Plume Labs: Air Quality App App Reviews

Great app but the measures have changed since the launch. Very confusing to know the right pollution levels for Los Angeles.

Its difficult to see the text on screen due to the grey brown color or bright blue.

Good interface; clean, easy to read for me, simple and just good looking. Its a shame though because there isnt a pm2.5 number, which makes this app good only for the layperson. What does, and I quote from the app, "the temperature of your citys air pollution" even mean? Just display the air quality in the official scientific number, the pm2.5 number. Dont try to reinvent it. Tell me that today in Beijing it is 122 pm2.5 and that this is high; dont tell me that the plume index is 91.

But with room to further improve it. Very much helps with awareness of how bad the air is you breath.

Looks like a nice interface but says "no recent data". For Austin, TX, the live allergy capital of the world? I dont think so; Austinites are obsessed with pollen and mold counts, which are available year round through other sources.

Good UI, but some buggy navigation, and lack of cities listings. There are no Ohio cities for instance, even though Cincinnati and Cleveland areas weigh in as top 10 year round particle pollution in America.

Austin is listed as a city but no report :(

App looks good and has great functionality but some good data is hidden and annoying to get to.

Update (2015/12/22) Looks like Austin has been restored again and is now working. Hopefully this will continue to work without issues in the future ---------- Again Austin TX is still not working for this app ? Why not guys ? ---------- When I first bought the app it was giving "apparent" accurate readings for Austin TX. Then the daily push alerts started to give wildly inaccurate numbers (way high). When you look at the app it now says "no recent data available" for Austin. This city was available before and now it is gone ? Whats going on guys ?

Well done. I cant believe you are getting some bad reviews for missing cities - its amazing you have pulled together all of the data from those different sources.

A very good start, but compromised by not having the *option* of looking at pollution indices using the standard ways it is measured worldwide. This is a frustrating missing data point (perhaps the devs felt they had to "make it accessible" (dumb it down)? Options are always good – please step it up and add indices like the pm2.5 (particulate matter) number, at least as a user *option*. An otherwise beautifully produced app.

This app has Houston listed as a city. When I first downloaded it, it worked great. Clean, simple, and nice to use. Sadly all I get now is a messaging stating "no current data at this time." I do hope they are able to fix this soon. I really enjoyed the app and would like to use it again.

Great app with a simple and friendly user interface. Has PM2.5 now with recent update, however it would be nice to see and graph every parameter at each station. You also cant see CO in the current day view, but you can see it in the week view (bug?). Even if it has its issues, I can tell this is a very active developer, and I wouldnt be surprised if this becomes the best and most simple to use pollution forecasting app. I see this app as becoming the Dark Sky of pollution forecasting. If you want power user features while sacrificing user interface, there are apps that can give you more data and access to specific stations.

I have chronic asthma but I am also a exercise fanatic so knowing when I can and should run is crucial. This app has been very accurate in helping me manage my activities!

Does what it claims to do, and does it well.

Interface is great but the app is always displaying info from three days ago. Not sure what the issue is. I have spent time trying to fix it to no avail.

Cool features and is entertaining on its own.

This app is a daily reminder that pollution is the number one crisis in the world today. Lets fix it. Ban the fossils!

Plume puts a number on some of the primary air pollutants affecting our health. Seeing this data everyday, illuminates the fossil fuel problem and how it directly affects us. We need more apps like this to motivate people to fix the problem.