Ridwell vs Sweep Salons
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.
Sweep Salons
Easily book hair color, cutting, and head spa treatments with your favorite service provider. Browse service menus, view business details, and manage appointments. Purchase gift cards and securely submit payments.
- Book hair color, cutting, and spa treatments
- Browse service menus and options
- View salon hours and contact information
- Purchase gift cards
- Secure payment processing
- Manage appointment history
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With the Sweep Salons app you can: Browse service menus and view all customizable options Book hair color, cutting, and head spa treatments with your favorite service provider View our hours, contact information & other business details Purchase gift cards Submit payment details safely and securely Confirm, rebook/reschedule appoints and keep track of appointment history Your next appointment is just a few taps away-download the Sweep Salons app for free today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sweep Salons at none against Ridwell's shown. Sweep Salons also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Ridwell's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 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 — 4.9 for Ridwell against 5.0 for Sweep Salons. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 8.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ridwell ships an update every 2 months, Sweep Salons every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ridwell | Sweep Salons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 177 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ridwell, Inc. | Sweep, LLC |
Customer experience
Ridwell
Sweep Salons
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
Sweep Salons
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ridwell
No in-app purchases
Sweep Salons
No in-app purchases
