# Tan Buddy vs Sunkissed

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunkissed at none against Tan Buddy's 2. Sunkissed also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Tan Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Sunkissed asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tan Buddy against 5.0 for Sunkissed. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tan Buddy | Sunkissed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tan-buddy/id6771720123/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sunkissed-uv-and-tan-timer/id6797117901/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Free** |
| Size | 12 MB | 22 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [7dev](https://appshunter.io/developer/1853634475) | [Chad Pavliska](https://appshunter.io/developer/1147034658) |

## What reviewers say

### Tan Buddy

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tan-buddy/id6771720123)

This app helps you tan safely by providing personalized sun exposure plans based on UV forecasts and your skin type. It offers guided tanning sessions, nutrition tips, and alerts for peak UV hours.

**Highlights:** UV forecast for prime, okay, and peak glow, SPF and max minutes based on skin type, Guided tanning sessions with timers, Nutrition and practices for skin health, Peak UV alerts, Multi-day UV windows

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly plan | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Yearly plan | $49.99 | per year |


### Sunkissed

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sunkissed-uv-and-tan-timer/id6797117901)

This app tracks current UV levels and forecasts to help you plan safe sun exposure for tanning. It provides personalized timers, reminders to flip and reapply sunscreen, and estimates your burn limit based on skin type and SPF.

**Highlights:** Live UV index tracking, Tanning session timer with flip reminders, Sunscreen reapplication alerts, Burn limit estimation, Hour-by-hour UV forecast, Before and after photo journaling

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Tan Buddy free?

Tan Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Sunkissed free?

Sunkissed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Tan Buddy or Sunkissed?

Tan Buddy and Sunkissed are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Tan Buddy or Sunkissed have ads?

Neither Tan Buddy nor Sunkissed shows ads.

---

*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*