Comparison

Ridwell vs Mill

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

Head to head
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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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™

Screenshots

Ridwell3 screens
Mill4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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 4.2. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ridwell ships an update every 2 months, Mill monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ridwell versus Mill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRidwellMill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8.2K ratings) — better4.2 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews72.8% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings8.2K — better92
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB142 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRidwell, Inc.Mill Industries, LLC

Customer experience

Ridwell

All ratings7,684 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive72.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative20.2%

Mill

All ratings92 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative32.1%

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

None

Ridwell

No in-app purchases

None

Mill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ridwell free?
Ridwell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mill free?
Mill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ridwell or Mill?
Ridwell is rated higher. Ridwell averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while Mill averages 4.2 from 92 ratings.
Do Ridwell or Mill have ads?
Ridwell shows ads; Mill does not.
Which is updated more often, Ridwell or Mill?
Ridwell ships an update every 2 months, and Mill monthly. Most recently, Ridwell was updated on September 24, 2026 and Mill on September 20, 2026.

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