Sky Scry Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-06-01

Sky Scry is an augmented-reality stargazing app. It collects as little as possible: there are no accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, and no servers operated by us. Everything the app computes runs on your device.

What the app accesses, and why

Camera

The live camera image is used only to draw the sky overlay on top of your real view (augmented reality). The image is shown on screen in real time and is never recorded, saved, or transmitted anywhere.

Location (precise or approximate)

Your location is used on your device to compute where the Sun, Moon, planets, stars and deep-sky objects appear in your sky. To estimate Moon and observing visibility, the app also fetches local cloud cover. For that one feature, your approximate coordinates are sent over HTTPS to Open-Meteo, a third-party weather service, which returns the cloud forecast. No location history is kept, and your coordinates are not tied to any account or identifier. If you deny location, the app still runs; sky positions and the weather estimate simply won't be available.

Internet

Used only for the Open-Meteo cloud-cover request described above.

Data sharing

The only data ever sent off your device is your approximate coordinates to Open-Meteo, solely to retrieve local cloud cover. See Open-Meteo's own privacy terms for how they handle requests. Nothing else is shared.

Data storage and retention

We operate no servers and store none of your data remotely. App preferences (layer toggles, night mode, angle step, and so on) are saved locally on your device only, and are removed when you uninstall the app.

Children

The app is suitable for all ages and collects no personal data.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published with a new "last updated" date.