Basky exists because outdoor light should feel inviting, not like a dare, a hustle, or a medical exam you failed. The app is a daily sunshine habit: know today’s sky, know your skin, take a short capped bask, stop at the line, come back tomorrow if you can. Warm. Anti-shame. Honest about sunscreen.
If you only read one product page after this, make it how Basky works. If you only need answers, open the FAQ.
The problem Basky is answering
Weather apps show a UV badge and walk away. Stopwatches ignore skin type. Some “sun” products slide into tanning culture or subscription traps. People who simply want a few careful outdoor minutes are left translating science alone — or guessing until they burn.
Basky translates. Live UV (Open-Meteo when location is allowed) meets your Fitzpatrick type. The Exposure Engine aims for about 60% of a minimal erythemal dose, then clamps to roughly 5–90 minutes. Over-exposure earns nothing. That is the moral center of the product.
What you get in the free core
- A UV index app layer with plain-language bands.
- A safe sun timer sized to you.
- A friendly vitamin D estimate — encouragement, not a lab result.
- A daylight streak that forgives cloudy days with check-ins.
- Optional Sunshine Circles — first name and ☀️ only.
- Optional Apple Health Time in Daylight — write-only duration.
No account. No ads. No tracking. Privacy page: private sun app.
What Basky Forever is (and is not)
Basky Forever is an optional one-time unlock for pixel skins. It is never a subscription. It never lengthens your window. It never paywalls safety. Cosmetics fund delight; the habit stays free. See also sun app no subscription.
Science, held lightly
MED reference points Basky respects (J/m²): type I 200, II 250, III 350, IV 450, V 600, VI 1000. Deeper guides live under /guides/ — start with what is the UV index, Fitzpatrick scale explained, how long can I stay in the sun, and vitamin D from sunlight.
Marketing illustration only: around UV 5, a mid-type person might see a window near ~29 minutes. Your number depends on your skin and today’s sky. Basky will not pretend otherwise.
What Basky refuses
- Tanning goals and more-is-better language.
- Rewards for staying past the safe dose.
- Claiming the vitamin D figure is a measurement or a dosing tool.
- Replacing sunscreen, clothing, shade, or a doctor.
- Account walls, ads, and behavioral tracking.
- Renting the core behind a monthly plan.
Who it is for
Anyone who wants a calmer outdoor ritual — lunch light, morning porch, a walk with a line. Families coordinating gentle sun days. People who like community without leaderboards. Privacy-minded users who still want live UV. Adults and families using judgment; Basky is general wellness, not pediatric or clinical advice.
Now on the App Store
Basky is live on the iOS App Store. These product and science pages stay public so you can decide if the tone fits — before you download, or after. Words also live in the glossary.
Contact
Questions, press, or thoughtful notes: andrewkittridge@icloud.com. Built by Andrew Kittridge with a simple brief — make daylight feel kinder without making UV feel optional.
General wellness guidance, not medical advice. Finish inside the line. That is Basky.
Why the tone is the product
Plenty of apps can show UV. Fewer refuse shame, refuse more-is-better sun culture, refuse subscriptions on safety, and refuse account walls at the same time. Basky’s tone — warm, direct, sunscreen-honest — is not packaging around a generic timer. It is the selection filter for every feature that ships.
Design principles in practice
- Personalize dose, don’t gamify burn. Fitzpatrick + live UV → capped window near 60% of a MED, clamped about five to ninety minutes.
- Reward stopping. Over-exposure earns nothing toward streaks, estimates, or social cheer.
- Forgive weather. Check-ins keep habits kind when the sun is resting.
- Minimize data. No account; Circles at first name + ☀️; Health write-only Time in Daylight.
- Keep the core free. Forever is cosmetics, one-time only — never a subscription.
The human behind it
Andrew Kittridge builds Basky with that brief. Email andrewkittridge@icloud.com for product questions, press, or thoughtful critique. Prefer critique that makes the habit kinder or clearer. MED references the engine respects still look like type I 200 through type VI 1000 J/m²; the UV 5 mid-type ~29 minute illustration remains orientation, not a promise.
What “now on the App Store” means
The listing is live. These pages keep explaining features in public so expectations stay honest: wellness not medicine, free core, optional skins, private by default.
How to explore the site
Start with how Basky works, then safe sun timer, private sun app, and the FAQ. Science readers can wander what is the UV index and Fitzpatrick scale explained. Habit readers may like daylight streak and Sunshine Circles. Glossary keepers: glossary.
A closing line you can quote
Basky helps you take a little sun on purpose, stop before the line, and try again tomorrow — without an account, without ads, and without pretending an app is a doctor. That is the whole about page wearing everyday clothes.