# Magic Window - Living Pictures — Relax with beautiful views

> Dynamic window app with timelapse views, ambient sounds, weather, and alarm. (iPhone/iPad app by Jetson Creative LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-window-living-pictures/id366754824 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jetson Creative LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/295445438)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 88 App Store ratings · 409 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.3 · 324 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-04-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-window-living-pictures/id366754824/reviews.md

## What is Magic Window?

Turn your iPhone or iPad into a window with a beautiful view. Enjoy beautiful timelapse views with relaxing ambient soundtracks. Perfect for your desk, night stand, or anywhere that needs a great view. Includes Dark Sky weather, alarm clock, wake to music, sleep timer, and more.

As seen in Apple's "Brilliant" iPhone Commercials. Chosen by Apple as a Staff Favorite, New & Noteworthy, and What's Hot.

#1 Entertainment App for iPad - As seen in USA Today and Mashable

"When you think of one word to describe Magic Window that word is amazing." -AppAdvice 

"This is one beautiful and mesmerizing app. It really is magic." -AppModo 

"An absolutely dazzling alternative to family photos... one of my favorite apps for a docked iPad" -CNet 

"A very creative use of the hardware ... very well done" -148Apps 

"Turn Your iPad into a moving landscape with Magic Window" -Mashable 

"The scenes are very tranquil and calming and can really suck you in" -MyAppleGuide 

NEW VERSION 6.0

The ultimate desk stand, night stand, and relaxation application. Universal for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. An amazing selection of interactive Timelapse scenes mixed with high-quality ambient soundtracks. It's like taking a mini-vacation around the world from your iPad or iPhone. 

Explore 22 stunning scenes and watch them come to life before your eyes. Relax with ambient soundtracks mixed seamlessly with living scenery. Go to sleep to a sunset in Tokyo and wake up to a sunrise in Costa Rica. Experience a complete sunset in two hours or twenty seconds. 

Save scenes as Live Photos and use them as Live Photo Wallpaper with 3D Touch on iPhone 6s, 6s+, 7, and 7+. Use them as Still Wallpaper on other iPhone models and iPad.

Sunsets, sunrises, cities, mountains, beaches, and coasts will liven your office or any room in your home. The touch time control will amaze you and your friends.

Includes full support for external displays. We recommend using our Apple TV apps on the 4th generation and newer Apple TV (sold separately in the TV App Store.) On older Apple TVs this is the best choice.

This app includes AirPlay support for most devices. Other devices can use the HDMI or VGA accessory cables to connect an external display. Supports resolutions up to 1920x1200.

Magic Window also includes an Alarm Clock, Sleep Timer, Live Weather Conditions, Daily and Hourly Weather Forecasts. All cleanly integrated with cutting edge design. 

More than 100 additional scenes available for purchase through the Destination store in the app.

All scenes in Magic Window were captured by professional timelapse photographers including Mike McCabe, Chad Richard, Hal Bergman, Jose Manuel Segura Alvarez, Sean Stiegemeier, and Ben Wiggins. These are some of the best timelapse photographers in the world. 

http://magicwindowapp.com/ 

DOWNLOADS 

APP REQUIRES WIFI TO DOWNLOAD ALL SCENES. 

Magic Window 6.0 comes with 22 scenes. Three of those scenes are packaged with the application. The remaining scenes can be downloaded free of charge from the application. If a scene hasn't been downloaded a preview is available. You will need 1250MB space to store all scenes. You can freely delete and redownload scenes as many times as you want. 

If you are having trouble with downloading scenes please visit our download support page at: 

http://magicwindowapp.com/support.html 

SUPPORT 

Any questions, problems, or suggestions please contact us at support@magicwindowapp.com.

## Key features

- Interactive timelapse scenes
- Ambient soundtracks
- Dark Sky weather integration
- Alarm clock
- Sleep timer
- Live Photo Wallpaper support

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Classics #1 | $1.99 | one-time |
| San Francisco | $0.99 | one-time |
| City Skylines | $0.99 | one-time |
| Southwest | $0.99 | one-time |
| Big Sur Escape | $0.99 | one-time |
| Countryside | $0.99 | one-time |
| Oregon Coast | $0.99 | one-time |
| New York | $0.99 | one-time |
| Master Collection | $9.99 | one-time |
| Space Station | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Magic Window?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🌇 Stunning, high-quality visuals
- 🎨 Beautiful, relaxing scenes
- 🕰️ Useful clock and weather features
- 💤 Helpful for sleep and relaxation
- 🎥 Impressive time-lapse animations
- 🌟 Excellent customer support

**Cons**

- 🐛 Weather data and features not working
- 📺 Scenes not optimized for newer devices
- 🔍 Lack of scene variety and customization
- 🔋 High memory usage and battery drain
- 🔒 Concerns about app stability and reliability

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Scenes not loading or downloading properly
- Crashes and freezes when using certain features
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Most requested features**

- More international and nature-focused scenes
- Ability to create custom scenes or upload own photos
- Improved alarm and sleep timer functionality
- Smoother transitions between scenes
- Background playback and lock screen support

## Recent user reviews (10 of 409)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-window-living-pictures/id366754824/reviews.md

### 5/5 — App doesn’t work anymore

*2026-02-26, version 6.0.1*

After paying for the full suite of scenes and photos, the app no longer works. No support is available.

### 2/5 — Doesn’t Work Well

*2024-11-09, version 6.0.1*

Weather doesn’t work at all, clock is so small even when enlarged.  Also date disappears when you go to the enlarged.  Basically you’re just looking at someone else’s pictures….

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2024-09-21, version 6.0.1*

Although this app hasn’t been updated in a long while it still works and is excellent. I downloaded the whole lot of videos and found most them to be pleasant and relaxing  enough to watch for a lengthy period of time.

### 1/5 — Developer Has Neglected This App

*2024-08-26, version 6.0.1*

Love the app but the developer hasn’t updated it in 6 years. Weather feature doesn’t work, images are low-res and the app is not formatted to fill the screen sizes of Apple device newer than the iPhone 8.

### 5/5 — Still loving this app.

*2024-01-27, version 6.0.1*

Been sleeping and waking to these beautiful sounds for years now. Thanks so much for the real magic of a good nights’ sleep.

### 5/5 — No Dark Sky Anymore

*2023-10-07, version 6.0.1*

The Dark Sky app has now merged with the Apple Weather app. Any plans to merge with that new Apple Weather app? I really loved the weather feature.

### 5/5 — Heavy storage

*2023-09-28*

Scenes are best Sound is best but it has taken 1.37 gb storage form my internal storage of only 32gb iPhone Apple7 500mb is comfortable to me but ........

### 3/5 — Fix the snooze button

*2023-09-27, version 6.0.1*

I’ve had this app for many years but recently over the past six months or so I’ve been using it as an alarm clock. The one huge issue I have with this app is how close the snooze and the turn off alarm button are to each other. They are literally right on top of each other when your alarm goes off. I’ve hit the turn off button way too many times. Please update this app to give some separation between the snooze and off button.

### 5/5 — Good

*2023-07-13, version 6.0.1*

A lot of scenes, and also has background noise

### 2/5 — No weather data

*2023-07-07, version 6.0.1*

The app no longer seems to be able to connect with weather data. That makes it less useful to look at first thing in the morning when I wake up.

## Frequently asked questions about Magic Window

### What does Magic Window do?

Magic Window transforms your iPhone or iPad into a virtual window, displaying beautiful timelapse views accompanied by relaxing ambient soundtracks. It aims to provide a calming and visually engaging experience for your surroundings.

### What are the key features of Magic Window?

Key features include a selection of interactive timelapse scenes, ambient soundtracks, Dark Sky weather integration with forecasts, an alarm clock, and a sleep timer. Users can also save scenes as Live Photos for wallpaper.

### How much does Magic Window cost?

The app comes with 22 scenes, three of which are included with the download. Additional scenes can be purchased through the in-app Destination store. The base application is free to download.

### What devices is Magic Window compatible with?

The app is universal and compatible with iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. It also supports external displays via HDMI or VGA cables and AirPlay, with recommendations for Apple TV.

### What are some common use cases for Magic Window?

Common use cases include enhancing the ambiance of a desk or nightstand, providing a relaxing visual experience, waking up to a sunrise scene with the alarm, or falling asleep to a sunset with the sleep timer.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.0.1 — 2017-11-07

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- Weather now powered by Dark Sky
- Hawai'i Scene Pack (In-app Purchase)
- Bug fixes for iOS 11

We hope you enjoy the update. Please contact us at support@magicwindowapp.com if you have any issues.

### 6.0 — 2017-01-10

- New Yosemite and Iceland destinations available for purchase. 
- New scenes added to New York, Tokyo, and Master Collection destinations. 
- Save scenes as Live Photos. Use Live Photos as wallpaper on iPhone 6s & 7.
- Improves compatibility with iOS 10. 64-bit. 
- Fixes settings for weather/clock in night mode.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
- If you have any issues please e-mail contact@magicwindowapp.com.

### 5.0.2 — 2013-11-06

- An update is coming soon to improve compatibility with iOS 10.2
- For early access to the update see: http://jetsoncreative.com/earlyaccess/

### 5.0.1 — 2013-10-30

5.0.1
- Fixes issue that can cause a crash on purchase restore or when opening the scene browser
- Fixes issue that can cause the alarm to function incorrectly when the display is locked
- Fixes issue with play when locked option
- Fixes issue when AirPlay or External Display are used and the device is locked

### 5.0 — 2013-10-27

- Fully refreshed user interface for iOS7
- Critical bug fixes for iOS7
- Two new core scenes - Paris & Amsterdam - Free!
- New Tahoe Blue destination
- New scenes in European Adventure destination
- Smooth shuffle
- Many more improvements!
- Any issues contact: support@magicwindowapp.com

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