airCHeck vs Aare Guru
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
airCHeck
Check current air quality across Switzerland and Liechtenstein. View pollution levels, health effects, and protective advice for high pollution events.
- Real-time air quality checks
- Coverage of Switzerland and Liechtenstein
- Pollution index display
- Fine particle, ozone, and nitrogen dioxide data
- Health effects information
- Protective advice for high pollution
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*** airCHeck to know the current air quality all over Switzerland and Lichtenstein *** With airCHeck you can look up the current air quality in Switzerland an in the Principality of Liechtenstein. Maps and monitoring stations show it to you. In addition, airCHeck informs about the health effects and what one should be aware of in case of high air pollution. airCHeck • Informs about the current air quality at your location or in any other arbitrary site in Switzerland and Lichtenstein. • Shows the current air pollution index and fine particle, ozone and nitrogen dioxide concentrations. • Grants open access to the latest measurements of the cantonal monitoring stations and the national monitoring network. • Offers background information on formation and sources of the main air pollutants. • Tells about the health effects. • Gives some advice on how you can protect yourself in case of high air pollution.
Aare Guru
Get real-time temperature and water level data for the Aare river, along with a two-hour forecast. This app also provides daily weather predictions and precise sunrise/sunset times for specific locations.
- Real-time temperature
- Water level data
- Two-hour forecast
- Daily weather predictions
- Sunrise/sunset times
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Die Aktuelle Temperatur und Wassermenge und eine Prognose, wie die Aare Temperatur in zwei Stunden sein wird. Aare Guru liefert dir eine Wetterprognose für heute und die nächsten Tage. Die genaue Sonnenauf- und -untergangszeit für das Eichholz, das Marzili und die Lorraine Badi findest du ebenfalls. Best of Swiss Apps 2015: aare.guru gewinnt Gold in in der Kategorie «Young&Wild»!
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Verdict
airCHeck and Aare Guru are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
airCHeck ships an update every 5 months, Aare Guru every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | airCHeck | Aare Guru |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blackpoints AG | Reto Lehnherr |
Customer experience
airCHeck
Aare Guru
In-app purchases
airCHeck
No in-app purchases
Aare Guru
No in-app purchases
