Comparison

REAPPLY vs Oruvia

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

REAPPLY

This app helps you establish a consistent sunscreen routine by providing timely reminders to apply and reapply SPF. It also educates users on UV levels, skin care tips, and recommends reef-safe sunscreen products.

Highlights
  • Morning sunscreen application reminders
  • Mid-day reapplication notifications
  • UV level monitoring based on location
  • Skin care tips and articles
  • Reef-safe sunscreen reviews and shopping links
Features
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Did you know that sunscreen is a much needed, but rarely used EVERYDAY essential? Did you also know 90% of skin aging is by daily sun exposure? Do you know all skin tones need sunscreen and can get skin cancer? Maybe you are an avid sunscreen user, but forget to reapply consistently throughout the day. Without regular and consistent reapplication, you could be leaving your skin just as vulnerable as not wearing any sunscreen at all!  That's where Reapply app can help. We want to help you get in the habit of applying sunscreen every day. On top of that, we help you learn about the best reef-safe sunscreens for eco-friendly SPF protection. OUR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES - Notifications to remind you to put on sunscreen every morning. - Notification to reapply sunscreen throughout the day. - Recognizes your location and lets you know the strength of the sun's UV levels. - Get tips and articles about the best ways to care for your skin in and out of the sun, making good skin care habits. - Product reviews on the sunscreens we test as well as links to shop safe eco-friendly products.

About

Oruvia

This app tracks your sunscreen's effectiveness in real-time using UV data and your specific skin tone. It provides personalized reapplication alerts and recommendations to prevent sun damage and maintain skin health.

Highlights
  • Real-time UV and SPF countdown
  • Personalized skin tone matching
  • Smart reapply alerts
  • AI-powered sunscreen recommendations
  • Sun protection insights and patterns
  • Support for skin conditions
Features
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Sun, but measured. Sunscreen fails for one reason more than any other: nobody knows when it stops working. Oruvia fixes that. Oruvia is a real-time UV and SPF tracker that turns sun protection into a simple countdown — personalized to your exact skin tone, the SPF you applied, and how thoroughly you applied it. No more checking the clock, no more guessing, no more finding out you're burnt after the damage is done. HOW IT WORKS Oruvia pulls live UV index data for your location and combines it with your skin profile to calculate exactly how much protection you have left — updated continuously, not just once a day. When your protection starts fading, you'll know. When it's time to reapply, Oruvia tells you before your skin does. BUILT ON YOUR ACTUAL SKIN Most sun safety advice is one-size-fits-all. Oruvia isn't. Using the full 10-tone Monk Skin Tone Scale — not a generic light/medium/dark dropdown — Oruvia accounts for how your specific skin tone responds to UV exposure. This matters: people with deeper skin tones are frequently underserved by sun safety tools built around lighter skin defaults, despite still facing real risks from UV exposure, including hyperpigmentation and long-term skin damage. Oruvia is built for every skin tone, not just some of them. WHAT YOU GET - Live countdown — A real-time ring that shows exactly how much SPF protection you have left, based on current UV index, your skin tone, your SPF level, and your application quality - Skin-matched setup — Onboarding maps your skin tone, skin conditions, and SPF habits in under two minutes - Smart reapply alerts — Get nudged before your protection runs out, not after - AI Coach — Get a personalized sunscreen recommendation that accounts for your skin conditions, allergies, and finish preferences — not a generic "use SPF 30" answer - Insights — See your protection score over time, how much UV exposure you avoided, and patterns in your sun habits - Built for skin conditions — Recommendations respect acne-prone, rosacea, and melasma-safe formulation needs, with allergen and medication-conflict filtering WHO IT'S FOR Oruvia is for anyone who's ever asked "wait, do I need to reapply yet?" — runners and hikers who lose track of time outside, skincare-conscious people trying to prevent premature aging, people managing melasma or hyperpigmentation, and anyone simply trying to build a sunscreen habit that actually sticks. You live your life. Oruvia keeps track of the sun. A NOTE ON HOW WE BUILT THIS Oruvia's protection countdown is built on published UV and SPF research, not a guess. We don't ask you to log every activity or guess at "sweat levels" — just your skin, your SPF, and the sun overhead. Simple inputs, accurate output. Oruvia is a wellness tool, not a medical device, and isn't a substitute for advice from a dermatologist. Always consult a healthcare provider about your specific skin health needs. Download Oruvia and stop guessing when your sunscreen wears off.

Screenshots

REAPPLY4 screens
Oruvia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Oruvia at 5.0 against REAPPLY's 3.4. Oruvia also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). REAPPLY's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Oruvia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: REAPPLY has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
REAPPLY versus Oruvia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREAPPLYOruvia
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (33 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSkull Ninja Inc.Sneha Sharma

In-app purchases

None

REAPPLY

No in-app purchases

None

Oruvia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is REAPPLY free?
REAPPLY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oruvia free?
Oruvia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, REAPPLY or Oruvia?
Oruvia is rated higher. REAPPLY averages 3.4 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Oruvia averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do REAPPLY or Oruvia have ads?
Neither REAPPLY nor Oruvia shows ads.

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