Comparison

Magic Hour vs Byeleigh

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

Byeleigh

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Your bike deserves to stay on the road. When the app that came with your bike goes away, your bike shouldn't have to go with it. Byeleigh is an independent app that keeps your connected bike working, so you can unlock it, control it, and ride, long after the original app is gone. We built Byeleigh to help, and to help as soon as possible. It already covers the essentials you rely on every day, and it keeps getting better: we're committed to ongoing updates that add features and improve stability over time. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Connect over Bluetooth: pair once, then reconnect in seconds whenever you're near your bike. No extra hardware needed. - Lock & unlock: arm and disarm your bike straight from your phone. - Lights: switch between automatic, always-on, and manual. - Assist level: set your pedal support from 0 to 5. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Byeleigh has no ads, no tracking, and no account of its own. Your information stays on your device, we don't run servers that collect it. To pair your bike the first time, you sign in once with your existing bike account on its own secure page; after that, everything happens over Bluetooth. HONEST ABOUT WHERE WE ARE Byeleigh focuses on the core features first so it can help you today. Some advanced options aren't here yet but they're on the way, and every update is aimed at doing more while staying rock-solid. If something's missing or isn't working the way you expect, tell us. This app exists for one reason: to keep your bike useful. Byeleigh is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any bicycle manufacturer or its affiliates.

Screenshots

Magic Hour4 screens
Byeleigh3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Magic Hour at Free against Byeleigh's $3.99. Byeleigh's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Magic Hour is free to download; Byeleigh costs $3.99 up front. Magic Hour sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Byeleigh asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Magic Hour versus Byeleigh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic HourByeleigh
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerelfinda appsMark Kunst

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

Byeleigh

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Hour

One-time1
  • Add Locations Ability$0.99
None

Byeleigh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Hour free?
Magic Hour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Byeleigh free?
Byeleigh costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Hour or Byeleigh have ads?
Neither Magic Hour nor Byeleigh shows ads.

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