MakeSoil vs CompostSense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakeSoil
Connect with others to compost food scraps and create valuable soil. Find local composting sites or become a "Soil Maker" to receive scraps. Join a global movement to restore nutrients, capture carbon, and build community resilience.
- Find local composting sites
- Become a Soil Maker
- Receive food scraps
- Global terraforming initiative
- Carbon capture
- Nutrient restoration
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Want to keep your food scraps out of the landfill? Use MakeSoil to find a soil site near you. Love composting in your own backyard and want to share the experience? Join as a Soil Maker and receive food scraps from others. MakeSoil is helping people around the world to capture carbon, save precious nutrients from the landfill, and grow food in cities — all through the transformative act of making soil together.
CompostSense
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The Smart Compost Bin is a food waste measurement device designed by Soundbendor Lab in partnership with the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research. Our companion smartphone app allows study participants to pair their phone to their compost bin to guide them through first-time setup of the bin, annotate food waste images, and see actionable insights about what types of food they are wasting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: MakeSoil at 2 against CompostSense's —. CompostSense's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price 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.
| Parameter | MakeSoil | CompostSense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MakeSoil | Aidan Beery |
In-app purchases
MakeSoil
No in-app purchases
CompostSense
No in-app purchases
Questions
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