EPA AIRNow vs Meduseo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EPA AIRNow
Access current and forecasted air quality data for any location. Plan your activities and protect your health with easy-to-read Air Quality Index (AQI) information. Store multiple locations for quick checks.
- Current AQI display
- Forecasted air quality
- Location-based AQI
- Store multiple locations
- Health protection planning
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EPA's AirNow mobile app provides a simple interface for quickly checking current and forecast air quality information for planning daily activities and protecting your health. The app automatically displays the current AQI (Air Quality Index) for your local area or any area you wish to check, and allows you to store multiple areas for quick reference.
Meduseo
Get real-time updates on jellyfish presence at beaches to avoid unpleasant surprises. Visualize jellyfish density on a map with color-coded indicators and contribute your own sightings to the community.
- Real-time jellyfish presence data
- Color-coded map visualization
- User-submitted jellyfish reports
- Updated every 4 hours
- Year-round availability
- Search by city
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Tired of arriving on a beach to realize that it is full of jellyfish? Impossible to swim, in short a spoiled moment! With Meduseo, the jellyfish weather, find out in real time about the presence of jellyfish on the beaches. You only have to enter the name of the city to access the information. The data is presented in the form of bubbles on the map going from yellow to red: - No color: no jellyfish reported - Yellow: Rare jellyfish (you may come across one isolated, no risk for swimming) - Orange: Some jellyfish (swimming may be possible, but be careful) - Red: Many jellyfish (we do not recommend swimming) The base is updated every 4 hours for France, Spain, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand. Meduseo uses a unique algorithm, specifically developed for this theme making data available in summer but also throughout the year! You can also report the presence of jellyfish on beaches directly from the application and thus share your observations with the community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meduseo at 81% against EPA AIRNow's 27%. Meduseo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). EPA AIRNow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (578 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Meduseo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EPA AIRNow has 578 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of EPA AIRNow's written reviews are positive against 81% of Meduseo's.
EPA AIRNow ships an update every 5 weeks, Meduseo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EPA AIRNow | Meduseo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (578 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 578 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #204 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) | Jeremy Deverdun |
Customer experience
EPA AIRNow
Meduseo
Bugs and requests
EPA AIRNow
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when accessing details
- Locations not showing up
- Data not updating consistently
- Incompatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add notification alerts for poor air quality
- Improve map functionality and coverage
- Allow customization of locations and settings
- Provide more detailed air quality data
- Increase update frequency
Meduseo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EPA AIRNow
No in-app purchases
Meduseo
No in-app purchases
