Comparison

Tan Timer & Tracker vs UV Alert

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

Head to head
About

Tan Timer & Tracker

This app monitors UV levels in real-time and provides hourly forecasts up to 7 days. It offers personalized advice based on skin type, smart background timers for sun exposure, and intelligent alerts for changing UV conditions. Create family profiles with custom settings for everyone's safety.

Highlights
  • Real-time UV index monitoring
  • 7-day UV index forecasts
  • Smart sun exposure timers
  • Personalized skin type advice
  • Family profiles
  • Apple Watch app and widgets
  • Intelligent UV alerts
Features
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Get the summer glow without the burn. UV Buddy is a tanning coach and a sunscreen reminder in one. It reads the UV right where you are, shows how long unprotected skin can take it, and keeps a reapply timer running for everyone in the family. GUIDED TAN SESSIONS Start a glow session and the app walks you through it: sunscreen on first, timed front and back flips, a refresh break, then hydrate. The length is built from your skin type and today's real UV, so you stop guessing how long is too long. NEVER MISS A REAPPLY Every family member gets their own reapply timer with an alarm that actually cuts through. Mark it applied, duck into the shade, and keep your SPF streak alive day after day. YOUR TAN, TRACKED Choose a glow goal and watch the sun minutes add up toward it, session by session. Add progress photos and see the change over weeks instead of guessing. TODAY AT A GLANCE Live UV for your exact spot, the hours it peaks, a 7 day forecast, the best windows to tan, and roughly how long bare skin lasts before it burns. Heading somewhere sunny? Look up any city before you pack. YOUR SUNSCREEN REPORT CARD A monthly card showing what you applied, what landed on time, and what slipped, plus your full tan history in one place. BUILT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY One profile per person, each with their own skin type, SPF and buddy character. Everyone's timers run at the same time, so nobody gets forgotten. ON EVERY DEVICE Home Screen widgets, Live Activities in the Dynamic Island, an Apple Watch app showing your timer, today's UV and your live glow session, Siri Shortcuts for hands free checks, and iCloud sync across your devices. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account needed. Your profiles sync through your own iCloud, and analytics are optional. Stop guessing. Stop burning. Start glowing. UV Buddy offers monthly and annual subscription plans. Prices are clearly displayed in the app. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Legal: Privacy policy: https://uvbuddy.app/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

UV Alert

Features
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Know if it's safe to be outside right now — at a glance. UV Alert gives you a clear, GPS-accurate read on the sun over your head and a simple answer to the only question that matters when you step out the door: is it safe now, or time to protect your skin? Built for people who actually go outside — parents, runners, commuters, anyone who cares about their skin. Not tanners. This app is sun-safety and skin-protection only. WHAT YOU GET — ALL FREE • "Safe now?" verdict — the current UV level plus a clear go-or-protect answer, built to check outdoors in one glance. No number buried behind a paywall. • GPS-accurate UV that refreshes on your real location — no more seeing a town hours away. • Free home-screen widget that stays up to date — the exact feature other top apps lock behind a subscription. • Sunscreen reapply timer with reminder pings — start it when you apply, and we'll nudge you for the every-two-hours reapply so you never forget. • Morning high-UV notification that matches the in-app curve exactly — no more "6 vs 8" mismatch alerts. • Today's hourly UV curve — plan around peak hours, tuned for extreme year-round UV. WHY WE BUILT IT Most UV apps paywall the two features people want most — the widget and the reapply reminder — or bury the number behind ads and upsells. We flipped it. The basics are free, funded by light ads, with no subscription and no clutter. MADE FOR THAILAND, WORKS WORLDWIDE Thailand lives under extreme UV (index 11–14) nearly all year, yet the number is buried in the built-in weather app with no reapply reminder and no morning warning. UV Alert is Thai-first and English-ready, with the widget + reapply + alert bundle no other app owns here. Your device language is used automatically. SUN-SAFETY ONLY We help you protect your skin — never tan it. No tanning tools, no medical or health claims, no vitamin-D tracking bloat. Just clear, honest UV information and a reminder to reapply. FREE, HONEST, NO SUBSCRIPTION Light ads keep it free. The features you use every day are never paywalled. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ UV data: currentuvindex.com (CC BY 4.0)

Screenshots

Tan Timer & Tracker4 screens
UV Alert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UV Alert at none against Tan Timer & Tracker's 2. UV Alert also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Tan Timer & Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Tan Timer & Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. UV Alert asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Tan Timer & Tracker versus UV Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTan Timer & TrackerUV Alert
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCARLOS FELIPE GARCIA MURILLOWelton Ventures Technologies Pte. Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tan Timer & Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

UV Alert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tan Timer & Tracker free?
Tan Timer & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UV Alert free?
UV Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tan Timer & Tracker or UV Alert have ads?
UV Alert shows ads; Tan Timer & Tracker does not.

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