Comparison

VS Relay vs Alturos

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

Head to head
About

VS Relay

This app optimizes waste collection routes and provides real-time updates on container status. It helps teams efficiently manage trash pickup, report damages, and track collection progress, transforming waste management into a data-driven system.

Highlights
  • Real-time container fill level monitoring
  • Turn-by-turn navigation to containers
  • Team member notifications for collection
  • Damage and relocation reporting
  • Interactive list of containers needing emptying
  • Customizable alert triggers
Features
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Optimize your trash collection with Relay. Best used in conjunction with Relay sensors on your outdoor waste containers, this app lets you know when a trash can needs to be emptied, and can provide turn-by-turn routing to navigate you to it. You can notify your team members that a container was collected, submit reports if you notice a trash can was damaged or relocated, and receive an interactive list of every container that needs to be emptied at any given time. Join Pittsburgh, Denver, and cities all over the country that are using Relay to transform their trash collection process into an efficient system—one driven by data and not by the status quo. Highlights: · Efficient resource allocation saves an estimated 70-90% in collection expenses · Optimization of collection fleet reduces fuel waste, traffic congestion, and environmental impact · Monitoring of containers provides holistic view of an area’s trash and recycling status and helps increase landfill diversion rates · Improved waste collection system enhances environment livability and community satisfaction · Customizable alert triggers and push notifications can provide real-time information on fill level spikes, overflows, rodent activity, and more Visit victorstanley.com/relay for more information

About

Alturos

Features
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This small and simple app will use the phones sensors to measure an current (absolute) altitude. You can also set a baseline and measure from there (relative measurement). The app is perfect for measuring height of for example an elevator. Notes: * The absolute height can be affected by weather. * The relative sensor might drift over time.

Screenshots

VS Relay4 screens
Alturos3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: VS Relay at 3 against Alturos's 1. VS Relay also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). 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

VS Relay ships an update every 6 months, Alturos every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
VS Relay versus Alturos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVS RelayAlturos
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan SlaughenhouptMarkus Johansson

In-app purchases

None

VS Relay

No in-app purchases

None

Alturos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VS Relay free?
VS Relay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alturos free?
Alturos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VS Relay or Alturos have ads?
Neither VS Relay nor Alturos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VS Relay or Alturos?
VS Relay ships an update every 6 months, and Alturos every 7 months. Most recently, VS Relay was updated on October 21, 2026 and Alturos on October 25, 2026.

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