# South Coast AQMD

> Air Quality

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id358859718](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id358859718)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id358859718`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** South Coast Air Quality Management District
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (82 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.1.47
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-20
- **First published:** 2010-03-02
- **Size:** 202 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/south-coast-aqmd/id358859718)
- **Website:** [https://www.aqmd.gov/mobileapp](https://www.aqmd.gov/mobileapp)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.aqmd.gov/privacy](https://www.aqmd.gov/privacy)

## Description

The South Coast AQMD app is the official air quality app for residents of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, covering parts of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. It provides real-time and forecasted air quality for up to 20 locations using a scientifically validated method that blends measurements from regulatory monitors, high-quality sensors, and air-quality models. The app reports concentrations of ozone, PM2.5 and PM10, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide, with real-time readings, AQI forecasts, and health guidance.

Additional features include an interactive air quality map with over 1,200 locations, a Check Before You Burn status map, open burn locations, and configurable health notifications. Users can submit air quality complaints, access the Alternative Fuel Map, receive announcements and events, view integrated weather, and explore public facility data via FIND. All features are designed to empower residents to understand, monitor, and respond to air quality conditions, helping protect public health in the region.

## Rankings

- #147,117 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise South Coast AQMD for its easy-to-use interface, accurate hourly AQI data, real-time alerts, and comprehensive pollutant details, making it highly useful for health-conscious individuals and outdoor planning. They also appreciate its fire-season usefulness and mapping. Notable downsides include intermittent data delays, calls for broader regional coverage (San Diego), and occasional stability issues with certain features.

### Pros

- Easy to use and intuitive UI.
- Accurate, hourly-updated AQI data with reliable live updates.
- Real-time alerts/forecasts and health guidance using color-coded indices.
- Comprehensive data including pollutant breakdowns and mapping/explanations.
- A valuable tool for asthma/allergy sufferers and for daily outdoor decision-making (e.g., workouts).

### Cons

- Updates can lag or be out of date at times, making the AQI feel inaccurate.
- Geographic coverage is limited to the South Coast region and does not include San Diego.
- Occasional stability issues and bugs (freezes, crashes, blank graphs) with features like multi-city swiping and the hourly map.

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