Recology vs Sonoma County Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recology
Access your garbage and recycling collection schedules and receive timely reminders. Stay informed about your waste and recycling pickups directly from your device.
- View garbage schedule
- View recycling schedule
- Collection notifications
- Waste pickup reminders
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Garbage and recycling schedules and reminders for customers of Recology. View your garbage and recycling schedule and receive collection notifications all from within this app.
Sonoma County Library
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds directly from your mobile device. Access your local library's resources anytime, anywhere.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew checkouts
- Place holds
- Access library resources
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Access Sonoma County Library from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew checkouts and place holds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Recology at 4.0 against Sonoma County Library's 2.5. Recology also leads on ratings volume (540 vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Recology holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recology has 540 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Recology's written reviews are positive against 29% of Sonoma County Library's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recology | Sonoma County Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (540 ratings) — better | 2.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.4% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 540 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Recology | Sonoma County Library |
Customer experience
Recology
Sonoma County Library
Bugs and requests
Recology
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashing after address entry
- Calendar not showing pickup details
- Bulky item pickup booking not working
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to pay bills through the app
- Option to order new trash/recycle bins
- Indicator for recycling vs. green waste pickup weeks
- More detailed information on proper item disposal
Sonoma County Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Recology
No in-app purchases
Sonoma County Library
No in-app purchases
