TruGreen vs WaterlooIA/waste
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TruGreen
Manage all your lawn care needs conveniently from your phone. Receive personalized tips, schedule services, track visits, and make secure payments.
- Personalized seasonal lawn care tips
- Update account information
- Schedule or reschedule lawn service
- Real-time notifications
- View upcoming visits and plan details
- Make secure payments
- Contact customer support
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When you trust the pros, managing your lawn care is easy. With the TruGreen mobile app, you can handle all your lawn care needs from your phone—making our service more convenient than ever. Receive personalized seasonal lawn care tips, update your account information, schedule or reschedule your lawn service, get real-time notifications, view upcoming visits and plan details, make secure payments, contact customer support, and more. Current customers can sign up with your TruGreen account number and stay on top of your plan with just a few simple taps.
WaterlooIA/waste
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Your direct connection to the City of Waterloo Sanitation Department
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TruGreen at every 5 weeks against WaterlooIA/waste's every 7 months. WaterlooIA/waste's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
TruGreen ships an update every 5 weeks, WaterlooIA/waste every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TruGreen | WaterlooIA/waste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TruGreen Limited Partnership | City of Waterloo, IA |
Bugs and requests
TruGreen
Reported bugs
4 issues- Persistent loading issues
- Unreliable GPS tracking
- Inconsistent push notifications
- Inability to unsubscribe from services
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view and manage scheduled services
- Improved in-app communication with technicians
- Customizable notification settings
- Seamless integration between app and website
WaterlooIA/waste
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TruGreen
No in-app purchases
WaterlooIA/waste
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TruGreen free?
Is WaterlooIA/waste free?
Do TruGreen or WaterlooIA/waste have ads?
Which is updated more often, TruGreen or WaterlooIA/waste?
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