# UV Index Now - UVI Mate

> UV Forecast on Watch & Widget

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1207745216](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1207745216)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1207745216`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Full Stack Cafe Pty Ltd
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (951 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.13
- **Last updated:** 2022-10-24
- **First published:** 2017-03-08
- **Size:** 67 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/uv-index-now-uvi-mate/id1207745216)
- **Website:** [https://uvimate.com](https://uvimate.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://uvimate.herokuapp.com/privacypolicy.htm](https://uvimate.herokuapp.com/privacypolicy.htm)

## Description

UV Index Now - UVI Mate is a Chrome extension that helps families stay sun-smart by tracking the UV index worldwide. It offers a 6-hour UV forecast, real-time updates, ozone level, and Vitamin D tracking to help you plan outdoor time safely.

The app delivers sun-safety coaching tailored to your skin type—providing SPF recommendations, sun protection time, alarms, and a home screen widget. It supports Apple Watch and Apple Health integration for on-the-go protection; data comes from OpenWeatherMap and the UVIMate API.

## Rankings

- #56,382 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews praise the app for clear UV timing, skin-type adjustments, and sun-protection guidance, with helpful planning data. Recurrent downsides include stability problems (crashes/not opening), lack of widgets, billing/restoration issues for Pro purchases, and data refresh/accuracy concerns. Some users also feel the app is abandoned due to slow updates. Addressing crashes, restoring purchases, adding widgets, ensuring reliable data updates, and ongoing development would address the most-mentioned pain points.

### Pros

- UV timings and burn-time estimates tailored to skin type and local conditions.
- Helpful sun-protection guidance and vitamin D/outdoor time planning.
- Easy-to-understand UI with clear presentation of UV data.
- Useful extra planning data such as sunset times for outdoor activities.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes or the app won’t open on iPhone/Apple Watch (stability issues across devices).
- No widgets despite advertising support (widget functionality missing).
- Pro purchase billing problems and trouble restoring Pro purchases.
- Data refresh/accuracy issues (UV data not updating reliably and occasional inaccuracies).
- Perceived abandonment/slow updates and lack of ongoing development.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1207745216)