Ridwell vs Trace Viewer
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.
Trace Viewer
Explore immersive AR content and 3D holographic tours directly on your device. Visit verified locations to unlock curated augmented reality experiences, from art installations to educational guides.
- View 3D recordings, products, art, and installations
- Access curated AR content at verified destinations
- Learn from guides, curators, and experts in AR
- Cross-device compatibility (phones, tablets, XR Headsets)
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View 3D holographic tours and immersive experiences in seconds directly on your device. With the Trace Viewer app, you can experience world-class AR content and graphics within moments. Simply download the app and go to a verified destination to see curated AR content all around you. The app will only reveal AR content at locations that has been set up and verified in the Trace Creator App. - View 3D recordings, products, art and installations. - Learn essential knowledge from guides, curators and experts as if they were there in person. - Cross device compatible for any phones, tablets, and next-generation XR Headsets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Trace Viewer at none against Ridwell's shown. Trace Viewer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Ridwell's advantage is ratings volume (9K vs 5). 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 Trace Viewer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 9K ratings behind it against 5, 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 100% of Trace Viewer's.
Ridwell ships an update every 2 months, Trace Viewer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ridwell | Trace Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ridwell, Inc. | Trace3d Inc |
Customer experience
Ridwell
Trace Viewer
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
Trace Viewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ridwell
No in-app purchases
Trace Viewer
No in-app purchases
