Comparison

Lettuce Grow vs Ridwell

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lettuce Grow

This app simplifies growing food at home with personalized plant care reminders and harvest tracking. It guides users through setting up and managing their growing systems, offering resources and direct access to shop for supplies.

Highlights
  • Manage growing systems
  • Personalized plant care alerts
  • Track plants from seedling to harvest
  • Access assembly instructions and tips
  • Shop for seedlings and nutrients
Features
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Growing food at home, made simple. The Lettuce Grow app is your companion for healthier, fresher living. Whether you’re just getting started with your Farmstand or Counterstand, or you’re a seasoned grower, our app makes it easier than ever to grow and enjoy your own food at home. What you can do with Lettuce Grow: Set up and manage your growing systems Add new Farmstands and Counterstands, connect Smart Timers, and keep everything running smoothly with easy step-by-step setup. Stay on top of plant care Get personalized alerts and reminders for maintenance so your garden thrives without the guesswork. Track your plants from seedling to harvest See all your plants in one place. Know what’s still growing, what’s ready to harvest, and when it’s time to refresh your stand. Update plant status as you go. Explore helpful resources Access assembly instructions, FAQs, and expert tips. Discover delicious recipes made to inspire you with what you grow. Shop with ease Browse and order seedlings, nutrients, and other essentials directly in the app—everything you need, delivered to your door. With Lettuce Grow, you’ll always know what to do next to keep your plants healthy and your harvests plentiful. Growing your own food has never been this simple, convenient, or rewarding.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Lettuce Grow4 screens
Ridwell3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ridwell at 73% against Lettuce Grow's 27%. Ridwell also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (8.9K vs 776). Lettuce Grow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ridwell holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 8.9K ratings behind it against 776, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Lettuce Grow's written reviews are positive against 73% of Ridwell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lettuce Grow versus Ridwell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLettuce GrowRidwell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (776 ratings)4.9 (8.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7768.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLettuce grow by TFP LLCRidwell, Inc.

Customer experience

Lettuce Grow

All ratings776 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative68.2%

Ridwell

All ratings7,684 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews247 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative19.8%

User reviews

Lettuce Grow

From 776 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐️ Longtime grower
  • ⭐️ So easy to use!
  • ⭐️ Definitely improved
  • ⭐️ Working great again
  • ⭐️ Perfect for beginners

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Hardly connected
  • 🐛 The worst app I've ever used
  • 🔧 So limited
  • 🚫 Awful
  • 🐛 Glitch

Ridwell

From 8.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💚 Excellent for the environment
  • 🙌 Convenient pickup service
  • 🤗 Helpful customer service
  • 👍 Easy to use app
  • 🎉 Reduces waste

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Missed pickups
  • 🤔 Inconsistent service
  • 💰 Overcharging for extras
  • 🏢 Inaccessible for apartment buildings
  • 🤷‍♀️ Unclear communication

Bugs and requests

Lettuce Grow

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App is buggy, disconnects constantly
  • App jumps off the screen when trying to log on
  • App is glitchy and seedlings come damaged
  • QR codes for setting up the system don't work
  • Smart Timer doesn't work with iOS 18
Show 4 more
  • App doesn't recognize orders
  • Lots of bugs after the latest update
  • Plant identification is inaccurate
  • Links for accessories don't work

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add a way to cancel orders in the app
  • Improve the plant identification feature

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

None

Lettuce Grow

No in-app purchases

None

Ridwell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lettuce Grow free?
Lettuce Grow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ridwell free?
Ridwell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lettuce Grow or Ridwell?
Ridwell is rated higher. Lettuce Grow averages 4.7 out of 5 from 776 ratings, while Ridwell averages 4.9 from 8.9K ratings.
Do Lettuce Grow or Ridwell have ads?
Ridwell shows ads; Lettuce Grow does not.
Which is updated more often, Lettuce Grow or Ridwell?
Lettuce Grow ships an update every 2 months, and Ridwell every 2 months. Most recently, Lettuce Grow was updated on October 25, 2026 and Ridwell on October 24, 2026.

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