UV Index Widget vs Laundry Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UV Index Widget
Track your daily sun exposure and plan outdoor activities with real-time UV Index data. Get forecasts, personalized safety tips, and monitor Vitamin D production. Integrates with Apple Health and offers customizable widgets for easy access.
- Real-time UV Index tracking
- 7-day hourly UV forecast
- Personalized skin type safety tips
- Vitamin D production monitoring
- Apple Health integration
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Sunburn risk alerts
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UV Index Widget - Worldwide brings one of the most useful pieces of weather data, the UV Index, front and center. Use this app to track your UV exposure, help plan your day outside, and avoid burning. Perfect for planning your tanning routine. UV Index Widget - Worldwide is a convenient app that lets you monitor the Sun’s radiation levels anywhere on Earth. It shows the current UV Index, today’s peak forecast, and a 7-day UV forecast. You can add the UV Index to your Home Screen via widgets, receive alerts when UV Index reaches specific levels, and automatically log the data to your Apple Health app. The app instantly displays your current UV Index (UVI) in an easy-to-understand format. Just tap and hold to view today's highest UVI reading. You can also check the sunrise and sunset times, along with the moment when the UV Index peaks. 7-day hour-by-hour forecast: The Forecast tab provides an hour-by-hour UVI prediction for the next 7 days. My Skin: In the My Skin section, select your skin type for tailored safety tips and recommendations. You can also monitor your sun exposure and receive alerts when there’s a high risk of sunburn. Additionally, the app tracks your Vitamin D production from sunlight and automatically syncs the data to your Apple Health app. Places: In the Places tab, you can select any location around the world to see its current UV radiation and a 7-day forecast. It's a great tool for checking the UV levels at your travel destination before you head out. Widget: The app offers a variety of Home Screen widgets and Lock Screen Widgets, designed for both your iPhone and Apple Watch. Choose from multiple options to customize your experience on the Home Screen, Today view and Apple Watch. Notifications: The app alerts you when the UV Index exceeds your specified threshold, sending a notification whenever your area's UV levels surpass that mark. It also warns you when you're at high risk of sunburn and reminds you to reapply sunscreen. Apple Health app: The app automatically logs your location's hourly UV Index and the vitamin D generated from sun exposure into the Apple Health app. Open Apple Health to review your UV exposure history and vitamin D data. Apple Watch: Monitor the UV Index directly from your watch. Tap and hold to view today's peak UVI, just like in the iOS app. The watch app also features a My Skin section and a 7-day hourly forecast. Additionally, you can always check the UVI right on your favorite watch face using the included UVI complications. The app will work anywhere in the world, and is a perfect companion whether you are at home or travelling. --- Information about UV Index Widget - Worldwide subscription: -At confirmation of purchase, or following the completion of a free-trial period, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. - Yearly subscriptions are available. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. -Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://uv-index-worldwide.web.app/tos_bjorn_jenssen.html --- The UV Index scale used in this app conforms with international guidelines for UVI reporting established by the World Health Organization.
Laundry Timer
This weather app estimates outdoor drying times for laundry based on local conditions. It helps plan the best times and days to hang clothes, considering temperature, humidity, and wind. Receive notifications when laundry is estimated to be dry and warnings about adverse weather.
- Drying time estimates based on weather
- Multiple timers for different fabric types
- 3-day drying rate forecast (upgradable to 7)
- Future drying time predictions
- Drying completion notifications
- Adverse weather warnings
- Drying progress charts
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Laundry Timer is a weather app and timer dedicated drying your washing outside. It estimates how long your laundry will take to dry based on local weather conditions and helps you plan which are the best times / days to hang out your washing. It takes into account temperature, solar energy, humidity, wind speed and cloud cover. Save energy and reduce wear and tear on your clothes by drying them outside more often! Features include: - Multiple timers to reflect the drying rates of different fabric types (from light fabrics such as bed sheets to heavy fabrics such as towels). - Three day drying rate forecast (upgradable to 7 days) showing changes in the estimated drying rate throughout each day. - Future drying time estimates: check how long your washing will take to dry for future times / days - Notifications when your laundry is estimated to be dry. - Warnings about adverse conditions such as rain or high gusts of wind. - Charts showing how dry your laundry items are estimated to be at a given time. - Settings to calibrate the timers to better suit our own laundry items. Laundry Timer can be useful all year round: Autumn / Winter: Laundry Timer can be particularly useful in cooler conditions when it can be hard to judge how long it will take for your laundry to dry. - Use the app help you find the best days to plan a wash, and find out how early you need to put your clothes out for them to be dry by the end of the day. - Laundry can still dry on cold days, given the right humidity and wind speed. But even if your laundry is unlikely to be fully dry by the end of the day, you can use the app to estimate whether it will be almost dry. This way you can reduce drying costs by partially drying your laundry outside, before putting it in the dryer to finish the job. To do this tap the relevant fabric type to view the chart. From here you can look up time you want to bring your laundry in, to see how dry it is estimated to be at that time. Spring / Summer: On warm sunny days you don’t always need much help in determining whether or not your laundry will dry. However Laundry timer can be useful in other ways: - If you’re putting out your laundry out later in the day it’s not always obvious your clothes will be dry in time. Use laundry timer to determine if there is enough time to put a late wash on. To do this, tap the timer icon in the current day in the Forecast tab, then drag the slider to the appropriate time (based on how long your wash cycle is). You can then see the estimated drying times at that time. - It’s best not to leave bright or dark coloured fabrics out in direct sunlight for too long to avoid them fading. Use laundry timer to remind you when your clothes are likely to be dry so they don't need to be out longer than necessary. You can also turn fabrics inside out to keep colours vibrant. - If you have multiple loads of washing to get through and limited drying space, you can use Laundry Timer to help judge when to put a new load of washing on. That way you can time it so the previous load is dry by the time the next load is ready to hang out. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/laundrytimer/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Laundry Timer at 100% against UV Index Widget's 71%. Laundry Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). UV Index Widget's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 15) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. UV Index Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Laundry Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Laundry Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UV Index Widget has 15K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of UV Index Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Laundry Timer's.
UV Index Widget ships an update every 10 days, Laundry Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UV Index Widget | Laundry Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15K ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #68 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bjorn Jenssen | Edward Hesketh |
Customer experience
UV Index Widget
Laundry Timer
Bugs and requests
UV Index Widget
Reported bugs
3 issues- UV index reading stuck at 0 despite sunny conditions
- Widget not updating with current location
- App crashing on launch for some users
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to track cumulative sun exposure
- Provide more clothing coverage options
- Allow customizable UV alert thresholds
- Improve widget and complication consistency
Laundry Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UV Index Widget
- Pro Version Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Version Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- UV Index Widget Pro$59.99
Laundry Timer
- Laundry Timer Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Year
Questions
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