My Cairns vs Echotag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Cairns
This app provides essential information and services for residents and visitors of the Cairns region. It allows users to report issues, receive important alerts, find local events, and discover activities and facilities.
- Report council issues
- Bin night reminders
- Event listings and reminders
- Find 'Things to do'
- Storm surge zone information
- Council news and feedback
- Disaster Dashboard access
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My Cairns offers useful information for Cairns residents and visitors. Residents can use the app to: • report problems for Council to fix • get notifications for bin night reminders, water restrictions, and other important Council alerts • check your general waste and recycling collection days • find your home’s storm surge zone • find out what events are happening across the Cairns region • set reminders for your favourite events • find ‘Things to do’ – locate activities, walks, places to see and public facilities • get the latest Council news • give Council feedback • use the shortcut links in the side menu to find a lost pet, find the Disaster Dashboard, check flight times, check the weather and much more Visitors can use the app to: • find out what events are happening across the Cairns region • set reminders for your favourite events • find ‘Things to do’ – locate activities, walks, places to see and public facilities • use the shortcut links in the side menu to find a lost pet, find the Disaster Dashboard, check flight times, check the weather and much more Set your preferences to suit you! Enjoy My Cairns!
Echotag
This app decodes sound pulses from an alarm via your smartphone's microphone. It provides real-time data visualization of the alarm's current status and historical records, offering a concise and efficient way to monitor your device.
- Real-time data reception via microphone
- Alarm sound pulse decoding
- Data visualization
- Current status monitoring
- Alarm records viewing
- Efficient data access
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The sound pulses generated by the alarm can be received and decoded through the microphone on the smartphone and the Echotag application, making it easy to obtain real-time data from the device and visualize it for users to view the current status and alarm records of the alarm in a concise and efficient manner, saving users time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Echotag at weekly against My Cairns's every 2 months. Echotag also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
My Cairns ships an update every 2 months, Echotag weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Cairns | Echotag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cairns Regional Council Au | K.P.S. AUSTRALIA PTY LTD |
Customer experience
My Cairns
Echotag
In-app purchases
My Cairns
No in-app purchases
Echotag
No in-app purchases
