Simple Stretch Timer vs Parasol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Stretch Timer
This app helps you time your stretches with customizable duration and alert settings. It offers vibration and sound cues, allowing you to keep your device in your pocket. Designed for simplicity, it requires no complex setup or user accounts.
- Customizable timer duration
- Sound alerts
- Vibration alerts
- Repeat timer function
- Pocket-friendly vibration cues
- No user accounts
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Simple Stretch Timer is your trusty stretching companion. This timer is as simple as it gets: no settings pages, no premium features, no user accounts, no headaches. Just time your stretch. Control timer duration, sound alerts, vibration alerts and toggle repeat to create a timer that fits your needs. And with strong vibration cues, you can keep it in your pocket without missing a beat. Don't waste time learning how to use a new timer. Keep it simple, and get Simple Stretch Timer today! (This app will always be 100% free and private: it will never have in-app purchases or a premium counterpart and no data will be collected from users by the developer or any third party.)
Parasol
This app monitors UV forecasts and alerts you before UV index limits are passed, then notifies you when it's safe again. It provides daily safe and burn windows to help you plan outdoor activities around the sun. Pro features include personalized UV dose tracking and sunscreen reminders.
- UV forecast monitoring
- Customizable UV index alerts
- Daily safe and burn windows
- Home Screen widget
- UV dose tracking (with Apple Watch)
- Sunscreen logging and reminders
- Fitzpatrick skin type adjustment
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Parasol is the sun app for people who'd rather not find out the hard way. It watches the UV forecast for wherever you are and warns you ten minutes before the index passes the limit you set - then tells you when it's safe again. Your day is laid out as simple safe and burn windows, so you can plan the walk, the run or the beach around the sun instead of guessing. WHAT'S FREE, FOREVER • UV index right now, with cloud cover and how much the clouds are cutting it • A ten-minute heads-up before UV passes your limit, and an all-clear when it drops • Today's safe and burn windows, and a three-day UV chart • A Home Screen widget • Works with the app closed. No account, no ads, no tracking. PARASOL PRO - ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Your real UV dose. Apple Watch already logs every minute you spend in daylight. Parasol multiplies those minutes by the UV at the time and scores the result against a burn threshold for your skin type, with alerts at 50, 80 and 100 %. • Sunscreen that counts. Log SPF, get the two-hour reapply reminder, and see how much it actually kept off your skin — using an honest, real-world protection estimate rather than the number on the bottle. • Lock Screen and dose widgets. Everyone gets Pro free for their first week. If you like it, it's yours for a single payment, with Family Sharing. BUILT FOR EVERY SKIN TYPE Choose your Fitzpatrick type (I-VI) and Parasol adjusts the burn threshold accordingly. Fair skin burns in minutes at UV 6; deeper skin tones have more headroom but are not immune. Parasol treats both honestly. PRIVACY FIRST Location is used only while the app is open, and only coordinates are sent to Apple Weather. Health data never leaves your phone. There are no accounts and no analytics. Dose tracking needs an Apple Watch Series 6, SE (2nd generation), Ultra or later on watchOS 10 or newer. Parasol gives estimates and is not medical advice - it doesn't replace sunscreen, shade or a dermatologist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Stretch Timer at none against Parasol's 1. Simple Stretch Timer also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Parasol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Stretch Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Simple Stretch Timer against 5.0 for Parasol. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Stretch Timer has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Simple Stretch Timer | Parasol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rex Garland | GABRIEL TUCKER ADDISON MYRICK |
Customer experience
Simple Stretch Timer
Parasol
In-app purchases
Simple Stretch Timer
No in-app purchases
Parasol
- Parasol Pro$6.99
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