Software Alternatives & Reviews

KStars VS Aciqra

Compare KStars VS Aciqra and see what are their differences

KStars logo KStars

KStars is a Desktop Planetarium for KDE.

Aciqra logo Aciqra

Aciqra is a virtual sky map and planetarium that shows astronomical objects in the sky from the past, present and future.
  • KStars Landing page
    Landing page //
    2018-11-23
  • Aciqra Landing page
    Landing page //
    2019-03-17

KStars videos

Astrophotography: stellarmate kstars and Ekos review

More videos:

  • Review - Part 1: Introduction to KStars

Aciqra videos

Trying out Aciqra

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to KStars and Aciqra)
Space Simulator
88 88%
12% 12
Virtual Universe
87 87%
14% 14
Education & Reference
86 86%
14% 14
Universe Simulator
81 81%
19% 19

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, KStars seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 3 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

KStars mentions (3)

  • Is there a utility that will read my FITS files and map the image size and locations on a sky map?
    KStars can do this. It can either use the World Coordinate System data from the FITS file or plate-solve to derive the location from the image data. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Best FOSS Astronomy Software
    Kstars is a powerful, flexible astronomy application that you will find useful. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Maps of the stars
    Printed sky atlases are pretty obsolete, now that we have technology. https://edu.kde.org/kstars/. Source: over 1 year ago

Aciqra mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Aciqra yet. Tracking of Aciqra recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing KStars and Aciqra, you can also consider the following products

Stellarium - Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer.

Sky Map - Sky Map (formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the...

Planetarium - A browser-based virtual planetarium of stars and planets, customizable to any location and time.

Celestia - Real-time 3D visualization of space

SkyView - SkyView is powerful, easy-to-use app that answers questions about stars, constellations, and more.

Sky Guide - A window to the stars has never been more beautiful and easy to use.