Comparison

ロフト vs ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ロフト

Features
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11月11日(水)にロフトアプリが新しくなります! お買い物でポイントが貯まる「ロフトポイント」や、購入金額に応じて変わる会員ステージなど、より便利でおトクなサービスが始まります。 新しくなるロフトアプリを、どうぞお楽しみに。 【お知らせ】 アプリリニューアルに伴うメンテナンス実施のため、下記期間中はロフトアプリの各種サービスを一時休止いたします。 休止期間中は、クーポンの利用、お知らせの閲覧など各種サービスをご利用いただけません。 なお、アプリID画面のご提示は可能です。 ■サービス休止期間 11月2日(月)~11日(水)午前9時(予定) ※作業状況によりスケジュールは変更となる場合がございます お客さまにはご不便をおかけいたしますが、ご理解のほどお願いいたします。

About

ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」

Features
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threeR from Delight System Inc is the garbage separation guide app for municipalities throughout Japan. The residents of municipalities utilizing this service can download and use this app for free. This app informs of neighborhood garbage collection days, explains the types and methods for disposing of various types of residential garbage, has a word search function for checking the disposal methods for various types of Garbage and provides separation rules and collection information for residential garbage. In addition, messages from your local government can be received. Finally, the quiz function makes learning about garbage disposal fun! Even those troubled by garbage separation rules will find them easy to understand by using their smartphone. 1. Neighborhood Garbage Collection Calendar Displays the collection days for burnable garbage, non-burnable garbage, and recyclable garbage 2. Garbage Separation Guideline Booklet Browse your local government issued “Garbage Separation Guideline Booklet” on your smartphone 3.Garbage Type Search Feature Check the different classification types and local collection points by searching by the name of a garbage item 4.Local Government Announcement Feature Receive up-to date announcements and emergency news related to garbage from your local government 5.Garbage Quiz Deepen your knowledge about your local government’s garbage collection system through the quiz feature of this app ※ Some screens may not be displayed correctly in iOS 10.0 or earlier.

Screenshots

ロフト3 screens
ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」 at 60% against ロフト's 6%. ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」 also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). ロフト's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ロフト holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」 has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of ロフト's written reviews are positive against 60% of ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ロフト ships an update monthly, ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」 every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
ロフト versus ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterロフトごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews5.9% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTHE LOFT CO.,LTD.Delight System, Inc.

Customer experience

ロフト

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive5.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative90.2%

ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

ロフト

No in-app purchases

None

ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ロフト free?
ロフト is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」 free?
ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ロフト or ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」?
ロフト is rated higher. ロフト averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」 averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do ロフト or ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」 have ads?
Neither ロフト nor ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ロフト or ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」?
ロフト ships an update monthly, and ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」 every 3 months. Most recently, ロフト was updated on November 1, 2026 and ごみ分別アプリ「さんあ〜る」 on November 1, 2026.

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