Comparison

BroadLink vs Knox Bins

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

Head to head
About

BroadLink

Manage all your smart home devices from one place, anywhere in the world. Control lighting, appliances, security, and more with intelligent automation and one-button scene control. Features zero-configuration setup for compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Remote device management
  • Intelligent power control
  • Lighting control
  • IR and RF remote control
  • Security and sensor integration
  • Scene creation
  • Zero configuration device setup
Features
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The new BroadLink super app lets you manage all BroadLink and compatible products in your home from anywhere in the world at any time, enjoying smart life style with intelligent power control, lighting control, IR and RF remote control, security protection, sensors, home appliances, etc. With BroadLink app, you can easily set triggers for interaction or scenes for one-button control of multiple devices. Also new FastCon technology is adopted in BroadLink app which enables you to add FastCon compatible devices without configuration process (Zero Configuration). If you have any questions, please click the "Feedback" Button in the "Help and Feedback" of the App.

About

Knox Bins

Easily check your rubbish, recycling, and green waste collection schedule for the Knox City Council area. Get automatic reminders the night before and view your schedule at a glance with a home screen widget.

Highlights
  • Check collection schedules
  • Set smart reminders
  • Home screen widget
  • Address lookup
  • Supports rubbish, recycling, and green waste
Features
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Never miss bin day again. Knox Bins is the essential companion for Knox City Council residents (Victoria, Australia). It tells you exactly which bins to put out each week — food & garden, recycling, and rubbish — with glanceable widgets and reliable reminders. KEY FEATURES • Multi-Address Support Save up to 5 addresses — home, parents', holiday house — and swipe between them like a weather app. Each address has its own schedule, widget, and reminders. • Offline-First & Instant Your schedule is calculated on-device. After a one-time setup, everything works instantly with zero internet — even when the council server is down. • Home Screen Widget Choose which address your widget shows. It displays the next collection date and the suburb + postcode, so you always know whose bins are coming up. Fully local rendering, battery-friendly. • Smart Reminders Notifications include the address and simply name the bin colors (Green, Blue/Yellow, Red + branches). They are re-armed every time you open the app, so they never expire. • Always Up to Date Bi-weekly recycling cycles, the blue-to-yellow lid transition, and collection cutoffs are handled automatically. Pull-to-refresh syncs the latest council data whenever you want. Data provided by Knox City Council.

Screenshots

BroadLink3 screens
Knox Bins4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Knox Bins at 5.0 against BroadLink's 4.3. Knox Bins also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). BroadLink's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Knox Bins holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroadLink has 2.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BroadLink ships an update monthly, Knox Bins every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BroadLink versus Knox Bins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroadLinkKnox Bins
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBroadlink Co.,LtdTaiwen Jin

Customer experience

BroadLink

All ratings2,574 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews456 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative35.3%

Knox Bins

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BroadLink

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scenes not working as expected
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Devices going offline randomly
  • Alexa integration issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize button layouts
  • Integration with more smart home platforms
  • Improved scheduling and automation features
  • Temperature display in Fahrenheit
  • Backup and restore functionality

Knox Bins

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BroadLink

No in-app purchases

None

Knox Bins

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BroadLink free?
BroadLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knox Bins free?
Knox Bins is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BroadLink or Knox Bins?
Knox Bins is rated higher. BroadLink averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Knox Bins averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BroadLink or Knox Bins have ads?
Neither BroadLink nor Knox Bins shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BroadLink or Knox Bins?
BroadLink ships an update monthly, and Knox Bins every 5 days. Most recently, BroadLink was updated on October 17, 2026 and Knox Bins on October 12, 2026.

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