Comparison

Thymer vs Sundog

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

Head to head
About

Thymer

Design personalized workout and productivity routines with customizable intervals. Adjust colors, sounds, and repetitions to create complex nested timers. Quickly access standard timers for activities like Tabata or breathing exercises.

Highlights
  • Create custom routines
  • Adjust colors, sounds, titles
  • Set repetitions
  • Complex nested timers
  • Quick access standard timers
  • Color-coded intervals
  • Sound cues
Features
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Create custom routines for your workouts and productivity with Thymer. You can create Routines as complex as you like, and adjust things like color, sounds, titles and repetitions. -- Usability -- You can color-code your intervals, so that you only need to glance at the screen to see where you're at. Or don't look at the screen at all, with a palette of sound cues. -- Quick Run -- Standard timers such as a Tabata timer or a breathing exercise timer are available through a quick access menu. -- Customize -- This isn't your standard interval timer. Go as deep as you like, and create the complex nested timers of your dreams.

About

Sundog

This app provides personalized daily sun exposure schedules based on your skin type, live UV index, and cloud cover. It guides you on optimal times for vitamin D synthesis, circadian rhythm reset, tanning, and sleep optimization, while always keeping your burn limit visible.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily sun schedule
  • Calibrated to skin type and UV index
  • Smart timer for exposure duration
  • Burn limit visibility
  • Four science-backed sun goals
  • Daily sun insights and tips
  • Progress tracker
Features
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Most people either avoid the sun entirely or stay out too long. Sundog helps you do neither. Built around four science-backed goals, Sundog gives you a personalized daily sun schedule — calibrated to your skin type, the live UV index, and real-time cloud cover. A smart timer tells you exactly how long to be outside, and your burn limit is always visible so you know when to head back in. Four Goals. One Routine. - Circadian Reset — Morning light sets your body clock for the day. A short session before 9am resets your sleep-wake rhythm, lifts mood, and sharpens focus. - Vitamin D — Midday UVB is your window. Sundog times your session to maximize D synthesis and stops automatically before you reach your burn limit. - Gradual Tan — Afternoon light has lower UV intensity. Sundog schedules your exposure when the risk is lowest and the result is real. - Sleep Optimization — Evening golden-hour light cues melatonin production, making it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep. Smart, Not Just Simple Sundog's timer isn't a countdown — it's a calibrated recommendation. It reads the live UV index and adjusts your session length automatically. Heavy cloud cover? Session extended. UV extreme? Pulled back. Your burn limit is always front and center. Built Around Your Skin Set your Fitzpatrick skin type once. Sundog uses it to calculate your personal burn limit at any UV level and adjust every session recommendation accordingly. Skin type I gets very different guidance from skin type V. Time-Window Gating Each goal has a scientifically appropriate time window. Circadian Reset is a morning-only session. Vitamin D is gated to the midday UVB window. Sleep Optimization surfaces in the evening. You always know whether your window is open, closing soon, or already passed for the day. Sun Tracker A visual emoji-based tracker shows your progress across the day — which sessions you've completed, which are still open, and what's coming up next. Daily Sun Insights Every day, Sundog surfaces a new insight — practical, evidence-based tips on UV, circadian biology, and getting more from your time outside. Available in English and Spanish. Sundog is designed for general wellness purposes only. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before changing your sun exposure habits, particularly if you have a skin condition, a history of skin cancer, or are taking photosensitizing medications. UV exposure carries inherent risks. Always use appropriate sun protection.

Screenshots

Thymer4 screens
Sundog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Sundog at 3 against Thymer's 1. Sundog also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Thymer against 5.0 for Sundog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Thymer versus Sundog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThymerSundog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNiclas BodenmannALAN D NAVARRO LOPEZ

In-app purchases

None

Thymer

No in-app purchases

None

Sundog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thymer free?
Thymer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sundog free?
Sundog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Thymer or Sundog?
Thymer and Sundog are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Thymer or Sundog have ads?
Neither Thymer nor Sundog shows ads.

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