We Recycle Brookline vs Somerville Waste Wizard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
We Recycle Brookline
Access your garbage and recycling collection schedules for Brookline. Receive timely notifications to ensure you never miss a pickup. Stay informed about waste management in your town.
- Garbage and recycling schedules
- Collection notifications
- Town of Brookline specific
- User-friendly interface
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Garbage and recycling schedules and reminders for Town of Brookline. View your garbage and recycling schedule and receive collection notifications all from within this app.
Somerville Waste Wizard
Find trash, recycling, and street sweeping schedules for Somerville, MA. Get service reminders and learn how to properly dispose of or recycle specialty items.
- Waste collection schedules
- Recycling guidelines
- Street sweeping alerts
- Service reminders
- Special item disposal
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Look up trash, recycling, and street sweeping schedules for the City of Somerville, MA. Receive service reminders and notifications. Learn how to recycle or dispose of specialty items.
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Verdict
We Recycle Brookline and Somerville Waste Wizard both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Somerville Waste Wizard's written reviews are positive against 33% of We Recycle Brookline's. We Recycle Brookline's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
Somerville Waste Wizard holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 73 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of We Recycle Brookline's written reviews are positive against 100% of Somerville Waste Wizard's.
We Recycle Brookline ships an update every 5 months, Somerville Waste Wizard every 13 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | We Recycle Brookline | Somerville Waste Wizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (51 ratings) | 4.9 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Town of Brookline, MA | City of Somerville |
Customer experience
We Recycle Brookline
Somerville Waste Wizard
In-app purchases
We Recycle Brookline
No in-app purchases
Somerville Waste Wizard
No in-app purchases
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