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Best Tanning Apps for iPhone (2026)
Quick answer
SunSafe: UV Index & Tanning is the top-ranked of the 8 tiered tanning apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.7/5 from 16,821 ratings.
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Top 5
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★ 4.6 · 6.5K ratings · Free + IAP - 4
★ 4.6 · 4.2K ratings · Free + IAP - 5
Tan AI: Tanning appS tier★ 4.9 · 4.7K ratings · Free + IAP
Key takeaways
- SunSafe ranks #1 of the 8 tiered tanning apps, S tier with a score of 94 out of 100.
- The highest-ranked free app with no in-app purchases is UV Guard (#8).
- Beam Tanning has the most App Store ratings here: 19,440, averaging 4.7/5.
- 5 of the 8 tiered apps reach S or A tier.
What belongs in this list
Tan in the sun while keeping track of UV exposure and sunscreen so they get color without burning.
Not here: a countdown timer alone; a weather app showing UV index alone; a coloring or drawing app with a sun theme alone; a general chatbot that could be asked for tanning tips alone; a sunscreen product ad alone
How we pick
For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Apps whose maker has verified ownership get a small score component, because an active maker is a sign the app is kept up to date. It never decides a tier on its own. Updated daily. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. Read the full method →
Compare every app
| # | App | Tier | Score | Rating | Ratings | Price | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SunSafe: UV Index & TanningBest overall | S | 94.1 | 4.7 | 16,821 | Free + IAP | |
| 2 | Beam Tanning - Get Tan FastMost rated | S | 94.1 | 4.7 | 19,440 | Free + IAP | |
| 3 | S | 92.0 | 4.6 | 6,497 | Free + IAP | ||
| 4 | S | 91.5 | 4.6 | 4,167 | Free + IAP | ||
| 5 | S | 90.1 | 4.9 | 4,704 | Free + IAP | ||
| 6 |  UV Index & Tanning App - SunIQprovisional | C | 64.0 | 4.8 | 212 | Free + IAP | |
| 7 |  UV Index & Tanning App-Tantimeprovisional | C | 61.1 | 4.4 | 372 | Free + IAP | |
| 8 |  UV Guard: UV Index & TanningBest freeprovisional | F | 22.1 | n/a | 0 | Free download |
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Questions people ask
What is the best tanning app for iPhone?
SunSafe: UV Index & Tanning, S tier, ranked #1 of 8, rated 4.7 by 16,821 people.
Which tanning apps are free?
8 of 8 are free to download: SunSafe: UV Index & Tanning (S), Beam Tanning - Get Tan Fast (S), SPF - Tan Timer & UV Tracker (S), Glowy Tanning App - UV & SPF (S) and more. 7 of them sell in-app purchases. 1 reports no in-app purchases.
Which tanning app has the best App Store rating?
Tan AI: Tanning app at 4.9 from 4,704 ratings.
How many tanning apps reach S or A tier?
5 of 8.