u/CombinationAlone1244

A few months ago my girlfriend got badly burned on vacation. We weren't being careless — she just had no idea how fast the UV was stacking up. That's what pushed me to build SunAlert, a Garmin app that counts down your personal burn time based on your skin type and UV index.

When I posted it here, someone asked: "what if I put on sunscreen, does that change anything?" It does, a lot — so I built that in too. The app now lets you set your activity and SPF, adjusts the burn countdown accordingly, fires a reapply alert when your protection window is running out, and tracks your Vitamin D dose separately.

The latest update (v1.4.0) adds full physical button navigation — UP, DOWN, SELECT, and BACK work across every screen. If you're on a Fenix 7, FR255, Instinct, or any other button-first watch, the app is now fully usable without touching the screen. Touch devices work exactly as before, and buttons and touch can be mixed freely.

Free, no ads.

If you like it, a rating on the Connect IQ store genuinely helps get it in front of more people — and sun awareness is kind of the whole point. If something feels off or missing, drop a comment. I read everything and I've already shipped features that came directly from feedback in threads like this one.

Link in the comments (:

A few months ago my girlfriend got badly burned on vacation. We weren't being careless — she just had no idea how fast the UV was stacking up. That's what pushed me to build SunAlert, a Garmin app that counts down your personal burn time based on your skin type and UV index.

When I posted it here, someone asked: "what if I put on sunscreen, does that change anything?" It does, a lot — so I built that in too. The app now lets you set your activity and SPF, adjusts the burn countdown accordingly, fires a reapply alert when your protection window is running out, and tracks your Vitamin D dose separately.

The latest update (v1.4.0) adds full physical button navigation — UP, DOWN, SELECT, and BACK work across every screen. If you're on a Fenix 7, FR255, Instinct, or any other button-first watch, the app is now fully usable without touching the screen. Touch devices work exactly as before, and buttons and touch can be mixed freely.

Free, no ads.

If you like it, a rating on the Connect IQ store genuinely helps get it in front of more people — and sun awareness is kind of the whole point. If something feels off or missing, drop a comment. I read everything and I've already shipped features that came directly from feedback in threads like this one.

Link in the comments (:

A few months ago my girlfriend got badly burned on vacation. We weren't being careless — she just had no idea how fast the UV was stacking up. That's what pushed me to build SunAlert, a Garmin app that counts down your personal burn time based on skin type and UV index. When I posted it here, someone asked: "what if I put on sunscreen, does that change anything?" It does, a lot — so I spent the last few days making it do exactly that.

v1.3.0 now lets you pick your SPF before a run, adjusts the burn countdown accordingly, fires a reapply alert when your protection window is running out, and tracks your Vitamin D dose in real time. Free app, no ads .I genuinely, thank you to whoever asked that question. It made the app a lot better!

upvotes will be very appreciated to help me spread sun awareness 🙏🏾

link for the app in the comments!

and please if you have any feedback don't hesitate, i am taking everything into account (none touch devices will be added hopefully for the next version)

A few months ago my girlfriend got badly burned on vacation. We weren't being careless — she just had no idea how fast the UV was stacking up. That's what pushed me to build SunAlert, a Garmin app that counts down your personal burn time based on skin type and UV index. When I posted it here, someone asked: "what if I put on sunscreen, does that change anything?" It does, a lot — so I spent the last few days making it do exactly that.

v1.3.0 now lets you pick your SPF before a run, adjusts the burn countdown accordingly, fires a reapply alert when your protection window is running out, and tracks your Vitamin D dose in real time. Free app, no ads .I genuinely, thank you to whoever asked that question. It made the app a lot better!

upvotes will be very appreciated to help me spread sun awareness 🙏🏾

link for the app in the comments!