Olyns vs ploma
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
ploma
Connect with your community to discover local deals and services. Organize group buys for exclusive discounts and manage business pages. Explore nearby offerings with an intuitive map view.
- Community feeds
- In-depth sort and filter
- Map view for local discovery
- Join local and interest groups
- Exclusive group buy deals
- Create and manage business pages
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Empowering your community with buying together. Ploma. to connect friends and engage products together. Home Instantly select your community. Each community displays own feeds Users can post community update & share Easily discover your perfect community with our in-depth sort and filter options News & Feeds are organized for users' personalized preference Explorer Easy-to-use map view to discover all the service near your community Groups You can easily join multiple Local communities / Interest groups / Private groups in one place Sale Get exclusive deals for much lowered price in your community by using our "Group Buy" power Group buy products Classified Ad Brand products page Business Create and manage their business page in the community 4000 100 Business owner can pitch their service / product for the community
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Olyns at 3.8 against ploma's 2.7. Olyns also leads on ratings volume (406 vs 3). 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.
Olyns holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Olyns has 406 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Olyns ships an update every 5 weeks, ploma every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Olyns | ploma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (406 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 406 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Olyns Inc | Way Through Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Olyns
ploma
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
ploma
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Olyns
No in-app purchases
ploma
No in-app purchases
