Republic Services vs SDNM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Republic Services
Manage your waste and recycling services conveniently from your mobile device. Pay bills, schedule pickups, view service schedules, and receive important alerts. It simplifies account management for all your waste and recycling needs.
- Pay bills
- Schedule pickups
- View service schedule
- Receive alerts
- Report missed pickup
- Manage account 24/7
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Do more with the touch of a button with the Republic Services app. With the Republic Services app, you can access all of your account management features. Anytime. Anywhere.: - Pay your bill - Schedule a pickup - View your service schedule - Receive weather and service-related alerts - Find new products - Report a missed pickup - Repair a container - Access your account 24/7 - Sign up for holiday schedule reminders - Rate your service New to Republic Services? Signing up is easy and free. To register all you need to get started is your service address. (To get access to all of the features of the app please have your account number accessible which is located on the front of your Republic Services bill.) Already registered on RepublicServices.com? Download the app and login today. The Republic Services app is one tool to simplify all your recycling, waste & account management needs.
SDNM
This app allows users to anonymously and securely report near misses or close calls. It collects details about incidents, potential injuries, and safety improvements, with automatic blurring of faces and offensive images for privacy. The app offers full offline support and synchronizes data when a connection is available.
- Anonymous reporting
- Secure data collection
- Image upload and commenting
- Automatic image blurring (faces, offensive content)
- Offline support
- Auto-synchronization
- User feedback mechanism
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Anonymously and securely report near misses/close calls with the SDNM app. - Collect information about what happened - Collect information about potential injuries and/or damage to equipment - Collect information about potential improvements to safety - Upload and comment on images - App automatically blurs offensive and/or violent images - App automatically blurs all faces in uploaded images for anonymity - Submissions are anonymous by default - Full offline support and auto-synchronization of data and images when a connection is available - Integration with device email to submit questions about the app - User feedback mechanism to rate and comment on the app - New Near Miss submissions send an email to the Safety Operations team with all data, and secure links to scrubbed images
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Republic Services at 3.3K against SDNM's 6. Republic Services also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). SDNM's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SDNM holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Republic Services has 3.3K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Republic Services ships an update every 2 months, SDNM every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Republic Services | SDNM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (3.3K ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Republic Services, Inc. | San Diego Gas & Electric |
Customer experience
Republic Services
SDNM
Bugs and requests
Republic Services
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Login issues and verification problems
- Inaccurate pickup schedule information
- Inability to link or unlink accounts
Requested features
4 requests- Accurate pickup schedule integration
- Reliable push notifications for pickup reminders
- Seamless website and app integration
- Improved account management features
SDNM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Republic Services
No in-app purchases
SDNM
No in-app purchases
