# Air Quality Reader

> Real-time air quality readings

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1535362123](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1535362123)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1535362123`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bret Taylor
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (147 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2021-08-29
- **First published:** 2020-10-11
- **Size:** 4.31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/air-quality-reader/id1535362123)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/finiteloop/air-quality](https://github.com/finiteloop/air-quality)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/finiteloop/air-quality/blob/master/privacy.md](https://github.com/finiteloop/air-quality/blob/master/privacy.md)

## Description

Air Quality Reader brings real-time AQI readings from PurpleAir sensors worldwide to your device. See a map of current air quality and view readings on a fast, simple home screen widget.

The extension pulls data from PurpleAir’s crowd-sourced network of sensors to show live AQI values, helping you understand air quality and health implications at a glance. Use the included widget to monitor pollution levels on your home screen and stay informed wherever you are.

## Rankings

- #126,391 — Overall

## Review summary

Air Quality Reader is praised for its widget support, map-based sensor viewing, ad-free simplicity, and years of usefulness, but facing widespread concerns about stale or missing data, discontinued data feeds, perceived developer abandonment, and inconsistent readings compared with PurpleAir’s data.

### Pros

- Widget support for quick-glance data (home screen/widget).
- Map-based view of nearby PurpleAir sensors using Apple Maps.
- Ad-free, simple, no-strings-attached user experience.
- Long-standing usefulness; trusted by users for years.

### Cons

- Data is stale and not updated for months/years.
- Data feeds appear to have stopped; current data is unavailable.
- Developer appears inactive/abandoned (little to no responses on GitHub).
- Inconsistent or inaccurate readings compared with PurpleAir's site data.
- Limited sensor visibility (often only outdoor sensors show; indoor sensors not reliably displayed).

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