Comparison

Howie's vs MyArmyPost

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

Head to head
About

Howie's

Access your waste and recycling pick-up schedule with timely reminders and service updates. Get instant answers to your disposal questions by typing in an item, and the app will guide you on where to take it in your community.

Highlights
  • Up-to-date pick-up schedules
  • Customizable reminder notifications
  • Service update alerts
  • Waste and recycling disposal guide
  • Item-specific disposal location lookup
Features
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With the Howie's app you can view your up-to-date trash and recycling pick-up schedule. When you turn-on notifications you'll receive reminder alerts about your scheduled pick-ups, as well as timely service updates, holiday schedule changes, and weather-related issues that may impact your service. The Howie's Waste and Disposal Guide provides you with the perfect information to answer all your waste and recycling questions. Simply type in what you have to dispose of and it will tell you exactly where to take items in your community. The Howie's app is the tool you need to manage all of your waste and recycling needs! Brought to you by the Howie's family, a locally-owned, community-proud business serving the Manhattan/Wamego/Junction City area for over 35 years.

About

MyArmyPost

Access timely and accurate information for Army posts, including gate traffic, facility hours, and local conditions. Navigate on-post facilities and get PCSing resources. Stay informed about your home base with push notifications.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for gate traffic and closures
  • Facility hours (gyms, restaurants, hospitals, PX/Commissary)
  • Local weather and range conditions
  • Road closure updates
  • On-post facility navigation
  • PCSing information
Features
Currently charting
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DISA-approved for download and use on Government devices. Get and share timely and accurate information about your Army Post; set your home post and most commonly used gates to get push notifications for gate traffic and closures! Get hours of operations for gyms, warrior restaurants, hospitals, PX/Commissary, USO, and more! Stay up to date on local weather, range conditions, road closures, and navigate to on-post facilities even when the only information you know is a building number, and all other important information you will need when on any Army post. PCSing? Get access to information about out-processing your current post and information to help you decide on housing/moving for your next base! Download and start discovering and exploring your home base today!

Screenshots

Howie's4 screens
MyArmyPost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Howie's at 100% against MyArmyPost's 50%. Howie's also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). MyArmyPost's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and chart position (#163 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Howie's holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 141 and 103 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Howie's's written reviews are positive against 50% of MyArmyPost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Howie's ships an update every 3 months, MyArmyPost fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Howie's versus MyArmyPost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHowie'sMyArmyPost
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (141 ratings) — better4.0 (103 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings141 — better103
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#163 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHowie's Enterprises, LLCUS Army Materiel Command

Customer experience

Howie's

All ratings141 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MyArmyPost

All ratings100 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative21.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative45.8%

In-app purchases

None

Howie's

No in-app purchases

None

MyArmyPost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Howie's free?
Howie's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyArmyPost free?
MyArmyPost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Howie's or MyArmyPost?
Howie's is rated higher. Howie's averages 5.0 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while MyArmyPost averages 4.0 from 103 ratings.
Do Howie's or MyArmyPost have ads?
Neither Howie's nor MyArmyPost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Howie's or MyArmyPost?
Howie's ships an update every 3 months, and MyArmyPost fortnightly. Most recently, Howie's was updated on November 3, 2026 and MyArmyPost on November 7, 2026.

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