Golden Hour+ vs Sun Surveyor Lite

Golden Hour+

Simplaapliko
Google Play
$219/mo
~$2.6K/yr · 4K installs
VS

Sun Surveyor Lite

Adam Ratana
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 1.3M installs
Revenue winner Golden Hour+ wins +21900% vs other
Installs winner Sun Surveyor Lite wins +34824% vs other
MAU winner Sun Surveyor Lite wins +16431% vs other
Rating winner Golden Hour+ wins +19% vs other

Why Golden Hour+ is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Golden Hour+ earns roughly 219× more per month than Sun Surveyor Lite - $219 vs $0.
  2. Better app store reviews. Golden Hour+ sits at 4.86★ vs 4.07★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Golden Hour+
vs
Sun Surveyor Lite
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$219
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.6K
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
4K
1.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1K
193K
App Store rating
4.86★
4.07★
Total ratings
180
4K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Golden Hour+

Simplaapliko
Google Play
Category
Photography
Price
USD4.99
Released
May 8, 2020
Last updated
Mar 24, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
6.14.0
Languages
-
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Sun Surveyor Lite

Adam Ratana
Google Play
Category
Photography
Price
Free
Released
May 6, 2011
Last updated
Oct 26, 2025
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
2.7.1
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Golden Hour+ or Sun Surveyor Lite? v
Golden Hour+ earns about $219 per month, while Sun Surveyor Lite earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$219 more per month for Golden Hour+). Annual revenue: Golden Hour+ ≈ $2.6K/year, Sun Surveyor Lite ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Golden Hour+ or Sun Surveyor Lite? v
Sun Surveyor Lite leads with about 1.3M estimated downloads vs 4K for Golden Hour+ - a 349.2× gap. Golden Hour+ reports 1,000+ installs on Google Play. Sun Surveyor Lite reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Golden Hour+ and Sun Surveyor Lite in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Photography category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
Do Golden Hour+ and Sun Surveyor Lite have in-app purchases? v
Golden Hour+ does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Sun Surveyor Lite does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Golden Hour+ runs "Paid app ($4.99)", Sun Surveyor Lite runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, Golden Hour+ or Sun Surveyor Lite? v
Golden Hour+ edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.8 stars). Rating volume: Golden Hour+ 23 ratings, Sun Surveyor Lite 197 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Golden Hour+ vs Sun Surveyor Lite revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $219 for Golden Hour+ and $0 for Sun Surveyor Lite are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Photography) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Golden Hour+ or Sun Surveyor Lite to a different Google Play app? v
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