Burlingame Library vs Ridwell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Burlingame Library
Access your local library's collection on the go. Search the catalog, manage your account, download digital books and audiobooks, place holds, and renew items. Stay connected with library news and find branch information.
- Search library catalog
- Manage user account
- Download eBooks and audiobooks
- Place and renew holds
- View branch hours and directions
- Connect via social media
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Take Burlingame Library everywhere you go! Features: - Search the catalog - Manage your account - Download eBooks and Audiobooks - Place holds - Renew materials · Connect with us on social media - Check branch opening hours, location and get directions and so much more!
Ridwell
Easily dispose of hard-to-recycle items with convenient doorstep pickups. Schedule collections, track your impact, and feel good knowing your items are being reused or recycled by trusted partners.
- Schedule doorstep pickups
- Collect hard-to-recycle items
- Receive real-time notifications
- Track community impact
- Transparent item destinations
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Get rid of your stuff the right way with Ridwell. Seamlessly schedule your upcoming pickups, receive real-time notifications, and see the impact you’re making with the Ridwell community! Collect hard-to-recycle items in your Ridwell bags. We give you bags to store your plastic film, threads, and other hard-to-recycle things that might otherwise go to waste. Easy pickups from your front door. We come to your front door to pick up your stuff every two weeks. Just let us know when you have stuff to pick up! Feel great about where your stuff goes. You’ll always know where your stuff is going to be reused or recycled with one of our partners. Together, Ridwell members save tons from the landfill every year to support our community, keep our oceans clean, and build a brighter future. If you're in need of any support, please contact us at app@ridwell.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Burlingame Library at none against Ridwell's shown. Burlingame Library also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Ridwell's advantage is ratings volume (9K vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Burlingame Library against 4.9 for Ridwell. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Burlingame Library's written reviews are positive against 73% of Ridwell's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Burlingame Library | Ridwell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 73.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Peninsula Library System | Ridwell, Inc. |
Customer experience
Burlingame Library
Ridwell
Bugs and requests
Burlingame Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ridwell
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect pickup status notifications
- Drivers unable to access buildings
Requested features
3 requests- Advance scheduling for pickups
- More recycling categories
- Proactive notifications for missed pickups
In-app purchases
Burlingame Library
No in-app purchases
Ridwell
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Burlingame Library free?
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Do Burlingame Library or Ridwell have ads?
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