# Can Or Not? Recycling Cat — Is the recycling machine full?

> Is the recycling machine full? (iPhone/iPad app by Niveum Labs.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/can-or-not-recycling-cat/id6827655339 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Niveum Labs](https://appshunter.io/developer/950923699)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2026-11-01
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Can Or Not? Recycling Cat?

Is the recycling machine downstairs working, or is it full again? Ask the cat.

Can or Not? checks Singapore's can and bottle return machines (the BCRS reverse vending machines) and tells you at a glance whether it's worth the walk. A community cat keeps watch for you, and it has opinions.

CAN! The machine is working and open.
CAN... HURRY! It's filling up fast. Probably someone with a mega trash bag.
CANNOT. FULL LIAO. It's full, and the cat says it stinks.
MAYBE FULL LIAO? The last reading said nearly full, but it's hours old. Bring a plan B.
CANNOT. CLOSED. The shop is closed. So is the cat.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Find machines near you, by name or by postal code
• Kaypoh (Singlish for nosy) up to 10 machines, and the cat watches them for you
• Swipe between your machines and the cats watching them
• See the latest status, how old it is, and today's opening hours
• Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
• Pick the cat's attitude: Manja, Sassy, or one more you'll have to find
• Poke the cat until it gets cross, or stroke it until it purrs
• Make friends: stroke the cat on duty a little every day, or return at its machine, and it remembers you
• Keep a Kopi Fund: count your 10-cent deposits as kopi, month by month
• Use it in English or 简体中文
• Hunt for 13 easter eggs. One of them is very rare, and very golden

REAL COMMUNITY CATS
Every cat in the app is a real community cat, drawn as a cartoon. Cat names come from Cats of SG and from news stories about well-loved estate cats. The app links to Cats of SG, the Cat Welfare Society and NParks' Animal Response Centre. It never shows where a real cat lives.

GOOD TO KNOW
Can or Not? is an unofficial fan app. It isn't made by, or affiliated with, NEA, BCRS Ltd, recycle.gov.sg or Cats of SG. Machine status comes from the public map on recycle.gov.sg, whose copy of the machines' readings can be hours old. The app shows how old each reading is. If the machine says something different, trust the machine. Kaypoh only saves a machine to your list. It can't hold the real machine for you, which is still first come, first served. Postal code search uses OneMap. The cat's meows are free voice clips by あみたろ (amitaro.net).

No account. No ads. No tracking. Non-commercial.

## Is Can Or Not? Recycling Cat safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Can Or Not? Recycling Cat.

## Is Can Or Not? Recycling Cat legit?

Can Or Not? Recycling Cat appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Can Or Not? Recycling Cat is 68 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-11-13

New in 1.3:

• The card now shows how old the machine data is. recycle.gov.sg's copy of the machines' readings can be hours old
• MAYBE FULL LIAO? When an old reading said nearly full or full, the cat says maybe. It may have been emptied since, so bring a plan B
• Readings under two hours old work as before
• The cat shows you round when you first open the app. See it again any time in Settings > How it works
• "Checked 5 min. ago" says when the app last asked
• The app checks every 15 minutes instead of every 5, and widgets every 30, since the data doesn't change that often

### 1.2 — 2026-11-07

New in 1.2:

• The cat has a voice: anime-style meows by voice actress あみたろ, and every cat has its own pitch. Poke it and it gets crosser, all the way to the zoomies
• Stroke the cat (press and rub) and it purrs, leans into your hand, and hearts pop out
• Make friends without walking over: stroke the cat at one of your machines for a few seconds a day. 5 hearts and it counts as met
• 简体中文, in Singapore Mandarin with real local jokes. Settings > Language switches it without changing your phone
• The Cats tab greys out the cats you haven't met yet
• Search for your drink: coke, 100plus, teh tarik, bandung, sugarcane and more
• The mystery cat is even harder to find now, and much grander when you do. Already met him? He's still yours, and drops by when he feels like it
• Your list holds up to 10 machines
• No sounds, please? Settings > Sounds turns them off, and the app stays quiet when your phone is on silent
• Fixed: if the site sends a status the app doesn't know, the cat says HAH? instead of CAN!
• Fixed: a cat sometimes vanished from its card

### 1.1 — 2026-11-03

New in 1.1:

• Chope is now Kaypoh (Singlish for nosy). The cat watches your machines for you, but can't hold one. Your machines are still there, and the cat has new things to say about it.
• Machine cards now line up as you swipe
• Tapping a machine in your list now jumps to its card
• On iPads and unfolded phones, Home fits on one screen

### 1.0 — 2026-11-01

No release notes.

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