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Airthings Wave Enhance vs Aranet4 HOME

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Key differences between Airthings Wave Enhance and Aranet4 HOME

A summary of selected recorded differences between these air quality monitors. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.

Feature differences among your selected devices
  • Other (connectivity): Airthings Wave Enhance — Yes (SmartLink (connects to Airthings Hub for 24/7 online data)); Aranet4 HOME — No.
  • Screen (display): Airthings Wave Enhance — No; Aranet4 HOME — Yes.
  • Alexa (integrations): Airthings Wave Enhance — Yes; Aranet4 HOME — No (Aranet sensors are Bluetooth instruments read by the Aranet app or the Aranet PRO base station, with no Alexa skill).
  • Google Home (integrations): Airthings Wave Enhance — Yes; Aranet4 HOME — No.
Specifications to check side by side
  • Battery Life (power): Airthings Wave Enhance — 14 months; Aranet4 HOME — 4 years.
  • Battery Type (power): Airthings Wave Enhance — 3x AA; Aranet4 HOME — 2x AA.
Information still to confirm
  • 5 of 46 comparison fields lack a resolved value for at least one selected device. Missing information is not evidence that a feature is absent.
  • Check the full table and manufacturer documentation before ruling out a device.

These observations are derived from recorded catalog data and have not all been independently verified. Confirm details with the manufacturer before purchasing.

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What the catalog tells us

Understand the tradeoffs.

These counts describe the available data, not a quality score. More features do not automatically make a better device.

9differences with recorded values for every device
5rows with missing or unspecified information

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Battery Life

  • Airthings Wave Enhance14 months
  • Aranet4 HOME4 years

Compare the stated test conditions. Catalog battery figures alone do not predict runtime in your home.

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Showing 46 of 46 rows. “Not recorded” does not mean “No”.

Alerts

Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Catalog note

The Airthings app sends low-battery alerts for your devices (version 7.2.1).

Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Catalog note

The Aranet Home app notifies when the battery is low on battery-powered devices.

Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
Yes

Connectivity

Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Catalog note

SmartLink (connects to Airthings Hub for 24/7 online data)

Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No

Display

Airthings Wave Enhance
Not applicable / unspecified
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Airthings Wave Enhance
Not applicable / unspecified
Aranet4 HOME
Not recorded
Airthings Wave Enhance
Not applicable / unspecified
Aranet4 HOME
Not recorded
Airthings Wave Enhance
Not applicable / unspecified
Aranet4 HOME
E-Ink
Airthings Wave Enhance
Not applicable / unspecified
Aranet4 HOME
No

Features

Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Catalog note

Store up to 90-day measurement history

Integrations

Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
No
Catalog note

Aranet sensors are Bluetooth instruments read by the Aranet app or the Aranet PRO base station, with no Alexa skill

Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No

Power

Airthings Wave Enhance
14 months
Aranet4 HOME
4 years
Airthings Wave Enhance
3x AA
Aranet4 HOME
2x AA
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No

Sensors

Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
Yes
Airthings Wave Enhance
Yes
Aranet4 HOME
No
Airthings Wave Enhance
No
Aranet4 HOME
No
Specifications for Airthings Wave Enhance versus Aranet4 HOME
SpecificationAirthings Wave EnhanceAranet4 HOME
Alerts
YesYes
YesYes
Yes
Catalog note

The Airthings app sends low-battery alerts for your devices (version 7.2.1).

Yes
Catalog note

The Aranet Home app notifies when the battery is low on battery-powered devices.

YesYes
Connectivity
NoNo
NoNo
YesYes
NoNo
Yes
Catalog note

SmartLink (connects to Airthings Hub for 24/7 online data)

No
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
Display
Not applicable / unspecifiedNo
NoYes
Not applicable / unspecifiedNot recorded
Not applicable / unspecifiedNot recorded
Not applicable / unspecifiedE-Ink
Not applicable / unspecifiedNo
Features
YesYes
YesYes
Catalog note

Store up to 90-day measurement history

Integrations
YesNo
Catalog note

Aranet sensors are Bluetooth instruments read by the Aranet app or the Aranet PRO base station, with no Alexa skill

NoNo
YesNo
YesYes
NoNo
NoNo
Power
14 months4 years
3x AA2x AA
NoNo
Sensors
YesNo
YesNo
YesYes
NoNo
YesYes
YesYes
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
YesYes
YesNo
NoNo

Know what’s behind the comparison.

The table matches specifications by section and field. It preserves notes, separates missing data from explicit “No” values, and keeps qualifications attached to their values. No overall winner is assigned from feature counts.

Read our comparison methodology