Comparison

Pollenix vs Meadow

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

Head to head
About

Pollenix

Features
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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. Pollenix uses daily pollen forecasts from the Google Pollen API. It shows an overall level from Very Low to Very High, a breakdown into tree, grass and weed pollen, and the plants behind each level, such as birch, oak, grasses or ragweed, where your area reports them. FEATURES - Today's pollen level for your current location - 5-day pollen forecast with a daily breakdown - Tree, grass and weed pollen, with the plants behind each level - Save up to 5 places, such as home and work - Symptom log: sneezing, itchy eyes, congestion, runny nose and headache, with a severity from 1 to 5. Each entry keeps that place's pollen level at the time, so you can look back at how you felt on high-pollen days - Apple Watch app with today's level, the top pollens and a 3-day outlook, plus a complication showing today's pollen level Pollen forecasts cover many countries but not everywhere; coverage depends on Google's data. FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PREMIUM Every feature above is free. The free version shows a banner ad on the Home screen. Pollenix Premium is an optional auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly, that removes the ad. The price for your country is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple ID account settings. Your symptom log is stored on your device. No account needed. Pollenix gives general information about pollen levels. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose or treat any condition. Talk to a pharmacist or doctor about your symptoms. Terms of Use: https://revanta.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://revanta.app/privacy

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Meadow

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The symptom diary you bring to your doctor. You get ten minutes with your GP. Meadow makes sure you walk in with the record — not a vague memory of a bad few months — so you can spend those minutes adjusting what you're taking instead of reconstructing the last six months. ONE TAP, WITH THE TIME Most trackers only let you log a hot flash "today". If you get them twice an hour, a daily tick box tells you nothing. Meadow records the moment — one tap in the app or on a home screen widget, without opening anything — and your Lock Screen shows the count at a glance. Then it charts them by hour of the day - the chart your doctor can use. 31 SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING THE ONES NOBODY ELSE TRACKS Ordered by what women actually report, not by textbook. Anxiety is first. Hot flashes are third. Anxiety and panic · insomnia and 3am waking · hot flashes · brain fog · itching and crawling skin · low mood · histamine and allergy flares · gut and bloating · fatigue · rage, as its own thing rather than "mood" · headaches · low libido · joint aches · night sweats · vaginal dryness · bladder and UTI · dizziness · weight change · palpitations · chills · electric shocks · hair loss · tinnitus · burning mouth · dry eyes · concentration · breast tenderness · cramps · skin changes · cold flashes · itchy ears. Missing yours? Add it. No approval queue, no waiting for an update. And log the good days too — slept well, clear headed, libido back. YOUR HRT, PROPERLY Patches, gels, sprays, tablets, capsules, pessaries, creams, implants, injections and IUS. Brand, strength, pumps or sprays. And the schedules every other app gets wrong: certain days of the week, every few days, so many days on and off, and the ones you only take part of the month — days 1 to 12, or 15 to 26. If your prescription doesn't fit an app, that app can't help you. Record when a brand is substituted, when a dose changes, and when you simply couldn't get it. Set a reminder, and press a button to check the reminder actually works. NO PREGNANCY QUESTIONS No ovulation. No fertile window. No "are you pregnant?". No cycle flagged as "abnormal" for being 42 days long. Flow goes up to flooding, with clots recorded separately, because light/medium/heavy isn't enough. Hysterectomy, ablation, a coil, surgical menopause, POI, or you simply don't know where you are — every one of those is an option, every question is skippable, and nothing in the app is ever locked because of your answer. A REPORT WORTH PRINTING Pick 1, 3, 6 or 12 months. Get symptom frequency and severity over time, hot flash counts by week and by hour, your bleeding pattern, your HRT timeline, your own notes, and the list of questions you want to ask. PDF and CSV, both free, both offline, forever. YOUR DIARY STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No account. No sign-up. No sync. Nothing you write - not a symptom, not a note, not a medication - is ever uploaded. No advertising identifier, no tracking across other apps, nothing about you sold or shared. Optionally, Meadow can send anonymous crash reports and screen counts so we can fix what breaks. Off unless you turn it on, never includes anything you have written, reversible any time. Your diary is encrypted on your device with a key held in your phone's own keystore, kept out of iCloud, and hidden from the app switcher. Lock it with Face ID. Export it or delete all of it in one tap. There is nothing on our side to sell, share, or hand over, because there is no our side. FREE All of it. Every symptom, your whole history, the charts, HRT tracking, reminders, the report, export, dark mode, every accessibility setting and the app lock. No trial, no subscription, no paywall. — Meadow is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. It does not tell you which stage of menopause you are in, does not give you a score, and does not give advice about medication or dosage. Always consult a healthcare professional before making medical decisions.

Screenshots

Pollenix4 screens
Meadow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meadow at none against Pollenix's 2. Meadow also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Pollenix sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Meadow asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Pollenix versus Meadow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPollenixMeadow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB31 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMaddisys LimitedMarwan Atia

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pollenix

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pollenix Premium Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
None

Meadow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pollenix free?
Pollenix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meadow free?
Meadow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pollenix or Meadow have ads?
Pollenix shows ads; Meadow does not.

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