Comparison

Trash Days vs NovaView

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

Head to head
About

Trash Days

Features
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Trash Days helps you remember which bins go out and when. Set up trash, recycling, yard-waste, compost, bulk, and glass schedules, then use local reminders so the right bin is ready before pickup. The app keeps your next pickup easy to scan and your household schedule simple to maintain. What Trash Days does: - Tracks trash, recycling, yard waste, compost, bulk, and glass bins - Supports weekly, biweekly, every-three-week, and monthly pickup schedules - Shows the next upcoming pickup on an animated home-screen card - Curbside Readiness turns the next pickup group into a tonight checklist with cart spacing, holiday-shift alerts, recycling contamination reminders, bulk-item cautions, and shareable prep notes - Sends local night-before or morning-of reminders when enabled - Includes a searchable offline recycling guide for common household items - Supports one-time holiday pickup shifts that reschedule reminders and clear after pickup - Shows a pickup calendar, household stats, and logged pickup streaks - Works on iPhone and iPad Privacy is simple: no account, no ads, no analytics SDKs, no cross-app tracking, no location access, and no developer server. Schedules, reminders, pickup logs, and guide searches stay on your device. Trash Days is a household planning aid. Local sanitation rules vary by city and hauler, so always follow your municipality's official rules for accepted materials, cart placement, bulky items, and holiday service.

About

NovaView

Features
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NovaView is a lightweight, privacy-focused document reader designed for AI-generated content. • Open files from anywhere — Files app, Safari, Mail, or any sharing source • Works completely offline — no cloud sync, no account required • Supports 7 formats: Markdown, HTML, JSON, YAML, CSV, and plain text • Customizable reading experience — font size, theme, max line width • Fast rendering — optimized for large documents WHY NOVAVIEW? AI tools generate documents in various formats. NovaView is built to display them all cleanly, without the overhead of a full editor. • Markdown renders with full GFM support, syntax-highlighted code blocks, and inline LaTeX math • JSON and YAML show a clean, searchable tree view — no more raw wall-of-text • CSV files display as a formatted table with headers • HTML renders in a secure embedded viewer YOUR PRIVACY COMES FIRST NovaView stores nothing online. All files stay on your device. No analytics, no tracking, no cloud. WHAT'S INSIDE • Offline-first design — works without internet • Clean, distraction-free reading surface • Dark and light theme support • Adjustable font size and line width • Full-text search in JSON/YAML views • Share extension — open files from any app directly into NovaView

Screenshots

Trash Days4 screens
NovaView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NovaView at Free against Trash Days's $0.99. NovaView also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

NovaView is free to download; Trash Days costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Trash Days versus NovaView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrash DaysNovaView
Price$0.99Free — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert Corbinmasbate

In-app purchases

None

Trash Days

No in-app purchases

None

NovaView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trash Days free?
Trash Days costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NovaView free?
NovaView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trash Days or NovaView have ads?
Neither Trash Days nor NovaView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trash Days or NovaView?
Trash Days ships an update weekly, and NovaView weekly. Most recently, Trash Days was updated on October 19, 2026 and NovaView on October 13, 2026.

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