Comparison

CounterPoint vs Blueair

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

Head to head
About

CounterPoint

Easily count various types of traffic, including pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles, to contribute to urban planning and infrastructure development. This crowdsourced app turns data collection into an engaging, game-like experience with achievements and team collaboration.

Highlights
  • Count bikes, pedestrians, cars, and more
  • Crowdsourced data collection
  • Team collaboration
  • Instant graph generation
  • In-app achievements for gamification
  • Data download and analysis
Features
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Ready to count many types of traffic? CounterPoint makes it easy to count bikes, count pedestrians, count cars, count people in wheelchairs...and more! CounterPoint's users are helping to plan a better future for everyone, just by counting traffic. It relies on crowdsourcing and, like Wikipedia, is an amazingly reliable and easy way to gather important data. Here's how: Find a good spot in the middle of a block - a cafe, a bus stop, a street soon to get bike lanes, your favourite patio - then set up a counterpoint, look across the street and start counting. It's that easy. Tell your friends. More counts means better data. Rely on the crowd to slowly gather data quickly, or promote your counterpoint to your friends on Facebook and Twitter. Do it yourself the old-fashioned way (well, except without the pencil, clipboard and hours and hours in Excel) or start a team and enlist staff members or friends you trust. All of the data is yours to download, analyse and share. You get instant graphs every count. Come back to the same spot next year to compare! You might find that counting traffic gets addictive. In-app achievements make counting game-like, addictive and fun! Developed by Canadian non-profit Green Action Centre, CounterPoint aims to make traffic counting easier and comparable everywhere. Each count you do adds to what we know about all kinds of traffic (not just cars). The important data generated by counterpoint users will help plan better bike lanes, monitor safer school zones, make stronger cases for new crosswalks and more! CounterPoint is for engineers, planning firms, school principals, students, politicians, and people like you! Better information means better decisions. CounterPoint lets you create an immediate transportation "baseline", anywhere, anytime...that lasts forever. Start counting today!

About

Blueair

Monitor and control your indoor air quality in real-time. Gain insights and manage your environment effectively with intelligent features, whether you're at home or away. Experience healthier living through advanced air care.

Highlights
  • Real-time air quality tracking
  • Seamless device controls
  • Insight and control of air
  • Intelligent adaptive features
  • Remote management
Features
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The Blueair app transforms how you care for your indoor environment with real-time air quality tracking and seamless device controls. With over 30 years of air care innovation and expertise, our products and app give you insight and control of your air to help you manage it effectively. Whether you are home or away, take effortless action with intelligent features that adapt to your space.

Screenshots

CounterPoint4 screens
Blueair4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CounterPoint at 88% against Blueair's 26%. CounterPoint also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Blueair's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (23K vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blueair holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blueair has 23K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of CounterPoint's written reviews are positive against 26% of Blueair's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CounterPoint ships an update fortnightly, Blueair every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CounterPoint versus Blueair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounterPointBlueair
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.8 (23K ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better26.4% of reviews
Number of ratings223K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB1.3 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTorrin SwansonBlueair AB

Customer experience

CounterPoint

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Blueair

All ratings23,322 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews898 reviews
Positive26.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative64.7%

Bugs and requests

CounterPoint

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Blueair

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Frequent app disconnections
  • Incorrect air quality readings
  • Scheduling feature not working as expected
  • Inability to change WiFi password

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Google Home/Alexa integration
  • Improve app stability and responsiveness
  • Provide more customization options
  • Allow data export and backup
  • Fix daylight saving time issues
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  • Enhance notification and alert features

In-app purchases

None

CounterPoint

No in-app purchases

None

Blueair

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CounterPoint free?
CounterPoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blueair free?
Blueair is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CounterPoint or Blueair?
Blueair is rated higher. CounterPoint averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Blueair averages 4.8 from 23K ratings.
Do CounterPoint or Blueair have ads?
Neither CounterPoint nor Blueair shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CounterPoint or Blueair?
CounterPoint ships an update fortnightly, and Blueair every 3 weeks. Most recently, CounterPoint was updated on October 24, 2026 and Blueair on October 28, 2026.

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