Comparison

Golden Hour vs Rollvane

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Golden Hour

Find the optimal times for photography with the best natural light based on your chosen location and date. It also provides sun positions and offers a convenient watch app for real-time golden hour information.

Highlights
  • Optimal light time calculation
  • Sun position data
  • Location and date specific
  • Watch app integration
  • Gorgeous light for pictures
Features
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Golden Hour gives you, from the chosen location and date, the 2 best moments of the day during which you will have the most gorgeous light for you pictures. The sun positions is also provided. The Watch App gives you the today's golden hours at your current location.

About

Rollvane

Features
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Build a three- or five-frame exposure bracket at a fixed aperture and record the complete sequence after shooting. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Helper and tap Bracket. Enter the subject, lighting, aperture and anchor shutter. 2. Choose three or five frames and inspect the exposure offsets and available roll slots. 3. After taking the shots, explicitly confirm the completed bracket to add its frames to the active roll. Roll logs, the exposure helper, focus, filters and reciprocity references remain available. WHAT TO KNOW Calculated shutter times may not be supported exactly by your camera. Long exposures can require film-specific reciprocity correction. This does not trigger a camera or meter a scene. The complete bracket needs available frame slots; existing frames are preserved. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Golden Hour3 screens
Rollvane3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Golden Hour at Free against Rollvane's $0.99. Rollvane's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Golden Hour is free to download; Rollvane costs $0.99 up front. Golden Hour sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rollvane asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golden Hour ships an update monthly, Rollvane every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Golden Hour versus Rollvane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolden HourRollvane
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (393 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings393 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdRobert Corbin

Bugs and requests

Golden Hour

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App not opening
  • App not loading on watch
  • Unknown error message on launch
  • App crashes after update
  • Search for other locations broken (time zone issue)
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  • Map is tiny on iPhone SE
  • Widget shows 00:00
  • App crashes on opening
  • iPhone X optimization missing

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add blue hour timeframes
  • Add labels for map lines
  • Add option to save last location
  • Add live wallpapers
  • Add diagram for shots
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  • Improve location search granularity
  • Allow planning for future dates/locations
  • Fix time zone issues for location search
  • Add dark mode
  • Add Apple Watch app
  • Fix evening/morning labels on map

Rollvane

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Golden Hour

One-time1
  • Lifetime upgrade$3.99
None

Rollvane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golden Hour free?
Golden Hour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rollvane free?
Rollvane costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Golden Hour or Rollvane have ads?
Neither Golden Hour nor Rollvane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Golden Hour or Rollvane?
Golden Hour ships an update monthly, and Rollvane every 5 days. Most recently, Golden Hour was updated on September 30, 2026 and Rollvane on September 22, 2026.

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