Comparison

Golden Hour vs QuickFrame

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

QuickFrame

Capture uncompressed 14-bit RAW sensor data directly to your photo roll, bypassing iPhone's computational processing. Experience real noise, grain, and fine detail in your photographs.

Highlights
  • Pure 14-bit Bayer RAW sensor capture
  • Live viewfinder calibrated to sensor's dynamic range
  • Single-touch precision EV adjustment
  • Tap-to-focus and spot metering
  • Multi-lens support with optical RAW
Features
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Most iPhone photos are heavily processed,aggressive noise reduction smudges fine textures, Smart HDR flattens contrast, and artificial sharpening creates ugly halos around edges. QuickFrame bypasses Apple’s computational pipeline entirely, capturing pure, uncompressed 14-bit Bayer RAW sensor data directly to your photo roll. Real noise, real grain, real fine detail. Just adjust your brightness, tap your subject to focus, and capture. WHY QUICKFRAME? • Pure Sensor Capture: Delivers untouched 14-bit Bayer RAW (DNG) directly from the camera sensor, without smoothing, or aggressive HDR. • Viewfinder: Live viewfinder calibrated directly to the sensor’s true dynamic range so what you frame is exactly what you capture. • Single-Touch Precision EV: Adjust exposure smoothly with tactile haptics to protect your highlights before you shoot. • Tap-to-Focus & Spot Metering: Fast, responsive focus reticle that locks sharpness and meters the scene with zero lag. • Multi-Lens Ready: Seamlessly switch between Ultra-Wide, Wide, and Telephoto physical lenses with true optical RAW support (If your phone supports these lenses) QuickFrame is built for purists who love real photography. • No Account Required Download QuickFrame and start shooting REAL photographs again.

Screenshots

Golden Hour3 screens
QuickFrame3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Golden Hour at 4.7 against QuickFrame's 3.7. Golden Hour also leads on ratings volume (398 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). QuickFrame's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Golden Hour sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QuickFrame asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Golden Hour holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golden Hour has 398 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Golden Hour's written reviews are positive against 50% of QuickFrame's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Golden Hour versus QuickFrame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolden HourQuickFrame
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (398 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings398 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdTimothy Ringer

Customer experience

Golden Hour

All ratings397 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative40.0%

QuickFrame

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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)
Show 4 more
  • 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
Show 6 more
  • 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

QuickFrame

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Golden Hour

One-time1
  • Lifetime upgrade$3.99
None

QuickFrame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golden Hour free?
Golden Hour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuickFrame free?
QuickFrame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Golden Hour or QuickFrame?
Golden Hour is rated higher. Golden Hour averages 4.7 out of 5 from 398 ratings, while QuickFrame averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Golden Hour or QuickFrame have ads?
Neither Golden Hour nor QuickFrame shows ads.

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