Comparison

Mill vs Picki

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

Head to head
About

Mill

Manage your smart kitchen bin with this app. Set up Wi-Fi, customize settings, schedule food grounds pickups, and access helpful guides. Learn what to add to your bin and track your impact.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi bin setup and pairing
  • Customize bin settings
  • Schedule food grounds pickups
  • Track food grounds returns
  • Access bin usage guides
  • Manage Kid & Pet lock
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Meet the Mill app. Set up, manage and control your kitchen bin — all in one place. Setup and pairing – Connect your bin to Wi-Fi – Easily access and control bin settings Customize your bin – Manage your Dry & Grind schedule – Turn the Kid & Pet lock on or off – Give your bin a name of its own Schedule pickups – Schedule a Food Grounds™ pickup or find drop-off locations – Order more prepaid boxes – Track the status of Food Grounds returns Get helpful guides – See what’s ok (and not ok) to add to the bin – Get tips to keep your bin running at its best – Learn more about the impact of your Mill Membership™ The Mill app is designed to use with the Mill kitchen bin, all part of your Mill Membership™

About

Picki

This app simplifies group planning by allowing friends to privately swipe on nearby places. Once everyone agrees on a location, it reveals the match, turning indecision into concrete plans for outings.

Highlights
  • Private place swiping for groups
  • Matchmaking for venues
  • Customizable plan parameters
  • Venue details and ratings
  • Wishlist for saved places
  • Calendar integration
Features
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Skip the “where should we go?” back-and-forth. Picki helps friends make plans by privately swiping on nearby places. Invite your friends, choose what you’re in the mood for, and when everyone likes the same place, Picki reveals the match. HOW IT WORKS Create a plan Choose a location, activity types, search radius, and—if you want—a date and time. Then invite friends to join. Swipe independently Browse place cards on your own time. Your choices stay private unless they result in a match. Get a match When everyone in the plan likes the same place, it’s a Picki. You’ll get the match and can move straight to the plan. Make it happen Get directions, share the match, or add it to your calendar. WHY PICKI • No more endless “where do you want to go?” messages • Explore restaurants, bars, cafés, outdoor spots, entertainment, arts and culture, shopping, wellness, wineries and breweries, and more • See useful venue details such as photos, ratings, price level, and hours when available • Swipe independently—no real-time coordination needed • Save places to your Wishlist for later • Revisit past matched plans • Connect with friends using an invite code Whether you’re planning dinner, date night, a weekend activity, or a night out with friends, Picki helps turn indecision into a plan. Pick a place. Find a match. Go together.

Screenshots

Mill4 screens
Picki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Picki at 5.0 against Mill's 4.2. Picki also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). Mill's advantage is ratings volume (95 vs 1). On price, ads, 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

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

Picki holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mill has 95 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Mill's written reviews are positive against 100% of Picki's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mill ships an update monthly, Picki daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mill versus Picki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMillPicki
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (95 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings95 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB37 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMill Industries, LLCPicki Tech LLC

Customer experience

Mill

All ratings92 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative32.1%

Picki

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mill

No in-app purchases

None

Picki

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mill free?
Mill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Picki free?
Picki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mill or Picki?
Picki is rated higher. Mill averages 4.2 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Picki averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mill or Picki have ads?
Neither Mill nor Picki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mill or Picki?
Mill ships an update monthly, and Picki daily. Most recently, Mill was updated on October 22, 2026 and Picki on October 13, 2026.

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