Sun Surveyor Lite

2.7.1

Adam Ratana

4.13

3,731 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Sun, Sunrise & Sunset information for your location for any Date & Time!

Sun Surveyor Lite delivers precise sun, sunrise, and sunset data for photographers and filmmakers, with a 3D Compass and sun-path visualizations to plan golden-hour shots anywhere. Ranked #74 in Photography with an average rating of 4.14 from 3,732 ratings and is 5467 days old, it has 1,000,000+ total downloads and 4K in the last 30 days.

Pros & Cons

Free to use, offering essential sun-tracking features without a paid tier.
Accurate sun-position data via Ephemeris and a visual 3D Compass.
Clear sun-path visualizations to plan Golden Hour shots anywhere.
Location-based planning with Google Maps integration support.

Lite version may lack some advanced features advertised for the Full Version (e.g., Live Camera View and Street View panoramas).
Some competitors emphasize broader 'planning', 'times', or 'exposure' features not highlighted here.
Offline usage and more AR features are described as Full Version-only.

About Sun Surveyor Lite

Sun Surveyor Lite is a photography app developed by Adam Ratana.

Download Statistics

Sun Surveyor Lite has been downloaded 1.3 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 4 thousand times.

User Ratings

Sun Surveyor Lite is rated 4.13 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 3.7 thousand ratings.

App Information

Sun Surveyor Lite is FREE to download. The APK download size is 22.08 MB. The latest version available is 2.7.1. The last update was on October 25, 2025.

Technical Requirements

Sun Surveyor Lite requires Android 8.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play May 2011.

Description

Sun Surveyor Lite takes the mystery out of the sunrise, sunset and magic hours, helping photographers and filmmakers scout the best locations, plan effectively, and get the perfect shot.

More data about Sun Surveyor Lite

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	1.3 million
Recent downloads	4 thousand
Rating	4.13 based on 3.7 thousand ratings
Ranking	Medium ranked
Version	2.7.1
APK size	22.1 MB
Number of libraries	41
Designed for Android	8.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Downloads over time

Sun Surveyor Lite has been downloaded 1.3 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 130 downloads per day.

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Developer information for Adam Ratana

Adam Ratana

adam@sunsurveyor.com

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Comments on Sun Surveyor Lite for Android

★★★★☆ Zane K · May 31, 2019

This app is fabulous. I'm not really a photographer but I spend loads of time outdoors. It shows you where the sun will be in relation to your position. Also has compass, so it moves with you in real time. I like it

★★★★★ Snip3rElite10 Snip3rElite10 · Jul 25, 2020

Easy to install, and set up--calibrate, set date & tkme and done. Very accurate and useful. Great app. After more tome in the field, sure to upgrade.

★★★★★ Mike 599 · Feb 9, 2024

10/10 Definitely Recommend. If you're trying to get access to the full version, you are an arrogant cotten-headed-ninnymuggins. How do you expect the people who developed this app to make a living? They probably have families they have to support. I can't afford the full app, but needed to know some specifics about the sunrise for a photo, and while yes, this free version has very limited functions, it did everything I needed. I WILL be upgrading to the full paid version asap. TY dev team!

★★★★★ Dinah Beaton · Mar 18, 2022

I have both Lite and the Paid version, and I cannot see why anyone thinks $8.00 is a lot to pay - gracious me, that is so reasonable for what you get on this app. I use it all the time for my photography, and it pinpoints me to exactly where I need to be with my camera to capture both sun and moon rising and setting. This evening is full moon so thanks to this App, Brighton Pier is being shown as one of the best locations to capture the full 'Worm' moon rising at the same time the beautiful sun setting.

★★☆☆☆ Karim Adel · Apr 11, 2023

The app misses basic features for both lite & paid versions that are available in other free apps; most importantly daily reminders/alarms for specific events, customizable widgets for selective events and just that the 3D Compass is so uninformative with the lower-half of the orbit being cut for no reason

★☆☆☆☆ Tut Tut · Oct 20, 2023

Useless without paying for the full version

★☆☆☆☆ A Google user · Feb 16, 2019

Entering location manually is a premium feature and the GPS feature refuses to get the location (it works in every single other app I have). Thus free version useless waste of my time

Google Play Rankings for Sun Surveyor Lite

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
129	Norway	Photography	Top Free

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Technologies used by Sun Surveyor Lite

Sun Surveyor Lite is requesting 11 permissions and is using 41 libraries.

Permissions

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access

Your accounts

read Google service configuration

Hardware controls

take pictures and videos

System tools

run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, com.ratana.sunsurveyorlite.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

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AndroidX Loader

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Kotlin

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Android Support VectorDrawable AndroidX Cursor Adapter Android Library Icon

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Google gson Android WorkManager Android Library Icon

Android WorkManager AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 Okio Android Library Icon

Okio

AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 AndroidX Concurrent Futures Android Library Icon

AndroidX Concurrent Futures IntelliJ IDEA Android Library Icon

IntelliJ IDEA AndroidX Tracing Android Library Icon

AndroidX Tracing Glide Android Library Icon

Glide

AndroidX SQLite AndroidX ExifInterface Android Library Icon

AndroidX ExifInterface AndroidX ProfileInstaller Android Library Icon

AndroidX ProfileInstaller AndroidX DynamicAnimation Android Library Icon

AndroidX DynamicAnimation Google Maps SDK Android Library Icon

Google Maps SDK Google Guava Android Library Icon

Google Guava AndroidX Inspection Android Library Icon

AndroidX Inspection AndroidX Preference Android Library Icon

AndroidX Preference Jetpack WindowManager Android Library Icon

Jetpack WindowManager Volley Android Library Icon

Volley

CameraX

okHttp

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Simple XML Serialization DragSortListView Android Library Icon

DragSortListView

Trust & Safety: Requests location (coarse and fine), camera, internet, and device state permissions, plus foreground service and wake lock; these are standard for a location-based sun visualization and map tool.

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