PoMobile vs VanCollect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PoMobile
Never miss a collection day again with personalized reminders for garbage, recycling, green waste, and glass pickup. Receive timely alerts about service interruptions to stay informed about your Port Moody waste management schedule.
- Collection schedule updates
- Personalized reminders
- Cart set-out notifications
- Glass recycling alerts
- Service interruption notifications
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PoMobile makes it easy to keep up to date on Port Moody's garbage, recycling, green waste, and glass collection schedule. Get personalized reminders the night before so you’ll always know which carts to set out, and whether it’s a glass recycling week. You’ll also be alerted to any service interruptions.
VanCollect
Stay informed about waste collection in Vancouver. Get timely reminders for garbage, green bin, and recycling pickups. Never miss a collection day with this convenient reference tool.
- Collection schedules
- Weekly reminders
- Garbage pickup
- Green bin pickup
- Recycling pickup
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Garbage, Green Bin and Recycling collection schedules and reminders for City of Vancouver. View your upcoming collection schedule, and receive weekly collection reminders within this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VanCollect at 4.8 against PoMobile's 4.5. VanCollect also leads on ratings volume (63 vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
VanCollect holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VanCollect has 63 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of PoMobile's written reviews are positive against 81% of VanCollect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PoMobile ships an update every 4 months, VanCollect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PoMobile | VanCollect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 80.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Port Moody | City of Vancouver |
Customer experience
PoMobile
VanCollect
Bugs and requests
PoMobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
VanCollect
Reported bugs
7 issues- Notifications stopped working
- Schedule is not correct
- Inaccurate dates and info
- Not getting notifications on older iOS versions
- App logic incorrect for garbage pickup frequency
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- Green bin pickup consistently late
- Incorrect pickup dates for specific neighborhoods
Requested features
10 requests- Enable multiple reminder notifications for one address
- Allow multiple properties for one user
- Update app design with illustrations
- Add platform enhancements like widgets
- More visual notifications
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- Provide earlier notifications (first thing in the morning)
- Add backyard compost to search function
- More customization for notification alarms
- Option for text message reminders
- Option for email reminders
In-app purchases
PoMobile
No in-app purchases
VanCollect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PoMobile free?
Is VanCollect free?
Which has better reviews, PoMobile or VanCollect?
Do PoMobile or VanCollect have ads?
Which is updated more often, PoMobile or VanCollect?
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