Comparison

Garbage Truck vs ABC Discovery

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

Head to head
About

Garbage Truck

An interactive app for children that simulates a garbage truck's route through a neighborhood. Kids can help pick up garbage, drive to the landfill, and interact with various elements in the environment, making it a fun, educational experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive garbage truck simulation
  • Neighborhood exploration
  • Pick up garbage cans
  • Drive to landfill
  • Interactive characters and objects
  • Sound effects and actions
Features
Currently charting
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A favorite app of Garbage Truck loving kids around the world! A fun and cute interactive app for Kids! Ride along on a Garbage Truck on garbage day as it drives through a neighborhood. Help the garbage man pick up the garbage cans. When the truck gets full, it's time to drive the truck to the landfill to dump all the garbage! A real treat for those little garbage truck enthusiasts and a great way to encourage curiosity and interaction for all. Touch the driver and he honks the horn. Touch a cloud as it passes by and it smiles and hums. The neighborhood is interactive. When your child touches people, animals, or objects they make sounds and perform actions. Its like a moving story book! A great way to explore the sights and sounds of a Garbage Truck! ● Compatible with: iPod Touch 3 & 4 generation, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 5, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus & all iPads. ----------------------------------------------- ● Note: NOT Compatible with: First generation iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch 1st & 2nd generation. ----------------------------------------------- Please check out our other fun vehicle apps for kids: ● Cement Truck ● Crane Truck ● Drill Truck ● Dump Truck ● Egg Hunt Truck ● Fire Boat ● Fire Truck ● Fuel Tanker Truck ● Garbage Truck ● Garbage Truck: Brushy Pick Up ● Garbage Truck: Bulky Pick Up ● Garbage Truck: Dumpster Pick Up ● Garbage Truck: Austin, TX ● Garbage Truck: Los Angeles, CA ● Garbage Truck: Phoenix, AZ ● Garbage Truck: Snow Time ● Garbage Boat ● Ice Cream Truck! ● Junk Truck ● Log Truck ● Mail Truck ● Milk Tanker Truck ● Package Delivery Truck! ● Police Truck ● Race Car! ● Recycling Truck ● Railroad Boom Truck ● Road Roller ● Snow Plow Truck ● Street Sweeper ● Tow Truck ● Wood Chipper Truck Also check out our fun matching series: ● Good Match: Trucks! ● Good Match: Bugs! And our other fun apps: ● Ta Da Girls! ● Little Big Pop ABC! ● Monster Music Visit our website for more info: www.goodglue.com

About

ABC Discovery

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Make learning the alphabet fun with this interactive game featuring an Australian style garbage truck. FEATURES: A fun way to learn by collecting all the letters of the alphabet with a garbage truck. Easy and Normal Modes: Easy Mode allows younger players to enjoy the game by focusing on collecting the letters in sequence. Normal Mode allows players to discover the letters for themselves in any order they wish to collect them. Parent Mode: For when it's time to go to bed and still feel like you have achieved collecting all the letters. Access this from the pause menu during the game, press and hold on the Parent Mode icon for more than a second to see a progress bar. Recorded audio from Australian garbage truck on bin collection day. Guest appearance of Amy and her cat Grace from the game "Amy's Grace". Try and find where Amy and Grace waiting. No Ads or In-App Purchases.

Screenshots

Garbage Truck4 screens
ABC Discovery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Garbage Truck at every 5 months against ABC Discovery's every 30 months. Garbage Truck also leads on chart position (#105 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Garbage Truck costs $0.99 and ABC Discovery $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garbage Truck ships an update every 5 months, ABC Discovery every 30 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Garbage Truck versus ABC Discovery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarbage TruckABC Discovery
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating3.8 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#105 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB199 MB
Age rating+44+
Developerrandall coleBware Studios Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Garbage Truck

No in-app purchases

None

ABC Discovery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garbage Truck free?
Garbage Truck costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABC Discovery free?
ABC Discovery costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Garbage Truck or ABC Discovery have ads?
Neither Garbage Truck nor ABC Discovery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Garbage Truck or ABC Discovery?
Garbage Truck ships an update every 5 months, and ABC Discovery every 30 months. Most recently, Garbage Truck was updated on October 26, 2026 and ABC Discovery on October 26, 2026.

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