AstroHelm vs DepthGaze

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AstroHelm compared with DepthGaze
Detail	AstroHelm	DepthGaze
What it does	Plate solving and push-to telescope navigation for smartphones	A live water camera that suppresses glare and restores colour in real time from above the surface
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	US	AU
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free with optional one-time purchases: Plus $9.99 (Messier and Caldwell catalogs, Bayer or Flamsteed designated stars), Pro $29.99 (everything in Plus, NGC and IC catalogs, remote control, ASCOM Alpaca/INDI/LX200/Stellarium connections), Pro Beta pricing $24.99	Free: Standard mode, Low Light, and full-resolution capture and saving. DepthGaze Pro: one-time purchase (launch price until 28 February 2027, then price increases). No subscription.
Key features	Live plate solving with accuracy up to within 10 arcseconds Computes coordinates in less than a second Immune to magnetic field interference Works in light-polluted skies Complete offline operation Personalized guide to tonight's best targets Remote control between devices (iOS) Integration with Stellarium and SkySafari	DeGlare mode to suppress surface reflection Deep Boost mode for colour restoration at depth Edge Reveal mode for subsurface detail Low Light mode for dawn and dusk scenes Smart Mode automatic scene detection Structure visualization of relative depth Spot Score scene readability indicator Full-resolution photo capture and saving On-device processing with no cloud upload
What makes it different	On-device plate solving eliminates compass and gyroscope drift and lags that traditional astronomy apps experience Sub-arcminute precision navigation that outperforms standard planetarium apps No subscription required, only optional one-time purchases Compatible with existing telescope and equipment without proprietary hardware lock-in	Classical computer vision with no AI or machine learning Real-time processing as a live viewfinder, not post-processing Physics-based Beer-Lambert colour restoration No account, setup or calibration required Full privacy with all processing on device
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	5 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	7	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	28	10
Referring domains (Majestic)	65	1

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