Comparison

Pollen Wise vs Air Quality & Pollen Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Pollen Wise

This app provides real-time pollen counts and hourly allergen reports using data from a network of advanced sensors. Users can customize the app to focus on their specific allergens and track symptoms over time. It helps plan outdoor activities and avoid seasonal allergy triggers.

Highlights
  • Hourly allergen reports
  • Customizable allergen focus
  • Real-time pollen counts
  • Allergen journal with symptom logging
  • Advanced sensor data analysis
  • Historical data access (subscription)
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Pollen Wise has reached version 5! We've been hard at work transforming data from the network of Pollen Sense sensors into a model that includes greatly improved forecasting. Own Your Seasonal Allergies with Pollen Wise! Using a robust network of sensors around the United States and select other countries, Pollen Wise provides up-to-date pollen counts to help users mitigate allergens and avoid seasonal allergy symptoms. Customize Pollen Wise to put emphasis on the allergens that impact you the most, while still seeing levels across categories! Pollen Wise is the only seasonal allergy app providing hourly allergen reports! Competing apps either use counts from yesterday or various other algorithms based on daily counts. The advanced Automated Particle Sensor (APS) by Pollen Sense uses AI image processing to analyze images taken via a microscope to identify and classify allergens down to individual species. Particularly sensitive to Ragweed? Pollen Wise has you covered! Specific trees during tree season have your nose running? APS sensors find those too! Airborne particulate levels can vary dramatically through the day! With Pollen Wise, you can see an up-to-date snapshot of allergens nearby and better plan your outside time. The allergen journal feature allows you to log your symptoms to later see snapshots of your symptoms and allergen levels at that time. Please consult with a specialist if you suffer from seasonal allergies. As airborne particulate levels are impacted by weather conditions, levels can change dramatically. While many features of Pollen Wise are free, some features require a subscription (Pollen Wise Plus). Unlock access to more historical data, an upgraded journal experience, home/lock screen widgets, and more with Pollen Wise Plus!

About

Air Quality & Pollen Tracker

Monitor real-time air quality and pollen levels with this app. Get current weather updates, detailed pollution data, and health recommendations based on your local conditions. Discover rankings of polluted cities worldwide.

Highlights
  • Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI)
  • Pollen Index (UPI) with health recommendations
  • Current weather information
  • Detailed air pollution parameters
  • Rankings of polluted cities
  • Customizable home screen appearance
Features
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The great outdoors offers a world of adventure and relaxation. But the weather can sometimes play a crucial role in determining the success of your outdoor activities. Knowing and using weather forecasts can greatly improve your outdoor experiences, whether it’s a hike, a picnic with kids, or any other activity. If you need to be careful about what you’re breathing outside, this app will give you the useful information. - Air Quality and Pollen Tracker app provides accurate and real-time air quality index (AQI), air pollution and weather updates from the nearest air quality monitoring station to your current location. - By connecting to Google's Pollen Data source, this app also displays Universal Pollen Index (UPI) that helps assess the risk of pollen exposure based on various factors for people allergic or sensitive to pollen. Best features: - Real-time air quality index (AQI) - Current weather info in your area include 'feels-like' temperature, wind speed, visibility, UV Index, Dew Point, Humidity - Show Pollen Details Screen with 6 levels of pollen for all plant and pollen types. Depend on each level, we show the health recommendations. - A detail screen contains all parameters of air pollution like PM10, Sulfur dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) ... - Rankings of the most polluted cities in your country and 100 most polluted cities in the world. - Easy to change the background color, text color for the home screen Notes: AQI Data provided by World Air Quality Index Project (waqi.info and aqicn.org) Weather info provided by Apple Weather Pollen data provided by Google Pollen API

Screenshots

Pollen Wise4 screens
Air Quality & Pollen Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pollen Wise at weekly against Air Quality & Pollen Tracker's every 2 months. Pollen Wise also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 78) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Pollen Wise sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Air Quality & Pollen Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pollen Wise against 4.6 for Air Quality & Pollen Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pollen Wise has 1.1K ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Pollen Wise's written reviews are positive against 50% of Air Quality & Pollen Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pollen Wise ships an update weekly, Air Quality & Pollen Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pollen Wise versus Air Quality & Pollen Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPollen WiseAir Quality & Pollen Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.1K ratings)4.6 (78 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better78
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB27 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPollen SenseDo Tri

Customer experience

Pollen Wise

All ratings1,073 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Air Quality & Pollen Tracker

All ratings78 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Pollen Wise

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Incorrect pollen level reporting
  • Syncing and loading issues
  • Unreliable sensor data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more sensor locations
  • Provide sensor distance information
  • Improve data accuracy and consistency
  • Offer more affordable subscription options
  • Maintain high-quality free version

Air Quality & Pollen Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pollen Wise

Subscriptions4
  • Pollen Wise Plus$4.991 Month
  • Pollen Wise Elite$8.991 Month
  • Pollen Wise Plus (Yearly)$49.991 Year
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  • Pollen Wise Elite (Yearly)$69.991 Year
1 purchases

Air Quality & Pollen Tracker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$9.99

Questions

Is Pollen Wise free?
Pollen Wise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Air Quality & Pollen Tracker free?
Air Quality & Pollen Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pollen Wise or Air Quality & Pollen Tracker?
Air Quality & Pollen Tracker is rated higher. Pollen Wise averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Air Quality & Pollen Tracker averages 4.6 from 78 ratings.
Do Pollen Wise or Air Quality & Pollen Tracker have ads?
Neither Pollen Wise nor Air Quality & Pollen Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pollen Wise or Air Quality & Pollen Tracker?
Pollen Wise ships an update weekly, and Air Quality & Pollen Tracker every 2 months. Most recently, Pollen Wise was updated on November 6, 2026 and Air Quality & Pollen Tracker on November 8, 2026.

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