AuroraPulse vs Pollens World
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AuroraPulse
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Will you see the northern lights tonight? AuroraPulse answers with one number: your chance, from where you are, right now. YOUR CHANCE, NOT JUST A KP AuroraPulse combines the planetary Kp index with your geomagnetic latitude, the cloud above you and how dark the sky is. A high Kp means little under an overcast sky or at noon, and the app says so. LIVE AURORA MAP See the auroral oval from NOAA's OVATION model on a real map, where you stand in relation to it, and which way to look. FORECAST • 3-day Kp forecast with the windows when aurora could reach you • 27-day outlook for planning a trip • Compare a destination: what Kp it needs and the cloud forecast ALERTS THAT RESPECT YOU • One evening notice when aurora is forecast for your location • Optional alert 30 minutes before the peak • Geomagnetic storm and Earth-directed CME alerts, filtered to what can be seen at your latitude SPACE WEATHER, EXPLAINED Solar wind speed, Bz, X-ray flares, sunspot number and active NOAA storm bulletins, with a guide that explains what each number means. WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITY Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Live Activity when aurora is possible, and Siri: "What's the aurora forecast in AuroraPulse?" COMMUNITY SIGHTINGS See recent reports near you and add your own. A sighting shares an approximate location (about 10 km), never your exact position. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no tracking, no sign-up. Your location is used on your device; weather requests use it rounded to about 1 km. Data: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, NASA DONKI, Open-Meteo.
Pollens World
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Pollens World shows pollen risk anywhere in the world, with no Google, no account and no ads. • 20 allergens tracked worldwide: 18 pollens (grass, birch, oak, olive, alder, hazel, ash, pine, poplar, mugwort, ragweed, pigweed, cypress, cecropia, urticaceae, casuarina, mulberry, plane) and 2 mould spores (Alternaria, Cladosporium), a common cause of summer rhinitis that feels exactly like hay fever. • Clear risk gauge (0 to 100) and the day's dominant taxon. • 3-day trend. • Interactive world map: tap anywhere for the local risk. • Allergy profile and personalised alerts based on your sensitivities. Transparent reliability: in Europe, calibrated Copernicus CAMS data ("Calibrated"); elsewhere and for unmeasured taxa, a scientific weather-model estimate ("Estimated"). Privacy-first: your profile, favourites and settings stay on your device. No account, no tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pollens World at every 5 days against AuroraPulse's every 11 days. Pollens World also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AuroraPulse ships an update every 11 days, Pollens World every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AuroraPulse | Pollens World |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christine Martin | CYRIL LEGER |
In-app purchases
AuroraPulse
No in-app purchases
Pollens World
No in-app purchases









