Comparison

myENV vs Blue Map

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

Head to head
About

myENV

Access comprehensive environmental, water, and food safety information for Singapore. Receive real-time alerts for weather, air quality, dengue, and water disruptions. Report feedback directly to relevant agencies.

Highlights
  • Weather alerts and forecasts
  • Air quality (PSI & PM2.5)
  • Dengue cluster locations
  • Hawker centre search
  • Food safety alerts and recalls
  • Environmental situation alerts
  • Water disruption updates
  • Feedback reporting
Currently charting
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myENV is a one-stop platform for information on environment, water services and food safety in Singapore. It provides a comprehensive suite of information and services from the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) which covers weather, air quality, dengue hot spots, water level, flood, water disruption, hawker centre, food hygiene, and recycling. Users can also report feedback to MSE and its agencies through this app. • Access updated information on Singapore’s weather and receive push-notification alerts when heavy rain occurs • View latest PSI & hourly PM2.5 information • Locate dengue clusters • Search for hawker centre • View the food alerts and recall related information • Obtain useful food hygiene related information such as Food Establishment Hygiene Grades and list of licensed food caterers • Get alerted on environmental situations such as earthquake, drain water level, flash floods, lightning and haze • View the water supply disruption information • Convenience of providing feedback to NEA, PUB and SFA • Save locations and personalise the relevant information you wish to see for each location myENV app will need access to certain features on your phone for the following reasons: Calendar This allows myENV to provide you more accurate information events, alerting you on weather and environmental conditions before your event Location Allowing myENV to use location will allow the app to serve you location-specific information (e.g weather, dengue) Location When In Use Allowing myENV to use location will allow the app to serve you location-specific information (e.g weather, dengue) Location Always and When In Use This allows myENV to use your location to understand your location patterns, so we can provide you more accurate suggestions based on your locations Photos/Media/Files Allow you to save photographs taken with myENV app in your phone and to attach them when you file a report to NEA/PUB/SFA Camera Access the phone's camera if you wish to attach a photograph while making a Report to NEA/PUB/SFA Microphone Required to record videos

About

Blue Map

Access global environmental data, including air and water quality, corporate emissions, and ecological information. Participate in environmental protection by reporting pollution, sharing data, and tracking your low-carbon actions. Visualize environmental conditions with interactive maps and receive AI-driven insights and health alerts.

Highlights
  • Real-time environmental quality data
  • Corporate emissions and performance tracking
  • Public pollution reporting and action
  • Interactive environmental maps
  • AI-powered data insights
  • Personalized health and environmental alerts
Features
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Blue Map: Your Mobile Portal for Environmental Transparency, Oversight, and Participation We aggregate corporate environmental data, emissions, air/water quality, and ecological info to build a platform where everyone can participate in protecting our planet. 【Data at Your Fingertips】 • Environmental Quality: Real-time air quality in 380 cities & water quality from 1,900+ stations. • Corporate Emissions: Track real-time discharges of 9,000+ air/water polluters. • Corporate Performance: Monitor 6.6M+ enterprises with 1.7M+ violation records. • Carbon Data: Access corporate and regional emissions data for low-carbon action. 【Public Participation】 • Micro-Reporting: Submit pollution leads and track progress, driving thousands of industrial firms to respond and reduce emissions. • One-Key Sharing: Instantly share data on social media, @ authorities to drive action. • Fingertip Environmentalism: Report issues, observe waste sorting, join eco-surveys, log low-carbon acts, and check product footprints with "Carbon-EZ-Check." 【Visual & Interactive Maps】 • 48-Hr Minute-Level Maps: Hourly forecasts for air quality, wind, rain, and typhoons. • Multi-Dimensional Maps: View air/water quality, emissions, corporate records, species distribution, and global solar data in layered visuals. 【AI & Health Features】 • AI Insights: Get plain-English explanations of complex environmental data. • Health Care: Receive alerts for masks, ventilation, air quality, pollen, and outdoor exercise, with personalized risk assessments. Blue Map makes the environment visible and turns your actions into a force for change. 【Honors】 The Blue Map App is developed by the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), a Beijing-based non-profit. Since 2006, IPE has built open environmental data platforms to drive corporate green transformation and improve governance. Awards include: • 2012: Goldman Environmental Prize; 3rd China Soft Science Award. • 2014: Selected for Beijing's first "Green Environmental Protection Theme App." • 2016: Public Participation & Innovation Award (IFCE). • 2017: Founding Member & Vice Chair, Green Consumption and Supply Chain Alliance. • 2018: Vice Chair, China Green Supply Chain Alliance. • 2020: Founding Member, Green Finance Committee (MIIT). • Mar 2023: National award for COVID-19 community guideline research. • Jul 2023: Outstanding Partner, "Whole Value Chain Model for Plastic Pollution Governance" (All-China Environment Federation). • Mar 2024: Council Member, All-China Environment Federation (5-year term). • Jul 2024: Partner, "Swift Action" Tech Initiative (Chaoyang District). 【Contact】 • Website: https://www.ipe.org.cn • Weibo: http://weibo.com/u/5042247906 • Tel: 010-67189470 ext. 8001 【Thanks】 To everyone tracking pollution, monitoring haze, and sharing forecasts—thank you!

Screenshots

myENV4 screens
Blue Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blue Map at 5.0 against myENV's 4.1. Blue Map also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 35%). myENV's advantage is ratings volume (305 vs 2) and chart position (#161 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blue Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myENV has 305 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of myENV's written reviews are positive against 64% of Blue Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myENV ships an update monthly, Blue Map every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
myENV versus Blue Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyENVBlue Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (305 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.9% of reviews64.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings305 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#161 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size294 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNational Environment Agency北京市朝阳区公众环境研究中心

Customer experience

myENV

All ratings305 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative18.0%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative53.0%

Blue Map

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral13.2%
Negative22.4%

Bugs and requests

myENV

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Falsely labels devices as jailbroken
  • Satellite images not displaying
  • Heat map feature not working
  • Data showing as temporarily unavailable
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  • App unresponsive after latest updates
  • GPS fails to locate correct position
  • Notification badge permanently stuck
  • Photo upload function in Make Report broken
  • Duplicate cancel buttons
  • Rain animation not real-time
  • Incompatible with iOS 16.4, 16.5, and other versions
  • No connection errors despite active internet
  • Version check notification shows incorrectly
  • Alerts not saving properly
  • Do Not Disturb function not working
  • Unable to add locations (error messages)
  • App hangs when adding locations

Requested features

13 requests
  • Extended forecast timeline (multiple hours ahead)
  • Wind speed and direction display
  • Multiple overlay combinations (lightning + storm together)
  • iOS widget support
  • Apple Watch complications
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  • Ability to save multiple locations
  • Longer satellite animation timeline
  • Real-time rain animation
  • Push notifications for severe weather alerts
  • Simplified, cleaner interface with less clutter
  • Default location selection
  • Offline functionality
  • Better map visibility with less data overlay

Blue Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myENV

No in-app purchases

None

Blue Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myENV free?
myENV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blue Map free?
Blue Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myENV or Blue Map?
Blue Map is rated higher. myENV averages 4.1 out of 5 from 305 ratings, while Blue Map averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do myENV or Blue Map have ads?
Neither myENV nor Blue Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myENV or Blue Map?
myENV ships an update monthly, and Blue Map every 2 weeks. Most recently, myENV was updated on October 18, 2026 and Blue Map on October 17, 2026.

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