Olyns vs HiHome AI
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
HiHome AI
This app helps you make informed home-buying decisions by providing instant data on location factors impacting property value. Analyze risks, compare homes, and find real estate agents, all within a single platform.
- Location risk analysis (flood, fire, earthquake)
- School zone and noise level impact
- Property comparison tools
- Price fairness analysis
- Agent finder
- Data-driven home insights
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Make smarter home-buying decisions with HiHome. Instantly see location factors that affect home value — from school zones and noise levels to flood, fire, and earthquake risks. Compare properties, analyze price fairness, and find agents who truly work for buyers — all in one app designed for data-driven homebuyers. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HiHome AI at 100% against Olyns's 21%. HiHome AI also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). Olyns's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (465 vs 12). On price, ads and device support 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. HiHome AI sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Olyns asks for nothing beyond the download.
HiHome AI holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Olyns has 465 ratings behind it against 12, 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 HiHome AI's.
Olyns ships an update every 5 weeks, HiHome AI every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olyns | HiHome AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (465 ratings) | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 465 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olyns Inc | HiHome AI, Inc. |
Customer experience
Olyns
HiHome AI
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
HiHome AI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Olyns
No in-app purchases
HiHome AI
- HiHome Pro$19.991 Month
- HiHome Max Monthly$49.991 Month
- 1 HiHome Credit$1.99
- 10 HiHome Credits$19.99
- 30 HiHome Credits$49.99
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- 50 HiHome Credits$69.99
