MeCycle vs NewsPenny
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeCycle
Easily recycle plastic, glass, and aluminum items by scanning their UPC codes. The app credits you for bottle deposits and allows cashouts via Venmo or PayPal once you reach $5. Register your recycling drop with bin QR codes to validate payments and track your impact.
- Scan UPC codes for recycling
- Earn bottle deposit credits
- Cash out via Venmo/PayPal
- Register recycling drops with QR codes
- Track recycling impact
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MeCycle helps you easily recycle right. Use the app to scan the UPC code of plastic and glass bottles or aluminum cans. If they have a recycling incentive, known as a bottle deposit, the app will credit you the deposit amount. When you have $5 or more in your account, you can claim your cash using Venmo or Paypal. When you go to recycle your items in the white, MeCycle bins (made of recycled plastic of course), register your drop with the QR code on the bin. That validates your payment and helps ensure that your items are going to get reborn as things like a new craft brew or a cozy fleece sweater. The MeCycle service is currently only available in select pilot markets. Visit our website www.me-cycle.com to see if it is currently available in your area.
NewsPenny
Earn rewards by reading news articles on various topics. The app offers daily updated headlines, transparent rules, and a clean interface with optional rewarded ads for extra earnings. Enjoy a secure and private reading experience.
- Read news and earn rewards
- Daily updated headlines
- Optional rewarded ads
- Transparent rules
- Secure privacy protection
- Clean interface
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Read news and earn rewards with NewsPenny. Daily updated headlines, voluntary rewarded ads, transparent rules, clean interface, secure privacy. Make reading valuable. Description NewsPenny is a safe and compliant news app that lets you earn rewards while reading headlines, current affairs, lifestyle, and entertainment news. Features: • Daily updated news with rich categories • Earn rewards by reading articles • Optional rewarded ads for extra rewards (non-mandatory) • Clean interface without intrusive ads • Strict privacy protection All rewards are genuine and transparent. Download NewsPenny now and turn your reading time into real rewards!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MeCycle at none against NewsPenny's shown. MeCycle also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). NewsPenny's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MeCycle against 5.0 for NewsPenny. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeCycle has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MeCycle ships an update every 2 months, NewsPenny every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MeCycle | NewsPenny |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Homecycle Technologies, Inc. | Happy Mango Network Technology Co., Limited |
Customer experience
MeCycle
NewsPenny
In-app purchases
MeCycle
No in-app purchases
NewsPenny
No in-app purchases
