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elevenapril | 3 months ago

Hi HN, I built this because I live in a city with limited sunshine and kept missing the good days while working from home.

The problem: Apple Watch tracks "Time in Daylight" but buries it in Health app with zero insights.

What I built: - Pulls daylight data from HealthKit - Gives you a daily "Sunshine Score" (0-100) based on duration, frequency, and morning sun bonus - Shows weekly trends to spot patterns - Widget + Watch app for quick glance Tech: SwiftUI, HealthKit, WidgetKit, WatchOS. No backend – all data stays on device.

Built this in ~2 weeks with no prior iOS dev experience (used AI coding tools). Got rejected by Apple 4 times before approval – happy to share what I learned about HealthKit app reviews if anyone's curious.

Free to use, optional $1.99/mo subscription for trends.

Would love feedback, especially on the scoring algorithm.

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