Bin Day Alert vs MyBinApp
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.
MyBinApp
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MyBinApp is an easy to use app that makes recycling easy. Just scan the barcode on the packaging and MyBinApp will tell you which bin to put it in. Our aim is to increase significantly the amount that we recycle within the UK, enabling us to surpass targets set by our own government and the EU. To do this we aim to: Provide information to all UK households that gives simple, accurate, detailed, recycling data at the point of disposal Provide a tool that encourages better recycling habits, rewards good behaviour and increases recycling levels Encourage Councils and their recycling partners to engage with MyBinApp, to provide their residents with council specific guidance, hints and tips to improve recycling efficiency Work with retailers to increase the amount of packaging that can be recycled reducing landfill waste Work with councils to develop reciprocal agreements t increase the overall amount we as the UK can recycle
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MyBinApp at Free against Bin Day Alert's $1.99. MyBinApp also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On 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
MyBinApp is free to download; Bin Day Alert costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bin Day Alert ships an update every 2 months, MyBinApp weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bin Day Alert | MyBinApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geoff Hackworth | Indigo Mountain LTD |
In-app purchases
Bin Day Alert
No in-app purchases
MyBinApp
No in-app purchases
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