Bin vs Scents @ No3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Scents @ No3
Discover over 100 home fragrance scents including wax melts and room sprays. Get exclusive discounts and early access to new collection launches directly from your device.
- Over 100 scents available
- Wax melts, room sprays, and body products
- Exclusive discounts
- Early access to launches
- New arrival browsing
- Secure and easy checkout
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The Scents @ No3 app is home to more than 100 scents in wax melts, room sprays, and Bath & Body Products. Hand-poured in Greater Manchester Download the Scents @ No3 app to access exclusive discounts, early access to collection launches. Everything you love, right at your fingertips. EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about exclusive offers and launches through first-to-know notifications and app-user-only early access. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scents @ No3 at 100% against Bin's 13%. Scents @ No3 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Bin's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bin ships an update every 5 months, Scents @ No3 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bin | Scents @ No3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bin-Ovation Limited | SCENTS NO3 LTD |
Customer experience
Bin
Scents @ No3
Bugs and requests
Bin
Reported bugs
79 issues- Postcode not recognized
- App fails to connect
- Notifications unreliable
- Forgets address
- Collections don't work
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- 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
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- Improve graphic presentation
- Make accessible with voice-over
- Fix printing function
- Allow users to set reminders manually
- Improve UI for setting reminders
Scents @ No3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bin
No in-app purchases
Scents @ No3
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bin free?
Is Scents @ No3 free?
Do Bin or Scents @ No3 have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bin or Scents @ No3?
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