ClickBale vs WM Bale Route
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ClickBale
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ClickBale makes it easy for recycling plant operators to track the production and shipping of baled material. The app captures each bale produced from your compactor or baling equipment with a weight, description and optional barcode. It provides a live report to show what material you currently have on the warehouse floor and allows bales to be easily picked or scanned for shipping to help control load capacity and to deplete material on hand.. Labels can be produced with any compatible mobile Bluetooth printer such as the Zebra model ZQ520. Requires a cieTrade software account subscription.
WM Bale Route
This application digitizes recycling service operations for businesses. It connects haulers directly to Waste Management, replacing manual paperwork with a real-time digital interface for efficient record-keeping and verification.
- Real-time tracking of recycling services
- Digital data sharing and transmission
- Replaces redundant paperwork
- Streamlines record keeping and verification
- Connects recycling haulers with Waste Management
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The WM Recycling Services bale route tracking application (BRTA) is a proprietary software application designed to enable real time tracking, data sharing and transmission as it relates to recycling service performed at the brick and mortar, “behind the store” level. By connecting recycling haulers with the application and ultimately, Waste Management, redundant paperwork is replaced by a speedy, digital interface where record keeping and verification of related information is a priority. As interest in and the environmental impact of recycling grows, it is important that organizations continue to modernize how this type of business is transacted. WM is committed to doing its part to help achieve this objective.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ClickBale at monthly against WM Bale Route's every 6 months. ClickBale also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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.
ClickBale ships an update monthly, WM Bale Route every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ClickBale | WM Bale Route |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | cieTrade Systems, Inc | Waste Management, Inc. |
In-app purchases
ClickBale
No in-app purchases
WM Bale Route
No in-app purchases
