Comparison

UV Index Alerts vs UV Alert

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

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UV Index Alerts

Features
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UV Index Alerts — Smart UV Protection for Your Skin Stop guessing. Start knowing. UV Index Alerts tells you exactly when the sun is too strong for your skin — so you can enjoy the outdoors without the burn. DAILY UV BRIEFING Every morning, get a personalized alert with today's max UV forecast, your safe exposure time, and SPF recommendations — all before you leave home. REAL-TIME SPIKE WARNINGS UV levels can change fast. When UV suddenly jumps to dangerous levels, you get an instant alert so you can take action right away. PERSONALIZED FOR YOUR SKIN Set your Fitzpatrick skin type and get burn time estimates tailored specifically to you. Fair skin? You might have 15 minutes. Darker skin? You could have over an hour. No more one-size-fits-all advice. HOURLY AND 5-DAY FORECASTS Plan your week with detailed hourly UV graphs and a 5-day forecast. See exactly when UV is safe and when to stay in the shade. SAFE HOURS AT A GLANCE Instantly see which hours of the day are safe for your skin type. Perfect for planning outdoor workouts, walks, or beach trips. SUNSCREEN REMINDERS On high UV days, get a clear reminder to apply SPF 30+ before heading out. Never forget sunscreen again. WORKS EVERYWHERE Automatic GPS location or manual city search. Your UV data is always accurate for where you are right now. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. No login. Your location and skin data stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded or shared. Ever. WHO IS THIS FOR? Anyone who spends time outdoors Parents protecting their children's skin Athletes and outdoor workers People with sun-sensitive skin or conditions Anyone who has ever said "I didn't think I'd burn today" WHY UV INDEX ALERTS? Most weather apps bury the UV index somewhere deep in the forecast. We make it the main event. One app, one purpose: protect your skin from UV damage, every single day. Download now and never get caught off guard by the sun again.

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UV Alert

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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

UV Index Alerts4 screens
UV Alert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: UV Index Alerts at none against UV Alert's shown. UV Alert's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
UV Index Alerts versus UV Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUV Index AlertsUV Alert
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurak ArslanWelton Ventures Technologies Pte. Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

UV Index Alerts

No in-app purchases

None

UV Alert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UV Index Alerts free?
UV Index Alerts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UV Alert free?
UV Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UV Index Alerts or UV Alert have ads?
UV Alert shows ads; UV Index Alerts does not.

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