Recycling Map vs swisstopo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recycling Map
Discover over 16,000 Swiss collection points for various materials. Get directions, opening hours, and accepted items. Includes local refuse collection dates with reminder notifications.
- 16,000+ Swiss collection points
- Directions and opening hours
- Filter by 41 accepted materials
- Local refuse collection calendar
- Collection date reminders
- Recycling quiz
- Reporting function for updates
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Official Swiss Recycling Map The Recycling Map shows you more than 16,000 Swiss collection points at a glance. In addition to showing your nearest collection points, the interactive map also provides information about the precise location, its opening hours and the materials that are accepted. The Recycling Map is also the first Swiss app to include the refuse collection dates of Swiss local authorities. Simply check the integrated calendar and you will immediately know, for instance, the date of your next paper packaging collection. What’s more, if you want to make sure you never miss a collection again, it is very easy to set up handy push notification reminders. All features and data on the app as well as offline use are free of charge. The app is ad free and login is voluntary. - The current locations of more than 16,000 collection points in Switzerland - Directions to your local collection points (distance) - Filter by 41 accepted materials - Information about collection points - Local collection date calendar - Collection date reminder function - Regular recycling quiz Reporting function: help to keep the Recycling Map up to date. Please use the Report option to advise us of any issues at the collection point, such as defects or overflowing or missing containers Your feedback is important to us! Any questions? Don’t hesitate to contact us at app@igora.ch . The Recycling Map app was developed by the Igora Cooperative for Aluminium Recycling, a member of Swiss Recycling.
swisstopo
Explore Switzerland with detailed national maps, including hiking, cycling, and aviation data. Enjoy offline access to all features and data without ads or logins. Plan and record your own tours with navigation tools.
- Detailed national maps
- Offline map access
- Hiking and cycling routes
- Aviation charts
- Tour planning and recording
- Map change reporting
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On the road with the best app of the year: the swisstopo app won the "Master of Swiss Apps 2021" award. Use the famous national maps to discover even the most remote places in Switzerland and topics such as hiking, cycling, snow sports and aviation. All functions and data of the app as well as offline use are free of charge. The app is free of advertising and does not require a login. - all scales from 1:10 000 to 1:1 million - current aerial image and historical maps - official hiking, mountain hiking and alpine hiking trails - closures of hiking trails - snowshoe and ski routes - SwitzerlandMobility routes - public transport stops ON THE ROAD - free offline maps (1:25 000 to 1:1 million) - draw, record, import and share your own tours - set tour type (hiking, cycling, mountain biking) and personal pace - tour guide (arrival time, remaining distance) - panorama mode (labelled panorama, view tour in "3D") - save markers, add notes, share TOOLS such as measure, compare and search (for geographical names, addresses or coordinates) Report changes to maps and geodata AVIATION - aeronautical charts, obstacles, airspaces - landing sites - restrictions for drones and model aircrafts Do you have a question? Then write to us: support-cd@swisstopo.ch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Recycling Map at 5.0 against swisstopo's 4.3. swisstopo's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Recycling Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: swisstopo has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Recycling Map ships an update every 4 months, swisstopo monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recycling Map | swisstopo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.3 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 74.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Igora-Genossenschaft für Aluminium-Recycling | swisstopo |
Customer experience
Recycling Map
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In-app purchases
Recycling Map
No in-app purchases
swisstopo
No in-app purchases




