Plate solving and push-to telescope navigation for smartphones
Stage
MVP
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Founded
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Based in
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Pricing model
Free
Freemium
Pricing
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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
Key features
Short decks instead of endless feeds
Explanations for each recommendation
Local-first recommendations stored on device
Maps films by qualities like tense, funny, strange, bleak, beautiful, intimate, chaotic, slow-burning
Group movie night voting
384 dimensional film analysis
Streaming availability information
Daily reminder notifications
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
What makes it different
No account needed and no personal data collection
Taste profile stays on your device, not sold or tracked
One good film recommendation instead of endless scrolling
Beyond genre recommendations using 384 dimensional analysis
Group movie selection without app install or account
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
Kinora