Ridwell vs Mill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Mill
Manage your smart kitchen bin with this app. Set up Wi-Fi, customize settings, schedule food grounds pickups, and access helpful guides. Learn what to add to your bin and track your impact.
- Wi-Fi bin setup and pairing
- Customize bin settings
- Schedule food grounds pickups
- Track food grounds returns
- Access bin usage guides
- Manage Kid & Pet lock
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Meet the Mill app. Set up, manage and control your kitchen bin — all in one place. Setup and pairing – Connect your bin to Wi-Fi – Easily access and control bin settings Customize your bin – Manage your Dry & Grind schedule – Turn the Kid & Pet lock on or off – Give your bin a name of its own Schedule pickups – Schedule a Food Grounds™ pickup or find drop-off locations – Order more prepaid boxes – Track the status of Food Grounds returns Get helpful guides – See what’s ok (and not ok) to add to the bin – Get tips to keep your bin running at its best – Learn more about the impact of your Mill Membership™ The Mill app is designed to use with the Mill kitchen bin, all part of your Mill Membership™
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ridwell at 4.9 against Mill's 4.2. Ridwell also leads on ratings volume (8.2K vs 92) and review sentiment (73% vs 64%). Mill's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 8.2K ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Ridwell's written reviews are positive against 64% of Mill's.
Ridwell ships an update every 2 months, Mill monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ridwell | Mill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.2K ratings) — better | 4.2 (92 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.8% of reviews — better | 64.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.2K — better | 92 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ridwell, Inc. | Mill Industries, LLC |
Customer experience
Ridwell
Mill
Bugs and 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
Mill
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ridwell
No in-app purchases
Mill
No in-app purchases









