# What Happened to "StarGuide" App?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-starguide-app/642539>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-starguide-app/642539 "2012-11-30T03:46:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-starguide-app/642539/1 "2012-11-30T03:46:33Z")

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Does anyone know if the free app, StarGuide, still exists? I cannot find it, but I found something very similar in format except they want me to pay to add actual (real-time) night sky maps. Can the SD masses confirm if this free app is still available? And, if not, how can I “move”’ it from an older iPhone onto a newer iPhone? (Can apps even be moved from iPhone to iPhone?)

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**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-starguide-app/642539/2 "2012-11-30T19:28:04Z")

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> [@Jinx](#):
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> Does anyone know if the free app, StarGuide, still exists? I cannot find it, but I found something very similar in format except they want me to pay to add actual (real-time) night sky maps. Can the SD masses confirm if this free app is still available? And, if not, how can I “move”’ it from an older iPhone onto a newer iPhone? (Can apps even be moved from iPhone to iPhone?)

Connect old phone to iTunes. Right click on the phones icon and click “transfer purchases.” This copies the app from your phone to the computer. Then synce the new phone with your account.

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**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-starguide-app/642539/3 "2012-11-30T21:29:24Z")

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Google Sky Map is awesome. It’s on Android, not sure about iOS.

[http://www.google.com/mobile/skymap/](http://www.google.com/mobile/skymap/)

Okay, that site says negatory on the iOS app, sorry.

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**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-starguide-app/642539/4 "2012-11-30T21:57:12Z")

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[StarWalk](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-walk-5-stars-astronomy/id295430577?mt=8) is what you want anyway.

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**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-starguide-app/642539/5 "2012-11-30T22:11:34Z")

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> [@UncleRojelio](#):
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> [StarWalk](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-walk-5-stars-astronomy/id295430577?mt=8) is what you want anyway.

Agreed.