Comparison

Magic Hour vs Enjoy the Sunset

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

Enjoy the Sunset

Receive daily reminders to step outside and appreciate the sunset. This simple utility helps you remember to take a break and enjoy the natural beauty of the evening sky.

Highlights
  • Daily sunset reminders
  • Background refresh enabled
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Encourages outdoor breaks
  • Customizable reminders
Features
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Get out, take a walk, and (most importantly) Enjoy the Sunset! Get a quick and easy daily reminder before the sunset each day. As a programmer that spends a lot of my working day inside at a desk I make sure and take a couple of walks throughout the day. Living in Huntington Beach, I make sure and try to time one of those walks before dark with the side benefit of being able to Enjoy the Sunset. I hope you enjoy this little reminder everyday as much as I do. Thanks for checking this app out, Matt Automatic daily reminder requires that the app has background refresh enabled.

Screenshots

Magic Hour4 screens
Enjoy the Sunset2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magic Hour at 4.8 against Enjoy the Sunset's 3.8. Magic Hour also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 50%) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 12). Enjoy the Sunset's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Hour holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Hour has 5.2K ratings behind it against 12, 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 50% of Enjoy the Sunset's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Hour ships an update every 2 months, Enjoy the Sunset every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Magic Hour versus Enjoy the Sunset: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic HourEnjoy the Sunset
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better3.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.2K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerelfinda appsGearley

Customer experience

Magic Hour

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

Enjoy the Sunset

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

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

Enjoy the Sunset

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Hour

One-time1
  • Add Locations Ability$0.99
None

Enjoy the Sunset

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Hour free?
Magic Hour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Enjoy the Sunset free?
Enjoy the Sunset is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Hour or Enjoy the Sunset?
Magic Hour is rated higher. Magic Hour averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Enjoy the Sunset averages 3.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Magic Hour or Enjoy the Sunset have ads?
Neither Magic Hour nor Enjoy the Sunset shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Hour or Enjoy the Sunset?
Magic Hour ships an update every 2 months, and Enjoy the Sunset every 8 months. Most recently, Magic Hour was updated on October 18, 2026 and Enjoy the Sunset on October 2, 2026.

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