# Sola: UV Index & Sun Exposure — user reviews > 66 indexed App Store user reviews of Sola by BrightMatter LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 98 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sola-uv-index-and-sun-exposure/id1454332188/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sola-uv-index-and-sun-exposure/id1454332188.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 82 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 7 ## Newest reviews (16 of 66) ### 4/5 — uv y vitamins d *2026-06-11, version 3.112* tú farmacia ### 4/5 — Puede mejorar *2026-04-06, version 3.106* La UI es compleja cuesta de entender, le falta ciertas cosas que haría que le diera 5⭐️ Vengo aterrado del nuevo update de dminder, y la app de Sola me gusta incluso he pagado un mes, pero para seguir pagando debería de haber ciertas mejoras: 1. La vitamina D no aparece como una estimación de lo que tienes en sangre, símplemente se suma como si fuera una suplementación para saber los IU o mcg que llevas acumulados / en el día . Me costó de entender .. 2. No me gusta que se limite por seguridad. Que no haya límite diario por seguridad. Entiendo que se pueda avisar que se haya pasado el umbral de seguridad, pero si estoy en una caminata de 8h por la montaña, aunque me pase, estaré tomando el sol y me gustaría que la app lo reflejara, no que limitara y dejara de contar. Parece que en el apple watch se puede dejar en segundo plano, pero no es mi caso. Me gustaría que se pudiese eliminar el tiempo para poder medir incluso cuando estoy tomando el sol sin haberlo programado, dejarlo en segundo plano y que vaya contando en vez de una sesión fija.. que sume y ya. Solamente con lo 2 , continuaría pagando la app y daría 5 estrellas. Otro punto a considerar , y muy bueno, es que el soporte me contestó rápidamente y quiso ayudarme en todo momento. Gracias ### 4/5 — Loyal user *2026-03-22* I’ve been using this app for years in order to tan in Florida. It is so simple to use. The only thing is I’m happy I got grandfathered in with my old annual subscription price because it has gone up significantly. I’m not sure if I would buy in at the current price. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your review and for sticking with Sola all these years 😊 True that price increases are never fun but it reflects ongoing development and improvements, making sure Sola continues to deliver real value beyond its price (including features like Apple Watch passive sun detection and more refined science-backed vitamin D and burn time models based on extensive research) Hope to keep earning your trust☀️ PS If price is ever a barrier just reach out at support@getsola.com, always happy to work something out ### 5/5 — Great app for health care *2026-02-14, version 3.102* I'm very interested in health care, especially skincare, and this app helps me with vitamin D tracker and UV index, which are excellent. It's very easy to use. ### 5/5 — Unique outstanding design app! *2025-12-06* Sometimes I run into to something that is so nice that it is hard to put into words to describe or express it to you. This for me is one of those times. I hope I can come across to all of you with my Heart ( why ) because the Developer put His Heart into this well unique Designed App! This is a app to help you, your family, and myself. It’s a Health app about UV Rays that we face everyday of our lives. These rays are good for us and bad if you get to much of them at to many times I guess I can put it. The Developer has put a great deal of love and work into this app you can tell that by the many updates you can see done. I thank the Developer for putting this app out for you and myself to use. To me the Developer is my Friend ( why ) only a friend would try to help you and your family! Download the app today try it today. I have been using this app for a few years now and I have never been disappointed! I truly believe the Developer has put His heart into helping me and my family every day of the year. So please try this app and to the Developer I truly Tip my Hat 🎩 to you for creating a great unique Outstanding Design App but most importantly becoming the best Friend a ole man could ever hope for ! “ Thanks from my Heart ❤️ “” **Developer response:** Thank you so much for these incredibly kind and heartfelt words ❤️, and your trust and encouragement! 🎩 🙇‍♂️ ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-11-12* This app is so helpful and I have not been sunburnt since I started using it. Gives you all the useful information you need to make smart tanning choices **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the 5 stars! 💛 Your feedback genuinely means a lot, esp. as it helps counterbalance some of the older 1-star reviews from early versions of the app in the UK. Thanks for giving the app a fair chance and for sharing your experience! ☀️💛🙇‍♂️ ### 5/5 — Sola is a WIN from a dev that cares *2025-09-30* Out of testing 8 different free and paid sunlight apps, this one, Sola, is the winner. It brings helpful, tailored information for me to understand how to optimize my sun exposure, while paying close attention to health effects from UV. What it brings: detailed data and graphical analysis, syncs with Apple Health, has multiple widget options for your screens, Apple Watch compatibility, and even vitamin d tracking from nutrition. While Sola has a lot of use for anyone who wants to safely tan their skin, I primarily use the app to track my Time in Daylight and help my body regulate circadian rhythm. Being outdoors and sunlight exposure have significant effects on mental health, and I use this app to tell me when it’s a good vs bad time to go outside to improve my mood. What’s really nice is that Sola also sends me safety notifications on UV exposure, a feature I used a lot over a weekend trip to maximize my time outside without getting burned. As a final note, it’s clear from the attention to detail and how frequently this app is updated that the Developer cares about this app, which is another plus in looking for a sunlight app I can use and count on for the long term. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your 5-star review and for sharing how Sola helps you stay safe and track your time outdoors 🙇‍♂️ Can’t wait to bring even more capabilities and improvements soon! ### 5/5 — La meilleure *2025-08-04* Franchement cette application est géniale pour suivre son bronzage 👍 **Developer response:** Merci beaucoup, ravi que l’app vous plaise et qu’elle vous soit utile pour votre bronzage ! ☀️ 🙇‍♂️ ### 5/5 — Muy bien *2025-07-24* Mach weiter so 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 Habe die Sola App jetzt auch auf meinem iPad. Muchos saludos **Developer response:** Vielen Dank für die anhaltenden 5-Sterne-Bewertungen :) ### 5/5 — Amazing tanning app!! *2025-07-21* This app is perfect for tracking any and all things related to the sun! It’s very useful especially with those who want to get a nice tan! Plus if you can’t afford the app they will work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to track these essential data points!! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your kind words and positive rating! 🌞 It truly means a lot to me :) ### 5/5 — Great Tanning App!!! *2025-07-03* This app has really improved over the years and really happy that it calculates Vit D3 generation. Would really like to suggest that the session includes a “pause” and “continue” button. Also, a different alert sound would be nice to have when the session is over/need for applying more sun block when you’re using or not using the flip notification alerts…maybe a short burst of seagull calling sound for more sunblock applications and a longer burst for the end of the session? Thanks! **Developer response:** Thank you for updating your review, I really appreciate it! I've recently been focused on refactoring Sola’s widgets, but I’m getting close to tackling improvements to the timer, including pause/resume functionality and customizable alert sounds. Thanks so much for your patience! 😊 __________________________ Thank you so much for the 5-star rating and thoughtful feedback! Glad to hear the app has been helpful and that you’re enjoying the Vitamin D3 tracking feature. The enhancements you mentioned are already on the roadmap :) If you have any further ideas or questions, would love to hear from you anytime at support@getsola.com ### 5/5 — Great app, great service *2025-07-02* Bought the app a while ago and recently opened it after not using it for a while. Was presented with the subscribe page to re-purchase the app. Emailed the developer as recommended in the app and they responded quickly with a solution to my problem! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the kind words and the 5-star review! I’m really glad I could help resolve the issue quickly :) As an FYI for all customers who purchased the app a while back: as the app continues to evolve, I’ve had to tighten up the paywall to prevent abuse so if you ever reopen the app after some time and see a subscription screen, and restoring purchases fails - just reach out at support@getsola.com and I’ll make sure you get access again. ### 5/5 — Cool app *2025-05-31* I like this app so much. Whoever developed it put a lot of effort into it. I have to be very careful in the sun and now thanks to it I know that I am not overexposing myself to too much of UV. It should be part of every dermatologist’s advice to install this app. **Developer response:** Thanks a lot for your positive review! ### 5/5 — Sola *2025-05-26* This is a good App, keeps track of a lot of information. I think this is a good App to recommend. They address any issue that you may have with the App. **Developer response:** Many, many thanks for being the first to post a 5-star review for Sola in Canada! ### 5/5 — Great Tanning App!!! *2025-05-03* This app has really improved over the years and really happy that it calculates Vit D3 generation. Would really like to suggest that the session includes a “pause” and “continue” button. Also, a different alert sound would be nice to when the session is over/need for applying more sun block when you’re using or not using the flip notification alerts…maybe a short burst of seagull calling sound for more sunblock applications and a longer burst for the end of the session? Thanks! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the 5-star rating and thoughtful feedback! Glad to hear the app has been helpful and that you’re enjoying the Vitamin D3 tracking feature. The enhancements you mentioned are already on the roadmap :) If you have any further ideas or questions, would love to hear from you anytime at support@getsola.com ### 5/5 — Super App! *2025-04-17* Finde App super! Sehr empfehlenswert! Da kann der Sommer kommen! **Developer response:** Vielen herzlichen Dank für Ihre netten Worte! Einen sonnigen und sicheren Sommer für Sie 🙂 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Nur wieder zum bezahlen *2026-04-08* Gibt andere Möglichkeiten **Developer response:** Danke für Ihr Feedback! Nur kurz als Hinweis: Sola ist ein Freemium-Modell, und die kostenlosen Funktionen bieten bereits einen erheblichen Mehrwert. Falls Sie dennoch mehr möchten und die Kosten ein Hindernis sind, helfe ich Ihnen gerne weiter. Schreiben Sie mir einfach an support@getsola.com und ich finde eine Lösung 😊 Was Alternativen betrifft: Ich würde wirklich gerne wissen, welche App die MED-basierten Sonnenbrandzeiten, die Vitamin-D-Synthese-Schätzung, die passive Apple Watch-Erkennung und die Apple Health-Integration von Sola (um nur einige zu nennen) bietet… denn ich habe noch keine gefunden 🤔 Sola wurde entwickelt, um wissenschaftlich fundiert zu sein, nicht nur eine UV-Zahl auf dem Bildschirm wie bei so vielen oberflächlichen Alternativen. Dieses Niveau aufrechtzuerhalten erfordert echten Aufwand und echte Investition 😰💶 ### 1/5 — What a scam *2025-06-18, version 3.66* Purchased app in 2020. Now a few years later they apparently want another 29.99 or monthly fee to continue using an app I previously purchased. Buyer beware. It’s a lifetime purchase until the next time they go on a new money grab. Sad cause I actually liked the app but it’s not worth 30$ ### 1/5 — not free at all *2025-06-01, version 3.65* you HAVE to either subscribe to a subscription (weekly or monthly) or pay for full access to actually access anything on the app which is fine, but it's just disappointing. ### 1/5 — Keeps spinning I never get to use it. *2022-04-24, version 2.8* Not sure why but it just keeps spinning. It’s definitely not my Internet. I have high level internet. Seems like bugs have not been fixed. Otherwise, it could have Ben a good app. ### 1/5 — No free Version *2021-07-16, version 2.7* Can't try **Developer response:** First week of subscription is FREE and you can cancel any time. Reach out to me at support@getsola.com ### 1/5 — WORST APP EVER- DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY *2020-06-02, version 1.18* got this app since summer is starting up and read about it being good online but as soon as i opened it up i knew it was a mistake. the UV index that shows up on my screen only goes from 0 to 2.0 and it’s clear and sunny where i am at the moment. the app almost always has trouble refreshing and you 10000000 times better off just using the weather channel app to measure UV, which btw is free. completely baffled at how terrible this app is. ### 1/5 — bad review *2019-07-25* every time i click on the app, it loads for 2 seconds then it crashes and my screen goes back onto the home pages. was looking forward to this app as well. **Developer response:** Dear User, I would like to invite you to try Sola again. For Apple Watch owners with a daylight sensor (with data shown in the Health app as “Time in Daylight”), the new version now includes automatic tracking of UV exposure and vitamin D levels. This eliminates the need to manually start a timer every time the user is in the sun. Thank you :) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2019-06-27* Doesn’t work, crashes as you go onto the app. **Developer response:** Dear User, I would like to invite you to try Sola again. For Apple Watch owners with a daylight sensor (with data shown in the Health app as “Time in Daylight”), the new version now includes automatic tracking of UV exposure and vitamin D levels. This eliminates the need to manually start a timer every time the user is in the sun. Thank you :) ### 3/5 — I wish I could put in past sessions *2026-08-18* I love this app, however there have been several times when I’m in the sun and I either have no signal because I’m paddle boarding or I decide to leave my phone behind. Even though it use to the app doesn’t have a way to put in past sessions so I’m not able to track those sessions. **Developer response:** EDITED: Thanks for the kind words, and good news: Sola does let you add past sessions. If the session was today, use the Start and End time pickers on the main screen to set the times to earlier today, then save the session normally. For past days, go to History → the ••• icon in the top right → Add a past session. And anytime something seems missing, just reach out at support@getsola.com, always happy to help and usually quick. Enjoy the paddle boarding! ☀️ 😎 PS If past paddle boarding sessions log properly now, would love to win you over the rest of the way in terms of the stars 😉 ### 3/5 — Nice, but too expensive *2024-07-23* Tried this out. It’s pretty good. Does what it says, no bells or whistles. Disappointed there was no widget considering the high price. My free trial expired and I was leaning towards going ahead and getting it despite loathing subscription models - but the price went up when the screen loaded, right in front of my eyes! Hard pass. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback and sorry to hear you are not happy with the app. Widgets functionality is coming, FYI. Please feel free to contact me at support@getsola.com and let's figure out how I can win you back and help you change your mind about the app :) ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I paid for premium *2026-07-24* The features I wanted were behind a paywall but I paid for them and so far I think it’s worth it. Other apps I tried didn’t have everything I was looking for. **Developer response:** Thanks a bunch for the five stars and subscribing!! Subscriptions fund development directly, they go straight into the next release (and my list of things to build is longer than I’d like to admit 😉) If there’s something you want to see in Sola, don’t hesitate to write at support@getsola.com. Again - really appreciate the support! 🙇‍♂️😎 ### 5/5 — Detailed & Customizable *2026-07-09* The only sun tracker app that has enough detail and customization to actually be useful for Vitamin D. I do burn a little sooner than it says, but it's predictable. I just set my threshold a little lower and it works great. I love being able to see the average vitamin D over the last few months so I can catch myself bed rotting. I don't absorb supplements well so I have to do it old school. This app helps me get enough sun without overdoing it. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for the 5 stars 🙇‍♂️, glad Sola's helping you optimize how you get vitamin D from the sun. Sun-derived vitamin D lasts longer and also is self-limiting against toxicity in a way supplements aren't. But that has to be balanced against skin damage from UV radiation. That's really the core of what Sola's trying to do: help you hit the sufficiency window without drifting into overexposure. PS if you don't mind, I'd love it if you emailed me at support@getsola.com with more on the "burn a little sooner than it says" part. I want to understand where the MED estimate and your actual response may be diverging ### 5/5 — Just what I needed for me and my family *2026-06-15* I use this app to track the sun exposure for the family in outdoor activities. Reminders to apply sunscreen and vitamin D tracker is great. Maybe not what the app was intended for, as I get so bored sunbathing. The only thing I would add is a family tracker, so I can input the skin type of family members, so we know what exposure other family members that are maybe not old enough to have a phone. Will try the app for beach days in the near future! I have high hopes. **Developer response:** Thank you very much for the positive review! 🙇‍♂️ The family profiles idea is genuinely on my radar. Hope the beach days deliver 😉 ☀️ 😎 ### 5/5 — Only way I tan outdoors now *2026-06-12* I am a v pale girlie. Living in Vegas I was tired of being the palest person I saw anywhere. I used to spray tan weekly but it was messy and got expensive fast. I happened upon this app while looking up tanning tricks on Reddit. Since using it I am - no joke - 2 shades darker. I have only used it 3 times. I decided to splurge and get the paid subscription. It’s worth it to me because I can add in flips with timers. I connect my phone to my speaker for music and the timer goes off through that. All in all, great app. I am getting tan without becoming sunburned. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the 5 stars! 🙇‍♂️ Glad Sola is working out for you, getting that color without the burn is exactly the app's purpose. Good that you're regularly changing sides, it gives each side a breather, not to mention a more even tan. Enjoy the Vegas sun! 😎 ☀️ ### 5/5 — Richtig gut! *2026-06-01* Ich habe einige UV-Apps ausprobiert. Diese App ist mit weitem Abstand die beste App, die ich für mich getestet habe. Besonders gut gefällt mir die Integration mit Apple Health, ebenfalls gut sind die vielen Erklärungen, die der Entwickler zur Verfügung stellt. Das und vieles andere habe ich in den anderen Apps vermisst. **Developer response:** Vielen Dank für Ihr positives Feedback 🙏 Freut mich sehr, dass Sola sich unter den anderen UV-Apps so deutlich abheben konnte 😎 ☀️ ### 5/5 — Just excellent *2026-05-23* If you want to stay healthy, use Sola. It is a great application **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your kind review and positive rating🙇‍♂️ Glad Sola is part of your wellness routine up north 🍁🇨🇦❤️ ### 5/5 — Actually useful for daily life *2026-05-20* I didn’t expect to use this app this often, but it’s honestly become part of my routine now. The design is clean and easy to understand, and I really like how it tells me when it’s a good time to be outside and when I should be more careful with sun exposure. The reminders feel helpful instead of annoying, and everything just works smoothly. You can tell a lot of thought went into the experience. Definitely one of the better health/lifestyle apps I’ve tried recently. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for the kind words and the 5 stars! ☀️🙇‍♂️😎 ### 5/5 — Helped with my vitamin D deficiency *2026-05-17, version 3.109* This app helped me bring my vitamin D levels back to optimal range without the fear of developing skin cancer. Love it! ### 5/5 — Quite Literally THE BEST UV app *2026-05-04* Not only does it sync to Apple health, have a tan timer with flips and your skin type and how much exposed skin and the amount of uv that is safe for you, it also has a vitamin d tracker as well. AND the cherry on top of this is the owner/creator of the app is extremely kind and very helpful, quick to respond to questions or support needs, and always willing to hear from users. Gotta love it! 🥰 **Developer response:** Reviews like this are why I keep at it, thank you so much! A lot went into getting the science right and making sure users actually feel heard so it’s great to know both are coming through 😊 Really appreciate you taking the time to share this 🙏🙇‍♂️☀️ ### 5/5 — Best app ive tried for UV *2026-03-03* I tried basically every uv app and this is by far the best, besides the developer is super attentive **Developer response:** Thank you very much!! 🙏🙇‍♂️☀️ --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*