This is by far the best app for tracking allergies. It includes dust and mold, as well as the seasonal vegetation based pollens. I have a wish list item: I’d like to see a graph section added that shows all categories overlapped together. Like blue line for weeds, red for trees, etc. Reason being that I would like to see if there is a tipping point for symptoms to kick in or get worse. I know I am sensitive to mold at some medium to high, and higher, levels. But there are also times when I have symptoms but can’t tell what the cause is, and I wonder if it’s because of a combination. I’ve swiped back and forth between categories to try to see a relationship, but a combined graph would, or might, make it much easier and plainer. Just a suggestion. Thanks for your excellent information.
So awesome to have nearly real time, local data available for a seasonal allergy sufferer like me. I correlate my symptoms with the data from the app, and can manage my allergies way better now!
Developer Response
Thank you for your review! Many on our team are allergy sufferers themselves, which is why we created Pollen Wise to share the data from our network of advanced Automated Particle Sensors and the only hourly pollen count in the industry!I could not find a map that showed location of sensors, so I tried probably 20 of the major cities on the west coast, and all forecasts were based on a sensor that was “very far” away. Based on this search, I conclude that the forecast for Sacramento, California is based on a sensor in Las Vegas, NV. Different climate, more than a day’s drive away, different habitat for plants & molds…. It makes no sense.
I was surprised that the forecast showed zero tree pollen for Sacramento when there are a few trees in bloom & I see the clear signs of pollen, *and* it indicated that dust is our major issue which just doesn’t ring true at all for Sacramento in February.
So, there’s a detailed forecast provided, but it’s complete garbage. Super disappointing.
Perhaps this app is useful if you live in Denver or Las Vegas, but anywhere else in the west make sure you have a sensor “close” or the forecast may be utter nonsense.
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback! While we do not disclose exactly where monitoring sites are, we're in the process of improving our messaging in the app to better communicate allergen count relevance to you. Stay tuned for upcoming updates to Pollen Wise!I frequently have conflicting data on my app and ended up deleting it. One example is the main dashboard will say “dust levels high” but the current reading on the dust section says 0.
Another major issue is during the recent air quality issues on the east coast where dust particles where extremely high, it indicated “low dust levels” even when a number of other apps and services agreed on ppm counts being well over 250
…but doesn’t really deliver. The pollen counts are erratic and don’t correspond to my symptoms, the symptoms of my friends, or to what other pollen trackers say. The app claims the sensor is “very close” but refuses to disclose what that means. My guess: on the same or neighboring continent. But it gives a dust reading, which none of the others do, and that’s valuable.
I don’t really understand the long post from the devs on sensor distance, anywhere I go the distance is “very far.” If I’m in SoCal near LA… it’s very far. If I’m in Sonoma County (which is like a mold hot spot) still very far. Now in Sedona… very far.
I just don’t know how to trust the accuracy at all and wish there was a more reliable app to track mold
The app doesn’t say with any clarity where it’s sensors are located (using instead general and ambiguous terms such as “close”), and almost never agrees with other pollen apps, without providing any concrete reason to trust them more than their competitors. I’ve noticed it’s readings correspond only very loosely to my symptoms. Bottom line: it provides information, but not information you can rely on. Better than nothing, barely.
Key part is how far away your this app is from the actual testing center. In my case I’m only about a half a mile away so the information is very accurate for my particular area.
I’m actually a little sad to delete this app. It was amazing when it was first launched. But there hasn’t been a pollen sensor in my state for I can’t remember how long. A year? More than that? That’s especially frustrating, since this company is based in Utah, and I live in Utah. They can’t seem to get/maintain a sensor in the state they’re based in. Maybe the company is going under. I guess Allergy Plus will have to do. I don’t know how often they update their data. But even once a day is vastly better than getting up-to-the-minute information about Nevada.
I am severely reactive to environmental allergens and suffer asthma attacks even after brief periods of being outside. PollenWise is the only app that lets me plan outside excursions with confidence.
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