Treekly vs SunNow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Treekly
This app rewards you with trees for achieving a daily step goal. By walking over 5,000 steps for 20 consecutive days, you earn a free tree. Track your progress, sync with fitness devices, and contribute to reforestation efforts.
- Earn trees by walking 5000+ steps daily
- Receive a free tree after 20 days of consistent walking
- Automatic step tracking via phone pedometer
- Sync with fitness trackers and smartwatches
- Monitor your Climate Impact Score
- Create and join groups for competition
- Contribute to mangrove tree planting globally
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Turn footsteps into forests. With Treekly, you earn trees by maintaining a daily walking habit of over 5000 steps. Take a positive step today for a healthier future on a happier planet. Complete 5,000 steps over 20 days and you will receive a tree for FREE. The app uses your phone's built-in pedometer to automatically register your daily step count. You can also connect to a fitness tracker or a compatible smartwatch to improve tracking accuracy. FEATURES: Walk to earn trees in your own virtual forest See your Climate Impact Score grow Create and join groups for some healthy competition Compete with co-workers with Treekly Business Sync your steps with apps like Apple Health, Fitbit and Google Fit. We are planting mangrove trees in 6 global planting sites: Madagascar, Brazil, Kenya, Mozambique, Indonesia and Haiti. Mangrove trees are known to be incredibly effective against climate change, storing 4x times more carbon than tropical rainforests. With your help, the Treekly Forest is set to rapidly reach our first target of 5 million trees. Join our Treekly community to start turning your footsteps into forests today!
SunNow
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SunNow allow you to expose your self to the sun providing you with : - An assessment in real-time of the UV solar radiation - A personalised sun protection according to your skin sensitivity - An optimised sunscreen protection options for your sun exposure plan - Tracking of your sun exposure lifestyle to reduce skin damage risks SunNow® is an innovative App developed and powered by siHealth Ltd (www.sihealth.co.uk) for Aethic Ltd (www.aethic.com). SunNow is optimised for Aethic sunscreens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SunNow at every 4 days against Treekly's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Treekly ships an update every 3 weeks, SunNow every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Treekly | SunNow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (77 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Treekly Group | siHealth Ltd. |
Bugs and requests
Treekly
Reported bugs
47 issues- Doesn't sync actual data
- Underestimates step count
- Steps don't count over 5,000 threshold
- Won't let me create an account (Apple/Google sign in)
- Last update broke the app, won't load
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- Steps go missing
- Sync with Apple is glitchy
- App dies, requires frequent deletion/reloading
- Cannot see anything on homepage after update
- Not logging activity after update
- Lost progress syncing to new step counter
- App hasn't been loading for weeks
- Trees disappeared
- Lost all planted trees
- Progress not synced
- Constantly having to reconnect
- Does not open since recent updates
- Buggy 3rd party connections
- Intermittently syncs data
- Shows zero steps when Apple Health shows many
- Big grey box underneath the Days after upgrade
- App no longer counts steps unless physically opened
- Lost at least half the planted trees
- Poor interface
- App takes a long time to register steps
- Doesn't sync with Fitbit
- Refuses to recognise steps
- Constantly asks to log into Fitbit
- Hasn't worked for weeks, even with update
- Repeatedly asks to reconnect to Fitbit, then still doesn't work
- Regularly requires reconnecting to Garmin
- App makes no reference to saving or planting trees
- Does not tell me how many trees I have planted
- Challenges do not appear to happen
- Settings are basic (thinks goal is 5000 steps)
- Some days it does not seem to capture steps correctly
- Impact score changes never make sense or align to steps
- App has been playing up for days and won't open
- Recent update started asking for irrelevant data from Fitbit
- App is slow to load profile
- Groups not loading
- Issues when first linking app to Fitbit
- Impact score jumping all over the place with no explanation
- Doesn't always record steps
- If app not opened daily, doesn't record steps
- Only records some steps on some days
- Needs app to be open at all times to trace steps
Requested features
10 requests- Allow purchasing bonus packs as gifts
- Offer different subscription options
- Allow users to buy bonus packs as gifts
- Convert cycling miles to steps
- Tailor setup to individual circumstances
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- Allow CO2 footprint testing
- Plant trees locally (e.g., UK)
- Pair with organizations like Woodland Trust
- Update impact score to be tailored to individual
- Make subscription visible in app
SunNow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Treekly
No in-app purchases
SunNow
No in-app purchases
