# Sparrow reference app versus app accelerator apps

**URL:** <https://discuss.blues.com/t/sparrow-reference-app-versus-app-accelerator-apps/1741>\
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**Created:** [October 18, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/sparrow-reference-app-versus-app-accelerator-apps/1741 "2023-10-18T19:32:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mikec](https://discuss.blues.com/u/mikec)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/sparrow-reference-app-versus-app-accelerator-apps/1741/1 "2023-10-18T19:32:38Z")

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Hi,

What are the differences between the Sparrow air quality reference app / indoor air quality accelerator app? I understand the IAQ solution features SMS alerts… can the two apps be merged?

Thanks,

Mike

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**Author:** ![tjvantoll](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/tjvantoll/32/231_2.png) [@tjvantoll](https://discuss.blues.com/u/tjvantoll)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/sparrow-reference-app-versus-app-accelerator-apps/1741/2 "2023-10-19T19:47:00Z")

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Hey @mikec,

> can the two apps be merged?

Yes, but with some work to alter the web app.

The Sparrow reference web app is intended to be a reference web app you can use for _any_ Sparrow project. By default it shows the default data the Sparrow hardware publishes (temperature, humidity, and pressure). You can can see an example here, but look at the Georgia gateway—my sensors in Michigan apparently all ran out of battery and I need to fix that today 🙂[https://sparrowstarter.netlify.app/](https://sparrowstarter.netlify.app/).

The indoor air quality accelerator accelerator includes firmware necessary to get an indoor air quality sensor working with the Sparrow architecture.

My recommendation if you wanted to merge the two would be to:

1. Start with the accelerator and get to the point where you see Notes in Notehub with the appropriate `"aqi"` values from the sensors.
2. Set up the Sparrow Reference Web App and make sure you can see the default data.
3. Alter the Sparrow Reference Web App. If you search for `"air.qo"` in that [project’s GitHub repository](https://github.com/blues/sparrow-reference-web-app) you’ll find how that project currently parses `air.qo` Notes, and you’ll need to replicate that handling for the `aqi.qo` Notes that the indoor air quality accelerator publishes.

TJ

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**Author:** ![mikec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mikec](https://discuss.blues.com/u/mikec)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/sparrow-reference-app-versus-app-accelerator-apps/1741/3 "2023-10-20T13:45:38Z")

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Hi TJ,

Thanks for the pointers. I’ll give this a try and see how it goes.

Mike