Golden Hour One

Name: Golden Hour One
Price: 3.99 USD
Rating: 4.6 (143 reviews)
Author: Michal Kus

By: Michal Kus

Assistant for outdoor photo

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Features & Capabilities

Golden Hour One is an outdoor photography assistant that predicts the light for your next shot. It shows you when and where the sun and moon will be, plus weather indexes for dramatic skies, portraits, landscapes, and moon photography, anywhere in the world. Features include Sky Index, Light Index, Moon Index, a 5-day photography-specific forecast, and a map-based visual search to find the best location.

Plan ahead with pin-based map searches, sun/moon rise–set timings, elevation, azimuth, civil/nautical/astronomical twilight, and celestial events. Reminders help you never miss the ideal light, while a clean interface makes shooting planning quick and intuitive.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Photography

By:

Michal Kus

Rating:

4.60

(143) 0.20

Version:

2.7.3 Last updated: 2024-06-17

Version code:

866727194

Creation date:

2016-09-02

Compatible devices:

Size:

8.90MB

Price:

3.99

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

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# 130,429 ▼ 69,323

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Developed by:

Michal Kus

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/golden-hour-one/id1080118736?l=en-GB

User Reviews

Overall, Golden Hour One is beloved by photographers for its clear, fast, and accurate golden hour predictions, and its simple, well-designed interface that helps plan shoots across multiple locations. Users praise its weather-aware planning, map features, and responsive support. Reported drawbacks include occasional timing inaccuracies (time offsets and mislabeled sunrises), lack of definitions for indices and features, post-event score hiding, and limited offline usability. Some users also question the value of the recurring price. Despite these issues, many consider it essential for planning outdoor photography.

Pros

Accurate, clear, and fast golden hour predictions, including light quality and cloud cover.
Simple, well-designed UI that loads quickly and is easy to understand.
Powerful planning tool for photographers, with localization-based weather forecasts and multi-location planning.
Strong map functionality that helps manage multiple locations and is easier to use than some competitors.
Responsive developer support and timely updates/fixes.

Cons

Timing inaccuracies: occasionally off by about an hour and occasional mislabeling of sunrise/sunset times.
Some features and indices lack clear definitions or onboarding explanations, making interpretation difficult.
Post-event scores are hidden after events, limiting the ability to review past results.
Limited offline usability and reliance on internet connectivity, which can be problematic in remote areas.
Pricing concerns: some users feel a subscription for higher accuracy reduces value.

Recent reviews

The other golden hour apps looked over-complicated to me, so I decided to take a chance on this one — and I’m super glad I did. It even helps me plan my shoots ahead of time based on localized weather forecasts. Recommended!

by PR*****, 2025-04-04

I’ve been using Golden Hour for YEARS and it has always been flawless. It’s completely accurate, it loads and displays fast, and it shows you what you want to know CLEARLY. It’s a simple app, but it’s super useful and it has never been buggy. It’s honestly one of my favorite icons on my Home Screen. I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t want this app. Nice to have a perfect app once in a while.

by Ri*****, 2023-02-02

Here’s the update! Developers contacted me and had me enable notifications, which allowed the app to open. They also informed me they’re working on a proper fix. So happy I can use the app again! I used to love it, but now this app won’t open for me at all. Running iOS 13.4.1 on a XS. PLEASE FIX IT!!