Phoenix vs ShouldISunscreen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phoenix
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Stay Informed and Prepared Receive real-time earthquake alerts and tsunami warnings for Japan, Taiwan, and Indonesia. This app keeps you updated on seismic activity in your area, ensuring you never miss an important alert. Trusted Data Sources: Our information is sourced from leading institutions including JMA, CWB, BMKG, and USGS. Key Features: Near Real-Time Alerts: Get notifications as soon as events occur. Detailed Event Information: View magnitude, location, depth, and more. User-Friendly Map View: Easily monitor recent activity with an intuitive map. Disclaimer: Notifications are sent for earthquakes with magnitudes above 4-5. Please note that early warnings may not always perfectly reflect the actual event. For the most accurate information, consult your local weather institution.
ShouldISunscreen
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ShouldISunscreen gives you a simple, honest answer: should you wear sunscreen right now? Using real-time UV index data and your skin tone, the app calculates personalized burn times and sunscreen recommendations specific to you. Someone with very fair skin needs protection at UV 2, while someone with darker skin may not need it until UV 6 or 7. UV AND SUNSCREEN - Real-time UV index for your location, or any city you search for - Personalized sunscreen advice and estimated burn time for your skin tone - Hourly UV chart for today and tomorrow, with your personal sunscreen line and the hours you need protection - Clear-sky UV shown next to the forecast, so you can see how much the clouds are helping SUNRISE AND SUNSET - Sunrise, sunset and solar noon, with a countdown to the next one - Day length (and how it compares to yesterday), first and last light, and golden hour - A sun path that shows where the sun is right now - All times shown in the local time of the place you are looking at WIDGETS AND MAC - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for UV, sunscreen advice, and sunrise and sunset - A native Mac app with a menu bar item and desktop widgets, included with the iPhone and iPad app PRIVACY FIRST Your location is rounded to about 10 km on your device before it is used for anything. There are no accounts, no analytics, no tracking, and no ads. UV data comes from Open-Meteo, an open-source weather API (CC BY 4.0). Sun times are calculated on your device. FREE No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Just a useful app that answers a simple question. ShouldISunscreen gives estimates, not medical advice.
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Verdict
Phoenix and ShouldISunscreen are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phoenix | ShouldISunscreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yi-Yen Huang | Aaron Bergman |
In-app purchases
Phoenix
No in-app purchases
ShouldISunscreen
No in-app purchases









