Comparison

Catch the Trash vs Ecosystems are Interconnected

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Catch the Trash

An educational action game designed to teach players about waste sorting. Players drag falling trash into the correct bins, with a built-in trash-dex for guidance. Developed by a team of young programmers during a coding course.

Highlights
  • Waste sorting gameplay
  • Interactive trash-dex
  • Educational content
  • Action-oriented challenges
  • Developed by young programmers
Features
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This educational action game teaches you where to put your waste. To play, simply drag the falling trash into the right bins. If you're not sure where to sort things in real life or in the game, simply check the included trash-dex. This game was made by four girls who met at a Girls Who Code course. They learned to program in Swift, and made the game during their two weeks course.

About

Ecosystems are Interconnected

Features
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The DOST Courseware is a locally-produced, all-original Filipino highly interactive multimedia educational application packages that are conceptualized, digitized and produced as spearheaded by the Science Education Institute (SEI-DOST) in partnership with the Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI-DOST) and in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd), Philippine Normal University (PNU) and University of the Philippines-National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (UP-NISMED), which aims to develop information and communication technology learning innovation to support the upgrading and improvement of science and mathematics education in the country. The DOST Courseware are provided for free to schools and are also made available online as supplemental resources for teachers and student as a fun and interactive approach to e-learning and blended learning. The Grade 7 DOST Courseware is composed of 120 lessons overall, 73 lessons in Science where it covered the domains on: Matter; Force, Motion and Energy, Living Things and Their Environment and Earth and Space while the 60 lessons in Mathematic covered the domains on: Numbers and Number Sense, Patterns and Algebra, and Geometry. The Grade 8 DOST Courseware is composed of 118 lessons overall, 61 lessons in Science where it covered the domains on: Parts and Functions, Ecosystems, Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits, Structures and Functions, Biodiversity, and Evolution, while the 57 lessons in Mathematics covered the domains on: Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations, Rational Algebraic Equations, Integral Exponents, Radicals, Arithmetic Sequence and Geometric Sequence. The themes of the courseware for Grades 7 and 8, Magicademy, Freddy’s Lab and D’nayao will surely amuse the users as they explore these distinct worlds while learning at the same time.

Screenshots

Catch the Trash3 screens
Ecosystems are Interconnected3 screens

Verdict

The call

Catch the Trash and Ecosystems are Interconnected are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch the Trash ships an update every 45 months, Ecosystems are Interconnected every 63 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Catch the Trash versus Ecosystems are Interconnected: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch the TrashEcosystems are Interconnected
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 45 months — betterEvery 63 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn PalevichScience Education Institute

In-app purchases

None

Catch the Trash

No in-app purchases

None

Ecosystems are Interconnected

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catch the Trash free?
Catch the Trash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ecosystems are Interconnected free?
Ecosystems are Interconnected is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Catch the Trash or Ecosystems are Interconnected have ads?
Neither Catch the Trash nor Ecosystems are Interconnected shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catch the Trash or Ecosystems are Interconnected?
Catch the Trash ships an update every 45 months, and Ecosystems are Interconnected every 63 months. Most recently, Catch the Trash was updated on September 30, 2026 and Ecosystems are Interconnected on October 12, 2026.

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