Comparison

Workout Wanderer vs Pollen

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

Head to head
About

Workout Wanderer

Features
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Workout Wanderer turns the workouts already in Apple Health into interactive route maps, then shows you where on the route you sped up, climbed, pushed your heart rate or lost your form. Workout Wanderer doesn't record workouts. Keep using Apple Watch or your favorite workout app: anything that saves workouts to Apple Health shows up here. HEAT MAPS ON YOUR ROUTE Eight heat maps color the route itself: • Heart rate, by zone • Pace • Grade-adjusted pace • Elevation • Cadence • Running power • Vertical oscillation • Effort, from power and body weight On iPad, drag the legend anywhere on the map, and it remembers its spot for each heat map. DEEP WORKOUT ANALYSIS • Kilometer or mile splits with pace, heart rate, elevation and cadence, with your best and worst splits highlighted • Elevation profile and pace chart • Time in each heart-rate zone, based on your age or a maximum heart rate you set • Compare workouts side by side: performance, heart rate, power, route similarity and insights TRENDS AND PERSONAL RECORDS Workout Wanderer analyzes your whole workout history on your device and follows your trends for each activity. Personal records include longest distance, fastest 5K, fastest 10K, most elevation gain and fastest average pace. EVERY ROUTE ON ONE MAP See all your routes together, then pick one to dig in. NOTES, FAVORITES AND EXPORT • Add a note to any workout • Favorite the workouts you keep coming back to • Filter your history by activity, date, distance and favorites • Export a workout as GPX, CSV or JSON, or share a route summary WIDGETS AND SIRI • Home Screen widgets for your last workout and this week's totals • Ask Siri "What was my last workout in Workout Wanderer?", "Show my week in Workout Wanderer" or "Show my records in Workout Wanderer", or have it open your last route BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD On iPad, browse your history in the sidebar while the map and workout details sit side by side. ACCESSIBLE VoiceOver labels throughout, support for large text sizes, and Reduce Motion respected. Available in English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Spanish, in kilometers or miles. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your workouts are analyzed on your device • No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking • Read-only access to Apple Health: Workout Wanderer never writes to or changes your Health data Works best with GPS workouts such as runs, walks, hikes and rides. Heart rate, cadence, power and vertical oscillation appear when your devices recorded them.

About

Pollen

Gain control over your allergies with intelligent insights and real-time forecasts. Track your symptoms to identify patterns and understand how environmental factors affect your well-being. Make informed decisions to feel better every day.

Highlights
  • Real-time pollen forecasts
  • Symptom logging
  • Allergy trends and insights
  • Environmental impact analysis
  • Personalized health management
Features
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Breathe smarter with Pollen Sense. Pollen Sense helps you take control of your allergies with intelligent insights, real-time forecasts, and easy symptom tracking — all in one simple app. Whether you’re struggling with seasonal allergies or just want to understand how pollen impacts your day, Pollen Sense make sense of your environment and your health. Key Features: Real-Time Pollen Forecasts — Get live pollen levels in your area to plan your day and avoid high-exposure times. Symptom Tracking — Log your daily allergy symptoms and identify patterns over time. Trends & Insights — Visualize your allergy history and discover how weather and environment affect your well-being. Whether you’re at home, work, or outdoors, Pollen Sense helps you understand your allergies, make smarter decisions, and feel better every day.

Screenshots

Workout Wanderer4 screens
Pollen3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pollen at Free against Workout Wanderer's $1.99. On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pollen is free to download; Workout Wanderer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Workout Wanderer versus Pollen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout WandererPollen
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWesley MatlockAnoop Bansal

In-app purchases

None

Workout Wanderer

No in-app purchases

None

Pollen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workout Wanderer free?
Workout Wanderer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pollen free?
Pollen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Workout Wanderer or Pollen have ads?
Neither Workout Wanderer nor Pollen shows ads.

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