Allergy Plus by Pollen.com vs Anthos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Allergy Plus by Pollen.com
This app provides location-specific, real-time allergy information, including forecasts for pollen, air quality, and weather. Users can receive notifications for allergy level changes and view 5-day forecasts. It offers in-depth details on local allergens and syncs with a leading allergy forecasting website.
- Location-specific allergy forecasts
- Real-time air quality and weather
- Allergy level change notifications
- 5-day forecast comparison
- In-depth allergen information
- Syncs with Pollen.com
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Allergy Plus is designed to improve how you understand and manage your allergies. Based on Pollen.com, an industry leading allergy forecasting website for the last 20 years, Allergy Plus provides location-specific, real time allergy information at your fingertips. · Get the latest allergy, air quality and weather forecasts across multiple locations · Receive notifications on forecasted allergy level changes in as many locations as you need · See a 5-day allergy and weather forecast side by side · Share forecasts easily to your friends and family · Review in-depth information on impactful allergens in your area · Completely synced with Pollen.com for the most accurate and up-to-date allergy information available Allergy Plus is a free app intended for your benefit. Currently for use in the continental US only. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Anthos at 100% against Allergy Plus by Pollen.com's 48%. Anthos also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Allergy Plus by Pollen.com's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Allergy Plus by Pollen.com sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Anthos sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Anthos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Allergy Plus by Pollen.com has 23K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Allergy Plus by Pollen.com's written reviews are positive against 100% of Anthos's.
Allergy Plus by Pollen.com ships an update every 3 weeks, Anthos weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Allergy Plus by Pollen.com | Anthos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (23K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IQVIA Inc. | Christopher Davidson |
Customer experience
Allergy Plus by Pollen.com
Anthos
Bugs and requests
Allergy Plus by Pollen.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- Watch app not working for some users
- Pollen data not updating correctly
- Allergy diary feature not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add mold and dust allergy tracking
- Improve Apple Watch app functionality
- Provide more detailed allergy history tracking
- Allow users to log their symptoms and triggers
Anthos
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Allergy Plus by Pollen.com
- Monthly Subscription$2.491 Month
- Seasonal Subscription$6.993 Months
- Annual Subscription$24.991 Year
Anthos
- Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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