Ridwell vs Planet Wild
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.
Planet Wild
Join a community dedicated to restoring nature through impactful missions. Support endangered species, ocean cleanup, and forest revival with a single subscription. Watch documented progress and earn badges for your contributions.
- Support endangered species
- Ocean cleanup initiatives
- Forest revival projects
- Community mission selection
- Discord connection
- Mission support badges
- Documented mission videos
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Planet Wild is a community of people who care deeply about nature and want to help our planet bounce back - one mission at a time. All through a single affordable subscription. EVERY MONTH, we work with wildlife pioneers worldwide to bring back endangered species clean up our oceans revive forests EVERY MEMBER can choose how we spend their contribution, connect with us on Discord and collect unique badges for each mission they supported. EVERY MISSION is documented in videos. 100% transparency. EVERYONE can join. The bigger the community grows, the bigger the missions will get. Download Planet Wild for free. Watch stunning videos of the work our community enables. Then decide if you want to become a member. -------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS Planet Wild is free to download. After creating your account, you can support us by funding on-the-ground rewilding projects with a monthly membership plan. If you decide for a membership, payment for the total monthly fee will be charged through the payment method you selected (e.g. Paypal, or Credit Card) at the time you confirm your purchase. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Membership plans renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the monthly period. There is no increase in price when renewing. You can manage your plan and disable the automatic renewal at any time via the app settings. For more information see our Terms of Service (https://planetwild.com/legal/terms-of-service) and Privacy Policy (https://planetwild.com/legal/privacy-policy).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Ridwell at free with in-app purchases against Planet Wild's subscription. Ridwell also leads on ratings volume (9K vs 406). Planet Wild's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (94% vs 73%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 4.9 for Planet Wild. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 9K ratings behind it against 406, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Ridwell's written reviews are positive against 94% of Planet Wild's.
Ridwell ships an update every 2 months, Planet Wild every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ridwell | Planet Wild |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9K ratings) | 4.9 (406 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9K — better | 406 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ridwell, Inc. | Planet Wild GmbH |
Customer experience
Ridwell
Planet Wild
User reviews
Ridwell
From 9K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Planet Wild
From 406 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🌍 Making a real difference
- 💡 Inspiring and hopeful work
- 💰 Transparent with finances
- 📱 Great interface and design
Room to improve
- 🐛 No iPad version available
- 🚫 Difficult to cancel membership renewal
- 🐛 Impossible to sign in
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
Planet Wild
Reported bugs
3 issues- No iPad version
- Cannot find a way to cancel membership renewal
- Impossible to sign in to the app and website
Requested features
3 requests- iPad version of the app
- Expand initial survey for personal interests
- Make the app available in German
In-app purchases
Ridwell
No in-app purchases
Planet Wild
No in-app purchases









