CLEAN Mobile vs IDA Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CLEAN Mobile
Manage and optimize smart waste and recycling stations with real-time data. This app enables efficient collection routines, prevents overflows, and supports system setup and monitoring for cleaner public spaces and improved sustainability.
- Real-time status monitoring of waste stations
- Optimized collection route planning
- Overflow prevention notifications
- System setup and deployment tools
- Performance reporting and analysis
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Bigbelly is the world leader of smart waste & recycling solutions for public spaces. Communities deploy smart, solar-powered, sensor-equipped waste & recycling stations that communicate real-time status to collection crews to enable efficiencies. CLEAN Management Console is the cornerstone software of this Smart Waste & Recycling System. CLEAN can be accessed on the web, or on a mobile device with the CLEAN Mobile app. This management console and mobile app enable system set-up, management, monitoring, and optimization of a smart waste fleet. It enables collection crews to eliminate overflows with real-time data while optimizing collection routines. Bigbelly transforms public space waste operations by enabling cleaner public spaces, increased productivity, and measurable sustainability. • Web-based software for system setup, management, monitoring, and optimization • Map and list views of your Bigbelly smart waste stations showing real-time status • Auto-generated notifications trigger collections exactly when needed • Mobile field installation tool to aid deployment and system set up • Suite of reports to prioritize collection activity & optimize ongoing operations
IDA Events
This app facilitates professional networking and agenda management for urban development professionals attending industry events. Attendees can customize their schedules, access event details, and engage with speakers and exhibitors.
- Custom agenda creation
- Location and speaker information
- Attendee networking
- Photo and comment sharing
- Exhibitor and sponsor exploration
- Session surveys
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The International Downtown Association (IDA) events are the premier gatherings for professional place managers and urban champions creating vibrant and healthy cities around the world. Use this app to curate your custom agenda, access location and speaker information, connect with other attendees, share photos and comments, explore exhibitors and sponsors, and take session surveys.
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Verdict
CLEAN Mobile and IDA Events both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of CLEAN Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of IDA Events's. CLEAN Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). IDA Events's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). 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 — 4.2 for CLEAN Mobile against 4.3 for IDA Events. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of CLEAN Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of IDA Events's.
CLEAN Mobile ships an update every 4 months, IDA Events every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CLEAN Mobile | IDA Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Big Belly Solar, LLC | International Downtown Association |
Customer experience
CLEAN Mobile
IDA Events
In-app purchases
CLEAN Mobile
No in-app purchases
IDA Events
No in-app purchases
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