BuyNothing

BuyNothing

Hyper Local Community Sharing

2.1K ratings
387 reviews
#209 in free Social Networking
🌐 Social Networking
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • June 2, 2021
  • October 6, 2026

Features

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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 users say

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What's New in BuyNothing

3.2.2

October 6, 2026

• Signing in is more reliable, and you stay signed in. • Your saved locations appear right away after you finish setting up. • Tapping a notification opens the right place, even when the app was closed. • Navigation and category selection improvements, plus bug fixes.

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This app dropped -3 positions in Social Networking chart.

Last updated on October 10, 2026.

User reviews

Good concept. One major deficiency

I fully support the mission here. A significant problem is the inability of people who do not have accounts to even view postings. This makes sharing links to advertise a posting almost useless. I get you need the viewers location so let people set that temporarily in a browser.

Without a larger user base, it’s hard to move items through this service. Making links to posts universally viewable would go a long way. When somebody sees something they want, they have a motivation to step through Yet Another Account creation process
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Amazing app

Thank you to the creator and everyone in the app. Thanks to This app I was able to furnish my appt. I couldn’t be more greatful. Feel so blessed with this app . Thank you all so muchh !!

So many bugs and bad interaction design

I love this app for the concept, but the 2026 update is not a real improvement. If someone is interested in a post you can’t view their whole message and replying does not work. No matter how many times I allow photos on my phone, I cannot upload photos. I can see people have offered to fulfill an ask in my notifications, but I have no way to see who they are on the actual post or reply to them. I get sent in so many circles trying to accomplish the basic things this app is supposed to do. These features would be great if they actually did what they are meant to. Instead messages get lost into a black hole and communication becomes difficult and fragmented making it harder to successfully get anything actually exchanged.
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Messaging unusable

Messaging is unusable on my phone because the message area and send button are covered by the keyboard. Fortunately the web site eorks.

I really want to use this app

I keep seeing bug fixes, but after contacting the company and installing the updates, I am still unable to type a message on this app. As soon as I bring up the keyboard, it covers the words I am writing. So basically I am writing blind. Almost unusable as is. I have a lot of things I want to get rid of but just can’t with this app.
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User experience

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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

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Requested Features

5 requests

Search function to find specific posts

Feature

Ability to edit and update posts

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Improved organization and sorting of posts

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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.