# Magic Hour — user reviews > 162 indexed App Store user reviews of Magic Hour by Linda Byrket, rated 4.82/5 from 5,172 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-hour/id482426006/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-hour/id482426006.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,543 · 4★ 419 · 3★ 65 · 2★ 23 · 1★ 65 ## What do users think of Magic Hour? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great overview of the entire Magic Hour - 👍 Fantastic in every way - 👍 All the info you need to plan, especially for photographers - 👍 Sleek and easy to use - 👍 Perfect for photographers and cinematographers - 👍 Extremely helpful, nice layout, perfect - 👍 Simple, elegant, USEFUL **Cons** - ⏰ Time way off - 🔍 Can't change location - 🐛 Crashes all the time - 💰 Forced in-app purchase - 🔍 Can't see future dates anymore - 🔍 Widget doesn't update - 🐛 Keeps crashing - 🔍 Can't determine magic hour at another location - 🐛 App crashes **Commonly reported bugs** - 🐛 Time way off - 🐛 Can't change location - 🐛 Crashes all the time - 🐛 Can't see future dates anymore - 🐛 Widget doesn't update - 🐛 Keeps crashing - 🐛 Can't determine magic hour at another location - 🐛 App crashes **Most requested features** - 💡 Moonrise notification - 💡 Notification when magic hour ends - 💡 Blue hour option - 💡 Allow users to set their own background photo - 💡 Ability to plan shoots in different locations - 💡 Companion app for planning sunsets weeks in advance - 💡 Custom alert tones ## Newest reviews (14 of 162) ### 2/5 — Not easy to delete *2026-05-23, version 1.9.1* I’m sure it’s interesting to some, but my weather app tells me sunrise and sunset times. I don’t need all the extra. Currently, having difficulty canceling the app. Not in subscriptions on my phone, so extra hoops to jump. ### 5/5 — Got it for vacation, but it is changing my days *2025-09-13, version 1.7.8* I downloaded this app to alert me when sunset was coming while I was on vacation, so my friends and I could make a fire and be there for sunset. But now that vacation is over, I find I welcome the little ping that reminds me to shift my mindset to one of observation and enjoyment. That’s a pretty high achievement for an app! Five stars. Two small suggestions to the developers: a moonrise notification would be welcome anytime the moon might be visible. I’d also like a notification as an option for when Magic Hour ends. ### 5/5 — The only app I have installed on every phone I’ve owned *2025-07-31, version 1.7.8* I love it. ### 5/5 — Best app *2025-07-13, version 1.7.8* Peace and blessings always, from Chris ☮️🕉️☸️ ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2025-05-17, version 1.7.8* Works well. ### 4/5 — Wonderful app *2025-04-05, version 1.7.8* I use it in my photography frequently! Great job! ### 3/5 — Can change default location of widget after paying? *2025-02-13, version 1.7.8* It’s a bit quirky to change default location especially for the widget. I open the app and change to my location there, but the widget doesn’t seem to update. It would be best to follow my location if I travel vs having to configure it. “Current location” in the widget is selected but doesn’t seem to work. On the widget it looks like the data is correct and it shows my location when I select it to open from widget, but the title doesn’t update and shows Cupertino even though I removed it. ### 5/5 — Almost as needed as Lightroom. *2025-01-25, version 1.7.8* I downloaded this app when I started to try and be serious about photography. I wish I could go back and kick myself for not getting it earlier. Makes it easy to get into a daily routine and you get the added bonus of the best lighting. As soon as I am able to I want to support this app, it’s that helpful. Download it, you won’t regret it. ### 2/5 — Not Accurate *2025-01-03, version 1.7.8* It’s a very cool concept, but every time I go to use the app to track golden hour, it’s always at least 30 minutes to an hour off. It has my location correct, but never the time of golden hour. An example of this is when I’m getting ready for a shoot and I see that it’s actually golden hour right then and I’ll check the app and it’ll say it’s in 30 minutes and when the shoot time arrives, golden hour is long gone. ### 5/5 — Must have! *2024-09-21, version 1.7.8* Must have! We I travel to Maui, key Lago, Puget Sound or at home, life is sun rise and sunset experience! ### 5/5 — Never Disappointing *2024-09-14, version 1.7.8* Great app to travel with if you love city scapes This app and the weather app ### 5/5 — Outstanding app! *2024-04-13, version 1.7.8* This is one of those apps that make you want to voluntarily open the app store, search for it, and write a review. The interface of this app is extremely pleasing and the sunset / sunrise notifications are so helpful especially for someone with adhd but who also likes shooting sunset timelapses lol ### 5/5 — Hora Dorada *2024-04-08, version 1.7.8* Excelente información…para obtener la mejor toma fotográfica. ### 5/5 — Favorite magic hour app *2024-01-07, version 1.7.8* Easy and fun, I love getting the alerts for full moon rising. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I feel scammed *2026-07-09, version 1.9.1* I paid the .99¢ one time fee for unlocking locations and future dates. However when I go to add a location, it crashes each time. .99¢ is nothing, but it feels as if I was scammed where I paid a price and it doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Notifications don’t work *2026-03-28, version 1.9.1* Notifications originally world but haven’t worked in months. ### 1/5 — Opened once and kept crashing… *2026-03-17, version 1.9.0* Open once in fresh install, and then just crashing constantly, instant crash clicking the icon, reinstall didn’t resolve the problem. ### 1/5 — Time way off *2025-09-01, version 1.7.8* Keeps starting magic hour at 1030 pm for Cupertino, Ca. It’s dark by 8…. ### 1/5 — No instructions, can’t change location *2025-08-06, version 1.7.8* Can’t figure out how it works. I can add a location but cannot access it. When I try to choose a future date, I get the message “calendar events not available please create a new location for calendar events.” Although I do, nothing happens. ### 1/5 — Paid *2024-06-14, version 1.7.8* No future dates ### 1/5 — Bad *2023-11-09, version 1.7.7* This app blows Same simple wallpaper every day THIS BLOWS ### 1/5 — Not working properly… *2023-04-22, version 1.7.7* The alarms in the app don’t seem to be working… ### 1/5 — Location but def not right sun rise *2023-02-12, version 1.7.7* Timing is wrong for my location and cant see how to fix it ### 1/5 — Forced in App Purchase *2022-03-20, version 1.7.6* There was no opportunity to set a location at install and it loaded with some obscure long/lat. Tried to set location and it is a fee for $0.99!!! If I knew I had to pay I probably would have paid for DLCA. Nope, not now, not ever if you are forcing an in-app payment. Business decisions are ruining your content. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — . *2026-07-24, version 1.9.2* . ### 5/5 — Used most days *2026-06-29, version 1.9.1* Ok such a simple good app. I use it as a widget and always know when it’s coming. Great for photo planning or just enjoying beautiful light. ### 5/5 — Need to know! *2026-06-17, version 1.9.1* I love this app because I need to know 30 minutes before the sunsets for my work. Thank you Magic Hour! ### 5/5 — A great app for taking photographs. *2026-05-23, version 1.9.1* It’s hard to find a good app like this. This is one of them. ### 5/5 — Very useful app *2026-04-08, version 1.9.1* This app has been on my phone for a long time and I use it frequently, very useful! ### 5/5 — Wonderful App *2026-03-29, version 1.9.1* Simple, clean, and informative. Just beautiful. I use it frequently especially when journaling in the early morning. I’m not a photographer but still love this elegant app. ### 5/5 — Amazing!!! *2026-02-01, version 1.8.0* I love using this app. I love it love it love it love it love it. It pops up on my iPhone. Gives me plenty of time for my drone up in the sky and get a full moon shot. Amazing. Just hoping the Lord sends me an upgraded DJI drone a Mavic three with a full tiltable camera because my older Mavic two does not have a low light capability, but other than that, the app is fantastic love it reach out to me if you would like me to give him more formal review will do something else. I’d be happy to help you. God bless and have a great day and a lovely evening and enjoyed tonight’s ### 5/5 — Reliable and consistent *2025-12-23, version 1.7.8* Magic Hour has works very well indeed over many years, eventually I paid the small price to be able to pin locations, and very useful feature which comes in wry handy indeed. Highly recommended. ### 5/5 — Can’t live without *2025-12-08, version 1.7.8* This is crucial information that I cannot live without. I need to know when I can find the best light. I need to know the next full Moon. The Moon should always be capitalized, it is a proper noun. ### 5/5 — Great overview of the entire Magic Hour… *2025-11-15, version 1.7.8* I have utilized this app. for years. It is fantastic in every way. All the info. you need to plan, *especially for photographers. I use it a whole lot. All of the necessary info. with great graphics. Well-done, highly recommended if you’re seeking this type of information, or you need it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*