Poppot or
Sky Academy?
Go beyond choosing the right answer.
Poppot and Sky Academy both teach constellation recognition through a progressive course. Poppot combines a live 3D sky, varied exercises, mythology and science to help you find your way without the app.
Start learning freeWhat changes when you learn with Poppot.
| Your experience | poppot | Sky Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Learn & practise | ||
| Your learning approach | A guided course, one constellation at a time | Progressive levels with three difficulties |
| What you do | Reconstruct shapes and find them without lines | Visual quizzes with four answer choices |
| Finding your way | Learn to move from one star landmark to the next | Search for an object in the simulated sky |
| What you discover | Mythology and astronomy woven into the lessons | Constellation, star and deep-sky object facts |
| Reviewing what you learnt | Spaced reviews scheduled from your results | Mistake recaps, cumulative levels and custom lists |
| Explore the sky | ||
| The sky you explore | Live 3D sky for your location and time | Simulated sky with adjustable visual aids |
Why learn with Poppot?
Sky Academy really does teach constellation recognition: progressive levels, fewer visual aids, mistake recaps and custom lists. Poppot adds different actions to your learning: reconstruct figures by selecting stars and navigate from one landmark to another in the 3D sky.
Reconstruct the shapes.
Select the stars yourself to rebuild each constellation. You practise remembering its shape, not just reading its name.
Find your way through the sky.
Follow Orion’s Belt towards Sirius, then find Canis Major. You learn to move from one landmark to the next, among the surrounding stars.
Remember what you learnt.
Your results guide spaced reviews. You revisit the constellations over time, with mythology and astronomy giving the shapes meaning.
Before, you see stars.
After, you recognize constellations.
The sky hasn’t changed. The way you see it has. Learn to recognize Orion, Taurus, Gemini and Canis Major with Poppot, so you can find them again without your phone.
