The air inside your home can, in fact, be really polluted. If you’re spending more time at home, you should consider the risk of contaminants like dust, smoke, pet dander, organic compounds, allergens, and bacteria. Here are some options we recommend.
Best Overall: Molekule Air Purifier
This purifier destroys pollutants 1000 times smaller than those in HEPA tests while looking sleek and elegant. It is quite expensive, though.
Best for Allergies: Honeywell HPA100 True HEPA Allergen Remover
This purifier features a true HEPA filter that guarantees the removal of 99.97 percent of airborne particles down to .3 microns three times per hour. It’s best for small rooms and has an auto-off timer.
Best for A Bedroom: Levoit Air Purifier
This compact purifier is designed for single rooms up to 300sq.ft. and has a HEPA filter to remove 99.97 percent of pollutants. It’s also very quiet and very portable.
Best for A Large Space: Alen BreatheSmart Classic Large Room Air Purifier
This purifier is able to cover 1300sq.ft. without a lot of noise and configurable color panels. It features a HEPA Pure filter that works with a Laser Smart Sensor. It’s also rather large.
Best with Smart Cooling: Dyson DP04 Air Purifier
This purifier has a smart display, modern design, connectors to a smartphone, and the fan can spin in any direction.
Best for A Small Room: Molekule Air Mini+
Molekule makes air purifiers aimed at people with allergies, and this one is designed for small spaces up to 250sq.ft. It has a single hybrid filter that needs to be changed once a year.
Best for Pets: Hathaspace Smart True HEPA Air Purifier 2.0
Get this if you have pets. It also replaces the air in a room up to 1500sq.ft. up to 24 times a day with a 5-in-1 filtration system that eliminates 99% of allergens and pollutants.
Best Filter-Free Air Purifier: Blueair Blue Pure 411
This one avoids the recurring costs of filters by using a pre-filter that traps large particles and destroys particulates with an ionic filter.
