Comparison

Simple Stretch Timer vs Parasol

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer duration
  • Sound alerts
  • Vibration alerts
  • Repeat timer function
  • Pocket-friendly vibration cues
  • No user accounts
Features
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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.)

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Simple Stretch Timer3 screens
Parasol3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Parasol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Stretch Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple Stretch Timer versus Parasol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Stretch TimerParasol
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 22 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRex GarlandGABRIEL TUCKER ADDISON MYRICK

Customer experience

Simple Stretch Timer

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

Parasol

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Stretch Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Parasol

One-time1
  • Parasol Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Simple Stretch Timer free?
Simple Stretch Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parasol free?
Parasol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Stretch Timer or Parasol?
Parasol is rated higher. Simple Stretch Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Parasol averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simple Stretch Timer or Parasol have ads?
Neither Simple Stretch Timer nor Parasol shows ads.

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