Bin Day Alert vs Dust
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bin Day Alert
Never miss a bin collection day again. This app allows you to configure various bin schedules and receive timely notifications. It offers flexible scheduling options and integration with Apple Watch and Siri for easy access to collection information.
- Customizable bin collection schedules
- Timely notification reminders
- Apple Watch app and widgets
- Siri shortcuts integration
- Flexible scheduling options
- Vacation mode to disable alerts
- Backup and sharing of schedules
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Never forget when to put your bins out for collection. Is this week recycling or is that next week? Configure your different bin schedules in the app and then forget about it! Notifications will remind you when it is time to put out each type. Use the Apple Watch App or Widgets to quickly see your next collection. Use Siri shortcuts to ask when the next collection dates are for all bin schedules, which bin schedules are due on the next collection date, or when the next collection date is for an individual schedule. Manage shortcuts in Bin Day Alert's settings screen, the Shortcuts app, or in the Siri & Search section of Apple's Settings app. The app supports a wide range of collection schedules, making it suitable for use at home or business premises: a specific day each week; multiple days each week; a specific day every 2, 3, 4 or 5 weeks; or a specific day on one or more weeks of the month. Each schedule can have up to two alerts. Each alert can either be for the day before or the day of the bin collection. Snooze an alert notification by 15 minutes if you're busy right now, or by 1 day/week if a public holiday has temporarily changed the bin schedule. Going on vacation? There's a single setting to quickly disable all alerts. Back up your bin schedules to iCloud Drive, Dropbox etc. for safekeeping. Easily share your bin schedules with neighbors so they don't have to configure the app themselves.
Dust
Organize your thoughts with a straightforward and user-friendly memo application. Create custom folders, set fonts, and secure your notes with a lock screen. Efficiently sort and search through your entries.
- Simple memo creation
- Customizable folders
- Font customization
- Lock screen security
- Memo sorting
- Search functionality
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Do you need a simple and easy-to-use memo app? Use the 'Dust' memo app for a lifetime for the price of a hot dog! Add your own folders to take notes! - Main Function 1. Simple memo function 2. Added various folder functions 3. Font setting and lock screen function 4. Added memo sorting and search function
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bin Day Alert at every 2 months against Dust's every 14 months. On price, review sentiment, 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
Bin Day Alert costs $1.99 and Dust $1.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bin Day Alert ships an update every 2 months, Dust every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bin Day Alert | Dust |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.49 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geoff Hackworth | Yoonjik Cho |
Customer experience
Bin Day Alert
Dust
In-app purchases
Bin Day Alert
No in-app purchases
Dust
No in-app purchases
