Ridwell vs Plantsome 2.0
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.
Plantsome 2.0
This app acts as a personal plant care assistant, providing smart reminders for watering and fertilizing. It offers personalized advice based on plant type and local climate to ensure your indoor plants thrive.
- Smart watering and fertilizing reminders
- Personalized plant care advice
- Local climate integration
- Indoor plant care focus
- Stress-free plant management
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Meet Plantsome: your plant’s new best buddy Tired of guessing when (and how much) to water your plants? Plantsome’s got your back! Our app keeps your leafy friends happy and healthy by telling you exactly when it’s time to water or fertilize, and how much to give. We combine our big plant-thirstiness database with your local climate info to make sure your Monstera, Ficus, or little cactus pal gets just the right sip at the right time. With Plantsome you’ll get: - Smart reminders for watering and fertilizing - Personalized advice based on plant type + your local temps - Care tips tailored for indoor plants only for now (sorry, garden gang!) - A fun, stress-free way to keep your plants alive (and thriving) No more droopy leaves or guilty plant-parent vibes – just lush, happy houseplants. Download Plantsome and make plant care ridiculously easy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Plantsome 2.0 at none against Ridwell's shown. Plantsome 2.0 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Ridwell's advantage is ratings volume (8.9K vs 1). 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 5.0 for Plantsome 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 8.9K ratings behind it against 1, 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 Plantsome 2.0's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ridwell | Plantsome 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ridwell, Inc. | Plantsome |
Customer experience
Ridwell
Plantsome 2.0
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
Plantsome 2.0
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ridwell
No in-app purchases
Plantsome 2.0
No in-app purchases
