Star.Mugs vs Olyns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Star.Mugs
Catalog and track your Starbucks city mug collection. Connect with other collectors worldwide to find exchange partners and discover new mugs. Search for desired mugs on major online marketplaces with a single tap.
- Browse Starbucks city mug catalog
- Track personal mug collection
- Connect with collector community
- Find mug exchange partners
- Search mugs on eBay/Amazon
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Star.Mugs is an independent collector's catalog and community for the collectible city mugs released by Starbucks — souvenir mugs dedicated to cities, states, countries, and landmarks around the world. With Star.Mugs you can: • Browse the growing city mug catalog right on your iOS device • Keep track of your own collection and wishlist • Join a worldwide community of collectors and find an exchange partner to get the mug of your dreams • Search for wanted mugs on eBay or Amazon with one tap from the mug details screen New mugs are added shortly after they're discovered by our community members. On the Sort screen, select Recently Added to see the latest additions on top. City mugs come in different shapes and design styles known as collections or series — You Are Here, Been There, Global Icon, and more. Our list is regularly updated with the help of community enthusiasts — keeping up with new releases while gradually covering older collections. Star.Mugs and its team are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Starbucks Corporation in any way. We just love the mugs — and traveling the world and meeting new people. These mugs are memories of places we've visited and moments we've experienced.
Olyns
This app facilitates recycling by connecting users to a network of bottle boxes. Users can find nearby recycling locations, deposit beverage containers, and earn cash rewards redeemable via PayPal. It aims to make recycling convenient and rewarding while contributing to environmental sustainability.
- Find nearby recycling locations
- Deposit beverage containers
- Earn cash rewards
- Save Olyns card to phone wallet
- Touchless check-in via phone
- Cash out via PayPal
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Olyns is Rethinking Recycling. Our growing network of bottle boxes makes it easy and fun to recycle beverage containers for cash. Here’s how it works: 1. Download the Olyns App. 2. Create an account and save an Olyns card to your phone's Wallet. 3. Find the nearest Olyns Cube on our map. 4. Hold your phone below the Recycle Ring on the Olyns Cube for touchless check in. 5. Deposit your empty CRV containers into the Olyns Cube. 6. Earn cash for every eligible container. 7. Cash Out your balance anytime through PayPal. 8. Celebrate - you just did your part to help the planet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Star.Mugs at 73% against Olyns's 21%. Star.Mugs also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks) and rating (3.8 vs 3.5). Olyns's advantage is ratings volume (465 vs 27) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). 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.
Star.Mugs holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Olyns has 465 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Star.Mugs's written reviews are positive against 21% of Olyns's.
Star.Mugs ships an update every 6 days, Olyns every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star.Mugs | Olyns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (27 ratings) — better | 3.5 (465 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews — better | 20.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 465 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Timoshpolskii | Olyns Inc |
Customer experience
Star.Mugs
Olyns
Bugs and requests
Star.Mugs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Olyns
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/account verification issues
- Inconsistent container recognition
- Machines freezing/malfunctioning
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to favorite/track specific machine locations
- Real-time machine status updates
- Increase glass bottle capacity
- Expand operating hours
In-app purchases
Star.Mugs
No in-app purchases
Olyns
No in-app purchases









