Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) Downloads & RevenueSun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) · App Store & Google Play
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) by Adam Ratana is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) update history & changes
Last change · 43 events since 30 Apr 2011Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 41 events in the last 12 months
- 🌟Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) featured by Apple: “さらに使いこなそう”iOStoday · JP
- 🌟Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) featured by Apple: “さらに使いこなそう”iOStoday · JP
- 🌟Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) featured by Apple: “さらに使いこなそう”iOStoday · JP
- 🌟Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) featured by Apple: “さらに使いこなそう”iOStoday · JP
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · SE
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · PH
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · GB
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10 on iPad · Top Paid All AppsiOSPH
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) hit #1iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · AR
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · AR
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10 in 8 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Photography · AE · Top Paid · Photography · ID · Top Paid · Photography · IN · Top Paid · Photography · MX · +4 more
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 100AndroidTop Paid · Photography · NL
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · AR
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Photography · TH · Top Paid · Photography · TR
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidThailand · Turkey
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · PL
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Photography · MX · Top Paid · Photography · VN
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidMexico · Vietnam
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) hit #1iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · IT
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) new best rank in the overall chart: #44iOSTop Paid · All Apps · IT
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · IT
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10AndroidTop Paid · Photography · SA
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · NL
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · NL
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · AE
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · IN
- 🌟Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) featured by Apple: “さらに使いこなそう”iOStoday · JP
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · DE · Top Paid · Photo & Video · SE
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) hit #1iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · BR
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · CA
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) new best rank in the overall chart: #65iOSTop Paid · All Apps · TW
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) hit #1iOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · ES
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · FR · Top Paid · Photo & Video · TR
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) entered the top 100 in 6 chartsiOSTop Paid · Photo & Video · AE · Top Paid · Photo & Video · CA · Top Paid · All Apps · ES · Top Paid · All Apps · FR · +2 more
- 📈Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) new best rank in the overall chart: #75iOSTop Paid · All Apps · ES
- 🆕Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidSaudi Arabia
- 🆕Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) first spotted by AppInsideriOS#18 in Top Paid · Photo & Video · Germany
- 🆕Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Photo & Video PaidSun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Sun Surveyor is a paid planning tool for photographers, filmmakers, and solar professionals that uses augmented reality and detailed ephemeris data to predict sun, moon, and Milky Way positions. The app holds strong niche positions in Photo & Video Paid charts across multiple international markets, notably ranking #2 in the UAE and #12 in Japan, while maintaining a presence in major Western markets like the US (#41) and Germany (#14).
Similar apps: PhotoPills, PlanIt! - Photographer's Planner, Lumia: Sun Tracker
App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | 50k+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #9 Photo & Video Paid | 29 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #15 Photography Paid | 5 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.8 ★ | 282 |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 5.1k 497 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 5.4k |
What users say about Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's accuracy and rich features for planning photography, landscaping, and solar installations. While most reviews are positive, some users report issues with GPS location data, widget reliability, and occasional instability in recent updates.
Mostly positive (92% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content.
What people like
- Useful: “I highly recommend SunSurveyor”
- Features & content: “Lots of other great features”
- Ease of use: “It's intuitive, useful, and always works”
- Design: “Amazing for landscape design”
About Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)
The Live Camera View, Interactive Map (with Street View), 3D Compass, and detailed Ephemeris provide a wealth of information about the largest natural light source in the galaxy, as well as the moon, and milky way:
- View augmented reality projections of the sun and moon paths, pinpoint the time the sun or moon will be at a particular location in the sky
- Predict and plan for the golden hour, blue hour and every sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset
- Prepare night photography shots with the Milky Way & star trail features
Solar Industry (PV) Professionals, architects, real estate agents, and gardeners will also find a wealth of empowering interactive features:
- Show clients the quality and quantity of seasonal sunlight at a given location
- Understand potential shade of surroundings and discover any obstructions
- Create images of the summer and winter Solstice & Equinox paths for a site
Additional features:
- Photo Opportunities - an interactive listing of critical times to help inspire and generate shot ideas; including the full moon looming low in the sky during magic hour, total darkness for stargazing, and more
- Position Search - an extremely powerful tool to search for sun, moon and milky way center positions within various constraints, for the perfectionist planner
- Widgets - plenty of configurable widgets for your home screen and today view (iOS 14+)
- Visual time machine - take a quick glance at the light for a day, or dial in desired compositions easily
- Moon distance, age, apogee, perigee, super moon predictions
- Sun shadow information - calculate the length of shadows cast by objects
- Helpful video tutorials show how to use all of the app's modules and how to shoot specific types of scenes
- Share details and locations with clients and colleagues
- Offline usage (excludes Map View, Street View) - enter coordinates, save & load locations with no data connection or GPS available
- Measure distance, and difference between elevations, and vertical angle differentials with the Map view
- Import and export Google Earth .kmz/.kml locations
- Magnetic declination compensation
- "Today" Widget - (for the pull-down notification center) shows rise and set times for the current location and the next upcoming sun event
- Languages: English, Deutsch, Français, 日本語, Italiano, Español, Català, русский, Norsk (Bokmål), Dansk, Nederlands, 中文 (繁體), 中文 (简体), 한국어, čeština, Türkçe, Português (Portugal & Brasil), Polski
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) App Store
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) is #9 in Photo & Video Paid in Japan and charting in 29 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Photo & Video PaidSun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Sun Surveyor is a paid planning tool for photographers, filmmakers, and solar professionals that uses augmented reality and detailed ephemeris data to predict sun, moon, and Milky Way positions. The app holds strong niche positions in Photo & Video Paid charts across multiple international markets, notably ranking #2 in the UAE and #12 in Japan, while maintaining a presence in major Western markets like the US (#41) and Germany (#14).
Similar apps: PhotoPills, PlanIt! - Photographer's Planner, Lumia: Sun Tracker
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) on the App Store
App details
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Photo & VideoPaid | #9 |
 United States | Photo & VideoPaid | #30 |
| Germany | Photo & VideoPaid | #13 |
 China | Photo & VideoPaid | #32 |
 United Kingdom | Photo & VideoPaid | #27 |
 South Korea | Photo & VideoPaid | #24 |
 Italy | Photo & VideoPaid | #22 |
 United Arab Emirates | Photo & VideoPaid | #12 |
 France | Photo & VideoPaid | #47 |
 Canada | Photo & VideoPaid | #38 |
 Taiwan | Photo & VideoPaid | #22 |
 Poland | Photo & VideoPaid | #15 |
 Mexico | Photo & VideoPaid | #26 |
 Turkey | Photo & VideoPaid | #17 |
 Australia | Photo & VideoPaid | #48 |
 Brazil | Photo & VideoPaid | #56 |
 Philippines | Photo & VideoPaid | #14 |
 Argentina | Photo & VideoPaid | #18 |
 Spain | Photo & VideoPaid | #62 |
| India | Photo & VideoPaid | #99 |
| Taiwan | All AppsPaid | #200 |
| Turkey | All AppsPaid | #135 |
 Russia | Photo & VideoPaid | #107 |
| Argentina | All AppsPaid | #119 |
 Netherlands | Photo & VideoPaid | #84 |
 Saudi Arabia | Photo & VideoPaid | #163 |
 Indonesia | Photo & VideoPaid | #168 |
 Sweden | Photo & VideoPaid | #91 |
 Colombia | Photo & VideoPaid | #62 |
 South Africa | Photo & VideoPaid | #73 |
 Vietnam | Photo & VideoPaid | #122 |
 Malaysia | Photo & VideoPaid | #132 |
Apps near Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) on the chart
Photo & Video Paid, around #9.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's accuracy and rich features for planning photography, landscaping, and solar installations. While most reviews are positive, some users report issues with GPS location data, widget reliability, and occasional instability in recent updates.
Mostly positive (92% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content.
What people like
- Useful: “I highly recommend SunSurveyor”
- Features & content: “Lots of other great features”
- Ease of use: “It's intuitive, useful, and always works”
- Design: “Amazing for landscape design”
About Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)
The Live Camera View, Interactive Map (with Street View), 3D Compass, and detailed Ephemeris provide a wealth of information about the largest natural light source in the galaxy, as well as the moon, and milky way:
- View augmented reality projections of the sun and moon paths, pinpoint the time the sun or moon will be at a particular location in the sky
- Predict and plan for the golden hour, blue hour and every sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset
- Prepare night photography shots with the Milky Way & star trail features
Solar Industry (PV) Professionals, architects, real estate agents, and gardeners will also find a wealth of empowering interactive features:
- Show clients the quality and quantity of seasonal sunlight at a given location
- Understand potential shade of surroundings and discover any obstructions
- Create images of the summer and winter Solstice & Equinox paths for a site
Additional features:
- Photo Opportunities - an interactive listing of critical times to help inspire and generate shot ideas; including the full moon looming low in the sky during magic hour, total darkness for stargazing, and more
- Position Search - an extremely powerful tool to search for sun, moon and milky way center positions within various constraints, for the perfectionist planner
- Widgets - plenty of configurable widgets for your home screen and today view (iOS 14+)
- Visual time machine - take a quick glance at the light for a day, or dial in desired compositions easily
- Moon distance, age, apogee, perigee, super moon predictions
- Sun shadow information - calculate the length of shadows cast by objects
- Helpful video tutorials show how to use all of the app's modules and how to shoot specific types of scenes
- Share details and locations with clients and colleagues
- Offline usage (excludes Map View, Street View) - enter coordinates, save & load locations with no data connection or GPS available
- Measure distance, and difference between elevations, and vertical angle differentials with the Map view
- Import and export Google Earth .kmz/.kml locations
- Magnetic declination compensation
- "Today" Widget - (for the pull-down notification center) shows rise and set times for the current location and the next upcoming sun event
- Languages: English, Deutsch, Français, 日本語, Italiano, Español, Català, русский, Norsk (Bokmål), Dansk, Nederlands, 中文 (繁體), 中文 (简体), 한국어, čeština, Türkçe, Português (Portugal & Brasil), Polski
Latest updates
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Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) Android
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) is #15 in Photography Paid on Google Play in India and charting in 5 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Photography PaidSun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) on Google Play
App details
Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| India | PhotographyPaid | #15 |
| Indonesia | PhotographyPaid | #15 |
| Netherlands | PhotographyPaid | #15 |
 Thailand | PhotographyPaid | #15 |
| Vietnam | PhotographyPaid | #15 |
Apps near Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon) on the chart
Photography Paid, around #15.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About Sun Surveyor (Sun & Moon)
The Live Camera View, Interactive Map (with Street View), 3D Compass, and detailed Ephemeris provide a wealth of information about the largest natural light source in the galaxy, as well as the moon, and milky way:
- View augmented reality projections of the sun and moon paths, pinpoint the time the sun or moon will be at a particular location in the sky
- Predict and plan for the golden hour, blue hour and every sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset
- Prepare night photography shots with the Milky Way & star trail features
Solar Industry (PV) Professionals, architects, real estate agents, and gardeners will also find a wealth of empowering interactive features:
- Show clients the quality and quantity of seasonal sunlight at a given location
- Understand potential shade of surroundings and discover any obstructions
- Create images of the summer and winter Solstice & Equinox paths for a site
Additional features:
- Photo Opportunities (new!) - an interactive listing of critical times to help inspire and generate shot ideas; including the full moon looming low in the sky during magic hour, total darkness for stargazing, and more
- Position Search (new!) - an extremely powerful tool to search for sun, moon and milky way center positions within various constraints, for the perfectionist planner
- Visual time machine - take a quick glance at the light for a day, or dial in desired compositions easily
- Moon distance, age, apogee, perigee, super moon predictions
- Sun shadow information - calculate the length of shadows cast by objects
- Share details and locations with clients and colleagues
- Offline usage (excludes Map View, Street View) - enter coordinates, save & load locations with no data connection or GPS available
- Measure distance, and difference between elevations, and vertical angle differentials with the Map view
- Import and export Google Earth .kmz/.kml locations
- Magnetic declination compensation
- Widgets - 9 varieties of sun and moon widgets for your homescreen
** NOTE: the Live View and 3D Compass portions of this app make use of your device's compass. Some devices may not have a compass.
What's new in 2.7.2
- Targeting the latest Android version (SDK: 36)
- Visual updates, bug fixes, and tweaks.
2.6
Major visualization update!
- New 3D Renderer, multiple camera usage, among many other updates.
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