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SkySafari pricing
SkySafari publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 1 September 2026, SkySafari pricing is on request across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- On request
- Model
- One-time purchase per tier
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
SkySafari plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkySafari Basic | $4.99/one-time | 3 | Entry tier |
| SkySafari Plus | $14.99/one-time | 3 | +$10/one-time, 3 more features |
| SkySafari Pro | $29.99/one-time | 3 | +$14.999999999999998/one-time, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
SkySafari Basic
$4.99/one-timeThe entry tier. It covers core star chart, modest object catalogue, no telescope control.
SkySafari Plus
$14.99/one-timeOver SkySafari Basic, this tier adds:
- About 2.5 million stars and 32,000 deep-sky objects
- Telescope control
- Event finder and observing log
SkySafari Pro
$29.99/one-timeOver SkySafari Plus, this tier adds:
- Largest catalogue tier
- Advanced observation planning tools
What the product covers
The full SkySafari feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Tiered editions
- Telescope control
- Large object catalogue
- Event finder
- Observing log
- Time control
People bring SkySafari in for an amateur astronomer with a motorised telescope mount who needs live control from a phone or tablet, a serious hobbyist who wants a deep-sky catalogue far larger than a casual sky map app provides, someone planning an observing session who wants an event finder for conjunctions and eclipses, a buyer choosing basic first as a cheap star chart with no intention of telescope control. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to SkySafari are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Education
Too few education tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkySafari (this page) | On request | One-time purchase per tier | - | |
| Anki | Free | Open source, no licence fee except a paid iOS app | - | vs SkySafari |
| Busuu | Free | Free with a Premium subscription | - | vs SkySafari |
| PictureThis | On request | Per year, sold via a short free trial that auto-renews | - | vs SkySafari |
| Stellarium | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs SkySafari |
| Lumosity | Free | Free with a subscription | - | vs SkySafari |
| Star Walk 2 | Free | Freemium, low-cost ad-free subscription upgrade | - | vs SkySafari |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the SkySafari badges page.
Before you pay for SkySafari
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between $4.99/one-time and $29.99/one-time, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare SkySafari against the tools that do have one before committing.
SkySafari runs on ios, android, macos, and is published by Simulation Curriculum of Fridley, Minnesota, United States. The full record is on the SkySafari review, and the rest of the category is under best education tools.
SkySafari pricing questions
- How much does SkySafari cost?
- SkySafari publishes 3 tiers, from $4.99/one-time for SkySafari Basic up to $29.99/one-time for SkySafari Pro. The cheapest paid tier is $4.99/one-time.
- Does SkySafari have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: SkySafari is listed as One-time purchase per tier. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between SkySafari Basic and SkySafari Plus on SkySafari?
- SkySafari Plus costs $14.99/one-time against $4.99/one-time, and adds about 2.5 million stars and 32,000 deep-sky objects, telescope control, event finder and observing log.
- Is the SkySafari Pro plan on SkySafari worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is largest catalogue tier, advanced observation planning tools. It costs $29.99/one-time against $4.99/one-time for SkySafari Basic. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which education tools can I use without paying?
- 7 of the 8 education tools listed alongside SkySafari have a free tier: Anki, Busuu, Stellarium, Lumosity, Star Walk 2.
- What am I actually paying for with SkySafari?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for an amateur astronomer with a motorised telescope mount who needs live control from a phone or tablet, a serious hobbyist who wants a deep-sky catalogue far larger than a casual sky map app provides, someone planning an observing session who wants an event finder for conjunctions and eclipses.
- Does SkySafari charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these SkySafari prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare SkySafari against before paying?
- The closest education tools in this directory are Anki, Busuu, PictureThis, Stellarium. Each has a side-by-side comparison with SkySafari covering price, platforms and features.