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PhotoPills gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).

PhotoPills by PhotoPills S.L. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.

PhotoPills update history & changes

Last change · 56 events since 21 Mar 2013Full timeline ↓
Full timeline · 56 events
  1. 🚀
    PhotoPills: now shown next to Planit Pro: Photo Planner, Photographer's Ephemeris 3D, Photo Expert: Sun Moon Tracker +2 moreiOS
    the store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
  2. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 10iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · CO
  3. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1Android
    Top Paid · Photography · US
  4. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · ZA
  5. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · AR
  6. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 10iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · MY
  7. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 10iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · PH
  8. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 100Android
    Top Paid · All Apps · IN
  9. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 10Android
    Top Paid · Photography · NL
  10. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · PL
  11. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Paid · Photography · TH · Top Paid · Photography · TR
  12. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Paid · Photography · MX · Top Paid · Photography · VN
  13. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 100 in 5 chartsAndroid
    Top Paid · All Apps · MX · Top Paid · All Apps · NL · Top Paid · All Apps · TH · Top Paid · All Apps · TR · +1 more
  14. 📈
    PhotoPills charting in a new country in 5 chartsAndroid
    Mexico · Netherlands · Thailand · Turkey · +1 more
  15. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 10 on iPad · Top Paid All AppsiOS
    ES
  16. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · AE
  17. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · SE
  18. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · AU
  19. 📈
    PhotoPills new best rank in the overall chart: #20Android
    Top Paid · All Apps · DE
  20. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 100Android
    Top Paid · All Apps · DE
  21. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Paid · Photography · AE · Top Paid · Photography · DE
  22. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 10Android
    Top Paid · Photography · US
  23. 📈
    PhotoPills new best rank in the overall chart: #51Android
    Top Paid · All Apps · AE
  24. 📈
    PhotoPills new best rank in the overall chart: #48Android
    Top Paid · All Apps · ID
  25. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Grossing · Photography · DE · Top Paid · All Apps · US
  26. 📈
    PhotoPills charting in a new countryAndroid
    Germany
  27. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1 in 3 chartsAndroid
    Top Paid · Photography · ID · Top Paid · Photography · IN · Top Paid · Photography · SA
  28. 📈
    PhotoPills new best rank in the overall chart: #52Android
    Top Paid · All Apps · AE
  29. 📈
    PhotoPills new best rank in the overall chart: #65Android
    Top Paid · All Apps · AE
  30. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · FR
  31. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · GB
  32. 📈
    PhotoPills new best rank in the overall chart: #85Android
    Top Paid · All Apps · AE
  33. 📈
    PhotoPills entered the top 100 in 3 chartsAndroid
    Top Paid · All Apps · AE · Top Paid · All Apps · ID · Top Paid · All Apps · SA
  34. 📈
    PhotoPills charting in a new countryAndroid
    United States
  35. 📈
    PhotoPills hit #1iOS
    Top Paid · Photo & Video · NL
  36. 🆕
    PhotoPills first spotted by AppInsiderAndroid
    Saudi Arabia
  37. 📈
    PhotoPills new best rank in the overall chart: #107Android
    Top Paid · All Apps · ID
  38. 🆕
    PhotoPills first spotted by AppInsideriOS
    #81 in Top Paid · All Apps · Australia
  39. 📦
    PhotoPills version 2.13.27iOS
    No release notes
  40. 📦
    PhotoPills version 1.8.23Android
    - Cameras added: Canon EOS R6 V; Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS300, Lumix DC-L10.
    - Bug fixes

    Please, If you find a bug (or have a suggestion), send us an email to [email protected] and we'll fix it as soon as possible :)
  41. 🆕
    PhotoPills released on Google PlayAndroid
  42. 🆕
    PhotoPills released on the App StoreiOS

Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.

Downloads / month
10k+
all stores, worldwide · 100+ a day
Monthly users
all platforms
Revenue / month
in-app, both stores
Rating
4.8 ★
9.8k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#2
App Store · Photo & Video Paid
Measured
New ratings a week
12
▼ -20% vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
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PhotoPills at a glance

AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-11. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.

PhotoPills is a premium planning tool for landscape and astrophotographers that calculates sun, moon, and Milky Way positions to help users visualize and capture specific celestial events. The app maintains strong paid chart presence in European and Latin American markets, ranking #2 in France and #3 in Colombia, Spain, and South Africa, indicating sustained demand among professional photographers despite its high price point.

Similar apps: PlanIt! For Photographers, Sun Surveyor, Stellarium

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