Light Pollution Map
Sky brightness, VIIRS and SQM
How much does Light Pollution Map cost?
Prices are current as of 8 Oct 2026.
Light Pollution Map has no in-app products on record in the United States.
Light Pollution Map download price by country
| Country | Price |
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| United States | $4.99 |
| Canada | CA$4.99 |
| Germany | €4.99 |
| Japan | ¥800 |
| Switzerland | CHF 5.00 |
| United Kingdom | £3.99 |
| Mexico | MX$99.00 |
| South Korea | ₩7,700 |
| Russia | RUB 399.00 |
| Australia | A$5.99 |
| Brazil | R$24.90 |
| China | CN¥38.00 |
| Spain | €4.99 |
| India | ₹499.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 19.99 |
| Belgium | €4.99 |
| Bulgaria | €4.99 |
| Chile | CLP 4,990 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 129.00 |
| Finland | €4.99 |
| France | €4.99 |
| Croatia | €4.99 |
| New Zealand | NZ$8.99 |
| Peru | PEN 17.90 |
| Philippines | ₱249.00 |
| Slovenia | €4.99 |
| Thailand | THB 149.00 |
| Taiwan | NT$180.00 |
| Ukraine | $4.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 99.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 19.99 |
| Afghanistan | $3.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $4.99 |
| Anguilla | $4.99 |
| Albania | $4.99 |
| Armenia | $4.99 |
| Angola | $4.99 |
| Argentina | $3.99 |
| Austria | €4.99 |
| Azerbaijan | $4.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €4.99 |
| Barbados | $4.99 |
| Burkina Faso | $3.99 |
| Bahrain | $3.99 |
| Benin | $4.99 |
| Bermuda | $3.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $3.99 |
| Bolivia | $3.99 |
| Bahamas | $3.99 |
| Bhutan | $4.99 |
| Botswana | $3.99 |
| Belarus | $4.99 |
| Belize | $4.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $3.99 |
| Congo | $4.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $4.99 |
| Cameroon | $4.99 |
| Colombia | COP 29,900 |
| Costa Rica | $3.99 |
| Cape Verde | $3.99 |
| Cyprus | €4.99 |
| Denmark | DKK 49.00 |
| Dominica | $3.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $3.99 |
| Algeria | $4.99 |
| Ecuador | $3.99 |
| Estonia | €4.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 199.99 |
| Fiji | $3.99 |
| Micronesia | $3.99 |
| Gabon | $3.99 |
| Grenada | $3.99 |
| Georgia | $4.99 |
| Ghana | $4.99 |
| Gambia | $3.99 |
| Greece | €4.99 |
| Guatemala | $3.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $3.99 |
| Guyana | $3.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$38.00 |
| Honduras | $3.99 |
| Hungary | HUF 1,990 |
| Indonesia | IDR 79,000 |
| Ireland | €4.99 |
| Israel | ₪19.90 |
| Iraq | $3.99 |
| Iceland | $4.99 |
| Italy | €4.99 |
| Jamaica | $3.99 |
| Jordan | $3.99 |
| Kenya | $4.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $3.99 |
| Cambodia | $3.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $3.99 |
| Kuwait | $3.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $4.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 2,490.00 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $3.99 |
| Lebanon | $3.99 |
| St. Lucia | $3.99 |
| Sri Lanka | $3.99 |
| Liberia | $3.99 |
| Lithuania | €4.99 |
| Luxembourg | €4.99 |
| Latvia | €4.99 |
| Libya | $3.99 |
| Morocco | $4.99 |
| Moldova | $4.99 |
| Montenegro | €4.99 |
| Madagascar | $3.99 |
| Macedonia | $4.99 |
| Mali | $3.99 |
| Myanmar | $3.99 |
| Mongolia | $3.99 |
| Macao | $3.99 |
| Mauritania | $3.99 |
| Montserrat | $3.99 |
| Malta | €4.99 |
| Mauritius | $4.99 |
| Maldives | $3.99 |
| Malawi | $3.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 19.90 |
| Mozambique | $3.99 |
| Namibia | $3.99 |
| Niger | $3.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 6,900.00 |
| Nicaragua | $3.99 |
| Netherlands | €4.99 |
| Norway | NOK 59.00 |
| Nepal | $4.99 |
| Nauru | $3.99 |
| Oman | $3.99 |
| Panama | $3.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $3.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 1,100 |
| Poland | PLN 19.99 |
| Portugal | €4.99 |
| Palau | $3.99 |
| Paraguay | $3.99 |
| Qatar | QAR 14.99 |
| Romania | RON 24.99 |
| Serbia | €4.99 |
| Rwanda | $3.99 |
| Solomon Islands | $3.99 |
| Seychelles | $3.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 59.00 |
| Singapore | SGD 6.98 |
| Slovakia | €4.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $3.99 |
| Senegal | $4.99 |
| Suriname | $3.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $3.99 |
| El Salvador | $3.99 |
| Swaziland | $3.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $3.99 |
| Chad | $3.99 |
| Tajikistan | $3.99 |
| Turkmenistan | $3.99 |
| Tunisia | $3.99 |
| Tonga | $3.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 149.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $3.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 11,900.00 |
| Uganda | $4.99 |
| Uruguay | $3.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $3.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $3.99 |
| Venezuela | $3.99 |
| British Virgin Islands | $3.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫119,000 |
| Vanuatu | $3.99 |
| Kosovo | €4.99 |
| Yemen | $3.99 |
| Zambia | $4.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $4.99 |
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Light Pollution Map reviews
4.2 out of 5, based on 125 reviews.
What people like
- No ads or annoying subscriptions at all.
- Perfect tool for finding dark sky spots.
- Works well on mobile devices now.
What they complain about
- Latest data is missing from the app.
- Map accuracy and features are unreliable lately.
- Text is too small to read easily.
Highly Recommended!
Functions as it should, no permissions, no adverts, and perhaps most importantly. no subscription fees. Well worth the cost. Many thanks to Jurij Stare!
No borders in map
After the most recent update I noticed that the maps have no regional, state, or national border details which make it difficult to navigate. Please fix asap.
VIIRS 2023 availible on website but not app
I like the app but the most recent data, VIIRS 2023, is only on the website making this app useless as of now. Hopefully it will be added soon.
Please fix the LP-Overlay
Since the map (the light pollution overlay) was revised, my measurements/observations show values that are too high (too dark) in locations with moderate light pollution. What used to be a good average value is now slightly less than my absolute record value at one measurement location (SQM-LU-DL), which was only exceeded once. The old value of 20.65 fit much better than the new 20.81, especially since the map uses the average of all nights, and the lights at this location are never switched off on weekends. Therefore, my values should actually be even higher than 20.86 (and not just the best values). In locations with low light pollution, the difference is minimal (0.02 more). The World Atlas 2015 was used as a reference, which, in my opinion, is not a particularly good data basis.
Great update!
Really well done!
Can’t see anything
Screen went solid white. Had to uninstall and reinstall. Now I have the position map, but not base layer - so I cannot tell what locations correspond to the colors.
Great, but wish text was larger.
I really like the app, but I have trouble seeing the text (location names). When i try to zoom, the landscape zooms but the text remains very small. I would love an option to zoom or set the size of the text.
All sky consistently failing to load
I was gonna give this 5 stars until the all sky map suddenly stopped working entirely. Unsure what happened and why it suddenly failed to load?
So important
This tool is so important in showing how humans are changing the planet. All life depends on darkness for circadian rhythms, and this measures how much we need to return to a healthy state for flora and fauna alike.
Useless
Every time and day it shows same class even sky is more clear, darker and light pollution free.
Very Nice
Jurij: Great app! Certainly a very useful tool for all kinds of things. I found it as someone had linked to it from Reddit. People like to know where to go to stargaze, or see the northern lights. Take care!
Buggy
On iPad app won’t zoom or pan accurately. Just moves the map however it wants.
Great app
Even better than the webpage.
Map is incomplete
Looking through my local area I can see there are landmarks missing, there also seems to be a lack of variance regards differing levels of light pollution… unless the app becomes more reflective of reality I would give it a hard pass.
Herramienta útil
Observar el cielo es mejor en cielos obscuros y para ubicarlos esta herramienta es muy útil
Can’t move map or shrink
Great idea, desktop version may be better. App help text doesn’t fit on screen; map only responds erratically when I try to move location (using two fingers). Possible delay on server end?
Besser als die Webseite…
…da man hier mehr von der Karte sieht und die Bedienung durch das geänderte Menü einfacher ist.
Good app
I’ve used the web based version for some time but thought I’d try the app. Overall it’s great. Understanding some of the values being listed and what it means for your dark sky experience takes a little leg work. I had to go and actually read part of the paper that goes along with the underlying data set. For me the salient figure would be the ratio listed whenever you click on a point in the map. This ratio is the ratio of the artificial brightness from pollution over the natural brightness of the night sky. Per the paper looking straight up anything 1% or less is about as good as you’re going to get (middle of the ocean would be 0% but 1% is about as good if not looking at the horizon). Haven’t looked at every feature so far but overall app works great but the lag to get stats when you click on a location gets tedious.
More usable for mobile
I’v been using the website for a long time and it’s great to finally have a more usable version for mobile. Happy to support the developer more directly too and remove the ads. Thanks to the developer for adding landscape mode on iPad after request. 👍 Now wishing for a lighttrends app and the new contribution tool 😉
Great with some exceptions
I love this app and am optimistic they will update it to be more user-friendly soon. I’d like a user tutorial, and instead of technical labels in the overlay settings, that there were layperson labels. Also on the main map screen there are tools in the top left that have no labels so I don’t know what they do.
Light Pollution Map FAQ
- Is Light Pollution Map free?
- No. Light Pollution Map costs $4.99 (US) to download.
- Does Light Pollution Map have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to Light Pollution Map?
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Light Pollution Map download
Last updated 4 months ago.
Light Pollution Map sells in 175 countries. It was released 6 years ago, on 20 Sept 2020. It holds a 4.2 rating from 125 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.