Bins vs Pitchpro124
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bins
This app helps Ottawa residents manage their garbage and recycling schedules. It provides easy access to pickup dates for your neighborhood and official recycling rules directly from the city's website.
- Garbage and recycling pickup schedule
- Neighborhood-specific collection dates
- Official recycling rules
- Search by address or current location
- Clean and elegant interface
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The simplest way to keep up with Ottawa's garbage and recycling schedule. With Bins, Ottawa residents can see what will be picked up on the next garbage day in their neighbourhood and can have quick access to the official rules. FEATURES • A clean and elegant interface for seeing the schedule for your neighbourhood • A straightforward setup process—just search for your address or use your current location • Quick access to garbage and recycling rules—tap on a bin to see the official instructions from the City of Ottawa website Bins is only supported in Ottawa.
Pitchpro124
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No more guessing roof pitch. PitchPro124 uses your phone’s sensors to capture pitch automatically from the ground. You enter span and ridge length to calculate total gable and roof area with precise trigonometry. It’s a fast, accurate, estimating tool that removes the need for ladders or climbing. Suitable for contractors, students, builders, and anyone who needs dependable roof and gable calculations. App is an angle finder and bubble levels included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pitchpro124 at every 9 days against Bins's every 7 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bins ships an update every 7 months, Pitchpro124 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bins | Pitchpro124 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Lutaaya | Wesley Lomond |
Bugs and requests
Bins
Reported bugs
4 issues- Says 'no schedule found' for every Town/City
- Rules for black bin is not showing
- Cannot send feedback from inside the app
- Keeps losing my location
Requested features
10 requests- Store more than one address
- Add reminders
- Add multiple locations
- Full month calendar in advance
- Add an alarm
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- Send an email reminder
- Include hazardous waste collection days/locations
- Info about hazardous waste days and sites
- Less repetition in day countdowns
- Manually add a schedule if not found
Pitchpro124
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bins
No in-app purchases
Pitchpro124
No in-app purchases
