Olyns vs Madronus Capture
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
Madronus Capture
Assess your home's wildfire risk in minutes with a personalized plan. Connect with vetted professionals or use DIY guides to implement mitigation strategies. Understand defensible space and home hardening requirements for real estate transactions.
- Home wildfire risk scanning
- Personalized mitigation plans
- Vetted professional network
- DIY resources and guides
- Defensible space compliance
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Scan your home in five minutes and get a personalized plan that shows how to protect your home and earn the Wildfire Prepared Home recognized by insurers for coverage and premium discounts. Make sure your wildfire project looks good and is done right the first time with our vetted network of wildfire mitigation specialists and contractors. Report provides resources and how-to guides to help DIYers. Realtors, home buyers, and home sellers use Madronus Capture to understand what's required to meet defensible space and home hardening disclosure requirements like AB38 in California.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Madronus Capture at 100% against Olyns's 21%. Madronus Capture also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Olyns's advantage is ratings volume (406 vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). 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.
Madronus Capture holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Olyns has 406 ratings behind it against 6, 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 Madronus Capture's.
Olyns ships an update every 5 weeks, Madronus Capture fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olyns | Madronus Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (406 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 406 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olyns Inc | Wuuii |
Customer experience
Olyns
Madronus Capture
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
Madronus Capture
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Olyns
No in-app purchases
Madronus Capture
No in-app purchases
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