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Best Golden Hour Planning Apps for iPhone (2026)

9 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Magic Hour is the top-ranked of 9 golden hour planning apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 5,219 ratings.

  1. 1
    Magic HourS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 5,219 ratings · score 93
  2. 2
    LumyS
    $7.99 · ★ 4.8 · 2,410 ratings · score 92
  3. 3
    Sunrise Sunset Time SolarWatchS
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 6,051 ratings · score 92
  4. 4
    Helios - Sun & Moon TrackerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,837 ratings · score 88
  5. 5
    Sunset Predictions: AlpenglowA
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 2,089 ratings · score 87

What belongs in this list

Know when golden hour and blue hour happen at my location so I can plan photos.

Not here: General weather forecast alone; Calendar planner alone; Event or wedding planner alone; Camera app alone; Sunset time display alone

More lists: Best golden hour planning apps free to download

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. Read the full method →

S
Magic HourLumySunrise
A
HeliosSunsetSun SeekerLumos
B
None at B yet
C
PhotoPillsAtlas Photo
D
None at D yet
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Magic HourS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 5,219 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  2. 2
    LumyS
    $7.99 · ★ 4.8 · 2,410 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  3. 3
    Sunrise Sunset Time SolarWatchS
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 6,051 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  4. 4
    Helios - Sun & Moon TrackerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,837 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  5. 5
    Sunset Predictions: AlpenglowA
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 2,089 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  6. 6
    Sun Seeker - Sunlight TrackerA
    $11.99 · ★ 4.8 · 12,963 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  7. 7
    Lumos: Sun and Moon TrackerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 3,721 ratings · score 81 · excellent
  8. 8
    PhotoPillsC
    $10.99 · ★ 4.7 · 1,534 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  9. 9
    Atlas Photo - Photo CompanionC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 2,863 ratings · score 63 · situational · provisional

Questions people ask

What is the best golden hour planning app for iPhone?
Magic Hour, S tier, ranked #1 of 9, rated 4.8 by 5,219 people.
Which golden hour planning apps are free?
6 of 9 are free to download: Magic Hour (S), Sunrise Sunset Time SolarWatch (S), Helios - Sun & Moon Tracker (A), Sunset Predictions: Alpenglow (A) and more. 4 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which golden hour planning app has the best App Store rating?
Sun Seeker - Sunlight Tracker at 4.8 from 12,963 ratings.
How many golden hour planning apps reach S or A tier?
7 of 9.

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