pants !

This is the free version and of course you would try this before lashing out real money on what is often euphemistically named the “Pro” version. I loaded the app on 2 iPads and an iPhone. The first attempt on an iPad gave erratic results with the desired satellite moving around the sky with respect to fixed objects like trees and buildings every time I retried it. So I loaded it on 3 devices to see if the iPad compass was shaky. All 3 gave varying results and like a man with two clockwork watches, you just don’t know what time it is. What really bothered me was that as I tilted the iPad or iPhone, standing still, the satellite (fixed in the sky) and any fixed object in view, like a tree, moved relative to each other, whereas clearly they should not if I was standing still and just raising me eyes. I suspect a bug or a crude approximation in the geometry software. I know this from years as a professor of physics where I got to know 3D coordinate geometry like the back of my hand. If this software had been presented to me by one of my PhD students, I would have gently told them to go away and fix the bug if they wanted a doctorate. By all means use this free version to get a feel for what a decent app can do, but I advise you not to buy the Pro, till the free one works.

As other reviews this a great app, easy to set up and use, so simple. You can quickly see where your chosen sat is, and if anything is in the way, great for Motorhomes when deciding where to park.

On Lake Geneva and just had to replace an 80cm dish with a 110cm due to Astra2E spot beam change and losing a bunch of channels. This App helped confirm the correct dish position; easy to use and does what it says on the tin....thanks.

No longer works with ios9,,, shame on you Droidware.

can not find location. error message. location services turned on

Worked fine under IOS8, can't read GPS position under IOS9.

Simply select ONLY the satellites you need and point your dish at it. Super simple and worth posing points at the camp site bar. Also avoids arguments with your partner when getting the TV to work.

Works well. Better than other free similar apps because you can select one single satellite to locate. One can spot its location clearly rather than selecting your satellite from a whole band of them across the sky

Since the IOS update this APP is not working