# Global Air Quality - Real Time Air Quality Indices

> Real-time air quality indices for cities globally with map visualization and health advice. (iPhone/iPad app by mingwei zhang.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/global-air-quality-real-time-air-quality-indices/id931171810 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [mingwei zhang](https://appshunter.io/developer/846603189)
- Category: Weather, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 1.60/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 21 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 25 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2014-10-31
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/global-air-quality-real-time-air-quality-indices/id931171810/reviews.md

## What is Global Air Quality?

Real-time air quality indices for over 3800 cities in 69 countries and regions. Currently, English, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese are supported.

Features:

1. Provide air quality data from more than 7000 monitoring stations for over 3800 cities.
2. Show air quality information from your nearest monitoring station.
3. Able to show you the air quality indices on the map, more information will be shown as you zoom in to a city.
4. Able to show you the air quality indices with heatmap besides the normal map. Meanwhile, support heatmap 48-hour playback and record as video.
5. Ranking of the air quality indices for both the countries and cities.
6. When the air pollution increased, we will send you a reminder notification.
7. Display interface will change with the change in air quality. When the air pollution index is high, the display interface will became blurred just like the real world scenery. When the air pollution index is low, the display interface will be crystal clear.
8. Historical Data Review: You can review the short-term trends of air quality, and check the distribution of air pollution index for up to the latest 2 months.
9. Healthy Advice: According to the current air situation, basic advices are given: whether suitable for outdoor sports, whether need to wear masks. And what protective measures should do when you indoor, do outdoor sports, on traffic, we had more specific suggestion for you.
10. Real-time photo with real-time air quality indices: real-time quality index can stamp on your real-time photo so that you can create a cool-looking photo with location information and air quality indices.
11. Multiple custom setting supported, user can adjust interface and features as prefered.
12. Share with friends: You can send current air quality data or your unique photo with location information and air quality index to Friend via Facebook, Twitter, Wechat, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo, SMS via Email.

Following countries and regions supported:
1. Aland Islands
2. Argentina
3. Australia
4. Austria
5. Belgium
6. Bolivia
7. Brazil
8. Brunei
9. Bulgaria
10. Canada
11. Chile
12. China
13. Colombia
14. Croatia
15. Cyprus
16. Czech Republic
17. Denmark
18. Ecuador
19. El Salvador
20. Finland
21. France
22. French Guiana
23. Germany
24. Gibraltar
25. Guadeloupe
26. Guatemala
27. Hong Kong
28. Hungary
29. India
30. Iran
31. Ireland
32. Israel
33. Japan
34. Liechtenstein
35. Lithuania
36. Luxembourg
37. Macau
38. Macedonia (FYROM)
39. Malaysia
40. Malta
41. Martinique
42. Mexico
43. Mongolia
44. New Caledonia
45. Norway
46. Peru
47. Philippines
48. Poland
49. Puerto Rico
50. Reunion
51. Romania
52. Russia
53. Serbia
54. Singapore
55. Slovakia
56. Slovenia
57. South Africa
58. South Korea
59. Spain
60. Sweden
61. Switzerland
62. Taiwan
63. Thailand
64. The Netherlands
65. Turkey
66. United Arab Emirates
67. United Kingdom
68. United States
69. Vietnam

## Key features

- Real-time air quality data for 3800+ cities
- Map and heatmap visualization
- Pollution alert notifications
- Historical air quality trends
- Personalized health advice
- Photo stamping with air quality data

## Recent user reviews (10 of 21)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/global-air-quality-real-time-air-quality-indices/id931171810/reviews.md

### 1/5 — China app, spies on you

*2018-05-20*

This app is likely from China and spies on you while you use the phone. Avoid (it only tells you Chinese air quality data)

### 2/5 — It's insists I'm 200 miles away

*2017-09-06*

For some reason when I look at the default "near me" reading, it's showing a city 200 miles away. When I try to add my actual closest city, it cascade through its (very poorly designed) city checker and again insists that I choose the same city 200 miles away. I want local results, not ones on the other side of the state!

### 2/5 — Cannot Delete Locations

*2017-06-25*

I like seeing the AQI of cities in the U.S. However, why is there no way to delete locations?  I added several of the Beijing districts and now I want to delete them. So, this app will be deleted until that is figured out.

### 2/5 — Not configurable enough

*2017-03-19*

I do not want the phone to detect my current location. I only want to choose which locations' air quality is displayed. But the first location listed seems to be automatically generated. It is NOT exactly my current location, and also the air quality info for that location is wrong. Please allow users to delete any location, including current location.

### 5/5 — Best best best!

*2017-01-27*

Best air quality app I've seen, looks so good! 
Thanks everyone

### 3/5 — Clunky and limited and lame

*2016-12-15*

Functionality is primitive. It looks like more time was spent on pretty than useful.  It has no ability that i found to create a list of favorite places so they have v to be looked up every time.  That's lame.

### 3/5 — Please fix!

*2016-10-10*

As other users have stated, please add the option to view other cities as the default and to add them to a list somewhere, like on the weather IPhone app...I need to few multiple cities and searching takes so long. Please add a search bar. Please also add averages for all days, not just the 00:00 measurement. This app is almost perfect.

### 4/5 — Good

*2016-08-18*

Works and shows similar numbers as some websites, but more cities need to be added to the data base.

### 3/5 — Worked decently until it just didn't

*2016-02-17*

I'm not sure what causes this app to work well then just quit randomly, but the interface is quite simple enough with a little complexity to it.  I would gladly continue to use it if they could simply fix the issues it is having.  It is far better than most Aqi apps out there, so I hope it is updated and bugs are fixed.  I will gladly give it a 5 star rating it can deserve.  Come on, guys!  Fix it!

### 1/5 — Limited functionality

*2016-01-20*

Can only select a monitoring station from the map, not search for a city. Cannot save this location. Does not offer an average across a city. In China the stations are only marked with Chinese characters, not pinyin.

## Frequently asked questions about Global Air Quality

### What countries and regions does Global Air Quality cover?

Global Air Quality provides data for over 3800 cities across 69 countries and regions. This includes major nations like the United States, China, India, and many others listed in the app's details.

### How does Global Air Quality display air quality information?

The app offers multiple ways to view air quality, including real-time indices for specific cities, a map view with zoomable city details, and a heatmap with 48-hour playback. It also provides rankings for countries and cities.

### Does Global Air Quality offer any health-related advice?

Yes, based on current air conditions, Global Air Quality provides healthy advice. This includes recommendations on outdoor sports suitability, mask usage, and specific protective measures for various situations like indoor activities, outdoor sports, and commuting.

### Can I see past air quality data with Global Air Quality?

Yes, Global Air Quality allows you to review historical air quality trends for up to the latest two months. You can check the distribution of air pollution indices during this period.

### Does Global Air Quality have ads?

No, Global Air Quality does not contain advertisements. It is a free application that provides air quality information without interruptions.

### What languages does Global Air Quality support?

Global Air Quality currently supports English, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese. This allows a wider range of users to access and understand the air quality data.

### How often is Global Air Quality updated?

The app was last updated on February 8, 2017, to version 2.3. While the last update was some time ago, the core functionality provides real-time data access.

### What is the user rating for Global Air Quality?

Global Air Quality has a rating of 1.6 stars based on 5 ratings. This indicates a mixed reception from its current user base.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3 — 2017-02-08

1. Support record the heatmap 48-hour playback as a video. User can record the air quality changes over the past two days and share it. 
2. New server added, greatly improved the access speed in Europe and America.
3. User can remove ads banner by in app purchase.

### 2.1 — 2017-01-16

1. New feature added: air pollution heatmap 48-hour playback. At the heatmap mode, user can replay the air quality changes over the past two days like a video.
2. Fixed unicode display problem when generating photo with air quality stamp.
3. Fixed issues on the air pollution notification.

### 2.0 — 2017-01-09

1. Redesigned the whole interface, support multiple color and live themes.
2. Change the homepage a list view, and user can customize the station in the list.
3. Able to show you the air quality indices with heatmap besides marker map.
4. Multiple custom setting supported, user can adjust interface and features as prefered.

### 1.3 — 2015-07-24

1. Optimized data communication protocol which enables data update more smoothly.
2. Fixed the data update lag in some cities and sites.
3. Added 15 countries and regions, more than 800 cities, and 2000 sites' monitoring data.
4. Updated background images, enhanced text readability, makes the text showing more clearly.

### 1.2 — 2014-12-08

1. Upgrade the social share module with more platform.
2. Fixed a bug in the photo module, removed the multiple layer in the photo.
3. More city air quality indices are added.

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