June 24 2026 APP 2.0.0-beta46 has been released !
Improved internal memory configuration (lower ! memory usage), fixed beta45 startup issue, fixed Set Save Directory & 2-panel mosaics.
May 27 2026 APP 2.0.0-beta45 has been released !
Fully Multi-Threaded LNC, many improvements for the registration engine, platform upgrade, and further tuning of internal memory consumption and memory release back to OS.
Apr 14 2026: Google Pay, Apple Pay & WeChat Pay added as payment options
Update on the 2.0.0 release & the full manual
We are getting close to the 2.0.0 stable release and the full manual. The manual will soon become available on the website and also in PDF format. Both versions will be identical and once released, will start to follow the APP release cycle and thus will stay up-to-date to the latest APP version.
Once 2.0.0 is released, the price for APP will increase. Owner's license holders will not need to pay an upgrade fee to use 2.0.0, neither do Renter's license holders.
APP is not perfect... but it's on its way. I'm proud and like it because it continuously produces new versions and constantly changes to perform better, and also i hope it continues innovating new processes to make the stacking better.
Just spreading some love to APP! Héctor
No software is “perfect.” Among astrophotography stacking software, APP is already the best. Neither Pixinsight, Astap, Seti Astro, nor Siril can hold a candle to APP when it comes to stacking and calibration. That’s a fact. However, APP falls a bit short when it comes to processing. I don’t know what kind of progress it will make in areas like photometric and spectrophotometric color calibration, masks, curve transformations, etc., but I don’t quite understand why there isn’t integration with software like Graxpert, Starnet2, and similar programs—which are both free and extremely successful, having proven themselves. Maybe these are already on Mabula’s “to-do list,” and Mabula will implement them in the future; I don’t know that either. Another area where APP falls short is support. I was saddened to observe that a user who lost his license key recently went three weeks without receiving a response.
I’m writing this not to criticize APP, but rather to encourage it to improve. I’m very happy I purchased APP for stacking, and I’m eagerly awaiting improvements in its processing capabilities and support.
I’m sorry, I don't agree with you, but I'll explain why. I believe that the great success of APP has been precisely to dedicate itself entirely or mainly to the stacking processes. This is what makes it the best tool. I like that it is the best stacking program, and not that it is a regular program like others.I prefer it to be the best stacking program available nowadays
APP is not perfect... but it's on its way. I'm proud and like it because it continuously produces new versions and constantly changes to perform better, and also i hope it continues innovating new processes to make the stacking better.
Just spreading some love to APP! Héctor
Dear Héctor @hcdv,
Thank you very much for your love ! That is really appreciated 🙂
I will work as good a s can on further improvements, especially after the 2.0.0 stable release with the full manual. I will release it as soon as possible now, I am very close.
Mabula
Thank you for your feedback, I am working as hard as I can and definitely will work on better support and more progress on the (post-)processing side of APP.
Once I release APP 2.0.0 stable with the full manual, more time will be there to do all of this better. The writing of the full manual actually is very time consuming, but it is nearly ready so I can nearly release it in both full PDF format for offline use and an identical version in HTML which will be online on the website. Of course, once released, the manual will be updated continuously with all of the upcoming changes in APP. I think that already will improve the support big time.
Mabula
I’m sorry, I don't agree with you, but I'll explain why. I believe that the great success of APP has been precisely to dedicate itself entirely or mainly to the stacking processes. This is what makes it the best tool. I like that it is the best stacking program, and not that it is a regular program like others.I prefer it to be the best stacking program available nowadays
Thanks @hcdv 🙂 !
… I prefer it to be the best stacking program available nowadays
+1
@mabula-admin: Please focus and continue to be the best stacking program 👍
Thanks Michael ! Will do !
