Comparison

Love Clean Streets vs Secure Controls

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

Head to head
About

Love Clean Streets

Report local environmental issues like litter, dog mess, or potholes directly to your local council. The app guides you through a simple four-step process, including taking a photo and adding details, to ensure your report is sent to the correct authority for resolution. You'll receive updates on your report's progress.

Highlights
  • Report environmental issues
  • Directly to local authority
  • Photo and location detection
  • Track report progress
  • Free to use
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Love Clean Streets enables you to report environmental issues, such as fly-tipping, dog mess or potholes, quickly and directly to your local authority in a four step process, for free. 1) See a problem 2) Open the Love Clean Streets app 3) Take a picture, your location is automatically detected and displays the authorities colours if they’re in the Love Clean Streets Family 4) Enter some basic information and post the report – in seconds! Your report is then sent directly to the relevant authority to deal with. You will be kept informed of the progress of your report via the app and email. The Love Clean Streets family incorporates the following local authorities and their previous apps but you can use Love Clean Streets to report anywhere else too: Lancashire County Council - Report It Go London Borough of Croydon - Cleaner Croydon London Borough of Newham – Love Newham London Borough of Haringey – Our Haringey and Homes for Haringey London Borough of Camden – Clean Camden London Borough of Ealing – Ealing 24/7 London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham – H&F Report it London Borough of Islington – Islington Report & Request It London Borough of Lewisham - Cleaner Lewisham Wolverhampton – Report It Rushmoor – Love Rushmoor The Island of Jersey – Love Jersey Reading – Love Clean Reading Leicester – Love Leicester Great Yarmouth – Report It GY Luton – Luton Council Eastbourne & Lewes – Report It Burnley Council - Love Burnley Bidford-on-Avon Syston Town Council By reporting an issue, you will make your street a cleaner, happier place to live. By using the service, the council are able to save time and money. Love Clean Streets is the only app recommended and supported by Keep Britain Tidy, Keep Scotland Beautiful, Keep Wales Tidy and Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful For help and support visit https://support.lovecleanstreets.com

About

Secure Controls

Control your home's heating and hot water remotely or from anywhere with this app. It allows you to view current status, adjust temperatures, set schedules, and receive important alerts. An optional Wi-Fi adapter enables remote access.

Highlights
  • View heating status
  • Modify target temperature
  • Home-Away feature
  • 7-day schedule control
  • Device management
  • Instant alerts
  • Hold temperature
Features
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It works with Secure C1727 and H3747 programmable thermostat displays and temperature sensors. While at home, using Secure Controls app, you would be able to control the heat and hot water from the comfort of your seat. It does not need any internet connection. On adding an optional Wi-Fi adaptor, you will be able to control your heating system from anywhere. Main features View the most up to date heating status of your home View and modify the target temperature as desired One click Home-Away feature to change the target temperature Modify 7 days heating and hot water schedule with simple time and temperature control Add or replace heating control devices with ease Instant alerts about battery life, communication errors and service reminders Hold the target temperature Boost hot water

Screenshots

Love Clean Streets4 screens
Secure Controls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Love Clean Streets at 41% against Secure Controls's 12%. Love Clean Streets also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Love Clean Streets ships an update every 3 weeks, Secure Controls every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Love Clean Streets versus Secure Controls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLove Clean StreetsSecure Controls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews — better12.1% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB40 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperbbitsSecure Controls (UK) Ltd

Customer experience

Love Clean Streets

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral12.0%
Negative46.6%

Secure Controls

Written reviews66 reviews
Positive12.1%
Neutral7.6%
Negative80.3%

In-app purchases

None

Love Clean Streets

No in-app purchases

None

Secure Controls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Love Clean Streets free?
Love Clean Streets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Secure Controls free?
Secure Controls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Love Clean Streets or Secure Controls have ads?
Neither Love Clean Streets nor Secure Controls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Love Clean Streets or Secure Controls?
Love Clean Streets ships an update every 3 weeks, and Secure Controls every 3 months. Most recently, Love Clean Streets was updated on September 21, 2026 and Secure Controls on August 27, 2026.

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