Comparison

Passport Mobile vs Ridwell

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

Head to head
About

Passport Mobile

Discover and redeem offers from participating merchants with this app. Browse deals by category, location, or proximity to your destination. Manage your membership, save favorites, and receive personalized notifications.

Highlights
  • Browse participating locations
  • Discover new offers
  • Filter and search options
  • Map view for nearby discounts
  • Save favorite offers
  • Curated notifications
  • Mobile redemption
Features
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The Passport Mobile app is the on-the-go resource for your Passport membership! Browse participating locations, discover great new offers and categories, or use the newly-improved category, filter and search options to find just what you're looking for. Switch to map view to browse the discounts nearest to you or in proximity to your destination. Also included are a number of features tailored to your specific Passport membership: quick access to your favorites, curated notifications based on your interests, mobile redemption options and the ability to manage account and gift card inventory! Note: The Passport Mobile app requires that you sign in using a current Passport membership. You must have a card displaying the Passport Dining, Passport Corporate or Passport Lifestyle program logo (or be a registered Mobile card member) in order redeem the offers listed in this app.

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.

Screenshots

Passport Mobile4 screens
Ridwell3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ridwell at 73% against Passport Mobile's 20%. Ridwell also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (8.2K vs 149). Passport Mobile's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Ridwell holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ridwell has 8.2K ratings behind it against 149, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Passport Mobile's written reviews are positive against 73% of Ridwell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Passport Mobile ships an update monthly, Ridwell every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Passport Mobile versus Ridwell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassport MobileRidwell
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (149 ratings)4.9 (8.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews72.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1498.2K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB17 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPassport UnlimitedRidwell, Inc.

Customer experience

Passport Mobile

All ratings145 ratings
Positive31.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative64.1%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative74.3%

Ridwell

All ratings7,684 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive72.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative20.2%

Bugs and requests

Passport Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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

In-app purchases

None

Passport Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Ridwell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Passport Mobile free?
Passport Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ridwell free?
Ridwell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Passport Mobile or Ridwell?
Ridwell is rated higher. Passport Mobile averages 2.5 out of 5 from 149 ratings, while Ridwell averages 4.9 from 8.2K ratings.
Do Passport Mobile or Ridwell have ads?
Both Passport Mobile and Ridwell show ads.
Which is updated more often, Passport Mobile or Ridwell?
Passport Mobile ships an update monthly, and Ridwell every 2 months. Most recently, Passport Mobile was updated on August 17, 2026 and Ridwell on September 24, 2026.

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