WPL in Touch vs Ridwell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WPL in Touch
Access Westminster Public Library services on your mobile device. Manage your account, search the catalog, place holds, and explore online resources. Find library locations, hours, and get your questions answered.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Place holds
- Access online resources
- Find library locations and hours
- Ask library questions
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Stay in touch with Westminster Public Library (Colorado) from your mobile device. Manage your account, search the catalog, and place holds. Search online resources, find library locations and hours, and ask questions.
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: WPL in Touch at none against Ridwell's shown. WPL in Touch 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 (8.2K vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WPL in Touch against 4.9 for Ridwell. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 8.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WPL in Touch ships an update every 5 months, Ridwell every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WPL in Touch | Ridwell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (8.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 72.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| 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 | City of Westminster | Ridwell, Inc. |
Customer experience
WPL in Touch
Ridwell
Bugs and requests
WPL in Touch
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
WPL in Touch
No in-app purchases
Ridwell
No in-app purchases
