PollenPulse vs Pollenix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PollenPulse
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Know what's in the air before you step outside. PollenPulse gives you real-time pollen forecasts for your exact location – powered by Google's Pollen API. Whether you suffer from tree, grass, or weed allergies, PollenPulse keeps you one step ahead. Features: • Real-time pollen index for your location • 3 pollen categories: Trees, Grasses, Weeds • Personal index based on your allergens • Daily recommendation based on current levels • Interactive pollen heatmap (Premium) • 5-day forecast (Premium) • Morning briefing via push notification (Premium) • Season calendar showing which species bloom when • Available in English and German Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pollenix
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Real-time pollen counts and 5-day forecasts for your exact location. Track tree, grass, and weed pollen, get peak-day alerts, log symptoms. Built for hay fever sufferers. Check the current pollen count, plan around the daily peak, and log how you feel to spot patterns over time. Pollenix is designed to be the first app you check every morning during allergy season. FREE FEATURES - Real-time pollen levels for your current location - 5-day pollen forecast with daily breakdown - Tree, grass and weed pollen categories - Symptom logging with severity tracking - Save multiple locations - GPS current location detection - Smart daily notifications - Clean, modern design POLLENIX PREMIUM (paid subscription, required to remove ads) - Removes all in-app advertising for a clean, uninterrupted forecast - Monthly: £1.99 / month (1 month auto-renewing) - Yearly: £9.99 / year (1 year auto-renewing, best value — saves over 58% vs monthly) Pollenix itself is free to use — Pollenix Premium is an optional in-app subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID on confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Data is stored locally on your device. No account required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://maddisys.co.uk/terms Privacy Policy: https://maddisys.co.uk/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PollenPulse at none against Pollenix's shown. Pollenix's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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
Both are free to download. PollenPulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Pollenix sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PollenPulse ships an update every 5 days, Pollenix every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PollenPulse | Pollenix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucas Edelmann | Maddisys Limited |
In-app purchases
PollenPulse
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pollen Pulse Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
Pollenix
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Pollenix Premium Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
