St. Louis Public Library vs Betterbin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
St. Louis Public Library
Access the library's catalog to discover new books and place holds. Explore upcoming events and manage your account with ease. This app provides a convenient way to interact with library services from your mobile device.
- Browse new titles
- Place material on hold
- View upcoming programming
- Manage account
- Access library catalog
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Use the St. Louis Public Library app to browse new titles, place material on hold, look at upcoming programming and more.
Betterbin
This app helps you understand local recycling and composting guidelines by scanning product barcodes. Earn rewards for your sustainable actions and set up pickup reminders. It provides specific instructions for your community's waste programs.
- Barcode scanning for local recycling
- Composting guidelines lookup
- Earn redeemable points
- Pickup reminders
- Local waste program information
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Frustrated that you’re never quite sure what to put in your recycle cart or compost bin? So are we! Guidelines vary from one community to the next. Packaging is complex and always changing. You need LOCAL answers for the products you buy every day. We’ve got your back. Finished with a product? Scan the product’s UPC barcode with the Betterbin app to get LOCAL recycling instructions for the SPECIFIC brand of product. Even better? Each time you scan a product, you earn points redeemable as gift cards to all of your favorite retailers and restaurants. You can even set up pick up reminders! Part of a local compost program? Search our database for all of the confusing “compostable” packaging, containers and kitchen wares to find out if they are acceptable in your LOCAL program. Recycle RIGHT, Compost MORE, buy RESPONSIBLY and Get REWARDED with Betterbin.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: St. Louis Public Library at 100% against Betterbin's 50%. St. Louis Public Library also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7). Betterbin's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
St. Louis Public Library holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of St. Louis Public Library's written reviews are positive against 50% of Betterbin's.
St. Louis Public Library ships an update every 5 months, Betterbin every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | St. Louis Public Library | Betterbin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | 3.7 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saint Louis Public Library | ERbin |
Customer experience
St. Louis Public Library
Betterbin
In-app purchases
St. Louis Public Library
No in-app purchases
Betterbin
No in-app purchases
