Comparison

에어코리아 vs GARIM

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

Head to head
About

에어코리아

This app provides real-time air quality information, including PM2.5, PM10, and ozone levels. It also offers air quality forecasts for today, tomorrow, and the day after. Users can even check air quality directly from their Apple Watch face.

Highlights
  • Real-time air quality monitoring
  • PM2.5, PM10, and O3 levels
  • Air quality forecasts (today/tomorrow/day after)
  • Apple Watch complication support
  • Official data from government sources
Features
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에어코리아 앱은 우리 나라의 공기를 생중계 합니다. 실시간 대기정보(PM2.5, PM10, O3), 대기질 예보(오늘/내일/모레)를 에어코리아 앱을 통하여 확인하십시요. Apple Watch 컴플리케이션 기능을 통하여 페이스에서도 대기정보를 확인하실 수 있습니다. (기후에너지환경부, 한국환경공단)

About

GARIM

Features
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A UV app for people who have to stay out of the sun. My wife has been sensitive to sunlight for three years, an after-effect of medication. Even in midsummer she covers her face and the backs of her hands. I built GARIM for her, and I hope it helps anyone in the same position. NOW, AND WHAT'S COMING The current UV index fills the screen, with a background that shifts from blue to green, orange and red as it climbs. Below it, one sentence tells you what's ahead: "UV is dropping. It falls to 0.3 at 7 PM." TWO WEEKS OF CURVES See how UV rises and falls across the day. Swipe through two weeks, or press and drag along the graph to read any hour. The vertical scale is fixed rather than rescaled per day, so a low day actually looks low. ALERTS WITHOUT OPENING THE APP A morning briefing, plus a warning when UV crosses your threshold and an all-clear when it falls back. GARIM reads the forecast ahead of time and schedules the alerts, so they arrive on time even if you never open the app. You choose the thresholds. LOCK SCREEN AND HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Check the UV from your Lock Screen without unlocking. Home Screen widgets come in three sizes, and the medium and large ones include the daily curve. WORTH KNOWING When and how much sunscreen to apply, what to check in sun-protective clothing, whether there is UV on a rainy day, and the vitamin D problem that comes with covering up. Eight short articles, grounded in WHO guidance and published research. NO ACCOUNTS, NO ADS, NO TRACKING Start instantly. Your location is used only to fetch UV data and never leaves your device. GARIM comes from the Korean word "가림" — to shield, to cover from the sun. If something should be fixed, write to gim@flovah.com.

Screenshots

에어코리아3 screens
GARIM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GARIM at every 4 days against 에어코리아's every 4 months. 에어코리아's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

에어코리아 ships an update every 4 months, GARIM every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
에어코리아 versus GARIM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter에어코리아GARIM
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKECOFlovah Co.,Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

에어코리아

No in-app purchases

None

GARIM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 에어코리아 free?
에어코리아 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GARIM free?
GARIM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 에어코리아 or GARIM have ads?
Neither 에어코리아 nor GARIM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 에어코리아 or GARIM?
에어코리아 ships an update every 4 months, and GARIM every 4 days. Most recently, 에어코리아 was updated on November 1, 2026 and GARIM on October 31, 2026.

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