CalSearch vs TrashAlert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CalSearch
This utility app enhances your iPhone or iPad's native calendar search. It allows you to find calendar entries from any date, going back further than the standard one-year limit. You can also customize the search period and select which calendars to include.
- Search calendar entries beyond one year
- Configurable search period
- Selectable calendars for search
- Works on iPhone and iPad
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The search function in the iPhone's / iPad's standard calendar app only searches for calendar entries up to a maximum of 1 year back. CalSearch fixes this and searches the various calendars of the iPhone for any search term, even more than 1 year back. The search period and the calendars to be searched are configurable. CalSearch is a free app with no ads or in-app purchases - we don't make any money with it. Please understand that we cannot offer any support as a result.
TrashAlert
Never miss trash day again. This app automatically finds your local pickup schedule by address and sends timely reminders. It supports multiple cities and handles holiday adjustments, ensuring your bins are always out on time.
- Address-based schedule lookup
- Push notification reminders
- Holiday schedule adjustments
- Recycling and organics tracking
- Multi-city support
- Free public API
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When is trash day? It's the simplest question — and somehow the hardest to answer. You just moved. Or maybe you've lived here for years but still can't remember if recycling is this week or next. You've Googled it, called the city, taped a note to the fridge. And you still rolled the bin out on the wrong day. TrashAlert fixes this in 10 seconds. Enter your address. Get your exact pickup schedule — trash, recycling, organics, bulk, all of it. Set a reminder and never think about it again. HOW IT WORKS 1. Enter your street address 2. We look it up against real city data (not AI guesses) 3. See your full weekly schedule instantly 4. Set push notifications — evening before + morning of 5. Done. Bins out on time, every time. REAL DATA FROM REAL CITIES TrashAlert pulls directly from official city waste management systems. We cover 21 US cities, verified one city at a time, with 6.2M+ addresses, including: • New York City — 1.1M+ addresses (all 5 boroughs, DSNY data) • Los Angeles — 750K+ addresses (LASAN) • Houston — 800K+ addresses (Solid Waste Management) • Phoenix — 450K+ addresses (Public Works) • Philadelphia — 400K+ addresses (Streets Department) • San Diego — 350K+ addresses (Environmental Services) • Austin — 275K+ addresses (Resource Recovery) • Boston — 150K+ addresses (Public Works) Plus Long Beach, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Kansas City, Nashville, Portland, Salt Lake City, Tempe, McKinney, Cary, Arlington, Arlington County and DeKalb County. SMART REMINDERS • Evening-before reminder so you can roll the bins out tonight • Morning-of "last chance" alert before the truck comes • Holiday auto-adjustments — we know when pickup shifts • Recycling week tracking — no more guessing odd vs. even weeks FEATURES - Instant address lookup across 21 cities - Push notification reminders (evening + morning) - Holiday schedule adjustments - Recycling & organics tracking - Multi-city support — save multiple addresses - Community reporting for uncovered areas - Free public API for developers - No account required for basic lookup FREE FOREVER TrashAlert is free — 1 address with email and push reminders, holiday adjustments, and recycling tracking. No ads, no tricks. A Pro tier ($3/mo) is coming soon with unlimited addresses, SMS reminders, household sharing, and custom alert times. Join the waitlist inside the app. BUILT DIFFERENT Most "trash day" apps make you manually set your schedule. TrashAlert already knows it — because we pull from the same databases your city uses. Real data. Real schedules. Real reminders. FOR DEVELOPERS TrashAlert offers a free public API. No API key required. 60 requests/minute. Build trash-day features into your own apps, smart home systems, or property management tools. Full docs at trashalert.io/api. Stop Googling "when is trash day." Start getting reminded.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CalSearch at every 2 days against TrashAlert's every 2 weeks. CalSearch also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CalSearch against 5.0 for TrashAlert. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
CalSearch ships an update every 2 days, TrashAlert every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalSearch | TrashAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Fischer / Toni Fischer | TombStone Dash LLC |
Customer experience
CalSearch
TrashAlert
In-app purchases
CalSearch
No in-app purchases
TrashAlert
No in-app purchases









