Passport Mobile vs Olyns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Passport Mobile
Discover and redeem offers from participating merchants with this app. Browse deals by category, location, or proximity to your destination. Manage your membership, save favorites, and receive personalized notifications.
- Browse participating locations
- Discover new offers
- Filter and search options
- Map view for nearby discounts
- Save favorite offers
- Curated notifications
- Mobile redemption
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The Passport Mobile app is the on-the-go resource for your Passport membership! Browse participating locations, discover great new offers and categories, or use the newly-improved category, filter and search options to find just what you're looking for. Switch to map view to browse the discounts nearest to you or in proximity to your destination. Also included are a number of features tailored to your specific Passport membership: quick access to your favorites, curated notifications based on your interests, mobile redemption options and the ability to manage account and gift card inventory! Note: The Passport Mobile app requires that you sign in using a current Passport membership. You must have a card displaying the Passport Dining, Passport Corporate or Passport Lifestyle program logo (or be a registered Mobile card member) in order redeem the offers listed in this app.
Olyns
This app facilitates recycling by connecting users to a network of bottle boxes. Users can find nearby recycling locations, deposit beverage containers, and earn cash rewards redeemable via PayPal. It aims to make recycling convenient and rewarding while contributing to environmental sustainability.
- Find nearby recycling locations
- Deposit beverage containers
- Earn cash rewards
- Save Olyns card to phone wallet
- Touchless check-in via phone
- Cash out via PayPal
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Olyns is Rethinking Recycling. Our growing network of bottle boxes makes it easy and fun to recycle beverage containers for cash. Here’s how it works: 1. Download the Olyns App. 2. Create an account and save an Olyns card to your phone's Wallet. 3. Find the nearest Olyns Cube on our map. 4. Hold your phone below the Recycle Ring on the Olyns Cube for touchless check in. 5. Deposit your empty CRV containers into the Olyns Cube. 6. Earn cash for every eligible container. 7. Cash Out your balance anytime through PayPal. 8. Celebrate - you just did your part to help the planet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Olyns at 3.8 against Passport Mobile's 2.5. Olyns also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Olyns holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 406 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 20% and 21% positive.
Passport Mobile ships an update monthly, Olyns every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Passport Mobile | Olyns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (151 ratings) | 3.8 (406 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 20.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 151 | 406 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Passport Unlimited, Inc. | Olyns Inc |
Customer experience
Passport Mobile
Olyns
Bugs and requests
Passport Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Olyns
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/account verification issues
- Inconsistent container recognition
- Machines freezing/malfunctioning
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to favorite/track specific machine locations
- Real-time machine status updates
- Increase glass bottle capacity
- Expand operating hours
In-app purchases
Passport Mobile
No in-app purchases
Olyns
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Passport Mobile free?
Is Olyns free?
Which has better reviews, Passport Mobile or Olyns?
Do Passport Mobile or Olyns have ads?
Which is updated more often, Passport Mobile or Olyns?
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