PhotoPills vs Sun Surveyor Lite
PhotoPills
PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.1K/mo
~$420.6K/yr · 120K installs
VS
Sun Surveyor Lite
Adam Ratana
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 2K installs
Revenue winner
PhotoPills wins
+3505100% vs other
Installs winner
PhotoPills wins
+6365% vs other
MAU winner
PhotoPills wins
+6665% vs other
Rating winner
PhotoPills wins
+15% vs other
Why PhotoPills is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- PhotoPills earns roughly 35051× more per month than Sun Surveyor Lite - $35.1K vs $0.
- Bigger install base. PhotoPills has ~120K lifetime installs vs Sun Surveyor Lite's ~2K - 64.6× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. PhotoPills sits at 4.70★ vs 4.08★ - 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.
PhotoPills
vs
Sun Surveyor Lite
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$35.1K
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$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$420.6K
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
120K
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2K
Monthly active users (est.)?
38K
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558.7
App Store rating
4.70★
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4.08★
Total ratings
1K
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37
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
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- USD10.99
- Released
- Mar 21, 2013
- Last updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- File size
- 51.0 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 2.13.25
- Languages
- Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +3 more
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 8, 2012
- Last updated
- Nov 8, 2025
- File size
- 56.7 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 2.8.3
- Languages
- Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French +15 more
PhotoPills trajectory
Sun Surveyor Lite trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, PhotoPills or Sun Surveyor Lite? v
PhotoPills earns about $35.1K per month, while Sun Surveyor Lite earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$35.1K more per month for PhotoPills). Annual revenue: PhotoPills ≈ $420.6K/year, Sun Surveyor Lite ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, PhotoPills or Sun Surveyor Lite? v
PhotoPills leads with about 120K estimated downloads vs 2K for Sun Surveyor Lite - a 64.6× gap. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Sun Surveyor Lite's App Store downloads are estimated from 37 ratings.
Are PhotoPills and Sun Surveyor Lite in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Photo & Video category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
Do PhotoPills and Sun Surveyor Lite have in-app purchases? v
PhotoPills 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: PhotoPills runs "Paid app ($10.99)", Sun Surveyor Lite runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, PhotoPills or Sun Surveyor Lite? v
PhotoPills edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: PhotoPills 1K ratings, Sun Surveyor Lite 37 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these PhotoPills vs Sun Surveyor Lite revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $35.1K for PhotoPills and $0 for Sun Surveyor Lite are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Photo & Video) - 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 PhotoPills or Sun Surveyor Lite to a different App Store app? v
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