Edmonton Waste Wise vs SAPL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Edmonton Waste Wise
Access your City of Edmonton garbage and recycling schedules. Receive timely collection notifications directly through the app to ensure you never miss a pickup.
- Garbage schedule viewing
- Recycling schedule viewing
- Collection reminders
- City of Edmonton specific
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Garbage and recycling schedules and reminders for City of Edmonton, Alberta. View your garbage and recycling schedule and receive collection notifications all from within this app.
SAPL
Easily find new books, manage your loans, and check library details. This app helps you stay connected with your local library's services.
- Discover new titles
- Place holds
- Renew checked out items
- Check library hours
- Find library locations
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Discover new titles, place holds, renew your checked out items, check library hours and locations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Edmonton Waste Wise at 83% against SAPL's 50%. Edmonton Waste Wise also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Edmonton Waste Wise | SAPL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (33 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Edmonton | St. Albert Public Library |
Customer experience
Edmonton Waste Wise
SAPL
In-app purchases
Edmonton Waste Wise
No in-app purchases
SAPL
No in-app purchases
