Comparison

Breathable Air Quality Widget vs Where Now!

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

Head to head
About

Breathable Air Quality Widget

This app provides glanceable Air Quality Index (AQI) information and customizable widgets for various Apple devices. It helps users quickly understand local air pollution risks and make informed decisions about outdoor activities. Data is synced across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Glanceable AQI information
  • Customizable widgets
  • Historical AQI data tracking
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Multiple data source support
  • Location-based AQI
  • Emoji Scale for conditions
Features
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Air quality has become an increasing concern for many people around the globe. While stressing about it constantly isn't necessarily helpful, the goal of Breathable is to provide a quick, glanceable answer to a new daily question: Is it safe to go outside? Breathable is a free Air Quality Index (AQI) app and widgets for all of your devices, with support for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and macOS. Customize widgets, track and chart historical AQI data, visualize trends, and stay aware of the air pollution risks around you and your loved ones. Trends data is automatically synced between all of your devices using iCloud. Breathable uses AQI data from multiple worldwide services—IQAir.com, PurpleAir, The World Air Quality Index Project—as well as AirNow.gov in the US. All of these services offer free accounts and API access for personal use. Configure multiple services or just one. Set your preference for highest reading, highest reading PM2.5 only, or prefer a specific service’s findings. Across all services, Breathable uses the United States Air Quality Index model for values and band descriptions, so you can always understand the reading regardless of its source. Breathable can automatically fetch the air quality for your current location, or you can manually search for locations (postal code, place name, partial or full address) or select a point on the world map. Coordinates are only used to request AQI data and are NEVER shared with Karbon or any other third parties. Customize how your widgets look by selecting from our large list of fonts, toggling visibility of various data points, and use Breathable's Emoji Scale for a friendlier look at conditions. Customize Emoji Scale using one of our provided sets or choose your own emoji for each scale value. It’s easy to get started: Simply create your free API account(s), enable automatic location, customize your widgets, and add them to your device. API keys will automatically sync with iCloud, enabling a simple one-time API key setup across all of your devices. We wish Breathable didn't need to exist. Climate change is real and devastating, and we don't have much time left to stop it from becoming irreversible. Read. Get involved. Let's protect our planet and ourselves. You can read more about how Breathable is trying to help make a difference in the global fight against climate change by visiting breathable.app/impact.

About

Where Now!

Access real-time local weather information from NOAA and detailed bird data from Cornell University. Integrates with OpenAI for enhanced functionality. Available on Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad.

Highlights
  • Local weather data from NOAA
  • Bird data from Cornell University
  • OpenAI integration
  • Supports Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad
  • Real-time data updates
Features
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"Where Now!" displays local weather data from NOAA and bird data from Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology and Macauley Library. I have added OpenAI integration using https://github.com/MacPaw/OpenAI

Screenshots

Breathable Air Quality Widget4 screens
Where Now!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Breathable Air Quality Widget at Free against Where Now!'s $0.99. Breathable Air Quality Widget also leads on ratings volume (47 vs 2) and device support (5 vs 3). Where Now!'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 66%). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Breathable Air Quality Widget is free to download; Where Now! costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Where Now! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breathable Air Quality Widget has 47 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Breathable Air Quality Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Where Now!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breathable Air Quality Widget ships an update fortnightly, Where Now! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Breathable Air Quality Widget versus Where Now!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreathable Air Quality WidgetWhere Now!
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.2 (47 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarbonJonathan Lavallee Collins

Customer experience

Breathable Air Quality Widget

All ratings47 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral8.5%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative27.7%

Where Now!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Breathable Air Quality Widget

No in-app purchases

None

Where Now!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breathable Air Quality Widget free?
Breathable Air Quality Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Where Now! free?
Where Now! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Breathable Air Quality Widget or Where Now!?
Where Now! is rated higher. Breathable Air Quality Widget averages 4.2 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Where Now! averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Breathable Air Quality Widget or Where Now! have ads?
Neither Breathable Air Quality Widget nor Where Now! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Breathable Air Quality Widget or Where Now!?
Breathable Air Quality Widget ships an update fortnightly, and Where Now! every 2 days. Most recently, Breathable Air Quality Widget was updated on November 7, 2026 and Where Now! on November 4, 2026.

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