Olyns vs ponygorx
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
ponygorx
This app enables precise GPS location tracking and real-time sharing. It dispatches the nearest available personnel and optimizes order assignments for registered users. Enjoy a seamless experience with no cross-app activity tracking.
- Pinpoint GPS location
- Dispatch nearest personnel
- Real-time location sharing
- Optimized order assignment
- Accessible to registered users
- No cross-app tracking
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Pinpoint GPS location Dispatch nearest available personnel Real-time location sharing Optimized order assignment Accessible to all registered users No cross-app activity tracking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ponygorx at 5.0 against Olyns's 3.5. ponygorx also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Olyns's advantage is ratings volume (464 vs 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.
ponygorx holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Olyns has 464 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Olyns ships an update every 5 weeks, ponygorx fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olyns | ponygorx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (464 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 464 — 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Olyns Inc | INSDOOR INC |
Customer experience
Olyns
ponygorx
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
ponygorx
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Olyns
No in-app purchases
ponygorx
No in-app purchases
