Comparison

DSNY Pickup vs Gesture Vault

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Service schedule lookup
  • Pickup reminders
  • Department of Sanitation information
  • Unofficial NYC service app
Features
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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.

About

Gesture Vault

Securely store sensitive information like passwords, notes, and photos using a unique multi-finger gesture as your key. Create a decoy vault for added privacy and utilize Face ID for enhanced app locking. Recover access with a recovery phrase if your gesture is forgotten.

Highlights
  • Multi-finger gesture unlock
  • Store passwords, notes, photos, documents
  • Document scanning
  • Decoy vault creation
  • Face ID app locking
  • Gesture recovery phrase
Features
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GestureVault gives you a different way to protect the things you want kept private. Instead of relying on another PIN or password, your vault can be unlocked using a multi finger gesture that you create. Keep passwords, private notes, photos, documents and sensitive records together in one protected vault. Your gesture is your key Create a gesture based on how many fingers you use, where you place them and how you move. Nothing is displayed while you unlock, helping keep your gesture private from anyone looking over your shoulder. A vault for more than passwords Store passwords, notes, photos, documents and secure records. You can also scan documents directly into your vault and import passwords from a file. Create a decoy vault Set up a second gesture that opens a separate decoy vault. Your main vault and decoy vault remain separate, giving you another way to protect what matters. Recovery when you need it GestureVault provides a recovery phrase during setup. Save it somewhere safe and you can use it to regain access if you ever forget your gesture. More control over your vault Enable Face ID app locking, create vault backups, restore from a backup and export your passwords when you need them. Your private information deserves more than another password to remember. GestureVault puts your vault behind something uniquely yours.

Screenshots

DSNY Pickup4 screens
Gesture Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DSNY Pickup at Free against Gesture Vault's $9.99. DSNY Pickup also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Gesture Vault's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0). 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

DSNY Pickup is free to download; Gesture Vault costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gesture Vault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. 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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
DSNY Pickup versus Gesture Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDSNY PickupGesture Vault
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 21 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerthomas preziosoDakota Berthelot

In-app purchases

None

DSNY Pickup

No in-app purchases

None

Gesture Vault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DSNY Pickup free?
DSNY Pickup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gesture Vault free?
Gesture Vault costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DSNY Pickup or Gesture Vault?
Gesture Vault is rated higher. DSNY Pickup averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Gesture Vault averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DSNY Pickup or Gesture Vault have ads?
Neither DSNY Pickup nor Gesture Vault shows ads.

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