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Tin-doped indium sulfide films were grown on glass substrates by spray pyrolysis technique at low different Sn:In atomic ratio in the starting solution and optimum experiment conditions ($T_s=340^{\circ }$C, S:$\mathrm{\text{In}}=2$). The tin to indium molar ratio Sn:In was varied from 0 to $4\times 10^{-3}$ in the solution. The obtained films with 2$\mu$m of thickness, are perfectly adhered, homogenous and uniform on the substrates. X-ray diffraction study reveals that all the films are formed in $\beta$ phase grown preferentially along (400). These films lose the orientation with increasing tin doping level. The crystallite size of undoped film was 48.8nm, which increases to 59.2nm corresponding to the film grown with Sn:$\mathrm{\text{In}}=4\times 10^{-3}$. Raman analysis shows different peaks related to In₂S₃ phase. Optical analysis shows that these films are transparent in the visible and near IR with a transmittance higher than 85%. The optical gap energy is found to be direct and varies from 2.61eV to 2.76eV with the increase of Sn:In ratio from 0 to $4\times 10^{-3}$. The films are $n$ type and Sn doping improves considerably their conductivity. The photoluminescence behavior of In₂S₃:Sn films was also studied.