Comparison

Bin vs itek Smart Home

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

Head to head

Bin

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

★ 2.33 ratingsView app →

itek Smart Home

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

★ 4.5161 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

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

Features

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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

About

itek Smart Home

Manage all your smart home devices from a single application. Control devices individually or in groups, schedule their operation, and receive real-time safety alerts. Enjoy voice control integration with popular smart assistants.

Highlights

Unified device control
Group device management
Voice control integration
Device sharing
Real-time alerts
Scheduling

Features

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iTek Smart Home, Live Smart life with our Smart Devices • Control all iTek Smart Life Products using one App or Amazon Echo or Google Assistant • Add or control multiple devices at once with one App • Voice control via Amazon Echo and Google Home • Share Devices with your family members or friends and give them access to control your devices • Receive real-time alerts to ensure safety • Schedule when devices turn on or off to your convenience.

Screenshots

Bin4 screens

itek Smart Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: itek Smart Home at 4.5 against Bin's 2.3. itek Smart Home also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (34% vs 13%). Bin's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 14 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

itek Smart Home holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: itek Smart Home has 161 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Bin's written reviews are positive against 34% of itek Smart Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bin ships an update every 5 months, itek Smart Home every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

Bin versus itek Smart Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Bin	itek Smart Home
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.3 (3 ratings)	4.5 (161 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	12.7% of reviews	34.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	3	161 — better
Update frequency	Every 5 months — better	Every 14 months
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Ad-supported	Free — better
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	20 MB	204 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Bin-Ovation Limited	Midwest Trading Group Inc

Customer experience

Bin

All ratings3 ratings

Positive33.3%

Neutral0.0%

Negative66.7%

Written reviews63 reviews

Positive12.7%

Neutral1.6%

Negative85.7%

itek Smart Home

All ratings161 ratings

Positive90.1%

Neutral6.8%

Negative3.1%

Written reviews29 reviews

Positive34.5%

Neutral10.3%

Negative55.2%

User reviews

Bin

From 3 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Helpful customer support
👍 Provides bin collection info
👍 Good idea for an app
👍 Quiz and game features

Room to improve

🐛 App frequently doesn't work
🐛 Postcode/address not recognized
🐛 App is slow and clunky
🐛 Reminders unreliable
🐛 Outdated interface

itek Smart Home

From 161 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Great value for money
👍 Excellent picture quality
👍 Many features for the price
👍 Good HD picture
👍 Can record on mobile

Room to improve

🐛 Does not work with newer camera models
🐛 Camera goes offline without subscription
🐛 Movement detection issues
🐛 No option to buy cloud storage
🐛 App doesn't work with bulbs

Bugs and requests

Bin

Reported bugs

79 issues

Postcode not recognized
App fails to connect
Notifications unreliable
Forgets address
Collections don't work

Show 74 more

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

Show 5 more

Improve graphic presentation
Make accessible with voice-over
Fix printing function
Allow users to set reminders manually
Improve UI for setting reminders

itek Smart Home

Reported bugs

25 issues

App update not working
Update logged user out
Device will not connect with Google Home
App does not let control lights
App doesn't work with bulb

Show 20 more

Light won't connect to app
App is completely useless
App update doesn't work
Cleared all devices after update
Cannot group and control devices
All devices disappeared after update
Unable to connect to app after update
1.0.4 version is screw up
Scheduled times stopped working
Cannot turn light bulb on/off
Smart light bulb will NOT connect to the app
App crashes when scheduling
App crashes when sharing devices
Cannot connect to Google Home anymore
Firmware needs update
Cannot connect to Wifi
Difficult to connect to Wifi
Cannot add to Google Home
Does not take whole Wifi password
Not able to connect to Amazon Alexa

Requested features

3 requests

Modes Function for motion detection
More preset color options
Ability to edit color options

In-app purchases

None

Bin

No in-app purchases

None

itek Smart Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bin free?

Bin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is itek Smart Home free?

itek Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Bin or itek Smart Home?

itek Smart Home is rated higher. Bin averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while itek Smart Home averages 4.5 from 161 ratings.

Do Bin or itek Smart Home have ads?

Bin shows ads; itek Smart Home does not.

Which is updated more often, Bin or itek Smart Home?

Bin ships an update every 5 months, and itek Smart Home every 14 months. Most recently, Bin was updated on October 7, 2026 and itek Smart Home on October 15, 2026.