Comparison

UV vs Aurora Alerts Northern Lights

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

Head to head
About

UV

Get UV index forecasts for your location or any destination worldwide. See how cloud cover impacts UV levels and receive personalized sun protection advice based on your skin type. Set daily updates or alerts for high UV index readings.

Highlights
  • Global UV index forecasts
  • Cloud cover impact on UV
  • Skin type identification
  • Personalized sun protection advice
  • Customizable alerts
  • Daily updates
Features
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The UV-INDEKS app can be used everywhere in the world to provide you with a UV index forecast for your current position or for selected destinations that you add to your profile. You can also see how the expected cloud cover will affect the UV index. You can set the app to either daily updates or alerts when the UV index is 3 or more. The app also contains an interactive guide to help you identify your skin type and get specific advice about sun protection. The free UV-INDEKS app is a collaboration between The Danish Cancer Society, TrygFonden, The Danish Health Authority and The Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

About

Aurora Alerts Northern Lights

This app monitors real-time auroral activity and sends push notifications when the Northern Lights may be visible. It provides short and long-term forecasts, current auroral activity, and weather conditions to help you plan your viewing.

Highlights
  • Real-time auroral activity monitoring
  • Push notifications for potential aurora visibility
  • Short and long-term aurora forecasts
  • Weather conditions for visibility checks
  • Solar wind data from NASA
  • Customizable alerts based on Kp index and solar wind data
Features
Currently charting
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Aurora Alerts is an app designed to monitor real-time auroral activity and push alert to let you know if there may be aurora borealis (northern lights) visible tonight. Whenever you are home or away, Aurora Alerts will notify you if the possibility of seeing the northern lights exists. Main features: - short-term aurora forecast for next hour with weather conditions and moon Illumination - long-term aurora forecast for the next 3 days with weather conditions - long-term northern lights forecast for the next 27 days - show probability to see Northern Lights based on your or custom location - current auroral activity (based on observed and predicted Kp Indices from U.S. Air Force Weather Agency) - weather forecast to check visibility conditions before planning to see northern lights - solar wind data directly from the NASA satellite (wind speed, Bz, Bt and density) - unlike many other apps, it uses the local time instead of UTC Alerts: - when northern lights may be visible at current or custom location at the horizon or overhead - Kp index reaches chosen value - solar wind data reach chosen values - you can filter out alerts based on time of the day Boost your chances of viewing the northern lights! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aurora-alerts.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

UV4 screens
Aurora Alerts Northern Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UV at 3.7 against Aurora Alerts Northern Lights's 2.8. UV also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (71% vs 44%). Aurora Alerts Northern Lights's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (215 vs 3). On price, 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. Aurora Alerts Northern Lights sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. UV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UV holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aurora Alerts Northern Lights has 215 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of UV's written reviews are positive against 44% of Aurora Alerts Northern Lights's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UV ships an update every 4 months, Aurora Alerts Northern Lights every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
UV versus Aurora Alerts Northern Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUVAurora Alerts Northern Lights
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better2.8 (215 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better44.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#193 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKræftens BekæmpelseLetovaltsev Maxim

Customer experience

UV

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Aurora Alerts Northern Lights

All ratings215 ratings
Positive41.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative51.2%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative47.2%

Bugs and requests

UV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Aurora Alerts Northern Lights

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Alerts not triggering correctly
  • Long-term forecast not loading

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved tutorial/documentation
  • Ability to manually set location
  • Sortable saved locations list
  • Explanation of data metrics

In-app purchases

None

UV

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Aurora Alerts Northern Lights

One-time10
  • Aurora forecast for 1 month$0.99
  • Kp index alert for 1 month$0.99
  • Solar Wind parameters alert service for 1 month$0.99
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  • All alert services for 1 month$1.99
  • Aurora forecast for 6 months$2.99
  • Kp index alert for 6 month$2.99
  • Solar Wind parameters alert service for 6 months$2.99
  • 27 days aurora forecast unlock$2.99
  • All alert services for 6 months$4.99
  • Aurora forecast lifetime alert$29.99

Questions

Is UV free?
UV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aurora Alerts Northern Lights free?
Aurora Alerts Northern Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UV or Aurora Alerts Northern Lights?
UV is rated higher. UV averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Aurora Alerts Northern Lights averages 2.8 from 215 ratings.
Do UV or Aurora Alerts Northern Lights have ads?
Neither UV nor Aurora Alerts Northern Lights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UV or Aurora Alerts Northern Lights?
UV ships an update every 4 months, and Aurora Alerts Northern Lights every 3 weeks. Most recently, UV was updated on October 23, 2026 and Aurora Alerts Northern Lights on November 2, 2026.

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