Saanich GreenerGarbage vs RDN Curbside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Saanich GreenerGarbage
Access your garbage collection schedule and receive timely reminders. Customize notifications via email, phone, or Twitter to ensure you never miss a pickup.
- View garbage schedules
- Set email reminders
- Set telephone reminders
- Set Twitter reminders
- District of Saanich specific
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Garbage schedules and reminders for the District of Saanich. View your garbage schedule and sign up for email, telephone or twitter reminders all from within this app.
RDN Curbside
Access your waste collection schedules for green bin, recycling, and garbage in the Regional District of Nanaimo. Receive timely notifications for your collection day.
- Green bin schedules
- Recycling schedules
- Garbage schedules
- Collection reminders
- Waste schedule viewing
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Green Bin, Recycling and Garbage schedules and reminders for Regional District of Nanaimo, BC. View your waste schedule and receive collection notifications all from within this app.
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Verdict
Saanich GreenerGarbage and RDN Curbside are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Saanich GreenerGarbage against 4.8 for RDN Curbside. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Saanich GreenerGarbage's written reviews are positive against 96% of RDN Curbside's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Saanich GreenerGarbage | RDN Curbside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews | 96.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Corporation of The District of Saanich | Regional District of Nanaimo |
Customer experience
Saanich GreenerGarbage
RDN Curbside
User reviews
Saanich GreenerGarbage
From 3 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and user-friendly
- 🚀 Efficient and direct information
- 💡 Great reminder app
- ✅ Takes worry out of missing collection
- 👍 Very helpful for bin pickups
Room to improve
- 🐛 Notifications not working
- 🐛 Garbage notification issues
- 🐛 Doesn't always notify
- 🐛 App takes a while to launch
- 🐛 Two separate apps for garbage and recycling
RDN Curbside
From 4 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Takes mystery out of garbage days
- 👍 Helpful "What Goes Where" feature
- 👍 Great reminders for pickup
- 👍 Makes life easier
- 👍 Convenient and easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Confusing garbage/recycle day display
- 🐛 In-app navigation finicky/unintuitive
- 🐛 Sporadic and incomplete information during disruptions
- 🐛 Implementation of waste collection sucks
Bugs and requests
Saanich GreenerGarbage
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications not working
- Garbage notification issues
- Doesn't always send the reminder
- Doesn't always notify me
Requested features
10 requests- Calendar synchronization
- Add pickups to personal calendar
- Two hour earlier notification
- Add to my calendar please
- Pick-up dates added to calendar
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- Highlighted item for special disposal
- Show address for pickup
- Include recycle in this app
- Combine garbage and recycle
- Include Recycle Day schedule
RDN Curbside
Reported bugs
3 issues- Confusing garbage/recycle day display
- In-app navigation finicky/unintuitive
- Sporadic and incomplete information during disruptions
Requested features
4 requests- Reminder the morning of pickup
- Second reminder the morning of pickup
- Garden waste collection option
- More consistent reminders during disruptions
In-app purchases
Saanich GreenerGarbage
No in-app purchases
RDN Curbside
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Saanich GreenerGarbage free?
Is RDN Curbside free?
Which has better reviews, Saanich GreenerGarbage or RDN Curbside?
Do Saanich GreenerGarbage or RDN Curbside have ads?
Which is updated more often, Saanich GreenerGarbage or RDN Curbside?
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