Beanbag vs MyBins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beanbag
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The Beanbag app helps care agencies to provide quality care in assisted living. It also provide peace of mind to relatives by providing activity alerts and notifications about there love-ones. The main features: - Carer scheduling and alerts. - Periodic feedback collections about care. - Set your target temperature as you want. - View the most up to date current status of your love-ones home. - Set your weekly heating schedule at your convenience. - Saves your energy bill by having the heating turn to a lower/ higher value when you are at home or away. - Fall alert and monitoring. - Information about fall prevention. - Sleep quality and summary.
MyBins
Never miss a bin collection again with timely reminders and easy booking for special uplifts. Improve recycling quality and reduce contamination with this essential household tool.
- Bin collection reminders
- Special uplift booking
- Improved recycling quality
- Reduced contamination
- Increased recyclate quantity
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Fewer missed bins. Special uplifts is also available. Improved recyclate quality and a reduction in contamination. Increased quantity of recyclate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MyBins at 13.0 against Beanbag's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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.
Beanbag ships an update every 2 months, MyBins every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beanbag | MyBins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Secure Controls (UK) Ltd | MyBins Ltd |
In-app purchases
Beanbag
No in-app purchases
MyBins
No in-app purchases
