Olyns vs MCA Bay Area
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Olyns
This app facilitates recycling by connecting users to a network of bottle boxes. Users can find nearby recycling locations, deposit beverage containers, and earn cash rewards redeemable via PayPal. It aims to make recycling convenient and rewarding while contributing to environmental sustainability.
- Find nearby recycling locations
- Deposit beverage containers
- Earn cash rewards
- Save Olyns card to phone wallet
- Touchless check-in via phone
- Cash out via PayPal
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Olyns is Rethinking Recycling. Our growing network of bottle boxes makes it easy and fun to recycle beverage containers for cash. Here’s how it works: 1. Download the Olyns App. 2. Create an account and save an Olyns card to your phone's Wallet. 3. Find the nearest Olyns Cube on our map. 4. Hold your phone below the Recycle Ring on the Olyns Cube for touchless check in. 5. Deposit your empty CRV containers into the Olyns Cube. 6. Earn cash for every eligible container. 7. Cash Out your balance anytime through PayPal. 8. Celebrate - you just did your part to help the planet
MCA Bay Area
This app provides community notices, prayer times, and religious information for the Muslim community in the San Francisco Bay Area. It also offers social media links, Qibla direction, and newsletter announcements.
- Community notices and reminders
- Salah times
- Qibla direction
- Newsletter announcements
- Social media links
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Muslim Community Association, San Francisco Bay Area (MCA) is a 501(c)(3) religious non-profit organization located in Santa Clara, CA. A community of believers adhering to the Qur’aan and Sunnah and the way of the rightly guided predecessors. Please download our app to receive important community notices and reminders, salah time and other important information. Our App features other benefits such as social media links, Qibla direction, Newsletter announcements etc. MCA is committed to practicing Islaam according to the ways of the Prophet (S) and we strive to teach our community the authentic teaching of Islaam. We adhere to all local and federal laws and regulations as we practice our religion in peace and respect for all faiths.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MCA Bay Area at 100% against Olyns's 21%. MCA Bay Area also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8). Olyns's advantage is ratings volume (406 vs 14). 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.
MCA Bay Area holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Olyns has 406 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Olyns's written reviews are positive against 100% of MCA Bay Area's.
Olyns ships an update every 5 weeks, MCA Bay Area every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olyns | MCA Bay Area |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (406 ratings) | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 406 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olyns Inc | Swaleha Inamdar |
Customer experience
Olyns
MCA Bay Area
Bugs and requests
Olyns
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/account verification issues
- Inconsistent container recognition
- Machines freezing/malfunctioning
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to favorite/track specific machine locations
- Real-time machine status updates
- Increase glass bottle capacity
- Expand operating hours
MCA Bay Area
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Olyns
No in-app purchases
MCA Bay Area
No in-app purchases
