# Trade Me: Property, Jobs, Shop — Real Estate, Marketplace App

> New Zealand's marketplace for buying, selling, and finding jobs and property. (iPhone/iPad app by Trade Me Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trade-me-property-jobs-shop/id392567559 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Trade Me Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/392567562)
- Category: Shopping, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 301 App Store ratings · 433 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 239 MB
- Languages: American English, Māori
- Released: 2010-11-18
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trade-me-property-jobs-shop/id392567559/reviews.md

## What is Trade Me?

Trade Me is the must-have app for buying and selling items in New Zealand. With Trade Me, you can easily search, view your Watchlist, bid, and buy items, or sell the things you don't need anymore - all while you’re on the go.

The Trade Me app allows you to buy and sell a wide variety of items. Browse cars and boats, houses and rentals, couches and clothing, or find your next job—all in one app. The Trade Me app is the ultimate tool for Kiwi buying, selling and creating the life they want in Aotearoa.

With Trade Me, you can stay up-to-date with your buying and selling, whether you’re at home or out and about, on your iPhone or iPad.

Our app provides you with the following features:
- Search by keyword or image and browse and filter all Trade Me categories
- Add, view, and remove Watchlist items
- Bid on items or Buy Now
- Add items to your Shopping Cart to purchase multiple items at once
- Pay using your credit or debit card or credit your Trade Me account
- Save searches as Favourites and view them later
- Create a Job Profile to let top NZ employers find you
- Apply for jobs directly in just a few clicks
- Ask and answer questions including emoji support
- List items to sell and tweak them later
- Receive important notifications both within the app and through the Apple push notification service
- Use Face ID or Touch ID to pay
- Use Siri Shortcuts for the actions you regularly use
- Enjoy split view for iPad

If you love using our app, please leave us a review. If you have specific feedback, please send us a message at app_ios@trademe.co.nz. We're always working to make Trade Me even better, so stay tuned for more updates.

## Key features

- Search by keyword or image
- Browse and filter categories
- Manage Watchlist items
- Bid on items or Buy Now
- List items for sale
- Apply for jobs
- Save searches as Favourites

## What do users think of Trade Me?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Great platform
- 🚀 Excellent app
- 👍 Awesome
- 👍 Nice and easy app
- 👍 Excellent trading platform

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🐛 Glitchy
- 🐛 Terrible app
- 🐛 Freezing issues
- 🐛 Lots of bugs
- 🔒 Security risks
- 💰 Exorbitant fees
- 💰 Money-hungry company
- 🛒 Ads disrupt experience
- 🛒 Poor search functionality

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Login issues
- Listing editing problems
- Inconsistent app behavior
- Incompatibility with older devices
- Disappearing watchlist items
- Inaccurate search results

**Most requested features**

- Add price range filter
- Improve search tools
- Introduce dark mode
- Allow bulk relisting
- Improve notifications
- Enhance messaging features
- Provide better customer support

## Recent user reviews (10 of 433)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trade-me-property-jobs-shop/id392567559/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Appalling. Barely functional

*2026-08-08, version 280.1*

Not sure why TradeMe bothered putting up an app if they are not prepared to maintain it. Key elements just lock the app up or produce a blank screen (try either of the Help menu links, for example). Pity as they still have some good content in the property and motor areas.

### 1/5 — Mr

*2026-07-31, version 279.0*

Some sellers and trade me it’s self full of scam

### 4/5 — Love trademe but glitchy recently

*2026-07-31, version 279.0*

Love trademe, nuff said.
But the app has been glitchy recently even w the last update.

-Maps view freezes with half the screen black have to close and reopen app
-Search filters items change from words eg "Price range: $100-$250" to dots and dashes "..-..". Have to search from scratch. Sometimes it does this so frequently you can only inspect one listing per search, when you go back its on dot-mode so you have to start from the home page again.
-saved searches cant be deleted, if you try click "remove favourite 🗑️" it just pops up "Favourite saved!"

### 3/5 — The app usability going downhill

*2026-07-29, version 279.0*

I don’t know what’s going on but the usability of the app just keeps careening south. Like WHERE is the edit listing button? All I can find is the open to make notes about my OWN listing. I swear app developer just make everything difficult for fun now.

### 2/5 — Bad update

*2026-07-26, version 278.0*

Scarf kiwi update has made it impossible to use the app for more than a few minutes. Listings stop loading and the app needs to be hard reset before it’ll work again.

### 2/5 — Property map doesn’t work properly

*2026-07-23, version 278.0*

The map loads once zoomed in and you can click on one property to view but when you go back then the screen doesn’t work. Then same happens each time you look at a property

### 1/5 — Map search glitch

*2026-07-22, version 278.0*

When looking at map for properties, the app glitches after looking at a search and trying to navigate back to the map.

### 4/5 — If you can't log in...

*2026-07-22, version 278.0*

I've been trying to troubleshoot logging in to my power pass 
iPhone app with no success. We've even gone as far as resetting the account and receiving a new card.

But what fixed it in the end was actually the time setting! My time setting was set to manual, and when I change it to automatic with a slight adjustment of a couple of minutes, it fixed my problem!

I hope this tip helps other users.

### 1/5 — Cheap

*2026-07-17, version 277.1*

Feels so cheap being basically a clunky website wrapped up as an app.
Previous native apps were so much better.

### 1/5 — Update

*2026-07-17, version 277.1*

Just updated on iphone and its horrendous what they’ve done to display settings

## Frequently asked questions about Trade Me

### What can I buy and sell on Trade Me?

You can buy and sell a vast array of items on Trade Me. This includes cars, boats, houses, rentals, clothing, furniture, and much more. The app also facilitates finding your next job and searching for property.

### How do I bid on or buy items?

To bid on an item, simply enter your desired bid amount. If an item has a 'Buy Now' option, you can purchase it immediately at the listed price. You can add multiple items to your Shopping Cart for a consolidated purchase.

### Is Trade Me free to use?

The Trade Me app itself is free to download and use. While there are no upfront costs to browse or list items, selling items on the platform may incur fees, and there are options for in-app purchases to enhance listings.

### What devices is Trade Me compatible with?

The Trade Me app is available for both iPhone and iPad. It is designed to provide a seamless experience across these Apple devices, allowing you to manage your buying and selling activities wherever you are.

### How can I find jobs or property on Trade Me?

You can easily search for jobs and property within the Trade Me app. Create a Job Profile to be found by employers, or browse listings for houses and rentals. The app allows you to apply for jobs directly and save property searches.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 284.0 — 2026-08-30

Fixed what needed fixing and squished some bugs! If you love using our app, we'd really appreciate a review, and keep that feedback coming into app_ios@trademe.co.nz

### 283.0 — 2026-08-23

Fixed what needed fixing and squished some bugs! If you love using our app, we'd really appreciate a review, and keep that feedback coming into app_ios@trademe.co.nz

### 282.0 — 2026-08-16

Fixed what needed fixing and squished some bugs! If you love using our app, we'd really appreciate a review, and keep that feedback coming into app_ios@trademe.co.nz

### 281.0 — 2026-08-09

Fixed what needed fixing and squished some bugs! If you love using our app, we'd really appreciate a review, and keep that feedback coming into app_ios@trademe.co.nz

### 280.1 — 2026-08-03

Fixed what needed fixing and squished some bugs! If you love using our app, we'd really appreciate a review, and keep that feedback coming into app_ios@trademe.co.nz

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All apps by Trade Me Limited: https://appshunter.io/developer/392567562

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