BuyNothing

BuyNothing

Hyper Local Community Sharing

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374 reviews
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • June 2, 2021
  • July 8, 2026

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About

Connect with your local community to give, receive, share, lend, and borrow items. This app fosters a gift economy, building connections through sharing, inspired by the BuyNothing® Project.

Give and receive items locally
Lend and borrow goods
Hyper-local community sharing
Gift economy model
Build community connections
Express gratitude
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What's New in BuyNothing

3.1.1

July 8, 2026

• Improved Saved Searches — edit searches, better match alerts, and clearer locations • Clearer sign-in and password-reset messages, plus we now show how you signed up • You can now edit your Profile Wishlist • Impact Dashboard now groups by category and shows the correct location • Updated the look of location sharing in messages • Various fixes and polish

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Charts

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This app rose +15 positions in Social Networking chart.

Last updated on July 18, 2026.

User reviews

Interesting, but got paper cuts

The app brings a lot of what I’m looking for but it also has some annoying parts. Even when I select a radius of <1 mile I see posts coming from a different city that is around 400km away. When I tap the title of a post, it doesn’t do anything; have to tap the image to see the post. Overall clunky UX, but usable.
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Can’t verify email

I get a code sent to my email to verify, enter the code but then the verify button isn’t accessible to push (it’s behind the number keyboard that doesn’t disappear) so can’t set up the app.

Not Hyper-Local

I thought the whole point of Buy Nothing was that it’s a hyper-local gifting community. I’m on a Buy Nothing group on Facebook which is only for our town. This app shows me asks and gives all over the county and the neighboring counties. I don’t want to see posts that are a 45min drive away. I feel like it completely defeats the purpose.
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Nice Bones but Doesn’t Work?

The app concept and general design of the app is solid but it doesn’t work half the time. The listings don’t show up, home feed only loads and never shows anything, certain options when listing an item breaks and prevents posting, a lot of pages don’t load. Not sure if it’s just me but all my other apps work fine.
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Good purpose, terrible app

App is constantly struggling to load content. Enjoying staring at loading spinners

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Reported Bugs

5 issues

Frequent app crashes and freezes

Bug

Login issues and inability to reset passwords

Bug

Inconsistent location settings and radius

Bug

Unreliable notifications and messaging

Bug

Inability to edit or update posts

Bug

Requested Features

5 requests

Search function to find specific posts

Feature

Ability to edit and update posts

Feature

Improved organization and sorting of posts

Feature

Syncing across multiple devices

Feature

More robust moderation and community tools

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FAQ

What is the BuyNothing app?

The BuyNothing app facilitates a hyper-local gift economy model. It allows users to give, receive, share, lend, and borrow items within their immediate community, fostering connections through sharing.

How does the gift economy work on this app?

The app operates on a gift economy principle where items are given freely without expectation of return. True wealth is measured by the network of connections formed through these acts of sharing and generosity.

Is the app free to use?

The app is free to download and use. However, it does offer in-app purchases, and may also display advertisements.

What kind of items can I share or borrow?

You can share, lend, borrow, or receive a wide variety of items within your local community. The focus is on enabling neighbors to help each other by sharing what they have in excess or need.

Who is the BuyNothing app for?

This app is designed for people who want to participate in a more sustainable lifestyle, reduce consumption, save money, and build stronger relationships with their neighbors by sharing resources.