Naficy vs Ridwell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Naficy
Manage your account, schedule appointments, and track rewards. Purchase products and services, and stay informed about promotions and events.
- Schedule and change appointments
- Track Naficy Rewards
- Purchase products and services
- Stay updated on promotions
- Manage account from one place
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Manage your Naficy account from one place: including scheduling and changing appointments, tracking your Naficy Rewards, purchase certain products and services, and staying updated on certain promotions and events.
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 rating: Ridwell at 4.9 against Naficy's 2.9. Ridwell also leads on ratings volume (8.2K vs 13) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Naficy's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ridwell holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 8.2K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Naficy's written reviews are positive against 73% of Ridwell's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Naficy ships an update every 4 months, Ridwell every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Naficy | Ridwell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (13 ratings) | 4.9 (8.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 73.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 8.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SAM NAFICY MD INC | Ridwell, Inc. |
Customer experience
Naficy
Ridwell
Bugs and requests
Naficy
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
Naficy
No in-app purchases
Ridwell
No in-app purchases
