BroadLink vs Knox Bins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote device management
- Intelligent power control
- Lighting control
- IR and RF remote control
- Security and sensor integration
- Scene creation
- Zero configuration device setup
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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.
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.
- Check collection schedules
- Set smart reminders
- Home screen widget
- Address lookup
- Supports rubbish, recycling, and green waste
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
BroadLink ships an update monthly, Knox Bins every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BroadLink | Knox Bins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Broadlink Co.,Ltd | Taiwen Jin |
Customer experience
BroadLink
Knox Bins
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
BroadLink
No in-app purchases
Knox Bins
No in-app purchases









