Olyns vs Taro 香芋
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
Taro 香芋
This app facilitates connections through interactive profile questions and exclusive offline community events. It aims to foster genuine interactions and prevent "catfishing" with AI-verified photos.
- Interactive profile questions
- Exclusive offline community events
- AI photo verification
- Dating for Chinese users
- High-quality user interactions
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我们用“TARO”（香芋）作为APP的名字，因为我们相信，你和TA会在这里相遇。 我们别出心裁的功能： 1. 深度了解，灵魂发问：如果双方对profile互点了小心心，将进入互动环节。在这个环节中，双方都要向对方提出3个问题，并且回答对方的问题。 2. 高品质线下社群：TARO用户专属精彩线下活动，在这里可以和高品质用户“香芋”！为用户提供线下深度交流的空间和机会，缘分从此开始！ 3. AI校验，不再“照骗”：后台会将验证过的照片添加水印，表明该用户为真实用户。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Taro 香芋 at 5.0 against Olyns's 3.8. Taro 香芋 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (33% vs 21%). Olyns's advantage is ratings volume (406 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). 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.
Taro 香芋 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Olyns has 406 ratings behind it against 1, 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 33% of Taro 香芋's.
Olyns ships an update every 5 weeks, Taro 香芋 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olyns | Taro 香芋 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (406 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 406 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Olyns Inc | Taro LLC |
Customer experience
Olyns
Taro 香芋
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
Taro 香芋
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Olyns
No in-app purchases
Taro 香芋
No in-app purchases
