Olyns vs Olivine ClimateResponse VPP
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
Olivine ClimateResponse VPP
Participate in a virtual power plant to reduce energy consumption and earn rewards. Monitor your usage, track your impact on carbon emissions, and help alleviate grid stress. Save energy, money, and the planet.
- Earn incentives for reducing energy use
- Monitor energy usage patterns
- Track carbon emission impact
- Stay informed on local GHG emissions
- Connect with utility provider accounts
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Use the Olivine app to participate in the ClimateResponse® Virtual Power Plant (VPP) - an innovative solution to reduce energy use and earn incentives, while helping fight climate change, and alleviate grid stress to avoid blackouts. Get notified when ClimateResponse® Events are called, monitor your energy use, and track your rewards. After installing the app, complete the enrollment steps to start earning incentives for reducing your energy use. Save energy, save money, and save the planet! Key features: 1. VPP offers: Earn incentives for reducing your energy use during ClimateResponse® Events. 2. Energy tracking: Monitor your energy usage and visualize your hourly, daily and monthly patterns. 3. Impact reporting: Track the impact on your carbon emissions. 4. GHG emissions tracking: Stay informed on current GHG emissions in your service area. How does it work? When you connect the app with your utility provider account, we pull the energy data and render it on the app. You will be able to monitor the historic energy usage, daily/monthly patterns and identify anomalies, all based on your actual usage data. The data will be used to quantify energy and environmental benefits as you participate in ClimateResponse® Events through the app. The app currently supports customers of these utility companies: Pacific Gas & Electric San Diego Gas & Electric Southern California Edison Olivine ClimateResponse® VPP Customer Support & Feedback Email: ask@climateresponse.com Website: www.climateresponse.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Olivine ClimateResponse VPP at 5.0 against Olyns's 3.8. Olyns's advantage is ratings volume (406 vs 8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.
Olivine ClimateResponse VPP 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 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Olyns ships an update every 5 weeks, Olivine ClimateResponse VPP every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olyns | Olivine ClimateResponse VPP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (406 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 406 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olyns Inc | Olivine, Inc. |
Customer experience
Olyns
Olivine ClimateResponse VPP
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
Olivine ClimateResponse VPP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Olyns
No in-app purchases
Olivine ClimateResponse VPP
No in-app purchases
Questions
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