French River vs Simcoe County Collects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
French River
Stay informed about your community with this portal app. Access recent notices, upcoming events, council information, and business listings. Receive important alert messages to keep you connected.
- Community notices
- Upcoming events calendar
- Council meeting agendas and minutes
- Business directory
- Alert messages
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The French River was the main Water Highway to the west in Canada from 1600 to the mid 1800's. The Ojibway Indian name for the river is Wemitigoj-Sibi (French River). The early French explorers gave the river the name la Riviere des Francais. The Champlain Trail is now known as the French River, or just "The French". By downloading our app it’s easy to stay connected to what’s happening in our community. With information including recent notices, upcoming events, council meeting agendas and minutes, business directory, alert messages and more.
Simcoe County Collects
Access your garbage and green bin collection schedules for the County of Simcoe, Ontario. Receive timely reminders for your waste collection directly within the app.
- Garbage and green bin schedules
- Collection reminders
- County of Simcoe specific
- Waste collection notifications
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Garbage and green bin schedules and reminders for County of Simcoe, Ontario. View your garbage and green bin schedule and receive collection notifications all from within this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: French River at 5.0 against Simcoe County Collects's 4.8. French River also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Simcoe County Collects's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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.
French River holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simcoe County Collects has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
French River ships an update every 3 months, Simcoe County Collects every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | French River | Simcoe County Collects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 92.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Corporation of the Municipality of French River | Corporation of the County of Simcoe |
Customer experience
French River
Simcoe County Collects
Bugs and requests
French River
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simcoe County Collects
Reported bugs
8 issues- Address not found
- Blue bin collection dates no longer show on calendar
- App isn't working anymore
- No way to update the app
- Blue bags left uncollected
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- Cannot load the schedule for the whole year
- App pushes a game instead of useful information
- Battery pickup not seen/collected
Requested features
13 requests- Fix address search functionality
- Display blue bin collection dates on calendar
- Allow app updates
- Provide a map showing zones
- Add a 'game' option to the app
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- More regular recycling of garden refuse
- More clothing or small appliance pickups for recycling
- Notifications for special pickups in the following week
- Trackers on garbage and recycling trucks for real-time location and estimated pickup time
- Weekly garbage pickup in summer
- More notice for battery pickup
- Summer and winter schedule options for garbage pickup
- Special pickup day reminders (batteries, clothing)
In-app purchases
French River
No in-app purchases
Simcoe County Collects
No in-app purchases
Questions
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