# AirRater — user reviews > 58 indexed App Store user reviews of AirRater by AirHealth Pty Ltd. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airrater/id1050535426/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airrater/id1050535426.md ## Newest reviews (15 of 58) ### 2/5 — Free version is terrible now *2026-05-14, version 5.0.0* The free version of this app used to be great but it is now terrible. Don’t bother downloading unless you’re happy to fork out for the subscription. The screen is crowded with UPGRADE TO PREMIUM everywhere getting in the way so you can’t see anything. Can’t click on any local stations to see details (which you ARE allowed to do in free version!!) because a whole screen pop-up saying ENHANCED MAP ZOOM BUY BUY BUY takes over even though I’m not trying to zoom. If I can’t access something in free version, then just make it so my clicks do nothing. Stealing the whole screen to shove BUYBUYBUYSPENDSPENDSPEND in my face is infuriating. If the free version is supposed to make me want to purchase a subscription, it’s not working. I have never wanted to disengage with an app faster. Truly a shame because I used to use this frequently to submit symptoms data. You’d think exchanging data would be worth a damn but apparently not. ### 2/5 — Better App, but minimal data without Subscription *2025-09-19, version 4.0.2* The App is better, but the information available without a subscription has been heavily reduced and apparently the websites showing today’s pollen count are no longer updated. I would consider a subscription, but the price is far too high. ### 4/5 — Good *2023-09-13, version 3.9.13* Good app - when it’s working ### 4/5 — Daily updates please *2023-01-12* Great app, even better if there would be updates every day (around the same time) and an indication of when the samples are taken. Plenty of detail hidden in the app, impressive, the labels of what information is available could be clearer. Agree with other people that it would be great to be able to change the order of chosen locations. Nothing else compares with the detail and quality of the information. ### 3/5 — Not Updated Often Enough *2021-10-26* The data it shows is great, I’m trying to track pollen levels especially & it’s fabulous having them all listed separately. But, it only updates once a day, sometimes not at all. It’s 7pm here, and it was last updated “a day ago”, which I know was sometime mid-morning yesterday. I had no symptoms yesterday morning, but by evening my asthma was severe. This evening I have symptoms but again, but hasn’t been updated for close to 36 hours. It needs to be at least twice a day, preferably 3 or 4 times daily to be of use. Also, there’s 1 monitoring station in southern Tasmania, 1 in the north, & 1 in the ACT - what’s the point of setting your location any more specifically than your city when all the data comes from 1 place? So much potential but needs better monitoring to be really useful. ### 4/5 — Just one small thing *2020-11-25, version 3.6.3* Great app, but I’d give it 5 stars if I could reorder the locations. ### 4/5 — Newest version far better presented *2020-09-29, version 3.6.3* Most accurate and useful - particularly in the bushfire and pollen seasons. With this version it is still hard to work out which pollen type is currently high. I need to access this data easily, daily, to prevent asthma events. ### 4/5 — Excellent app *2020-02-04, version 3.6.1* Really a go-to essential in bushfire season. Would like to be able to see at what time the last measure was taken. ### 4/5 — Good enough but clunky *2020-01-30, version 3.6.0* Good data - easy to read and add location but not time stamped. Infuriatingly I have to log in each time I open the app - it doesn’t remember me even though I’m registered. So type the email, then the password. That got real old, real fast. ### 3/5 — Figures not updated quickly enough *2020-01-29, version 3.6.0* Sometimes the PM2.5 concentration is more than a couple of hours out of date, leading to wrong decisions by users on their outdoor activities or even when to open their windows to air their house / apartment. ### 4/5 — Important app to have *2020-01-28, version 3.6.0* With all the bushfire smoke around we use this app to determine when it is safe to work outside. ### 4/5 — Really great app given the bushfires! *2020-01-28, version 3.6.0* Using it all the time to check when it’s safe to go outside 😕 Great if the ‘anonymous’ login would stop forcing me to reset everything every week! ### 3/5 — Useful app to measure air quality in Australia *2020-01-27* Given the known health impacts of poor air quality - e.g. research published in the MJA has shown that people died in Sydney as a result of the 2016 hazard reduction burn offs - so an app like this is incredibly important. Unfortunately this app is hindered by the NSW government who is deliberately withholding the publication and communication of hourly particulate matter (PM) counts despite having been warned about this by Asthma Australia and health experts. This app does help but needs the more accurate data from the NSW government. Improvements: the user interface needs more work to make it polished and a better experience. Also, the text is sometimes so small that it’s difficult to read. Please make all text larger. ### 2/5 — Ok *2020-01-26* The problem with this app is it is too slow to update. So if you are in a stable air situation it is good. I am not. I had a huge amount of bushfire smoke blow in about an hour ago and the rating is still good (it should be hazardous as I am inside with wet towels under the door and breathing is hard, the house is full of smoke). This has happened two other times when the smoke had blown in. So for my purposes in our current situation the app does not do what I need it to do ### 2/5 — Report bugs *2020-01-26, version 3.6.0* Couldn’t complete symptom reports on the iPhone deleted the app and found something else compatible ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Pay app *2025-11-22, version 4.0.9* Used to be free but just like anything else you have to pay a subscription. No thanks. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2025-10-30, version 4.0.7* Ruined a good app, totally useless to me now. I need to know when certain plants are in season, now you want $$ and it’s not worth it. But of course you will have some excuse as to why you charging. This new technology wasn’t worth the upgrade! ### 1/5 — 👎 Bad Update. Inaccurate. And costs. *2025-10-17, version 4.0.6* The newest “pretty” update that the developers say they had no choice but to build is so dreadfully inaccurate, and the details of pollen levels is hidden behind a paywall. The developers admit they receive government grant money for this project, then they charge the user. Doesn’t see right. ### 1/5 — Premium? *2025-09-04, version 4.0.2* A paid subscription service for a product funded by research grants - absolutely DISGUSTING!! ### 1/5 — Used to be great until today’s fancy update *2025-08-30, version 4.0.1* This was an excellent app that clearly and concisely showed what I needed. Unfortunately this new ‘fancy’ update is just a confusing jumble with articles and other data that I don’t need. I made a big mistake in updating and wish I had not bothered. Now I will have to delete it and do without the useful information. ### 1/5 — This app is hard to navigate *2023-06-26, version 3.9.13* I find this app very hard to navigate. I don’t get the notifications for the pollen days. Pollens only get updated every 24 hours. ### 1/5 — Needs updating *2022-09-26, version 3.9.13* Usually very helpful but now buggy and not loading or displaying results. ### 1/5 — Unreliable *2020-01-26, version 3.6.0* It is critical that this is updated more regularly than what it is currently. Windows had to be closed in Deakin last night but the app stated that the air quality was good. This morning is worst with Black Mountain Tower under a blanket of smoke but yet the app states that the air quality is”likely good”. People with respiratory issues need a reliable tool ### 1/5 — Inaccurate data - not worth using *2020-01-12* This app doesn't report PM2.5 data correctly. You cannot rely upon this as a reporting tool for air quality. For instance, it shows in areas within the ACT region as being fine air quality with figures between 8 and 40 counts. However real time reporting by ACT health from its three monitoring stations show figures upward 250 to 400 over the same period. Looking out my window it's smoke city with less than 500 metres visibility. Please fix your data and algorithms. ### 1/5 — Misleading *2019-12-30, version 3.5.7* Air ratings from the app and official government webpage are completely different for the ACT. Eg on 30 December it claims Monash is “good” while the ACT health page says Monash is “unhealthy”. Don’t trust it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Huge help in allergy season *2023-09-16, version 3.9.13* This app helps me decide whether to exercise outside vs inside during allergy season and reassures me that my respiratory symptoms have external sources and aren’t in my head or exaggerated. ### 5/5 — Vital for pollen season *2022-08-26* I appreciate this app so much. I like being able to set locations, and to know whether to take precautions when I venture outside. The simple interface is great to be able to see the current pollen situation quickly at a glance especially when it’s often been in the extreme category lately. Thank you for your efforts! ### 5/5 — Great App *2022-07-20, version 3.9.13* As an asthmatic triggered by wood smoke this app is a literal lifesaver, in making me aware of the risks of going outside during winter. And in summer during fire season. ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2021-09-08* This is a really excellent app fir the locations it devices. Love both the pollen count and airquality features and the ability to set home, work and other locations. Been using it for over a year and am impressed with its reliability. Interface is good too. ### 5/5 — Thank you *2021-08-21* It is a great app as it helps me know what is happening re pollen in my suburb in Canberra. When I start sneezing I just feel helpless but with this app, i wonder now if there are more than one kind of trigger, including stress. A second review: I am living in Sydney at the moment and find your app invaluable, even tho it doesn’t tell me about pollen like it does in Canberra. I now take my medication when I get the symptoms and they align with the levels you post. And that’s a great comfort in this dreadful and scary time of galloping Delta strain here. So thank you again. ### 5/5 — This is a great app! *2020-07-18, version 3.6.1* This app makes it so easy to know what air pollution is like where I live! ### 5/5 — App rating *2020-02-03* This app has been invaluable. We use it every day, checking air quality often. In Canberra we’ve had variable air quality for weeks and this app has enabled us to monitor when air quality is favourable and when we have to close ourselves off from the outside. ### 5/5 — Larger font please *2020-01-24, version 3.6.0* The App is great, but I have to find my glasses to read the small numerical print. Thanks ### 5/5 — Accurate and easy to use *2020-01-15* Canberra has had a lot of smoke from the recent bushfires and I’ve been using this app to help me decide which days I can walk to work. I like that this app uses the most up to date PM2.5 data available (hourly averages of the readings taken every 5 mins at each monitoring station). The app is also easy to use. Even better, I sent the administrators a question and got a response within the hour! ### 5/5 — Very useful *2020-01-15, version 3.5.8* This has been great for monitoring pm2.5 levels while Canberra is affected by the bushfire smoke. Easy to use and access. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*