Magic Hour vs Godox Flash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Godox Flash
This tool enhances photography by providing efficient control over lighting setups. It allows for multi-group flash management, individual group adjustments, and easy scene data import/export to create dynamic light and shadow effects.
- Multi-group flash control
- Individual group adjustments
- One-key standby/cancel standby
- Import/export scene data
- Create light and shadow spaces
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Godox Flash, an efficient flash control tool. Here, not only improve productivity, but also create stunning light and shadow spaces. Photographers record the beauty of the world through the lens; Godox Flash creates more beauty for photographers. Born for flash, understand your creation better; if you want to play with photography, use Godox Flash. 【New Release】New features, new interface [Multi-group control] 1 device, control multiple scenes, multiple flashes 【Group control】Different light groups can be controlled individually 【One key standby】One key to enter standby, one step to cancel standby [Import and Export] Quickly import scene data, and export data to share with friends
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Hour at 77% against Godox Flash's 10%. Magic Hour also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 21). Godox Flash's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads 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. Godox Flash asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Hour holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Hour has 5.2K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Magic Hour's written reviews are positive against 10% of Godox Flash's.
Magic Hour ships an update every 2 months, Godox Flash every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Magic Hour | Godox Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better | 1.8 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linda Byrket | Godox Photo Equipment Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Magic Hour
Godox Flash
Bugs and requests
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
Godox Flash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Magic Hour
- Add Locations Ability$0.99
Godox Flash
No in-app purchases








