SatFinder Pro

We travel by RV and always try to figure out how to get a direct tv sat signal at new locations. this is the answer... It gives satellite coordinate and then with the iPhone compass we can park to avoid the trees that might interfere with the signal. beats our old system of guestimating!

I read a number of reviews about this app that concerned me before I bought it. The problem I read about was one of "too many satellites shown." And, indeed, this was my initial experience. Then looking at the screen shots and playing with the app, I found that not only could I create a group of satellites (mark as favorites) and see them highlighted in AR. I also found, using the four small "badges" located in the upper right of each satellite's list entry, that I could seek the location of a single selected satellite of interest in AR as well. The four buttons are: Mark as Favorite, 2D Finder, Calculator & 3D Finder respectively. A tutorial would be great, a "help" mode which allowed the user to tap around on the UI and get information about what it does would be lovely... It is possible to do these key tasks using the app. It doesn't have a mode for Dish Network, DirecTV or any other specific platform. But, using Favorites you can select the satellites you are interested in seeing and then work with those rather than the exhaustive set of satellites. Hope this helps someone save a few or more minutes of their time to focus on other things!

I work for a radio network that relies on our satellite system for our content delivery. With this program I can determine site lines for new installations, and see potential blockages from trees and other vegetation. I can even take a snapshot of the image to show the tree company to make sure they properly trim the trees. I'm running an older iPhone 3GS that doesn't have a gyro in it, so my elevation is a bit jittery. That is the only reason I gave it only 4 stars. It may very well be a 5 star app on a newer phone!

This application is very useful but has some short comings. I suggest that you add a search option allowing finding a specific television station in the various satellites.

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This app is a pain to use. I’ve been in the satellite business for over 40 years since the days of c-band. It has good information but. I just want to select the satellite I want and then look thru the camera to find it without all the other satellites showing up. That way I can determine line of sight. Way to many satellites on screen to do this. In the sun and trying to pick satellite is a pain.