Comparison

Beeminder vs GarbageNight

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

Head to head
About

Beeminder

Easily log data for your Beeminder goals and receive timely reminders. Visualize your progress with a clear dashboard and integrate with Apple Health for automatic tracking of health metrics.

Highlights
  • Data entry for Beeminder goals
  • Goal progress dashboard
  • Customizable reminders
  • Apple Health integration
  • Automatic metric tracking
Features
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Add data to your Beeminder goals, get reminders, and see a dashboard of your progress on the Beeminder Data Entry Companion App. Beeminder is goal-tracking with teeth. We plot your progress along with a bright red line on your graph. Don't let your datapoints cross the red line! The Beeminder app also allows you to sync goals with your Apple Health data, so you can automatically track steps, distance, and other metrics without manually entering data.

About

GarbageNight

Never forget trash day again with this app. It helps you track your garbage and recycling pickup schedule, sending timely reminders so your bins are always ready. Avoid overflowing trash with this simple, convenient tool.

Highlights
  • Input pickup schedules
  • View weekly pickups
  • Weekly reminders
  • Supports various schedules
  • Home Screen widget
  • Siri integration
Features
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We’ve all done it. You can't remember, is it recycling or garbage this week, so you'll shuffle outside to see if hopefully one of your neighbors remembered. Or you spaced it and forgot it was trash night. The next morning, you’re rolling the can out to the curb — hopefully it’s not too late! But alas, as you tear out there in your robe and slippers, in the distance you see the garbage truck heading off into the day, and you realize how long a week can been when trash starts piling up. Well, no more! This quirky iOS app is your sidekick for mastering the art of garbage day, making sure you never miss a beat or a bin.  Key features: - Easily input your pickup schedule - See what goes out this week at a glance - Weekly reminders - Supports weekly and every other week schedules - Home Screen widget - Siri shortcut, "Hey, Siri" integration

Screenshots

Beeminder3 screens
GarbageNight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GarbageNight at 100% against Beeminder's 51%. GarbageNight also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Beeminder's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Beeminder is free to download; GarbageNight costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beeminder ships an update every 3 months, GarbageNight every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beeminder versus GarbageNight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeminderGarbageNight
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.2 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaker and Baker LLCSteven Quinn

Customer experience

Beeminder

All ratings77 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative41.1%

GarbageNight

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Beeminder

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Login failures with 'Invalid credentials' error
  • App crashes on startup or after data entry
  • Goals not displaying after update
  • Graphs taking excessive time to load
  • Data entry freezing or hanging
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  • Keyboard not dismissing after entering values
  • Facebook, Google, and Twitter login failures
  • Syncing issues with Apple Health causing false derailments
  • App crashes on iPhone SE and older devices
  • Blank screens and placeholder text on first page

Requested features

10 requests
  • Widget feature for at-a-glance progress data
  • Ability to create and manage goals within the app
  • Ability to sign up for accounts directly in the app
  • URL minder trigger button for word count checks
  • Easy access to goal fine print details
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  • Ability to set breaks within the app
  • Dark mode option
  • Modern UI/UX redesign
  • Improved home menu for single-graph users
  • Better integration with automatic data sources

GarbageNight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Beeminder

No in-app purchases

None

GarbageNight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beeminder free?
Beeminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GarbageNight free?
GarbageNight costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beeminder or GarbageNight have ads?
Neither Beeminder nor GarbageNight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beeminder or GarbageNight?
Beeminder ships an update every 3 months, and GarbageNight every 4 days. Most recently, Beeminder was updated on October 14, 2026 and GarbageNight on October 4, 2026.

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