BottleDrop vs Clean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BottleDrop
Easily return deposit containers and receive your refund. Access your account card, view your balance and bag history, and find nearby return locations. Manage your account information and receive important notifications.
- Return deposit containers
- Receive refunds
- Access account card
- View account balance
- Track bag history
- Find return locations
- Update account information
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BottleDrop is the easiest way to return your deposit containers and get your refund. With the app, you can access your account card, view your account balance and bag history, find locations, update your account information, receive account notifications, and more.
Clean
This app offers a convenient way to manage laundry cycles at participating locations. Users can pay for machines, add credit to their accounts, and track transaction history. It also provides machine availability and completion alerts.
- Pay for laundry cycles via Bluetooth
- Add credit to account
- View transaction history
- Scan machine QR codes to start
- Check machine availability
- Receive cycle completion alerts
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating laundry locations. Clean-zer is an iPhone application providing the easiest and smartest complete laundry solution. This app allows you to pay for laundry cycles from your account by using Bluetooth to communicate with the washer or dryer. Simply use Clean-zer to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. A full accounting is available to see your transaction purchase history. • Scan the QR code of your laundry room (one time process) • Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code on the machine • Check your card/account balance, and add value to your account for laundry. For participating laundry rooms, you can view machine availability as well as receive alerts when your laundry cycle is complete.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BottleDrop at 2.3 against Clean's 1.6. BottleDrop also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (104 vs 19). Clean's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
BottleDrop holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BottleDrop has 104 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 11% and 10% positive.
BottleDrop ships an update every 2 months, Clean every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BottleDrop | Clean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (104 ratings) — better | 1.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.7% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative | KioSoft Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
BottleDrop
Clean
Bugs and requests
BottleDrop
Reported bugs
18 issues- Unexpected logout after period of inactivity
- Login failed errors despite correct credentials
- App won't progress past splash/start screen
- Crashes when accessing locations tab
- Internet connectivity error messages despite active connection
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- QR code unreadable by kiosk scanners
- Transfer buttons hidden behind other UI elements
- Venmo/PayPal transfer functionality non-functional
- Password expiration without notification
- Account recognition failures after logout
- Brightness settings not respecting system preferences
- App freezes during account activation
- Bag history not displaying or updating
- Virtual card not appearing in app despite website signup
- Force close required to restore functionality
- Deposits showing as pending indefinitely
- QR code positioning incompatible with larger phones
- Facial recognition not working despite activation
Requested features
11 requests- Dark mode for reduced eye strain in low light
- Biometric authentication (Face ID, Touch ID, PIN)
- Manual QR code entry option for unscanned bags
- Transaction history and detailed bag credit breakdown
- In-app bag and label ordering
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- Apple Wallet integration for digital card
- GPS-based location finder instead of manual entry
- Persistent login sessions to avoid constant re-authentication
- In-app cash withdrawal/transfer without kiosk visits
- Email notifications for password resets and account changes
- Account activity notifications
Clean
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BottleDrop
No in-app purchases
Clean
No in-app purchases
