VanCollect vs Pal Cal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VanCollect
Stay informed about waste collection in Vancouver. Get timely reminders for garbage, green bin, and recycling pickups. Never miss a collection day with this convenient reference tool.
- Collection schedules
- Weekly reminders
- Garbage pickup
- Green bin pickup
- Recycling pickup
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Garbage, Green Bin and Recycling collection schedules and reminders for City of Vancouver. View your upcoming collection schedule, and receive weekly collection reminders within this app.
Pal Cal
This community-driven calendar helps you discover and stay updated on Palestine-related events in your city. It's designed to keep activists organized and engaged with local actions, rallies, and gatherings.
- Discover Palestine-related events
- Stay updated on local actions
- Organize activist gatherings
- Community-driven information
- Easy event tracking
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PalCal: Your Go-To Calendar for Palestine-Related Events PalCal is a community-driven calendar that helps you stay informed about Palestine-related events happening in your city. With so many actions, rallies, and gatherings taking place, it can be hard to keep track of them all—PalCal makes it easy for activists to stay organized and engaged.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: VanCollect at 63 against Pal Cal's 1. VanCollect also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0.0). Pal Cal's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Pal Cal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VanCollect has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VanCollect ships an update every 2 months, Pal Cal every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VanCollect | Pal Cal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (63 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Vancouver | Saeed Naguib |
Customer experience
VanCollect
Pal Cal
Bugs and requests
VanCollect
Reported bugs
7 issues- Notifications stopped working
- Schedule is not correct
- Inaccurate dates and info
- Not getting notifications on older iOS versions
- App logic incorrect for garbage pickup frequency
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- Green bin pickup consistently late
- Incorrect pickup dates for specific neighborhoods
Requested features
10 requests- Enable multiple reminder notifications for one address
- Allow multiple properties for one user
- Update app design with illustrations
- Add platform enhancements like widgets
- More visual notifications
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- Provide earlier notifications (first thing in the morning)
- Add backyard compost to search function
- More customization for notification alarms
- Option for text message reminders
- Option for email reminders
Pal Cal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VanCollect
No in-app purchases
Pal Cal
No in-app purchases
