Not Yet -- Still Crashes Incessantly

The latest upgrade does not stop the incessant crashing. With every review saying this app crashes within moments of launch, its hard to believe the official reports that there are "some crashes... mostly related... to jailbroken iPhones." More likely, it crashes on every device, as it does on my iPod with the approved OS and no hacks.

Regrettably, this app really *does* crash too frequently to be properly reviewable. Many basic features do not work. Trying to set a manual location 99% guarantees a crash, and when it does work, the app does not recall the setting between launches. If you cant pan, zoom, run the clock, or spin the orrery, the app becomes useless.

To be wholly fair, from what smattering of the interface Ive seen, this app has excellent potential. It may be the work of an inexperienced coder with an admirable conception of what this app should be, but little sense that what runs on the simulator will necessarily run on actual hardware. He may also be running on a 3GS and incorrectly presuming it would be stabile also on an iPod 2nd Gen. If he understood the iPod, hed make certain it could recall manual locations between launches.

I buy all the astronomy apps, having made a hobby of testing and reviewing them, reporting bugs, and recommending features. If you just want an app to use, no need to download this one yet. Lets hope for a more effective under-the-hood update.

Bozocity about Sky Master