# Calgary Garbage Day — user reviews > 90 indexed App Store user reviews of Calgary Garbage Day by The City of Calgary, rated 4.80/5 from 100 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calgary-garbage-day/id967005136/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calgary-garbage-day/id967005136.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 84 · 4★ 14 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Calgary Garbage Day? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🔔 Reliable reminder notifications for pickup days - 👍 User-friendly and easy to use interface - 📋 Helpful waste sorting and bin information - 💡 Waste Wizard feature for recycling guidance - 🎯 Customizable notification timing - 🌍 Comprehensive hazmat and specialty disposal information - ⏰ Eliminates need to remember collection schedules - 📱 Simple and straightforward design **Cons** - 🐛 Notification delivery inconsistency and delays - 🐛 App crashes on older iOS versions - 🐛 Address entry screen blocks non-city-pickup users - 🐛 Recent update caused major performance issues - ⚠️ Notifications sometimes arrive late or not at all - ⚠️ Limited functionality for users without city pickup service - 📊 Text size and layout issues in recent update **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on iOS 10 and iOS 12 - Notifications delayed or missing entirely - Address entry screen prevents app access for non-city-pickup users - Recent update caused crashes, black screens, and non-responsive interface - Text and address display cut off and illegible - Inconsistent notification delivery across different weeks - Feedback submission blocked when stuck on address screen **Most requested features** - Pickup time window estimates for collection days - Earlier notification options (2+ days in advance) - SMS/text message notification option - Support for older iOS versions (iOS 10, iOS 12) - Access to waste sorting features without address verification ## Newest reviews (14 of 90) ### 5/5 — Calgary garbage day review *2025-03-27, version 2023.4.18* The Calgary garbage collection reminder is very useful! It always notifies me on time about garbage and recycling pickup days, so I never have to worry about forgetting. The information is clear and accurate, making it very convenient to use. It has made waste management much easier for me. I’m very satisfied and highly recommend it! ### 4/5 — Bins *2025-03-20, version 2023.4.18* To many times I find my bin on its side ### 5/5 — 5/5 *2025-03-18, version 2023.4.18* very useful app. reminder which colour bins to take out. reminders which items belong to the right bins. very helpful. would recommend. ### 5/5 — Works great! *2025-03-17, version 2023.4.18* Always works just the way it should. ### 5/5 — Love! *2025-03-06, version 2023.4.18* Super helpful! ### 5/5 — Its really good *2025-03-05, version 2023.4.18* Knowing when the garbage gets picked up is nice ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2025-03-02, version 2023.4.18* It is organized; layout great & helpful ### 5/5 — Great information *2025-02-24, version 2023.4.18* Great information on this app. I appreciate having this resource ### 5/5 — 🫵🏽 *2025-02-21, version 2023.4.18* With this app, I’ll never miss my waste pickup day anymore. ### 5/5 — Reliable & useful *2025-02-12, version 2023.4.18* Does what it says. Helpful & great notification prompts to put bin out. ### 5/5 — Calgary garbage day *2025-02-06, version 2023.4.18* Great app ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2025-02-03, version 2023.4.18* Helps to keep me informed of the right days to organise my bins. ### 5/5 — Exactly what we need - and more! *2025-02-01, version 2023.4.18* Easy to use and the tips are informative. I use the Waste Wizard feature a lot and it tells me exactly what can/cannot be recycled and how. ### 5/5 — Good app *2025-01-22, version 2023.4.18* The app notifies me on days to take out the bins. I wish it can notify me two days ahead instead of notifying me one day before late at night ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This app is getting worse *2026-08-07, version 2026.7.27* Whoever is in charge of this app is now making it more unoptimized with each update. The loading time to get into the app takes forever. Please improve it ### 1/5 — Crashes everytime on ios 12 *2025-09-08, version 2025.6.23* Doesn’t work on ios 12. They lied. Probably misrepresented the ios version needed. Doesn’t work with ios 12 ### 1/5 — Crashes everytime its opened *2025-08-02, version 2025.6.23* Doesn’t work. Probably misrepresented the ios version needed. Doesn’t work with ios 12 ### 1/5 — New update sucks. *2025-07-08, version 2025.6.23* You think they would test it first before pushing it out. It’s terrible, dont too big, address cut off and not legible, crashes, non-responsive, black screens. It’s nearly useless now. Lacks everything. It’s a downgrade from the previous version. What could we expect from Calgary, the app it just likes its government, useless. ### 1/5 — Does not work on iOS 10 as claimed *2024-08-06, version 2023.4.18* Our iPad in the kitchen only supports iOS 10. This app crashes on launch. How about reduce e-waste by supporting older devices? ### 1/5 — Crashes *2022-02-08* This app used to be fixed up for iOS 10.3.3 for a few months. I downloaded the latest update and now it's crashing on startup again. Reply: I can't update my iOS because my phone's too old. I'm not going to buy a new iPhone to be able to use an app that my taxes paid for. **Developer response:** Hello! Our apologies that you had this problem. We have found your reported issue is related to using a device that is on an unsupported mobile operating system. We do not support iOS mobile operating system versions that are no longer supported by Apple. We apologize for the inconvenience and encourage you to upgrade your mobile device on supported iOS platforms. - Jessica @ ReCollect Systems Inc. ### 2/5 — Problems if you don’t have city pickup *2025-10-13, version 2025.9.25* If you don’t get city pickup and want to use the app for the waste sort or info on hazmat locations, you can’t move past the “enter address” screen. I’d do this feedback in the app but I can’t get to that either! ### 2/5 — Doesn’t always remind you *2024-11-19, version 2023.4.18* The old system that sent text messages worked way better. I never missed a notification, this app works about 85% of the time and never on time. I have my notification set for 7 PM, they come at 7:30 PM 9 PM and once in a while not at all ### 2/5 — Sends notifications late or not at all *2017-11-15* My husband got this app when it first came out and he said the notifications worked great (his are set for 6:00pm the day before collection day). The last month or so he kept saying he wasn’t getting notifications anymore (and as a result we missed our black bin day twice) so I got the app a few days ago and set my notifications for 5:30am on the morning of collection day. This morning is blue/green bin day and I got my notification at 8:00am, an hour and a half after they showed up to pickup the blue bin and half an hour after I left the house. Not much help. Thankfully since I was “testing” the app I had already put my bins out the night before. I gave the app 2 stars because I like the explanations about what goes in each bin and where to put your bins in the alley etc but until they fix the notification reliability this app is pretty useless to me. ### 3/5 — Limited to Canada Apple ID *2026-05-10, version 2025.9.25* My wife is unable to download the app as she just moved to Canada with another country’s Apple ID ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Forget me not *2025-06-07, version 2023.4.18* Remember being in school and getting a hint from the teacher on a test? It’s like that. Something you should know but can’t for the life of you remember when you need too? Yeah. This app is like that. If anything - you’re saving my neighbours from smelling our bins from rotting for a month, but I appreciate you. ### 5/5 — Excellent job CITY OF CALGARY *2025-05-27, version 2023.4.18* Love the app, I never miss a garbage or recycling day with the reminders! ### 5/5 — A Basic Necessity *2025-05-21, version 2023.4.18* Given the variable nature of the services provided this is a very useful tool ### 5/5 — What Goes Where *2025-05-13, version 2023.4.18* The reminders of what goes where always welcome! ### 5/5 — Calgary Garbage Day *2025-05-06, version 2023.4.18* I really enjoy having reminders on what days my garbage, recycling, and compost dates are. ### 5/5 — Garbage Day *2025-04-29, version 2023.4.18* Works great. Never had an issue or missed a garbage day. ### 5/5 — Great reminder! *2025-04-13, version 2023.4.18* Very helpful! ### 5/5 — The app is awesome *2025-04-09, version 2023.4.18* The app is very very useful, it makes it easier for me to remember the days of the each of the bins and to position the at their proper place for the city to carry it. ### 5/5 — Review *2025-04-02, version 2023.4.18* It’s very helpful and easy to use app ### 5/5 — Useful application *2025-04-01, version 2023.4.18* It is really helpful as it is giving reminder a day before about the arrival of the garbage truck. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*