Comparison

Waste Not! vs BLE Discover

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Waste Not!

This app offers a contactless solution for donating unwanted household items. It connects donors with collectors, streamlining the process of giving away goods that would otherwise end up in landfill. The platform aims to make reusing and recycling easier for everyone.

Highlights
  • Contactless item donation
  • Connects donors and collectors
  • Reduces landfill waste
  • Streamlines donation process
  • View item and location details
  • Facilitates reuse and recycling
Features
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A completely Free and Contact Free way of Donating unwanted Household Items, from Donation to Collection. A simple way collectors can view location and item details of these goods. Every year thousands of good reusable items are put out in hard waste collections. Many people try to sell these items or even give them away for free but the whole process can be difficult and time consuming. You have to organise a suitable day and time for a collection that also suits the recipient of the goods. Then often people reschedule or don’t turn up to collect as promised, or simply stop responding. As a recipient of these items you are also faced with often strict pick up times or even told to pick up immediately or they will give the items to someone else. This puts a lot of pressure on the part of the recipient. Ideally, people don’t want these items to end up in landfill but when time is precious it’s often a choice people feel that they are forced to make but now there is a way to make the process easy. Simply post your items via the Waste Not! App. The collector will view your post then will collect some or all of your items. Yours and the recipients actions have made a positive step for the future good of the planet. Waste Not! Bringing people together in a common cause Reusing, Recycling, Reinventing, bringing back to life items that would have been destined for landfill. So if you think it a waste to go into landfill then list it first on WASTE NOT!

About

BLE Discover

This utility app offers comprehensive tools for scanning and debugging Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral devices. It allows users to connect, view device information, and interact with services and characteristics. Features include configurable scanning, filtering, sorting, and signal strength tracking.

Highlights
  • Configurable BLE scanning with filters
  • Search peripherals by name
  • Favorite peripherals list
  • Read, notify, and write characteristics
  • Signal strength (RSSI) tracking and charting
  • Scanning and interaction logging
Features
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BLE Discover provides scanning and debugging tools for Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral devices. Connect to a BLE peripheral to see information such as services, characteristics, advertised information and signal strength. Features: - Configurable scanning with powerful filter and sorting tools - Search scanned peripherals by name - Add favourite peripherals for faster selection - Read, notify and write characteristics (binary, hexadecimal, UINT8 and UTF8 data formats supported) - Signal strength (RSSI) tracking and charting with both raw data and image sharing options - Logging of scanning and peripheral interactions

Screenshots

Waste Not!4 screens
BLE Discover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Waste Not! at 15.1 against BLE Discover's 17.0. On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waste Not! ships an update every 2 months, BLE Discover monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Waste Not! versus BLE Discover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaste Not!BLE Discover
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAngela PooleHarry GOODWIN

Customer experience

Waste Not!

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BLE Discover

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Waste Not!

No in-app purchases

None

BLE Discover

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waste Not! free?
Waste Not! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLE Discover free?
BLE Discover is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waste Not! or BLE Discover have ads?
Neither Waste Not! nor BLE Discover shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waste Not! or BLE Discover?
Waste Not! ships an update every 2 months, and BLE Discover monthly. Most recently, Waste Not! was updated on November 3, 2026 and BLE Discover on November 3, 2026.

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