Ukulele Tuner vs Magic Hour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ukulele Tuner
This application provides tuning notes for a soprano ukulele. It supports both standard and alternative tuning configurations to help musicians achieve the correct pitch.
- Plays tuning notes
- Soprano ukulele support
- Standard tunings
- Alternative tunings
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Plays tuning notes for a soprano ukulele. Includes standard and alternative tunings.
Magic Hour
This app helps photographers and cinematographers find the optimal times for shooting around sunrise and sunset. It provides precise calculations for 'magic hour' based on your location and offers moon phase information. Optional in-app purchases unlock advanced features like location selection and calendar integration.
- Magic hour time calculation
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Moonrise and full moon alerts
- Weather forecast integration
- Customizable notifications
- Location-based planning
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Magic Hour (also called golden hour) is the time of day around sunrise and sunset when the light is great for photography and cinematography. It is typically when the sun is between 6 degrees below the horizon to 6 degrees above. This sunlight is evenly dispersed and helps you create great pictures. Magic Hour makes it easy for you to know when magic hour is coming and how much time you have left once it begins. The app takes your location along with the current day and calculates when magic hour will occur. If the weather forecast is available we give that to you as well. What other light is cool to photograph in? The moon, of course. And you want a full moon for that. Our Moon Watch section lets you know the next moonrise and when the next full moon will appear. In addition to this, you can set up notifications on and before magic hour begins. And with our in-app purchase you can select locations other than your current one, view future magic hour times, and create calendar events for them. Data that is used with the Magic Hour App (e.g. locations, notifications, calendar events, etc.) remain local to your device and are not transmitted nor remotely stored.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ukulele Tuner at none against Magic Hour's 1. Ukulele Tuner also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Magic Hour's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months). On price, ratings volume and device support 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
Both are free to download. Magic Hour sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ukulele Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Hour holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 5.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Ukulele Tuner's written reviews are positive against 77% of Magic Hour's.
Ukulele Tuner ships an update every 16 months, Magic Hour every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ukulele Tuner | Magic Hour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2K ratings) | 4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 77.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K | 5.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alvin Yu | elfinda apps |
Customer experience
Ukulele Tuner
Magic Hour
User reviews
Ukulele Tuner
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate tuning
- 💡 Helpful for beginners
- 🚀 Quick and efficient
- 👍 Simple and straightforward
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work on some devices
- 🐛 Ads interfere with usage
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Doesn't provide visual feedback
- 🐛 Inaccurate tuning
Magic Hour
From 5.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 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
Room to improve
- ⏰ Time way off
- 🔍 Can't change location
- 🐛 Crashes all the time
- 💰 Forced in-app purchase
- 🔍 Can't see future dates anymore
Bugs and requests
Ukulele Tuner
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on startup
- Microphone not working
- Incorrect note playback
Requested features
4 requests- Add visual tuning indicators
- Provide continuous note playback
- Improve compatibility with different devices
- Remove intrusive ads
Magic Hour
Reported bugs
8 issues- 🐛 Time way off
- 🐛 Can't change location
- 🐛 Crashes all the time
- 🐛 Can't see future dates anymore
- 🐛 Widget doesn't update
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- 🐛 Keeps crashing
- 🐛 Can't determine magic hour at another location
- 🐛 App crashes
Requested features
7 requests- 💡 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
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- 💡 Companion app for planning sunsets weeks in advance
- 💡 Custom alert tones
In-app purchases
Ukulele Tuner
No in-app purchases
Magic Hour
- Add Locations Ability$0.99
