aha! Pollen vs mySWICA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
aha! Pollen
Get real-time pollen counts and forecasts for Switzerland. Receive personalized alerts for specific pollen types and regions, along with allergy management tips and offers from aha! Allergy Centre Switzerland.
- Real-time pollen counts
- Pollen forecasts
- Personalized push notifications
- Allergy management tips
- Offers from aha! Allergy Centre
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The «aha! Pollen» app informs you in real time about the current pollen count at your location in Switzerland and shows the levels for different pollen types. Thanks to real-time data, historical data and a 5-day forecast, you can better assess the pollen situation and plan your daily life more effectively. With a personal pollen profile, you receive push notifications when the level of a selected pollen type increases. The app also offers helpful information on pollen allergies, allergenic plants and how to deal with symptoms. The pollen information comes from the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss. aha! Swiss Allergy Centre is committed to supporting more than three million people in Switzerland who are affected by allergies, intolerances, asthma or skin conditions. The foundation provides information, advice and training, helping those affected achieve a better quality of life. More information is available at aha.ch and pollenundallergie.ch.
mySWICA
This app provides a digital customer portal for managing insurance. Users can access documents, view benefits, and contact their provider easily from anywhere. It offers secure login and a virtual insurance card for convenient access.
- Secure login with biometrics
- Organized dashboard
- Virtual insurance card
- Invoice scanning and upload
- Notification function for quick contact
- Access to personal data and documents
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mySWICA – the easy way to digitally manage your insurance With the mySWICA app, you can access and manage your insurance documents or contact SWICA at any time from anywhere. The key functions - Easy login with Touch ID or Face ID - Well-organised dashboard - Virtual insurance card - Overview of insurance products and benefits - Simple invoice scanning and upload to the photo gallery - Quick contact thanks to the notification function - Easy access to personal data and documents
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mySWICA at 4.4 against aha! Pollen's 4.0. mySWICA also leads on ratings volume (181 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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.
mySWICA holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySWICA has 181 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
aha! Pollen ships an update every 3 months, mySWICA every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | aha! Pollen | mySWICA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (181 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 181 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Stiftung aha! Allergiezentrum Schweiz | SWICA Krankenversicherung AG |
Customer experience
aha! Pollen
mySWICA
In-app purchases
aha! Pollen
No in-app purchases
mySWICA
No in-app purchases









