Magical Rays vs Space Chunks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magical Rays
Experience a calming and meditative light effect application. Touch the screen to interact with dynamic light rays and create ever-changing visual patterns for relaxation and zen healing.
- Interactive light ray attraction
- Dynamic and changing light patterns
- Zen and healing atmosphere
- Touch screen interaction
- Relaxing visual experience
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Relax zen healing. A light effect app provided by Digital Gene. When you touch the screen, you can attract the light ray. Please enjoy the ever-changing patterns of light ray.
Space Chunks
Explore stunning images and videos from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). Discover daily celestial wonders and access a curated monthly collection with concise explanations.
- Daily NASA APOD image/video
- Monthly curated image/video set
- Short explanations from NASA
- Refreshable content
- Notifications for new content
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"Space Chunks" shows images/videos and a short explanation as described by NASA's APOD. It has a set of 12-15 images or videos with description for the current month and year. The app also shows the image/ video of the day. Please hit the refresh button to check the current image/ video. At the end of every month or 2, the existing images / videos is replaced by a new set of videos and images, that are retrieved from NASA's APOD. A notification is shown when new images are available if the user allows notifications to be displayed for this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Magical Rays at Free against Space Chunks's $1.99. Magical Rays also leads on ratings volume (206 vs 2). Space Chunks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On in-app purchases, 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
Magical Rays is free to download; Space Chunks costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Space Chunks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magical Rays has 206 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Magical Rays ships an update every 8 months, Space Chunks every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magical Rays | Space Chunks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (206 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Plus Inc. (Japan) | Gomathy Shankaran |
Customer experience
Magical Rays
Space Chunks
Bugs and requests
Magical Rays
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ads are intrusive and cannot be removed
- Sound effects are unavoidable
- App quits unexpectedly when saving a photo
- Google ads banner is persistent and ruins the experience
Requested features
7 requests- Add option to slow down or speed up the game
- Add a color wheel for particle customization
- Add more music options
- Add option to change background color
- Add option to permanently remove ads
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- Add multi-finger interaction
- Add slo-mo button
Space Chunks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Magical Rays
No in-app purchases
Space Chunks
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Magical Rays free?
Is Space Chunks free?
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Do Magical Rays or Space Chunks have ads?
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