Ridwell vs Camp Via West
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.
Camp Via West
This app supports a transformative camp experience by facilitating donations for campus maintenance and team support. Your contributions help sustain a beautiful 13.5-acre campus and its dedicated staff.
- Support camp operations
- Fund campus maintenance
- Contribute to camp team
- Facilitate transformative experiences
- Donate to a 13.5-acre campus
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Camp Via West is more than just a destination — it’s a transformative experience, made possible by the support of people like you. From our amazing camp team to maintaining our beautiful 13.5 acre campus, your support makes a meaningful difference, and we can’t do it without you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Camp Via West at none against Ridwell's shown. Camp Via West also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Ridwell's advantage is ratings volume (9K vs 17). 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 4.9 for Camp Via West. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 9K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Ridwell | Camp Via West |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9K ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9K — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 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 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ridwell, Inc. | Via Rehabilitation Services |
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
Camp Via West
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ridwell
No in-app purchases
Camp Via West
No in-app purchases
Questions
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