Overview

Features & Capabilities

Golden Hour powers your photography planning by calculating the two golden-hour moments for a chosen location and date, and showing the sun's position to help you time shots perfectly.

The companion Watch App displays today's golden hours at your current location, making it easy to grab the best light wherever you are.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Applorium Ltd
Rating:
4.70
(385)
1 new ratings
Version:
2.3.1 Last updated: 2025-01-23
Version code:
871971782
Creation date:
2016-09-23
Compatible devices:
Size:
26.59MB
Price:
2.99
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-15
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Developed by:
Applorium Ltd
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/golden-hour/id1148036991
Website:
https://applorium.com

User Reviews

Golden Hour is praised for its clean, simple UI and reliable, location-based golden-hour times, especially for the present location. It’s described as a fast, easy-to-use tool with a helpful widget and usefulness to photographers planning shoots. Many users report it’s the go-to app when it works, and some want watch support. However, several issues undermine value: frequent loading errors and crashes; the app often only shows today for the current location, with limited multi-location planning and problematic location searches; end-time and time-zone inaccuracies; monetization pressure and questions about price; and reports of outdated status and limited support options.
Pros
  • Clean, simple UI that does what it promises.
  • Accurate golden-hour times for the present location.
  • Helpful for photographers with a useful widget.
  • Fast, easy-to-use for quick planning.
  • Watch app support (availability) for wrist access when it works.
Cons
  • Reliability issues: frequent loading errors, banners, and the app failing to open.
  • Limited scope: only shows today for the current location; no multi-location or future-date planning.
  • Timing accuracy issues: end times are often wrong and location searches can misreport times due to time-zone handling.
  • Monetization concerns: push to upgrade to a pro version and questions about whether the price is worth it.
  • Support and updates: lack of an in-app contact option and reports of being outdated on some devices.
Recent reviews
First, it can’t locate the most popular photo shoot area in our city, says it doesn’t exist. The location is horribly off and there is no explanation nor does it give times for the blue hour specifically.
by Wh*****, 2026-06-19

This app was awesome until the latest update. Now it doesn’t work right and trying to push me to get the pro version, I didn’t even know there was a pro version. I only used it for one thing and that was all I needed it for.
by De*****, 2025-01-22
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