Curbit St. John's vs Halifax Recycles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Curbit St. John's
Access your garbage and recycling collection schedules for the City of St. John's. Receive timely notifications for pick-up days to ensure you never miss a collection. Stay organized with this convenient reference tool.
- Garbage schedule viewing
- Recycling schedule viewing
- Collection notifications
- St. John's specific information
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Garbage and recycling schedules and reminders for City of St. John's, Newfoundland. View your garbage and recycling schedule and receive collection notifications all from within this app.
Halifax Recycles
Access collection schedules and reminders for recycling, organics, and garbage in Halifax Regional Municipality. Stay informed about your pickup calendar and receive timely notifications directly through the app.
- Recycling schedules
- Organics collection calendar
- Garbage pickup reminders
- Collection notifications
- Halifax Regional Municipality specific
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Recycling, organics and garbage collection schedules and reminders for Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. View your recycling, organics and garbage calendar, schedule and receive collection notifications all from within this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Curbit St. John's at 5.0 against Halifax Recycles's 4.8. Curbit St. John's also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 84%). Halifax Recycles's advantage is ratings volume (69 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Curbit St. John's holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halifax Recycles has 69 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Curbit St. John's's written reviews are positive against 84% of Halifax Recycles's.
Curbit St. John's ships an update every 4 months, Halifax Recycles every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Curbit St. John's | Halifax Recycles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.8 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 83.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of St. John's | Halifax Regional Municipality |
Customer experience
Curbit St. John's
Halifax Recycles
User reviews
Curbit St. John's
From 8 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great reminders for garbage and recycling
- 👍 Helpful for forgetful users
- 👍 Differentiates recycling and non-recycling weeks
- 👍 Notifies about holiday delays
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Reminder timing could be better
- 🐛 App name is hard to find
- 🐛 Useless for some users
- 🐛 Takes too long to reset after pickup
- 🐛 Disappointed about sharps in garbage policy
Halifax Recycles
From 69 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for reminders
- 👍 Useful for knowing what goes where
- 👍 Provides timely notifications
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Great for newcomers to the area
Room to improve
- 🐛 App freezes on open
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Blank or frozen screen
- 🐛 Enlarged display issues
- 🐛 App doesn't load correctly
Bugs and requests
Curbit St. John's
Reported bugs
2 issues- Reminder timing inconsistent
- App takes too long to reset after pickup day
Requested features
5 requests- Consider renaming the app for easier searching
- Allow users to specify reminder times
- Add street cleaning and snow clearing notifications
- Expand recyclables database (e.g., glass jars and bottles)
- Update the schedule promptly
Halifax Recycles
Reported bugs
8 issues- App freezes on opening
- Blank, frozen screen upon opening
- Display is enlarged, difficult to navigate
- App crashes when clicking links
- App crashes when hitting special event dropdowns
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- App doesn't load correctly, options not functional
- App stays on opening screen or crashes immediately
- Nothing loads except the picture of garbage, buttons not clickable
Requested features
4 requests- Expand specific recyclable question section
- Add info on compostable codes
- Local collection events for chemicals in HRM
- Suggestions for missing items to be added
In-app purchases
Curbit St. John's
No in-app purchases
Halifax Recycles
No in-app purchases
Questions
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