Recycle
Response from developer
After you have a Virtual Recycling balance of at least $18.27, you can transfer all your funds to yourself via any gift card for example Amazon Gift Card, etc or via PayPal, Cash App, Venmo, Zelle, etc
I love the app
DO NOT DOWNLOAD
Response from developer
That’s not true
Don’t work
Response from developer
Within about 15 seconds after a full-screen ad is displayed, a cross icon is also displayed in either the top-right or top-left corner of the ad. Just tap it to close the ad. If you don’t see it, just wait for a few more seconds. Now that you know how to close the ad, could you please change your one star to five stars? Thanks :-)
Don’t waste your time on this app
Response from developer
You probably didn’t read the following statement located towards the very top of the App Description: VERY IMPORTANT Your bonus CAN ONLY be sent to you after your "Transferred" amount displayed in your Account is at least $13.27. Now that you have, could you please change your 2 stars to 5 stars? :-) Thanks
Fraud, probably
Response from developer
Fortunately for you, the app features a Customer Service button that you can tap and provide Customer Service with your wonderful design ideas. In the meantime, given that you find the app convoluted, we strongly recommend that you use it in “Simple” mode. Just go to the menu, and at the very top, switch on “Simple.” ******************** While you scratch your head trying to figure out how you earn money on “virtual recycling”, they are making money by serving you ads after every attempt[ed] interaction. >>> We apologize that you’ve found it important to scratch your head while using our app. Please note that the app doesn’t require you to figure out how you earn money. All the app requires you to do — if you’re interested in Virtual Recycling — is scan your items by tapping the “Scan” button located on the Home page and then recycle them by tapping the “Recycle” button located in the menu. The reason you find the app convoluted is probably because you’re spending time doing things the app doesn’t require you to do. For example, “figuring out how you earn money.” The app doesn’t require you to figure that out…
Best app ever
Not sure
Update 7/23/21
To the developer - thank you for your response. I’m sorry if I offended you in anyway. Your response seemed quite intense, at least to me. Just want to encourage you to remember that I simply hold an opinion and a lot of your response to my skepticism about the app is difficult to prove there for hard for me to believe. Like I said going to keep plugging along with it and look forward to these new change/ come September. Power to the people you say cash out $50 regularly even with all of the glitches in the app; that’s a lot of consumption but it’s good they are recycling.
Response from developer
We always give detailed or — as you’ve put it: intense — responses to our reviews. The reason is never because we’re offended but rather because we have a strong desire to give the reviewer a glimpse into our mindset. ******************** Power to the people you say cash out $50 regularly even with all of the glitches in the app >>> The app crashes due to third-party software that we use to display ads. We can’t fix the software because we don’t own it. On 07/26/21, we’re going to release a new version of the app with that software removed. We will re-integrate it after the third-party fixes it. ******************** The whole interface feels really sketchy though. >>> We’ve designed our interface to be as simple as possible so that a 4-year-old, a 100-year-old, and anyone else can understand it as soon as they see it. Additionally, this app is available globally: an interface that is easily understandable by certain people in certain parts of the world may not be as easily understandable by certain people in other parts of the world hence the need for absolute simplicity. Opinion: The simpler something is, the sketchier it may appear to some. For example, compare the first car ever made to the best car today. ******************** You also have to wait until you hit $50 to cash out which takes an extremely long time. >>> We have some users that regularly hit $50 in about two weeks. If we didn’t, we would certainly have decreased the requirement from $50 to about $25 or less. That said, most users have a hard time hitting $50. Therefore, in September 2021, we’re going to change our reward model so that users can cash out anytime they want. For example, one will be able to cash out after hitting $1, $2, $3, or whatever. However, with the new model, it will be even harder to hit $50 but you won’t need to since you will be allowed to cash out anytime. ******************** I’m more than half way there and if I can’t cash out at $50 definitely reporting and leave a real negative review. >>> Several people cash out frequently after getting to $50. We have some who even wait until $150. If people were not able to cash out, several real negative reviews would already exist about that and the App Store would have probably already suspended our app. ******************** I really enjoy the motivation behind this app. Nothing else like it that I know of. >>> Thanks
I’m changing my review
Response from developer
By default, your Virtual Battery has a 0% charge. When you walk, the battery charge increases from 0% to a higher value. 73,920 footsteps are required in order to get a 100% charge. When you recycle some items or sell your footsteps, the battery charge decreases. I think the number you are referring to is 73,920; not 345,000. The number 73,920 is not supposed to change: it’s purpose is to inform you how many footsteps it takes to fully charge your Virtual Battery. The value that changes is the percent and it does so based on your Virtual Battery’s charge level. Provided your Virtual Battery has some power, you should be able to recycle. Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the stars
Slow
Slow. Very encouraging to stop recycling.
No body has time to sit there and wait for each scan to respond before you can scan next bottle that is exactly the same. Why not just let people enter quantity?
Response from developer
We apologize for the slow speed: this is certainly something people should know in advance before downloading the app and so we’re going to add it to the app’s description. That said, there’re other things that you can do with the app! We’re currently seeing an increase in the demand for footsteps and would like to strongly encourage you — as well as anyone else bothered by the slow speed — to open your Footstep Shop — if you haven’t already — and instead focus on selling your footsteps. The process is super fast and being able to sell your footsteps is undeniably awesome
Love the idea, but unfortunately…
Response from developer
In order for you to be able to create an account, we’re going to modify the app by adding speech recognition capabilities to it. After this modification — which will assume you’re currently able to log in to Facebook or Apple — the app will work as follows: Step 1: Load the app Step 2: For one minute, the app listens to whatever you’re saying and if it detects the word “Voice” in your speech (ie if you say “Voice”,) it continues to listen to you for the rest of the app session otherwise, it stops Step 3: The next word the app will wait for — provided it continues to listen to you — is “Account.” If it detects that word, it will ask, “Would you like to log in with Apple?” This step assumes you will have your device’s volume turned up enough to be able to hear the app’s question Step 4: Next, the app will expect to detect either “Yes” or “No” from you. If it detects the latter, it will load Facebook’s log in dialogue otherwise, it will load Apple’s Step 5: At this point, you’re left to interact with either Facebook or Apple. The app has no control over what happens during your interaction with any of the two. All it does is wait for a message from any of the two Step 6: After receiving the message referred to in the previous step, the app will let you know whether you’re logged in. If this is the first time you’re logging in, an account will automatically be created for you FYI: We’re currently creating the Android version of the app and expect to be able to perform the above modification in July/August 2021 ******************** Another thing I would like to draw to your attention, if you could be so kind as to respond to peoples reviews in a much kinder manner, you will not lose your business... I was reading customers reviews, and you responded to one of them with a very snotty attitude. >>> We consider responding to reviews a priceless opportunity to further educate the reviewer in regards to how recyPay works. Hence, in our responses, we strive to be as explanatory and informative as possible. If in doing so, we create a false impression of being unkind or snotty, we’re greatly apologetic as that’s never our intention. Thanks for the stars
SCAM
S👏🏻C👏🏻A👏🏻M
If I could give no stars I would
Response from developer
Your Welcome Bonus was added to your account balance. If you would like to have it transferred to you, please go to the “ACCOUNT” section of the app, tap the “Transfer” button, and follow the instructions you see just like everybody else does. ******************** I asked a question through customer service about why there are locations of this is virtual and received a snarky remark. >>> The Recycling Centers are virtual because the recycling is virtual. If you’re interested in virtually recyling from a recycling center that’s not virtual, you need to download an Augmented Reality app that offers that capability and you also need to purchase some AR headsets if you don’t already have any. recyPay is not an Augmented Reality app. ******************** The idea of “virtual” recycling is stupid anyway because it doesn’t actually help the environment in any way. Once you “virtually” recycle a can or bottle in the app, you get paid for it. But you could actually then just throw it away. >>> In our App Description, we’ve clearly stated that our goal is to incentivize recycling. Virtual Recycling and the rewards associated with it are simply an incentive to recycle. Numerous studies show that the effectiveness of incentives is partly dependent on human behavior. This implies that for a certain percent of humans, incentives are effective. It also means that a certain percentage of people that use recyPay either recycle or follow their local community’s guidelines in regards to recycling. Subsequently, Virtual Recycling and the rewards associated with it undisputedly benefits the environment. ******************** The app doesn’t ask for any kind of confirmation that you physically recycled the can or bottle at any point. It’s not helpful at all in reducing waste and helping the environment. >>> If you tap the “Bottle Bills” button located in the menu, the app offers you additional incentives provided you upload a document that confirms and proves you participate in your local community’s recycling program. Clearly, the app is helpful in reducing waste and helping the environment. ******************** Very disappointing. Don’t download. >>> For those of you that end up downloading the app anyway, using it is simple: just tap the “Scan” button to scan your items and then tap the “Recycle” button to recycle them.
Terrible 🤬
Response from developer
On July 15, 2020, recyPay had some technical issues that lasted for several hours. The issues were resolved and we apologize for any inconvenience caused to all our users on that day. UPDATE After further investigating this problem, we have concluded that it was not caused by the technical issue mentioned above. This is because of your reference to the word “Waiting.” “Waiting” is displayed in both the “Recycle” and “Account” sections of the app. Always displayed opposite to the word “Waiting” is the number of items that are waiting to be recycled. When you tap the “Recycle” button located in the menu, the number of items that are waiting to be recycled decreases and the number of items that have been recycled increases, provided your Virtual Battery has enough power. Being stuck at the welcome bonus means that you haven’t yet recycled anything. As soon as you recycle, your account balance should increase beyond the bonus.
New member
Response from developer
This most likely happened because there was no internet connection. The app is not able to save your items if there is no internet connection. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. We are going to modify the app so that it warns you the moment you lose your connection to the internet. We will also consider saving your data locally on your device as this approach requires no internet.
