Theodolite Downloads & RevenueTheodolite · App Store
Theodolite is #1 in Navigation Paid in Canada and charting in 17 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Full timeline · 31 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Theodolite charting in a new countrySweden
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · IT
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 100Top Grossing · Navigation · IT
- 📈Theodolite charting in a new country in 2 chartsPoland · Turkey
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · ZA
- 📈Theodolite charting in a new countrySouth Africa
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 100Top Grossing · Navigation · BR
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 📈Theodolite charting in a new countryMexico
- 📈Theodolite hit #1Top Paid · Navigation · IN
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 100Top Grossing · Navigation · IN
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · CN
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 100Top Grossing · Navigation · CN
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · BR
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 100Top Grossing · Navigation · AU
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · AU
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · CA
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · IN
- 📈Theodolite hit #1Top Paid · Navigation · KR
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · GB
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · FR
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · SA
- 📈Theodolite new best rank in the overall chart: #12Top Paid · All Apps · AE
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · AE
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · KR
- 📈Theodolite new best rank in the overall chart: #97Top Paid · All Apps · ES
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · ES
- 📈Theodolite entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · JP
- 🆕Theodolite first spotted by AppInsider#22 in Top Paid · Navigation · Italy
- 🆕Theodolite released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Theodolite at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Theodolite is a professional-grade augmented reality viewfinder combining compass, inclinometer, rangefinder, and GPS tools for surveyors, military personnel, and outdoor enthusiasts. The app maintains strong paid navigation rankings in Canada (#1) and Australia (#5), with consistent presence in major markets like the US (#14) and UK (#18), indicating sustained demand for specialized field tools.
Similar apps: Sun Surveyor, Compass by Apple, Geo Measure Area Calculator
Theodolite on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Theodolite declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Theodolite 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 Theodolite'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 |
|---|---|---|
| NavigationPaid | #1 | |
| NavigationPaid | #14 | |
| NavigationPaid | #5 | |
| NavigationPaid | #23 | |
| NavigationPaid | #8 | |
| NavigationPaid | #18 | |
| NavigationPaid | #17 | |
| NavigationPaid | #38 | |
| NavigationPaid | #9 | |
| NavigationPaid | #12 | |
| NavigationPaid | #29 | |
| NavigationPaid | #16 | |
| NavigationPaid | #63 | |
| NavigationPaid | #33 | |
| All AppsPaid | #108 | |
| NavigationPaid | #36 | |
| NavigationPaid | #31 |
Apps near Theodolite on the chart
Navigation Paid, around #1.
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 Theodolite
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's precision and versatility for professional tasks like surveying, search and rescue, and construction. However, recent complaints highlight critical bugs causing black screens on newer iPhones and issues with camera usability in bright sunlight.
Mostly positive (84% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and regular updates. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “Excellent documentation tool”
- Updates: “Updates make this app even better with triple camera and distance features!!”
- Ease of use: “This app is very easy to use”
- Fun: “Fun for the map-minded casual explorer”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Suddenly stopped working on 15 PM”
About Theodolite
Theodolite lets you take data-overlay photos and movies with 2X-8X zoom. Overlay geographical data, angle markings, date/time, author/company info, and project notes directly on photos and movies for later reference. The same data is written into the metadata record of images, making image files self-contained data records. Third-party apps can tap into Theodolite's advanced camera functions with a camera sharing feature.
View current position on the built-in map with optional offline Outdoors maps that include topo contours, roads, trails, landmarks, campgrounds, ski lifts, and more. Live map markers continually update distance/heading relative to the current location and also show wayfinding info in the main viewfinder. Draw polygons on the map to mark things like property boundaries and trails, and import/export polygon data via KML.
Share map markers and nav calculator points with other users of Theodolite via text messages or e-mail. This powerful capability opens up a wide range of collaborative uses including team land surveying, accident investigations, spotting wild fires, triangulation of landmarks, and advanced tactical observation and targeting. With an optional in-app purchase to enable team tracking, you can share location with up to 20 people on Theodolite's map.
Theodolite includes features for serious users like a reference angle mode, nav calculator, map marker import/export, manual and automatic data logging with CSV and KML export, clipboard integration, %grade display, mil compass readout, optical rangefinders (including a mil-based reticle, sniper-style stadiametric graphs, and a variable 4X-24X scope), and night filters to improve use in dark conditions.
Theodolite can provide location in military grid reference system (MGRS) coordinates, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates, British/Irish National Grids, US National Grid, Maidenhead locator system, Map Grid of Australia, and six latitude/longitude formats. Optional US State Plane coordinates include SPCS27 and SPCS83 zones covering all US States. The optional Datum Pack adds over 230 geodetic datums to the app to improve position computation from GPS data, covering regions and countries on all continents around the world.
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