BottleDrop vs Hour
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.
Hour
This app facilitates rapid texting of notifications to contacts for fundraising campaigns. It allows users to efficiently manage and track responses from their phone's contact list.
- Send quick text notifications
- Target specific contacts
- Track responses
- Fundraising campaign support
- Phone contact integration
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The Hour-A-Thon Quicktext app is designed for users of Hour-A-Thon fundraising campaigns to quickly text notifications to specified contacts in their phone and track responses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hour at 3.1 against BottleDrop's 2.3. Hour also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 11%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). BottleDrop's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.3). 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.
Hour holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 143 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of BottleDrop's written reviews are positive against 48% of Hour's.
BottleDrop ships an update every 2 months, Hour every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BottleDrop | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (104 ratings) | 3.1 (143 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.7% of reviews | 48.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 | 143 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative | Buynow AF, LLC |
Customer experience
BottleDrop
Hour
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
Hour
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BottleDrop
No in-app purchases
Hour
No in-app purchases
