Betterbin vs Pellitteri Waste Systems
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Betterbin
This app helps you understand local recycling and composting guidelines by scanning product barcodes. Earn rewards for your sustainable actions and set up pickup reminders. It provides specific instructions for your community's waste programs.
- Barcode scanning for local recycling
- Composting guidelines lookup
- Earn redeemable points
- Pickup reminders
- Local waste program information
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Frustrated that you’re never quite sure what to put in your recycle cart or compost bin? So are we! Guidelines vary from one community to the next. Packaging is complex and always changing. You need LOCAL answers for the products you buy every day. We’ve got your back. Finished with a product? Scan the product’s UPC barcode with the Betterbin app to get LOCAL recycling instructions for the SPECIFIC brand of product. Even better? Each time you scan a product, you earn points redeemable as gift cards to all of your favorite retailers and restaurants. You can even set up pick up reminders! Part of a local compost program? Search our database for all of the confusing “compostable” packaging, containers and kitchen wares to find out if they are acceptable in your LOCAL program. Recycle RIGHT, Compost MORE, buy RESPONSIBLY and Get REWARDED with Betterbin.
Pellitteri Waste Systems
Access your garbage and recycling schedules with timely reminders. This app helps you stay informed about collection days and provides a tool to check the recyclability of specific items.
- Garbage and recycling schedules
- Collection reminders
- Recycle Right Search Tool
- Item recyclability verification
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Garbage and recycling schedules and reminders for Pellitteri Waste Systems. View your garbage and recycling schedule and receive collection notifications all from within this app. Also use the Recycle Right Search Tool to verify if an item is recyclable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pellitteri Waste Systems at 4.9 against Betterbin's 3.7. Pellitteri Waste Systems also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 50%) and ratings volume (174 vs 18). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pellitteri Waste Systems holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pellitteri Waste Systems has 174 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Betterbin's written reviews are positive against 88% of Pellitteri Waste Systems's.
Betterbin ships an update every 6 weeks, Pellitteri Waste Systems every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Betterbin | Pellitteri Waste Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (18 ratings) | 4.9 (174 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 174 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ERbin | Pellitteri Waste Systems Inc |
Customer experience
Betterbin
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In-app purchases
Betterbin
No in-app purchases
Pellitteri Waste Systems
No in-app purchases
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