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Location Problems
The Mac OS app does not remeber your location between each use. It gives a generic view of North America, which requires a lot of work to get it zoomed onto my area. The My Location feature doesn't work due to my security settings. I'd give it 5 stars if it retained my view/zoom setting between each use.Show lessno-doz
Accurate and Easy
My friend recommended this app, and I am so glad he did! It takes readings from many different spots to give a far more accurate report on air quality in neighborhoods rather that the whole city!mine Re
The best
I have relied on purple air for several years. It just keeps getting better. It helps me decide whether I can work out outdoors or not, whether I need a mask or not, it is just the best. The most comprehensive and I love that it is community sourced and-based.Joyfulcoconut
Perfect Purple Air app
This is literally the perfect purple air app. It’s incredibly simple, no-frills, it has exactly what you need to know right in front of you. Plus it has a fantastic iOS widget. I’m so thankful the developer finally made a great app to replace all the other garbage.ThatStrangeiOSGuy
wonderful
love the simplicity of the app - just does what it needs to. would be 6 stars if it had the option to either display the current AQI for nearest station as either a badge on the app icon or in menubar. thank you!spicereid
Lots of sensors
I love the fact that there are plenty of sensors. You can almost tell what the AQI is in your neighborhood.
I use this APP daily to decide if I wear a N95 mask as my lungs are impaired. We have one of the worst AQI indexes in the country as the fires in CA get worse and our air gets trapped in the Central Valley. Thank you for providing this easy valuable APP.Show lessCollegetalk
Fantastic simple app
Does exactly what I need it to. I keep the small widget on my iPhone for general awareness and I check the app frequently on my iPhone and MacBook air during fire season. Thanks for making this app so reliable and easy to use!SW in SF
Really Nice, but Missing That Last Bit
Paku is filled with a lot of great simplicity, making it easy to use and pretty to look at. However, I’ve noticed that the settings I use for viewing values resets each time I close the app. I think the experience would be better if these didn’t need to be keyed in each time.
It would also be nice if the widget didn’t just report the nearest station value, but instead averaged the nearest 3, for example, considering that sensors can often be individually unreliable. This averaging feature would be also nice when zooming out, so that values would be legible at “higher altitudes”.Show lessabstractproperty
Great app for quick and easy access to Purple Air data
This is just exactly what is needed for getting quick and easy access to your favorite and/or closest Purple Air sensor via Home Screen widget, with quick access from there to the purple air map. Love being able to do a quick swipe right to see what the air quality is right now where I’m at and from there get additional info if needed.Show lessGeoJohn
Works great
Living on the west coast with the insane amount of large wildfires, checking the air quality has become a necessity. This app makes it so much easier. It works great and and is easy to use.
There are only 2 things I would add to make it even better. Add the ability to see the “woodsmoke” layer that Purple Air now offers, and add the ability to save multiple locations that I can easily toggle between. Multiple locations is super helpful when traveling, plus I like to be able to monitor the air quality for my mother in law who is elderly and lives in another state.Show lessdragonflyAGK
Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback! One option for saved locations is to set up multiple widgets - you can search for a specific sensor when configuring a widget. I’ll add that feature to the list though!
