Comparison

Ridwell vs Doggle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Doggle

Discover dog-friendly locations like parks and trails, track your walks, and connect with other dog owners to schedule meetups. Create profiles for your dogs and manage your privacy.

Highlights
  • Discover dog-friendly parks and trails
  • Track walk routes, distance, and pace
  • Earn points and badges for walks
  • Match with nearby dogs by play style
  • Schedule dog meetups
  • Message other dog owners
  • Create dog profiles
Features
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FIND GREAT PLACES • Discover dog-friendly parks, beaches, and trails near you • See who's checked in - and who's on the way • Save your favorites for one-tap check-in WALK & EARN • Track your walks: route, distance, and pace • Keep recording in the background so your route is complete • Earn points and badges as you go MEET THE NEIGHBORHOOD • Match with nearby dogs by size, energy, and play style • Schedule walks and park meetups • Message other owners and build your local pack BUILT FOR DOG PEOPLE • Add your dogs with photos, breeds, and DNA results • Control exactly what others can see • Report and block to keep the community kind

Screenshots

Ridwell3 screens
Doggle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Doggle at none against Ridwell's shown. Doggle also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Ridwell's advantage is ratings volume (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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Ridwell against 5.0 for Doggle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ridwell versus Doggle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRidwellDoggle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB69 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperRidwell, Inc.Brian Stockman

Customer experience

Ridwell

All ratings7,684 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.2%

Doggle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Doggle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ridwell

No in-app purchases

None

Doggle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ridwell free?
Ridwell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Doggle free?
Doggle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ridwell or Doggle?
Doggle is rated higher. Ridwell averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9K ratings, while Doggle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ridwell or Doggle have ads?
Ridwell shows ads; Doggle does not.
Which is updated more often, Ridwell or Doggle?
Ridwell ships an update every 2 months, and Doggle every 2 months. Most recently, Ridwell was updated on October 27, 2026 and Doggle on October 24, 2026.

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