# Magic Window - Living Pictures

> Relax with beautiful views

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id366754824](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id366754824)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id366754824`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jetson Creative LLC
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (88 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2017-11-07
- **First published:** 2010-04-22
- **Size:** 324 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/magic-window-living-pictures/id366754824)
- **Website:** [http://magicwindow.tv/](http://magicwindow.tv/)

## Description

Magic Window - Living Pictures turns your screen into a moving landscape, pairing beautiful timelapse scenes with calming ambient soundtracks. Built for desk, nightstand, or any space, it offers 22 built-in scenes with more available for purchase, plus features like an alarm clock, wake-to-music, sleep timer, and external-display support. Note: weather functionality was provided via Dark Sky and is no longer supported. The app has earned recognition and positive reviews for its tranquil visuals, wallpaper options, and easy display setup.

## Rankings

- #143,179 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Magic Window for calming visuals, relaxing audio, and a broad HD scene library at good value. Repeated negatives center on weather data failures due to Dark Sky changes and lack of updates for new devices, plus UX issues like hard-to-find exit options and snooze/stop button proximity. Some buyers feel misled about weather and content retention, while others note image quality not scaled for newer displays. Overall, fans remain but maintenance and weather integration are major pain points.

### Pros

- Beautiful, calming scenery and audio that many users find relaxing and conducive to sleep or focus.
- Wide variety of scenes and packages with HD quality and reasonable pricing.
- Good compatibility with older iPads and reliable performance on Macs, plus features like external monitor support.
- Support has been responsive in some cases and helped users get the app working again.
- Long-standing, trusted tool for years, used as a screen saver and relaxation aid.

### Cons

- Weather features are broken or unavailable due to Dark Sky deprecation and lack of updates.
- The app hasn’t been updated to support newer iPhones/iPads and screen sizes.
- Alarm and scene navigation UI can be confusing or hard to use, with snooze/turn-off proximity and no easy way to close a scene.
- Purchase-related frustrations include expectations of weather data and difficulty retaining purchased content.
- Some images are low-resolution and not scaled to modern displays, with requests for higher-resolution versions.

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