Comparison

My UV Index vs Hiking Tracker

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

Head to head
About

My UV Index

Instantly check the current UV radiation strength at your location. Get a 3-day forecast and follow World Health Organization recommendations to protect yourself from sunburn.

Highlights
  • Instant UV index check
  • 3-day UV forecast
  • WHO recommendations
  • Sunburn risk alerts
  • Location-based data
Features
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Easy to use, the app instantly and easily shows you how strong the UV radiation is at your location. One click is enough! The 3 days overview shows you the development of the next days The recommendations of the WHO are displayed Quickly find out how strong the UV radiation of the sun is and whether a sunburn threatens! The displayed UV Index is the calculated daily maximum based on weather forecasts. Therefore, there may be local variations and changes in the course of the day (eg the sky does not tear as expected)

About

Hiking Tracker

Track your hiking fitness with this simple GPS app. Monitor distance, speed, altitude, and calories burned. Share your progress and get real-time voice updates. Integrates with Apple Health and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • GPS hike tracking
  • Real-time stats (speed, distance, altitude, time)
  • Color-coded route maps
  • Voice progress updates
  • Split time analysis
  • Calorie burn estimation
  • Shoe distance tracking
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Vima is a GPS based tracking app for people who want to keep track of their hiking fitness goals. It is an app aimed at simplicity that allows hikers to keep track of their hikes easily without a lot of unnecessary stuff getting in the way. APPLE WATCH Easily start, pause, resume, and save a hike without ever getting your phone out of your pocket. Check your distance, speed, time, and altitude from your Apple Watch in realtime. STATS AND MAPS Vima tracks speed, distance, altitude, and time. It also gives you a map showing where you have been while you are saving a hike so you can see where you've been. COLOR CODED When viewing saved walks your route shows up on the map color coded by speed. It shows where you went the fastest (green) and where you were slowest (red). VOICE SUMMARY Don't want to look at the screen every few minutes? You can have the app tell you updates on your progress in set distance and/or time intervals. SPLIT TIMES Added splits to the history review page. Choose from 9 different distances and see how each section of your workout went. CALORIES See calories burned. Set your weight in settings and get your calories burned in real time and on the history page after your run. SHOE TRACKING Track the distance on your walking shoes so you know when it's time to replace them before they start causing problems PAUSE AND RESUME Pause the workout to catch your breath or chat with a friend and then resume when you get back to it. FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM Share your workout with your friends on Facebook or Instagram with our easy to use integration. UNITS The supports both standard and metric units. HEALTH KIT Apple Health permissions allow us to enhance your data as well as saving your workout information to Apple Health. If you've read this far, you should definitely give Vima a shot. We think you'll love it, and if there is anything you'd like to see for the app in the future just let us know. We love hearing from our users. Note: Continued use of the GPS will reduce battery life. If you upgrade to a premium subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. The monthly subscription costs USD 4.99 per month, while the yearly subscription costs USD 19.99 per year. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. There is no increase in cost when renewing. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Once purchased, the current period cannot be canceled. Find the full terms and conditions and our privacy policy at http://www.30-south.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

My UV Index2 screens
Hiking Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hiking Tracker at 4.7 against My UV Index's 4.0. Hiking Tracker also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 7%). My UV Index's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Hiking Tracker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. My UV Index asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hiking Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of My UV Index's written reviews are positive against 43% of Hiking Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My UV Index ships an update every 4 days, Hiking Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My UV Index versus Hiking Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy UV IndexHiking Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (76 ratings)4.7 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.1% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings76 — better47
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIT Brauerei GmbH30 South LLC

Customer experience

My UV Index

All ratings73 ratings
Positive76.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.9%

Hiking Tracker

All ratings46 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

My UV Index

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Hiking Tracker

Subscriptions8
  • Vima Premium$4.997 Days
  • Hiking Tracker Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Vima Hike Premium$14.993 Months
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  • Hiking Tracker Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Premium1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Hiking Tracker Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Hiking Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Vima Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is My UV Index free?
My UV Index is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hiking Tracker free?
Hiking Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My UV Index or Hiking Tracker?
Hiking Tracker is rated higher. My UV Index averages 4.0 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Hiking Tracker averages 4.7 from 47 ratings.
Do My UV Index or Hiking Tracker have ads?
Neither My UV Index nor Hiking Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My UV Index or Hiking Tracker?
My UV Index ships an update every 4 days, and Hiking Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, My UV Index was updated on October 21, 2026 and Hiking Tracker on October 24, 2026.

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