Comparison

AQeye vs Anthos

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AQeye

Provides easy-to-read, color-coded air quality information from government sources. Helps users understand pollutant levels and their potential effects, especially from events like wildfires.

Highlights
  • Color-coded air quality indicators
  • Pollutant information
  • Wildfire effect tracking
  • Data from government agencies (EPA)
  • Easy-to-read format
Features
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"If you breathe, you probably care." Thirteen years ago, air quality information wasn't accessible except in legacy media... then came AQeye to bring these conditions and readings to everyday people. It's kept its purpose over the last decade+ while improving the at-a-glance understandability for anyone who breathes; from basic colors to text, to individual pollutant readings, there's depth for just about anyone, no degree in Public Health required. Data is sourced from reputable providers (primarily public health organizations when available).

About

Anthos

This app learns your personal allergy triggers and provides daily air quality and pollen forecasts. It offers personalized alerts, symptom tracking, and insights into how environmental factors affect your well-being.

Highlights
  • Personalized pollen thresholds
  • AI daily air quality briefing
  • Apple Health integration for symptom correlation
  • 7-day personal forecast
  • 15 tracked allergens and mold
  • Smart notifications for triggers
  • Symptom and medication logging
Features
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Try Anthos free for 7 days — no payment until you decide. Anthos doesn't just tell you the pollen count. It learns the exact pollen count where YOUR body starts reacting — then warns you when conditions cross your personal limit. WHAT MAKES ANTHOS DIFFERENT ◆ Your Personal Threshold — After a week of logging how you feel, Anthos calculates the precise pollen count where your symptoms begin. Today's count is shown next to your personal limit, so you know instantly if you're in safe territory or trouble. Confidence grows as you log more days. ◆ AI Daily Reading — A personalized morning briefing that explains how today's air affects your day, in plain language. ◆ Body Decoder — Connect Apple Health to see how your sleep, HRV, and resting heart rate line up with your symptom days (with your permission). ◆ Tomorrow's You — Your personal 7-day outlook, built from your own logged history. ◆ Anthos Score — One number (1–100) that combines pollen, air quality, and weather into a single glanceable metric. ◆ 15 Tracked Allergens — Oak, Birch, Grass, Ragweed, Cedar, Maple, Ash, Cottonwood, Alder, Olive, Hazel, Pine, Elm, Mugwort, and Mold. ◆ Safe to Open Windows? — A simple YES or NO with context and timing suggestions. ◆ Best Day This Week — Highlights the lowest pollen day in your 5-day forecast. ◆ Cross-Reactivity Alerts — When Birch pollen is high, get a heads-up about apples, cherries, and hazelnuts (oral allergy syndrome). ◆ Personal Triggers — After a week of logging, Anthos shows which allergens line up with your worst symptom days. ◆ Storm Surge — A heads-up when thunderstorm conditions can trigger sudden pollen-burst reactions. ◆ Pollutant Breakdown — See PM2.5, Ozone, NO₂, SO₂, and CO levels individually. ◆ Wildfire Smoke Detection — Alerts when particulate matter suggests smoke in the air. ◆ Smart Notifications — 9 alert types including per-allergen spikes, ozone warnings, thunderstorm pollen bursts, and barometric pressure drops. ◆ Symptom Logging — Track sneezing, itchy eyes, congestion, and fatigue daily. ◆ Medication Tracker — Log the medications you already take (personal log only). ◆ 30-Day Summary Export — One-tap symptom history to share with your healthcare provider. ◆ Shareable Daily Card — Branded card sized for Instagram Stories. ◆ Home Screen Widgets — Small, medium, and lock screen widgets. ◆ Siri Shortcut — "Hey Siri, how's my pollen today?" ◆ Season Countdown — Know when ragweed season starts and how many days are left in grass season. PRIVACY Your location is used only to fetch local pollen, air quality, and weather data. Your symptom logs and medication entries stay on your device. To write your AI Daily Reading, Anthos sends your allergen profile and local conditions to Anthropic's Claude. If you turn on Apple Health features, the health signals you choose (sleep, HRV, resting heart rate) and your symptom-based thresholds are included only with your explicit, separate consent — never used to train AI models, and deleted within 30 days. You can revoke consent anytime in Settings. Anthos is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. SUBSCRIPTION 7-day free trial, then $3.99/month or $29.99/year (save 37%). Payment is charged to your Apple Account after the free trial unless canceled at least 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms: https://anthosair.com/terms Privacy: https://anthosair.com/privacy

Screenshots

AQeye3 screens
Anthos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Anthos at 100% against AQeye's 50%. Anthos also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). AQeye's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (38 vs 3). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Anthos sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. AQeye asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anthos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AQeye has 38 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of AQeye's written reviews are positive against 100% of Anthos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AQeye ships an update every 13 months, Anthos weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
AQeye versus Anthos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAQeyeAnthos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (38 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrad BrightonChristopher Davidson

Customer experience

AQeye

All ratings39 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Anthos

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AQeye

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Anthos

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is AQeye free?
AQeye is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anthos free?
Anthos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AQeye or Anthos?
Anthos is rated higher. AQeye averages 4.7 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Anthos averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do AQeye or Anthos have ads?
Neither AQeye nor Anthos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AQeye or Anthos?
AQeye ships an update every 13 months, and Anthos weekly. Most recently, AQeye was updated on October 21, 2026 and Anthos on October 24, 2026.

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