Helios UV vs AvioWeather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helios UV
Track the UV index with live forecasts and personalized burn-time predictions based on your skin type. Receive alerts for dangerous UV levels and customize your experience with various color palettes and widgets across all your Apple devices.
- Live UV index forecasts
- Personalized burn-time predictions
- Threshold alerts for UV levels
- Multi-device widgets
- Customizable color palettes
- Powered by Apple WeatherKit
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Helios UV is a beautiful, no-nonsense UV-index tracker for every Apple device you own. Live forecasts, burn-time predictions tailored to your skin type, threshold alerts, and widgets that follow the sun across your day. WHAT HELIOS DOES • Live UV index — updated hourly from Apple WeatherKit, with 30-second interpolation between samples so the displayed value tracks reality, not the last forecast tick. • Time to burn — personalized to your Fitzpatrick skin type (I–VI), the same six-type scale widely used in dermatology and public-health sun-safety guidance. Helios maps your skin type to a documented minimum erythemal dose and recomputes minutes-to-burn every 30 seconds against the current UV. • Trend you can read — a 24-hour forecast rendered as a Catmull-Rom-spline sparkline, segments colored by UV intensity. See the peak coming, and the safe-time crossings flagged. • Threshold alerts — pick the UV level that matters to you and Helios fires a local notification when the forecast crosses it (Pro). Dangerous-UV safety alerts are free for everyone. • Widgets — Home Screen, Lock Screen, watch face, Smart Stack, macOS desktop, Apple TV dashboard. Pro unlocks every surface. • 12 Pro color palettes — Mono, Mono Teal, Vegas Neon, Pastel, Response, and more. Standard and a colorblind-friendly High Contrast palette are included free. EVERYWHERE YOU WEAR, CARRY, OR SIT One purchase. Five platforms. Each surface drawn for the device it lives on: • iPhone & iPad — full dashboard, two widget sizes, threshold-crossing notifications • Mac — menu bar status item, dashboard window, four widget sizes • Apple Watch — four complications and a Smart Stack tile • Apple TV — a leanback living-room dashboard POWERED BY APPLE WEATHERKIT Every UV reading in Helios comes from Apple's own forecasting pipeline — the same data that powers Apple's built-in Weather app. No scraped feeds, no third-party API in front of someone else's API. PRIVACY Helios has no analytics SDKs, no advertising, no third-party crash reporters, and no Kludge-operated server. Location goes to Apple WeatherKit; subscriptions go to Apple StoreKit; settings stay on your device. Full privacy policy: https://heliosuv.kludgeltd.com/privacy PRICING Helios is free to use with the full UV index forecast and dangerous-UV safety alerts on every Apple device. Helios UV Pro unlocks every color palette, every widget, watch complications, the macOS menu bar item, custom threshold alerts, and the target-UV picker. • Monthly: $0.99/month • Yearly: $9.99/year (best value per month) • Family Yearly: $14.99/year, shareable with up to 6 family members via Apple Family Sharing All Pro tiers include a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. The minutes-to-burn estimate is a guide, not medical advice. Wear sunscreen, reapply, and consult a dermatologist about your personal sun safety. LEGAL Privacy policy: https://heliosuv.kludgeltd.com/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
AvioWeather
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Every flight begins with a good weather read. AvioWeather gives you everything you need, where you need it, before takeoff, in the briefing room, or right on the apron. What you'll find in AvioWeather: Real-time METAR updates for all airports Live Briefing: METAR on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, updated with every new report TAF forecasts up to 30 hours Active SIGMETs along your route Push notifications for weather changes at your favorite airports Interface optimized for quick reading, even with gloves on Designed for VFR pilots No unnecessary information. AvioWeather shows only what you need for your pre-flight decision: visibility, ceiling, wind, significant conditions. Clearly, with no ambiguous interpretations. Unlock unlimited access to all airports, advanced notifications, and real-time updates. Available as a monthly or annual subscription. By using this app, you accept Apple's Terms and Conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://avioweather.app/en/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AvioWeather at daily against Helios UV's monthly. Helios UV's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Helios UV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and AvioWeather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Helios UV ships an update monthly, AvioWeather daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helios UV | AvioWeather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kludge Ltd | Giovanni Maria Savaresi |
In-app purchases
Helios UV
- Helios UV Pro Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$0.991 Month
- Helios UV Pro Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
- Helios UV Pro Family Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Year
AvioWeather
- AvioWeather Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- AvioWeather Pro Yearly$29.991 Year









