Smog Selfie vs AirQualityMeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smog Selfie
This app uses your location to fetch current air quality data and applies augmented reality face filters that correspond to the pollution levels. It encourages users to be aware of and share the impact of air pollution.
- Real-time air quality index retrieval
- Location-based AR face filters
- Visualizes pollution impact
- Encourages awareness and sharing
- Privacy-focused face data handling
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Smog Selfie retrieves the "Air Quality Index" for your location and displays a set of corresponding AR face filters: Ready for a smog selfie. When we drive our gas guzzling cars, burn coal for electricity, or get on an airplane, we pollute the air. This makes it hard to stay healthy. It also contributes to climate change. Air pollution is getting worse everywhere. Check it. Face it. Share it. Any face data collected during the face tracking sessions is used only to position and display the selfie face filters. Face data is never stored or shared with any 3rd parties by the app.
AirQualityMeter
This app provides real-time air quality measurements and forecasts up to 24 hours in advance. It helps users manage their physical condition and prepare for allergies by notifying them of pollutants like PM2.5 and PM10. Location services enable automatic weather data acquisition for your current area.
- Real-time air pollutant notifications (PM2.5, PM10)
- 24-hour air pollution level forecast
- Global coverage
- Automatic location-based weather data
- Allergy countermeasure information
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We will inform you of the measurement of the air environment (air pollution) and the forecast up to 24 hours ahead. Please use it for daily physical condition management and allergy countermeasures. (If you enable location information, the weather information for your current location will be obtained automatically.) -Notify air pollutants such as PM2.5 and PM10 in real time! -You can check the air pollution level forecast up to 24 days later. -Can be used all over the world! You can use it in the same way outside your country of residence -Acquire real-time weather data from OpenWeatherMap
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Smog Selfie at none against AirQualityMeter's shown. Smog Selfie also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smog Selfie | AirQualityMeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Heiko Sacher | Yuta Endo |
Customer experience
Smog Selfie
AirQualityMeter
In-app purchases
Smog Selfie
No in-app purchases
AirQualityMeter
No in-app purchases
