Comparison

reCHycle vs iWay Status

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

Head to head

Recycling made easy

System- & Network-Health

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

reCHycle

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Missed the cardboard collection in your neighborhood again? reCHycle will remind you in the future. The app also helps you dispose of all other waste correctly and on time. Furthermore, it shows you the closest collection points in your neighbourhood. Receive push notifications for the following disposal types: Household waste Paper Cardboard Hazardous waste Bio-waste and others... reCHycle is currently available for the cities of Zurich and Baden. It runs in German or English and comes at no costs to you. Happy Recycling!

About

iWay Status

Features

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Stay up-to-date with maintenances, problems and outages occurring in our network. Subscribe to new reports, to get notified via push notifications – so you can be the first to know something went wrong.

Screenshots

reCHycle4 screens

iWay Status4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: iWay Status at 13.0 against reCHycle's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

reCHycle ships an update every 3 months, iWay Status every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

reCHycle versus iWay Status: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	reCHycle	iWay Status
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	25 MB	17 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	dreipol GmbH	iWay AG

In-app purchases

None

reCHycle

No in-app purchases

None

iWay Status

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is reCHycle free?

reCHycle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is iWay Status free?

iWay Status is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do reCHycle or iWay Status have ads?

Neither reCHycle nor iWay Status shows ads.

Which is updated more often, reCHycle or iWay Status?

reCHycle ships an update every 3 months, and iWay Status every 2 months. Most recently, reCHycle was updated on November 7, 2026 and iWay Status on October 27, 2026.