Photon review
The original Solana web sniper, still running with a flat, documented 1% fee, limit and DCA orders, multi-wallet and MEV protection. Usage has dropped sharply, and its docs describe no referral perk.
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- Trading fee
- 1%On every buy and sell, collected in SOL.
- New-user perk
- None documented
- Wallet & keys
- Dedicated trading wallet · key export
- Where it runs
- Web
- Chains
- Solana, Ethereum
- 30-day fees
- $0.41MDefiLlama, trailing 30 days, all chains
Who it’s for
Pick it if
You want a straightforward web sniper without Telegram.
Skip it if
You care about referral perks or copy trading.
Strengths / Limits
Strengths
- Flat 1% fee on buys and sells, clearly documented.
- Limit orders, DCA, multi-wallet and Smart-MEV protection.
- The trading wallet key can be exported to Phantom.
- Largest all-time fee total of any Solana bot tracked by DefiLlama (about $442M).
Limits
- 30-day fees are down to $0.4M, a fraction of its peak.
- No referral or rewards page in its docs.
- No native app; mobile use goes through Phantom’s browser.
Features
- New-pair snipingYes
- Limit ordersYes
- Copy tradingNot documented
- Wallet trackingNot documented
- MEV protectionYes
- Multi-walletYes
- DCA ordersYes
- PerpsNot documented
- Native mobile appNo
“Not documented” means we found no official page, not that the feature is missing.
How to start safely
- Open the official domain
Use the button on this page or type photon-sol.tinyastro.io yourself.
- Create or connect a wallet
Fund it with a small amount you are ready to trade, not your savings.
- Back up the key, then set limits
Store the private key offline, then set slippage, priority fee and MEV protection before your first trade.
Security record
No incident found in our sources. That is not a guarantee.
Official domains: photon-sol.tinyastro.io
Sources
Checked on 27 Sept 2026. Facts change quickly: re-check prices and fees in the app.
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