App recommendations, esp star maps

[Arch]

I've just bought my first smartphone (HTC), so I'm in the market for apps. Well, when I say in the market, I prefer free stuff!

I'd especially like one of the planetarium apps, where you point your phone at the sky and it tells you what's what. Any particular recommendations from among the free ones?

And any others I should/must have? Is it worth buying tapatalk for the forum (I reckon most of my internet use will be browsing here!)

 

[Manguish]

Blackmart alpha.

 

[Arch]

Blackmart alpha.

Thank you. And in English?

 

[Manguish]

Google it. I'm sure it's more than enough than the forum may already allow.

 

[Mugshot]

Google sky map

 

[Mugshot]

That's what its called btw, I'm not telling you to Google something

 

[TheDoctor]

Google sky map is indeed good, it's the one I use.
I've not bothered with tapatalk, it's the touchscreen that's the issue with posting from the mobile.
Flightradar is also good.

 

[Mugshot]

ISS detector is pretty useful too

 

[Mugshot]

Flightradar is great, paid app though isn't it? Well, if you want to see anything interesting it is I think.

 

[Arch]

I've gone for Google Sky Map, just need a clear night to play with it... Thanks all.

I have to try not to go App-mad!

 

[goo_mason]

You might find Catch Notes a useful app - note-taking (written, photos and audio). I use it all the time for shopping lists, to-do lists, recording my Turbo session stats etc. Genuinely useful!

 

[summerdays]

I've gone for Google Sky Map, just need a clear night to play with it... Thanks all.

I have to try not to go App-mad!

You don't need a clear sky ... even works in the day time (you just can't see the stars)...I often point it at the ground to see what they might be seeing in Australia (yes I know ....I'm mad ).

 

[Arch]

You don't need a clear sky ... even works in the day time (you just can't see the stars)...I often point it at the ground to see what they might be seeing in Australia (yes I know ....I'm mad ).

Oh yeah, I've done that!

I meant I'm just waiting for a night when I'm actually out and think "Oh, what's that?" and then I can check!

 

[TheDoctor]

Flightradar is great, paid app though isn't it? Well, if you want to see anything interesting it is I think.

Not necessarily. I tracked a friends flight back from Athens on the free one.

 

[Glenn]

Not a phone app, but for star gazing in the warm, Stellarium www.stellarium.org/ is good