MDC Solid Waste vs Fix It! Homestead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MDC Solid Waste
Manage county solid waste, recycling, and mosquito control services. Find nearby centers, request pickups, pay fees, and receive collection reminders via SMS alerts.
- Find nearby waste and recycling centers
- Request bulky waste pickup
- Pay waste collection fees online
- Get recycling information
- Sign up for SMS collection reminders
- Report mosquito problems
- View service news and events
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The MDC Solid Waste App allows Miami-Dade County residents to manage County solid waste, recycling, and mosquito control services from Android phones. Features include: * Services Near Me This function will help you find the Trash and Recycling Center (TRC) and Home Chemical Collection Center nearest to your home. * Recycling Curbside recycling service is provided to single-family homes in service areas within participating cities. Information on the County's requirements for businesses, apartments, and condominiums is available. * Mosquito Control Report a problem with mosquitoes or learn more about how you can reduce mosquitoes around your home. * Home Chemical Collection Centers Practice responsible recycling. Drop off home chemicals, electronics, and more. * Request a Service Request a bulky waste pickup, file an illegal dumping complaint or request a mosquito inspection, all with just a few taps of your iPhone’s screen. * SMS Alerts Sign up to be reminded via text alert of your recycling collection day the evening before it takes place. * Events & News Find out the latest goings on with your solid waste, recycling, and mosquito control services, including any changes to service, events, holiday service schedules, and more. * Pay Online Customers can now pay the following fees using their Android phones: • Waste collection service fees • Bulky waste pickup overage fees • Additional cart fees * Contact Us Email and telephone contact information for the Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management.
Fix It! Homestead
Report non-emergency issues within the City of Homestead, Florida. Easily submit photos and locations of problems like potholes to the correct city department. Track the status of your requests and receive updates on their resolution.
- Report non-emergency issues
- Submit photos of problems
- Geo-locate issues
- Track request status
- Receive resolution updates
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The City of Homestead welcomes residents and guests to the new online reporting system for issues and citizen requests in the City of Homestead, Florida. With this app, you can easily take a photo of a pothole or other problem, geo-locate it, and hit submit to automatically send your concern to the right person at City Hall. With your account, you’ll also be able to receive status updates and track the resolution. The Fix It! Homestead app is developed by SeeClickFix (a division of CivicPlus) under contract with the City of Homestead.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fix It! Homestead at 5.0 against MDC Solid Waste's 2.8. Fix It! Homestead also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 43 months). MDC Solid Waste's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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.
Fix It! Homestead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively.
MDC Solid Waste ships an update every 43 months, Fix It! Homestead every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDC Solid Waste | Fix It! Homestead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Miami-Dade County | City of Homestead |
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MDC Solid Waste
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In-app purchases
MDC Solid Waste
No in-app purchases
Fix It! Homestead
No in-app purchases
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