Recirclable vs D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recirclable
This app connects eco-conscious consumers with restaurants offering reusable containers for takeout. It provides a seamless experience for ordering food in sustainable, reusable packaging and returning it within a set timeframe to avoid fees. The program aims to reduce single-use waste and support local businesses.
- Reusable container program
- Reduces single-use waste
- Supports local businesses
- Seamless user experience
- QR code scanning for borrowing
- Return containers within 14 days
- Affordable and accessible alternative
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Recirclable is on a mission to provide eco-conscious consumers and restaurants the opportunity to reduce waste by offering reusable containers for takeout as an alternative to single use containers. Recirclable is a digitally-enabled, environmentally friendly, reusable container program for use with restaurant takeout and take home. We are fueled by a number of factors: Reducing single use waste in our communities Supporting local businesses or services that want to do more for the environment but need support to manage reusable containers Ensuring our offering provides as seamless an experience as possible for both restaurants and participating consumers. Building an offering that rewards those who make the choice of reusables vs. penalizes them with excessive fees. Reusables should be an affordable and sustainable alternative to single use, and equitable/accessible to all. How does it work? 1. Download the Recirclable app. 2. Signup with Recirclable. It’s free! We collect your payment details but only charge if you don't return containers. 3. Head to any participating restaurant partner and order your food in Recirclable’s reusable containers. 4. Scan the Recirclable QR code and confirm the number of bowls borrowed. 5. Enjoy delicious food in eco-friendly reusable containers. 6. Bring the bowls back within 14 days to avoid fees and keep the bowls circulating in your community. 7. Restaurants clean and sanitize the bowls to be used again… 8. Repeat from step 3, again and again! It’s that simple to shift the mindset from recyclable to Recirclable! Delicious takeout, without the waste.
D
Discover new dining options by managing your favorite restaurants, forgotten spots, and places you want to visit. Filter and sort your choices, save custom search sets, and even spin a wheel to make a final decision. Share your picks with friends for collaborative decision-making.
- Save favorite and desired restaurants
- Filter and sort dining options
- Create custom filter sets
- Manage places for different cities
- Share dining choices with friends
- Randomly select a restaurant
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Decide where to eat between your regular rotation, forgotten favorites, and places you’ve been dying to try. - Search for and save places you love or have been meaning to check out. - Sort and filter using lists, visits, and notes you've added. - Save frequently used sets of filters like “Short Walk + Open Today + Takeout”. - Switch cities to save places for trips. - Send places to D-Side from the Share Sheet. - Spin to decide between multiple selected places. - Share choices with friends to decide together. Eats on repeat? Flip to D-Side
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: D at daily against Recirclable's fortnightly. Recirclable's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 5.0 for Recirclable against 5.0 for D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Recirclable ships an update fortnightly, D daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recirclable | D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Recirclable LLC | Justin Velgos |
Customer experience
Recirclable
D
In-app purchases
Recirclable
No in-app purchases
D
No in-app purchases
