Bower: Recycle & get rewarded

4.0
4.76K reviews
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About this app

Scan it. Bin it. Get rewarded with Bower.

Ready to level up your trash game? Track your impact, learn more about waste, and master sorting with Bower. Dive into a world where dealing with trash is not just good for the planet but also fun and rewarding. Do something good; join over 650,000 users and become part of the movement today.

Why Bower?

Fun challenges: Turn trash into a game by participating in exciting challenges and competitions.

Make a real impact: Track your CO2 savings and see how your efforts contribute to a cleaner environment.

Every piece of trash counts: Help create a world where everything ends up in its right place or the next best destination to get a chance of being useful.

Award-winning app: Recognised by Apple as one of Europe’s top sustainability apps, Bower has earned several major awards, including the Edie Awards 2024 and Global Startup Awards 2023.

Here’s how it works:

1. Scan it: Use our app to scan items with barcodes or snap a photo using our image recognition technology to identify any material.
2. Bin it: Locate the nearest waste or recycling location through our app or register your own. Dispose of your items properly.
3. Get rewarded: Complete challenges, join competitions, and track your environmental impact by monitoring saved CO2 emissions.

Join the Global Movement: We believe that everything has a value. By scanning and binning your waste with Bower, you help create a cleaner, more sustainable world. We’re launching globally, making it possible to scan everything, everywhere to reduce littering and improve sorting through fun and rewarding activities. Help us transform dealing with trash from a chore to a rewarding game, one scan at a time. Download Bower today.

Terms of Use: https://getbower.com/en/terms-of-use

Privacy Policy: https://getbower.com/en/private-policy
Updated on
17 Apr 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 4 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 7 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.9
4.71K reviews
Ashley K
13 April 2025
I wish I could recommend this; I love the idea. However the app changed half a year ago making it much less rewarding. I continued because it's not a hassle to scan & you do get points for missions. However, after yesterday's update the locations I've added are gone as is a lot of info on things I've scanned before. I can't be bothered re-adding locations. I have used the app for approx 8 months & received £10 & two lottery tickets; I'll leave it to you to decide if it's worth it for you.
7 people found this review helpful
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Bower
17 April 2025
Thank you for your feedback. We understand the frustration, and the aim of the update was to ensure Coins have real value and can always be redeemed. Your input is appreciated, and we’re here to make Bower better! We apologize about the missing stations, please update your app to the latest version and then re-log in to find your stations again! 💚
EYGmnFvPPgwo EUTgzTYCjyTjU
19 September 2022
A bit invasive of my privacy. After latest update my location had to be turned on at home, not just only at the recycling station. I get the fraud prevention angle. But there is no mention of this under the section about the kinds of data this app may collect and share. The location collection could easily be avoided with "Fake GPS" or similar app but the behavior is not acceptable for me. I abandoned my collected points and uninstalled. Idea is nice though and I will follow this app.
40 people found this review helpful
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Bower
24 October 2022
Hi! Thank you for your feedback and sorry to hear that you are disappointed. We appreciate all feedback that we get. Kind regards
Didi Slavov
20 January 2024
Recently discovered and downloaded the Bower app, thought it was a great idea overall until the time when I wanted to redeem and wanted my bank account. I really don't feel comfortable disclosing my bank account information if I had one. I hope you think about putting PayPal or gift cards as options for payment, otherwise I would have to uninstall it unfortunately., and that would be disappointing, because I like the app.
45 people found this review helpful
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Bower
22 January 2024
Hi Didi. Thanks for your feedback! We use Trustly for safer payments, authorized by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. No registration is needed, and we don't store bank account info. More details: https://help.getbower.com/en/articles/5075281-withdraw-cash. Plus, we're working on adding more coupons as well. 🌟

What's new

We’re excited to share that the Bower app has been completely revamped! The app is now faster and more sticky than ever. We’re constantly working to improve, so if you have any feedback, feel free to share it with us!