Breathable Air Quality Widget 4+

Is it safe to go outside‪?‬

Karbon

    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings
    • Free

Description

Breathable is now free!

Breathable is a free customizable Air Quality Index (AQI) widget for all of your devices, with support for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and macOS. Air quality has become an increasing concern for many people around the globe. While stressing about it constantly isn't necessarily helpful, the goal of Breathable is to provide a quick, glanceable answer to a new daily question: Is it safe to go outside?

Breathable can use AQI data from two services: IQAir.com (world-wide) and AirNow.gov (in the USA). Both of these services offer free accounts and API access for personal use. Breathable uses United States Air Quality Index values world-wide.

AQI is based on latitude and longitude coordinates and Breathable makes it simple to find coordinates for any area by capturing the device's current location, or by selecting a place on the world map. You can also search by postal code, place name, or partial or full address. Coordinates are only used to request AQI data and are never shared with Karbon or any other third-parties.

Customize how your widgets look by changing fonts, toggling various data points, and by using Breathable's Emoji Scale for a friendlier look at conditions. Customize Emoji Scale using one of our provided sets or choose your own emoji for each scale value.

Simply create your free API account(s), set a location, customize your widget, and add it to your device. API keys will automatically sync with iCloud, enabling a simple one-time API key setup across all of your devices.

We wish Breathable didn't need to exist. Climate change is real and devastating, and we don't have much time left to stop it from becoming irreversible. Read. Get involved. Let's protect our planet and ourselves. You can read more about how Breathable is trying to help make a difference in the global fight against climate change by visiting breathable.app/impact.

What’s New

Version 3.0.1

In version 3.0.1:

- Fixed an embarrassing misspelling of a famous French landmark. Je suis désolé.

Plus, everything that was new in 3.0:

- Added a new gradient widget style, which looks especially lovely in dark mode
- Added a new widget style selector to make customization easier/clearer
- Added all new emoji supported by Apple since last major Breathable release
- Added additional Emoji Scale sets, retired some older unused sets
- Added updated common issues to Help Center and improved FAQ list with new entries
- Improved emoji picker category UI
- Improved caching and scheduling of API calls to better utilize API key limits
- Improved sharing of recent AQI data between widgets on same device
- Redesigned and overhauled macOS app to increase font sizes and modernize app layout
- Redesigned the Coordinates view for clarity and usability
- Redesigned, simplified and clarified widget configuration UI
- Redesigned and greatly simplified UI for API keys view

Please note: This is the final release of Breathable to support iOS/iPadOS 17, watchOS 10 and macOS 14. Future versions of Breathable will require iOS/iPadOS 18, watchOS 11 and macOS 15 or later.

As always, we appreciate your patience and support!

Ratings and Reviews

5.0 out of 5
2 Ratings

2 Ratings

amos_b_b ,

Great for anyone who wants to monitor AQ in a single location

This is an ideal use of a widget: putting vital air quality information that’s available but not easily accessible and putting it just a swipe away.

However, it doesn’t help people who need to follow air quality in multiple locations. I need to monitor AQ in three locations (vulnerable family members), and it defeats the purpose of having a widget to have to go into the app to change the location every time I want to check a different location.

Would love to see an update with the option of multiple locations.

Gebloom ,

John McEnroe: "You can't be serious?!"

My initial rating of one star was an error. I meant to average the one-star on onboarding with the five-star function. I don't know how I made that mistake. The onboarding (obtaining the API) is the worst user experience I've encountered in my 40 years of using a computer. I managed it but I don't have the heart to recommend it to anyone but my software-developer son. It's obvious that the onboarding was designed without adequate attention to the iPhone, though that's the obvious device where it will be used. The iPhone screen (I'm using the largest iPhone made) can't display the information on the initial screem without a correct guess to how to manipulate it. You input the API and nothing happens when you hit return. Ah,, there's a tiny "validate" button in the corner. Btw, I initially used iCloud "hide my email," I got nothing and had to input my regular email. The second API from the gov site was a similar terrible experience. One star for the onboarding and five for the app function. Thanks for doing this but please have someone go through this with a smart phone to reference.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your feedback, and sorry you found the set up process unpleasant. Obviously, we don’t own AirNow or IQAir and therefore cannot optimize their mobile experiences, we can only control Breathable itself. I understand that the process of getting an API key is not as straightforward as most people would like, but it is the only way an app like this can exist and remain free for all users.

I’d kindly suggest that rating the app one star for other companies’ websites is a bit odd when you write in your review that the app you left one star on is actually a five star app. Just worth considering that reviews like this have impact. Thank you for using the app!

Wharffy ,

Excellent app, bumpy start

I initially had issues getting the widget to show, but finally got it working with some help from the developer (excellent support). I'm loving this app. It is really well designed, easy to use and updates in the background.

Developer Response ,

Sorry you’re having trouble! I assure you we don’t keep the widgets from the list for any reason. The available widget lists on iOS and macOS can be a little... finicky. If you don't see Breathable in the list, try this:

- Restart your device
- Run the Breathable app once, visit the Widget UI tab and change one or two settings
- Check the system list of available widgets again

We're working on a brute-force fix for this in the app, but this appears to be an iOS-wide problem at the moment that can happen with any app.

App Privacy

The developer, Karbon, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Location

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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