Comparison

Weatherchime vs Beyond UV

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

Head to head
About

Weatherchime

Features
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Weatherchime delivers actionable weather forecasts as push notifications, every day at the time you choose. No need to open an app on a busy morning — one glance at your lock screen tells you whether you need an umbrella and what to wear. WHAT EACH NOTIFICATION TELLS YOU - Umbrella needed or not, and when rain starts ("Rain from around 2 PM") - Chance of precipitation - Outfit advice based on high/low temperatures - Heat and cold warnings - A one-line daily summary KEY FEATURES - Daily scheduled notifications — set any time in 15-minute steps, with multiple rules like "today's forecast at 7 AM" and "tomorrow's forecast at 9 PM" - Any location worldwide — home, business trips, or the city where your family lives - Sky lens — today's sky in a round window, with a 24-hour dial showing when it rains (or when the sun is strongest) - Rain chance in 6-hour blocks, a 24-hour temperature chart and a weekly umbrella outlook - Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen - Rain radar and quick links to your favorite sites FREE TRIAL Notifications are free for 14 days after your first install. Viewing weather and saving locations is free forever. WEATHERCHIME PRO To keep receiving notifications after the trial, subscribe to Weatherchime Pro: - Monthly plan (auto-renewing subscription, first month free) - Yearly plan (auto-renewing subscription, first month free) - Lifetime (one-time purchase) Prices are shown on the in-app purchase screen. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and are charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yaneyuka.com/weatherchime-privacy-policy/ Weather data is provided by Apple Weather.

About

Beyond UV

Understand your daily sun exposure with real-time UV Index and UVA Context. Plan outdoor activities to minimize exposure and receive timely sun protection reminders. Build better habits for staying safe in the sun.

Highlights
  • Real-time UV Index and UVA Context
  • Hourly UV and UVA trends
  • Lower-UV time planning
  • Sunscreen application reminders
  • Activity-aware guidance
  • Personalized routine building
Features
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UV Index is useful, but it is not the whole day. Beyond UV shows Apple Weather's UV Index next to UVA Context, Beyond UV's own modeled estimate of longer-wave UV, on the same familiar 0–11+ scale. The UV Index is weighted to sunburn and barely counts UVA, which gets through clouds and window glass all year. UV NOW uses the higher level of the two signals. The numbers are never added or averaged. Tap Start now when you head out and Beyond UV reminds you to reapply sunscreen, with a Lock Screen Live Activity, one-tap Reapplied, and an Apple Watch app. Set a UV alert at the level you choose for each place. A 5-day hourly forecast shows how UV Index and UVA Context move through each day, and Protect can find a lower-UV time for an activity you can move. Answer a few questions to see your sun risk profile: your exposure level, a protection score, and the one change that helps most. Add your skin type to see an estimated burn time range for unprotected skin at today's UV. Estimate only, not medical advice. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep UV in view. Search any city worldwide, or use Current Location. Learn answers common sun questions from reviewed answers stored on your device, and you can share any answer as a card. No account. No ads. No analytics. UVA Context is a forecast-based estimate calculated on your device. It is not a UVA measurement, not an official UV index, and not a personal exposure reading. Beyond UV does not diagnose skin conditions or give medical advice.

Screenshots

Weatherchime4 screens
Beyond UV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beyond UV at none against Weatherchime's 3. Beyond UV also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Weatherchime's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Weatherchime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Beyond UV asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weatherchime ships an update every 6 weeks, Beyond UV every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Weatherchime versus Beyond UV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeatherchimeBeyond UV
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermasafumi matsumotoGrant Shorin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Weatherchime

Subscriptions2
  • Weatherchime Pro Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Weatherchime Pro Yearly1 Month trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Weatherchime Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

Beyond UV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weatherchime free?
Weatherchime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beyond UV free?
Beyond UV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Weatherchime or Beyond UV have ads?
Neither Weatherchime nor Beyond UV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weatherchime or Beyond UV?
Weatherchime ships an update every 6 weeks, and Beyond UV every 2 weeks. Most recently, Weatherchime was updated on November 5, 2026 and Beyond UV on October 31, 2026.

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