DSNY Pickup vs Trashr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DSNY Pickup
This unofficial application provides New York City residents with essential information regarding sanitation services. Access your trash and recycling pickup schedule, receive timely reminders, and find other relevant details about the Department of Sanitation's operations.
- Service schedule lookup
- Pickup reminders
- Department of Sanitation information
- Unofficial NYC service app
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Never miss trash day again. DSNY Pickup shows your trash, recycling, compost and bulk collection days for any address in New York City, reminds you when to set out your bins, and warns you when holidays or weather change the schedule. WHAT GOES OUT, AND WHEN • Your next pickup at a glance: "Tomorrow: Trash and Recycling" • The full week for every collection type • DSNY's set-out rules, so you know when bins can go to the curb • Save several addresses: home, work, or a family member's building (Pro) HOLIDAYS AND SERVICE CHANGES • See when DSNY suspends or delays collection for holidays and weather • Get alerts before holidays and when snow delays collection (Pro) • Reminders adjust automatically: on a holiday, you'll be told to keep your bins in REMINDERS • A notification the night before or the morning of each pickup • Pick the time and which collections you want to hear about (Pro) WIDGETS • Next Pickup for your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Week at a Glance, All Addresses, and a Lock Screen countdown (Pro) • A Control Center control (Pro) SIRI AND SHORTCUTS • "When is my next pickup?" • "When is recycling?" • "What goes out tonight?" • "How do I get rid of a mattress?" GET RID OF ANYTHING • Search DSNY's guide to learn how to dispose of furniture, electronics, batteries, paint and more • Find special waste, electronics and food scrap drop-off sites near you DSNY PICKUP PRO A one-time purchase, with no subscription, that adds unlimited addresses, every widget, alerts for holidays and snow delays, custom reminders, and Siri actions. Next-pickup information, the Next Pickup widget, Siri questions and holiday-aware reminders are free. Pro supports Family Sharing. Supports the largest accessibility text sizes. DSNY Pickup is an independent app and is not affiliated with the NYC Department of Sanitation. Schedules come from DSNY and service changes from NYC 311. Always check nyc.gov/dsny for official information.
Trashr
This personal utility app helps sanitation workers manage their work by tracking payroll and hours. It also provides access to relevant locations and helpful tools, all stored locally on your device.
- Payroll tracking
- Hours logging
- Location referencing
- Access to useful tools
- Local data storage
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Trashr is a personal utility app designed to help sanitation workers organize and track payroll and hours, reference locations, and access useful tools in one place. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any other entity or agency. All data is stored locally on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DSNY Pickup at none against Trashr's 1. DSNY Pickup also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Trashr's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Trashr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DSNY Pickup asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for DSNY Pickup against 4.0 for Trashr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DSNY Pickup has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DSNY Pickup ships an update every 21 months, Trashr every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DSNY Pickup | Trashr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | thomas prezioso | Michael Borgese |
In-app purchases
DSNY Pickup
No in-app purchases
Trashr
- Donation $4.99$4.99









