Comparison

Magic Hour vs Paws Ledger

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Magic hour time calculation
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • Moonrise and full moon alerts
  • Weather forecast integration
  • Customizable notifications
  • Location-based planning
Features
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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.

About

Paws Ledger

A straightforward, local-first expense tracker for quick daily bookkeeping. Easily record, edit, and delete income and expenses. View summaries and charts, and export your data as a TXT file.

Highlights
  • Record income and expenses quickly
  • Edit and delete entries
  • Browse records by date
  • View charts and summaries
  • Export records as TXT
  • Local data storage
Features
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Paws Ledger is a simple local-first ledger designed for quick daily bookkeeping. Features: • Record income and expenses in seconds • Edit entries anytime and delete them when needed • Browse records by day, month, year, and calendar • View simple charts and summaries • Export your records as a TXT file • Keep your data stored locally on your device Paws Ledger is built for people who want a clean and lightweight way to track daily money flow without unnecessary complexity.

Screenshots

Magic Hour4 screens
Paws Ledger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paws Ledger at none against Magic Hour's 1. Paws Ledger also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Magic Hour's advantage is ratings volume (5.2K vs 1). On price, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paws Ledger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Hour has 5.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magic Hour versus Paws Ledger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic HourPaws Ledger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerelfinda appsKUNPENG XIE

Customer experience

Magic Hour

All ratings5,214 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative17.6%

Paws Ledger

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Paws Ledger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Hour

One-time1
  • Add Locations Ability$0.99
None

Paws Ledger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Hour free?
Magic Hour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paws Ledger free?
Paws Ledger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Hour or Paws Ledger?
Paws Ledger is rated higher. Magic Hour averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Paws Ledger averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Magic Hour or Paws Ledger have ads?
Neither Magic Hour nor Paws Ledger shows ads.

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