alt Codes vs Garbage Pickup Calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
alt Codes
Discover Windows keyboard shortcuts for typing special characters and symbols not on your keyboard. Quickly copy symbols to your iOS device's clipboard for easy pasting on your Mac via Universal Clipboard.
- Find Windows keyboard shortcuts
- Type special characters and symbols
- Copy symbols to iOS clipboard
- Paste on Mac with Universal Clipboard
- Quick symbol lookup
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alt Codes enables you to quickly and easily find the keyboard combinations in Windows to type symbols and characters that are not found on traditional keyboards. In addition to discovering the keyboard code for a character or symbol, you can quickly copy the character or symbol to the clipboard of your iOS device. With Universal Clipboard, any character or symbol copied on your iOS device can be instantly pasted on your Mac.
Garbage Pickup Calendar
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Never miss garbage day again! Garbage Pickup Calendar helps you stay organized with your waste collection schedule. KEY FEATURES: - Smart reminders for pickup days - Weekly schedule overviews - Custom waste types (recycling, organic, paper, etc.) - Recurring pickup schedules - Works completely offline - your data stays private - Clean, easy-to-use interface PERFECT FOR: - Homeowners managing multiple waste types - Anyone who's ever missed pickup day - Organizing family waste schedules Set it once, never worry again! Get notified the evening before and morning of pickup days. All your data stays securely on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: alt Codes at Free against Garbage Pickup Calendar's $1.99. alt Codes also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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
alt Codes is free to download; Garbage Pickup Calendar costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
alt Codes ships an update fortnightly, Garbage Pickup Calendar every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | alt Codes | Garbage Pickup Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jared Lipton | Ram Steenhaut |
In-app purchases
alt Codes
No in-app purchases
Garbage Pickup Calendar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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