EPA's AIRNow

Find out about air quality in your area and protect your health.

EPA's AIRNow

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By: US Environmental Protection Agency

Users: 394,502

566

Rating: 3.62

(818)

Version: 4.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-10-31)

Creation date: 2012-03-23

Email: mo*****@epa.gov

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)

Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Other:

receive data from Internet
view network connections
full network access
run at startup
draw over other apps
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
read Google service configuration

Ranking

# 99,084 ▼ 134

Other rankings

#23 in environment keyword 18 ▼ 7

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App summary

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The AIRNow Android application will provide an increasingly mobile public with real-time air quality information that people can use to protect their health when planning their daily activities

The app will allow users to get location-specific reports on current air quality and air quality forecasts for both ozone and fine particle pollution (PM2.5). Air quality maps from the AIRNow website provide visual depictions of current and forecast air quality nationwide, and a page on air quality-related health effects explains what actions people can take to protect their health at different AQI levels, such as “code orange.”

User reviews

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Pros

Easy to use interface with no ads.
Provides air quality data and forecasts.
Good for tracking air quality in wildfire-prone areas.
Offers detailed information about smoke from wildfires.

Cons

Discrepancies between the app and the website readings.
Lacks real-time data updates and alerts.
Does not track user location effectively.
No widget functionality.

Most mentioned

Inaccurate air quality readings during pollution events.
Need for alerts and notifications.
Desire for improved location tracking.
User interface issues and bugs.

User reviews

⚠️ WARNING - Dangerous app. Not good. LA is reporting air pollution warnings due to smoke, ash, dust, and winds - but the app says the air quality is a green "9" and "good". My wife's Asthma attack begs to differ. Dangerous app for those that need it. This app should frankly be removed from the Play Store.

Christopher R. Baldock, 2024-11-07

Not trustworthy. For the past two days our skies are brownish from forest fires and one can smell the smoke. Other apps (eg Weather Undergound) are showing readings in the 70s(moderate). Yet EPA reports around 28 (good) on both days. We live within a few blocks of the EPA monitor. Other sites on the map show higher readings. There is something wrong here.

Jerry Eisner, 2024-09-08

Pretty happy with it so far. I live in the Pacific NW with a lot of wildfires so keeping up is important. This app is super easy to use. No ads, free, clean layout. I have not noticed huge map/home discrepancies some people have pointed out. Recommend.