Pollen Buddy vs Rawdogging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pollen Buddy
Track your allergy symptoms and receive daily pollen forecasts. Understand your allergy patterns with trend analysis and integrate your data with Apple Health. Get personalized health tips based on local conditions.
- Daily pollen forecasts for trees, grass, and weeds
- Symptom journal with 12 trackable symptoms
- Trend analysis with heatmaps and charts
- Apple Health integration
- Home screen widgets
- Siri Shortcuts for hands-free use
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Breathe easier with Pollen Buddy — your personal allergy tracker and pollen forecast. Allergy season doesn't have to catch you off guard. Pollen Buddy gives you daily pollen forecasts, a symptom journal backed by Apple Health, and trend charts that help you understand your allergy patterns over time. DAILY POLLEN FORECAST Get location-based pollen reports covering tree, grass, and weed levels with readings for 50+ individual plants. See what's in season, which plants are most active, and get health tips tailored to today's conditions. SYMPTOM JOURNAL Log how you're feeling each day. Rate your day (Great, So-So, or Rough), then track 13 symptoms — from sinus congestion and coughing to fatigue and sleep changes — with four severity levels. Add notes to capture anything else. TREND ANALYSIS Spot patterns with powerful visual tools: • Allergy calendar heatmap — see good and bad days at a glance • Pollen vs. symptom charts — compare how you felt against pollen levels • Scatter plots — discover which pollen levels trigger your worst days • Top symptoms ranking — know which symptoms hit you hardest APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Every symptom you log syncs to Apple Health, keeping your allergy data alongside the rest of your health records. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Three widget sizes put today's pollen levels on your Home Screen. See tree, grass, and weed readings without opening the app. SIRI SHORTCUTS Ask Siri for your pollen report or log symptoms hands-free. Perfect for mornings when you need a quick check. BACKGROUND UPDATES Fresh pollen data every morning — Pollen Buddy fetches your forecast in the background so it's ready when you are. PRIVACY FIRST Your symptom logs and health data stay on your device and in your iCloud. We never see or share your personal information. — Built by a small indie team. Questions or ideas? Reach us at hello@naturallyinviting.com — your feedback shapes what we build next. Pollen Buddy is designed for informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns. Access to Pollen Buddy features requires a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.willbrandin.me/privacy-policy
Rawdogging
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Rawdogging is a one feature app designed to help you do something that has become surprisingly rare: absolutely nothing. In a world where every spare minute gets filled with scrolling, checking, and reacting, Rawdogging gives you a clear boundary. When you start a session, your apps are fully blocked. The only thing you can still receive are phone calls. No feeds. No messages. No quick checks. Just you and your thoughts. Choose 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, or set a custom duration. If you really want to challenge yourself, you can go further. You could rawdog for days. It is entirely up to you. There are no streaks and no pressure to perform. Rawdogging is not about optimizing your life. It is about consciously stepping away from constant digital input and giving your mind space to reset. To keep things interesting, the app shows simple stats you can check anytime. Total time rawdogged. Longest session. Personal milestones. Nothing competitive, just a quiet way to see how often you choose stillness. By blocking everything completely, the decision is already made. You do not rely on willpower in the moment. You commit once and let the silence do its work. Rawdogging is built around one simple idea: when nothing competes for your attention, clarity follows. Pricing Rawdogging offers a 5 day free trial. After that, you can unlock the full app with a one time payment of $1.99. No subscriptions. No recurring charges. Pay once and use it for life. Privacy Policy https://github.com/boazvdp/PRIVACYPOLICYRAWDOGGING/blob/main/README.md Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Rawdogging at 17.6 against Pollen Buddy's 26.0. 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. Pollen Buddy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Rawdogging sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pollen Buddy | Rawdogging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naturally Inviting, LLC | Boaz van der Pot |
In-app purchases
Pollen Buddy
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Family Yearly$29.991 Year
Rawdogging
- Rawdogging Lifetime$1.99









