LightSymphony vs Find My Bins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LightSymphony
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Control your garden lighting from your iPhone! Control your LightSymphony garden lighting: * Scrolling display provides individual control of each garden area * On, Off, Dimming level (intensity) and colour for each area. * Name your garden areas with meaningful names * Show control - Start, stop, speed and colours * Simple to set up and use Requirements: * App works on any iPhone with iOS 17 or later. * App requires an internet connection to function. * Colour control requires a compatible LightSymphony colour controller.
Find My Bins
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FindMyBins shows your UK bin collection days on your iPhone. Enter a postcode, pick your address, and see upcoming refuse, recycling, food, and garden collections — taken from your council’s public website, when they publish a date. Stop hunting the council site the night before. Check your phone instead. The free app looks up your address and lists upcoming collection days. FindMyBins Pro is a one-time unlock: no ads, Home and Lock Screen widgets, a reminder the night before, and share bin day over iMessage. Schedules can change. Always double-check on the day. FindMyBins is a community, best-effort service — not an official council app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LightSymphony at none against Find My Bins's 2. LightSymphony also leads on ads (none vs shown). Find My Bins's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Find My Bins sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LightSymphony asks for nothing beyond the download.
LightSymphony ships an update every 6 weeks, Find My Bins weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LightSymphony | Find My Bins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Metcalfe International Ltd | Willow and Rye LTD |
In-app purchases
LightSymphony
No in-app purchases
Find My Bins
- FindMyBins Pro2 variants$1.99
