Jointly vs Bin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jointly
Coordinate care for loved ones with a dedicated app. Organize tasks, medications, and communication within a secure group. Designed by carers for carers, it simplifies caregiving.
- Circles of care for group coordination
- Task and to-do list management
- Medication tracking
- Group messaging and photo sharing
- Calendar for event scheduling
- Profile and contact management
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Care together from anywhere with Jointly! Jointly works with circles of care. To initially set up a circle for the person you are looking after you will need to make a one-off payment of £2.99. Once a Jointly circle has been purchased there is no additional cost for you or the people you invite to join you. You can invite as many people as you want to share the care with you. They can download the app or use the web version at jointlyapp.com Jointly requires version 9.0 of IOS or later, if you are running an older version of IOS we recommend that you use the web version of Jointly at https://jointlyapp.com. An application created by carers for carers. It is designed to make caring a little easier, less stressful and a lot more organised. It combines group messaging with other useful features including to-do and medication lists, calendar and more! Jointly is now available in Welsh language at https://jointlyapp.com Developed by Carers UK (www.carersuk.org) How does Jointly work? With Jointly you can create a circle of care for the person you are looking after. Once you have set up your Jointly circle you can start using Jointly to organise care. You can use it on your own or you can invite other people to join you and share the care. Jointly features include: • Homepage: See latest activity at a glance • Profile: Store useful information about the person you are looking after and have it available to access any time at a click of a button! Make a note of their date of birth, condition and caring needs, likes and dislikes or anything else you may think is relevant. • Group messaging: Communicate with everyone in your Jointly circle at a touch of a button! Simply post a message or upload an image. Members of your circle will receive a notification and can respond. • Tasks: Keep organised and on top of things by using tasks and task lists. Simply create a task and assign it to any member of your Jointly circle, including yourself, and monitor its status. • Calendar: Create date/time specific events and invite anyone in your circle. You can also use the field provided to invite people outside your Jointly circle. You can keep tabs of all planned events in Jointly's calendar while at the same time sending and accepting invitations in your personal calendar. • Notes: You can use Notes to store a wide range of information and add images or document attachments. This can include bills and information about the household or how someone is feeling. • Medication: Use Jointly's Medications feature to keep track of current and past medication of the person you are caring for. You can also upload an image to quickly recognise a medicine. • Devices: Receive, store and share messages from connected health and care devices. • Contacts: Jointly stores the contact details of the members of your circle and also allows you to store more useful contacts so that you can access their details anytime, anywhere! ******************************************************************************************************************* We are always excited to hear from you. If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns please email us at: jointlyapp@carersuk.org
Bin
This app provides clear, council-specific guidance on household waste disposal, including what items go in which bins and what to take to the recycling center. It features a searchable database, collection change notifications, and tips for reducing, reusing, and recycling.
- Council-specific waste disposal guidance
- Database of 250+ recyclable items
- A-Z and brand name search
- Collection change notifications
- Local recycling center information
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle tips
- Interactive recycling quiz
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Want to know exactly what goes in your various bins and what needs to go to your local Recycling Centre? This App gives absolute clarity on how all household waste items should be treated in your council area using photos, icons and council specific instructions. More/Features include: 1. A Database of 250+ items each with specific pages on local recycling practices. 2. A-Z search function with thousands of keywords including brand name search. 3. Absolute clarity on ‘What goes where’ in terms of bins and recycling centres. 4. Push notifications to enable the council to contact the householder for any collection changes/notifications. 5. Educational comments, awareness, and feel good information specific to your council. 6. Local recycling locations on GPS and details on opening hours, contact details etc. 7. Informative and easy to implement Reduce, Re-use & Recycling Tips. 8. Interactive Quiz & Recycling Sorting Game. GooGhywoiu9839t543j0s7543uw1 - please add binovationltd@gmail.com to GA4 property ID: 189680394- date 24 November 2022
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jointly at 5.0 against Bin's 2.3. Jointly also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). Bin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. Jointly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jointly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Jointly's written reviews are positive against 13% of Bin's.
Jointly ships an update every 5 weeks, Bin every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jointly | Bin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 12.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carers UK | Bin-Ovation Limited |
Customer experience
Jointly
Bin
Bugs and requests
Jointly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bin
Reported bugs
79 issues- Postcode not recognized
- App fails to connect
- Notifications unreliable
- Forgets address
- Collections don't work
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- App won't open
- Takes to incorrect section
- Constantly loading information
- Fails to provide reliable notifications
- Print button not working
- App crashes on first attempt
- App freezes
- Updating endlessly
- Notifications do not work on iPhone 7
- Reminders never work
- Glass collection dates wrong
- Bugs not fixed
- Formatting is dreadful
- Auto-populates postcode
- App interface is clunky
- Doesn't remember postcode/address
- New update renders app useless
- Hangs at country selection
- Dropdown menu not clickable
- Doesn't download properly
- App is slow
- Doesn't show next collection day on home screen
- Links to council webpage
- Print function broken since 2020
- App doesn't work on iPhone 7
- App doesn't work on iPads
- App is not accessible with voice-over
- App crashes
- App remains in a constant state of ‘downloading info’
- App goes round and round
- App is always failing
- App freezes
- App is unusable most of the time
- App should be put in the trash
- App doesn't work
- App is clunky
- App is poorly designed
- App is a gimmick
- App is a waste of space
- App is still in beta stage
- App is embarrassing
- App is a waste of time
- App is useless
- App is rubbish
- App is terrible
- App is crap
- App does absolutely nothing
- App doesn't save postcode
- App doesn't recognize address
- App formatting doesn't fit page
- App interface is dated
- App is not fit for purpose
- App is an embarrassment
- App is garbage
- App is worthless
- App doesn't work or give needed information
- App is amateurish
- App is a load of turds
- App is a waste of space
- App doesn't work on iPhone
- App is hopeless
- App is ironically garbage
- App is shockingly bad
- App is useless
- App is a waste
- App is woeful
- App is pretty useless
- App is minimum viable product
- App is too much like hard work
- App is stupid
- App is poor
- App should be a lot better
- App is a disgruntled user's gripe
- App is frustrating
Requested features
10 requests- Remember address and postcode
- Sync collection dates with calendar
- Improve stability and functionality
- Link to existing calendars
- Filter news and tips
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- Improve graphic presentation
- Make accessible with voice-over
- Fix printing function
- Allow users to set reminders manually
- Improve UI for setting reminders
In-app purchases
Jointly
- Jointly Circle Token$2.99
Bin
No in-app purchases









