# Trade Me: Property, Jobs, Shop — user reviews > 433 indexed App Store user reviews of Trade Me by Trade Me Limited, rated 4.60/5 from 302 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trade-me-property-jobs-shop/id392567559/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trade-me-property-jobs-shop/id392567559.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 243 · 4★ 34 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 10 ## 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 ## Newest reviews (18 of 433) ### 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* 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 ### 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. ### 2/5 — Numerous ongoing issues with Trademe on iPhone *2026-07-09, version 276.0* Months and months of freezing issues. Can browse listings for about 1 minute at a time before it locks up and you have to force close the app. I can’t even get through listing an item without it freezing up. I now use TradeMe in a browser instead. I keep seeing updates but they haven’t fixed it. I’ve had 2 different phones with these issues. I’ve tried deleting and reinstalling the app which does temporarily fix it so I wonder if the problem is with the cached data in the app. ### 2/5 — Not great *2026-07-06, version 275.1* Have a lot of issues with the app ### 2/5 — Timer countdown has been removed *2026-07-04, version 275.1* Very hard to tell when an auction is ending without bid countdown ### 1/5 — Stops loading? *2026-06-24, version 274.0* This app has been pretty terrible for at least the past 6 months - after 5 minutes of use it just stops loading. You can’t click into a listing, load new listings etc. Very poor usability. Hope to see this fixed. ### 4/5 — Great shopping app *2026-06-23, version 274.0* Been a member for ages and will continue to be. Can you please change the Won tab so I can prevent some of my winning trades from being purged, like using a pin for example. Rest of the app is good ### 4/5 — Conditional offers *2026-06-23, version 274.0* The app is great, I just wish it would include an option to make offers pending a pre-purchase inspection result ### 1/5 — Freeze *2026-06-23, version 274.0* You've cut server costs. The app is so slow now. How do you expect to grow revenue if peoples ability to browse has lag or freezes. No I don't need app support. ### 2/5 — Log in *2026-06-20, version 273.1* It keeps logging me off on different devices! ### 1/5 — App crash *2026-06-19, version 273.0* All the time when I’m looking at properties the app crashes. I can sometimes be on there for less than 10 seconds and click my recent search then the app crashes. Please fix ### 1/5 — Problems with the App *2026-06-14, version 272.0* Constant problems with the app. When I try to edit my listing it won’t accept it. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2026-06-12, version 195.0* Have been using TradeMe app for a while, but too many issues. Like it let me bid then it didn’t and now today I was able to place a bid then when I went to bid on something else, it wouldn’t let me - I need to update app, but there’s no update available/showing ### 1/5 — Log in *2026-06-11, version 272.0* Logged me out. Tried to log back in and said I need to verify email. Have had the verification email sent more than 10 times and will not work just kept restarting the process. ### 4/5 — Trade me is a good app but have one flaw *2026-06-10, version 272.0* I like using trade me a lot but one thing I don’t like is that if you found something you like and want to buy it so you go to check it again to buy it but someone have already brought it so 4 star ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 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 ### 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. ### 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 ### 1/5 — Can’t see options *2026-07-15, version 276.0* Not enough contrast to see menu items on iPhone. A pain ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-07-06, version 275.1* Real bad ### 1/5 — Kiwi barter *2026-07-05, version 276.0* Sell anything ### 1/5 — Dreadful app, glitchy, maddening *2026-06-27, version 274.0* Sometimes I can keep it going for long enough to watch list an item or change a detail in a listing. Terrible app. No points. ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-06-25, version 274.0* Scam ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Photos *2026-06-27, version 274.0* Hi. As of today, I am unable to upload photos to sell an item. Is this from your end? ### 5/5 — Top NZ trading site *2026-06-17, version 273.0* Very well organised system and rules for both seller and buyer safety. Always check Trade Me first when in the market for stuff. Good safe messaging and feedback system for communication and clarification between parties. Best site. A+ ### 5/5 — Alex *2026-06-06, version 271.1* Awesome app to access some fantastic auctions in New Zealand, with buy now options and after pay. A Rating system for peace of mind. Highly recommended! ### 5/5 — Useless *2026-05-26, version 269.0* Fecken shocking ### 5/5 — My review *2026-05-14, version 266.0* ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ STARS buying and selling on Trademe - Angle Wilkin from Auckland:) ### 5/5 — Chuckled *2026-05-13, version 268.0* Don’t ever write reviews , but update note was “fixed what needed to be fixed” 😂😂😂, fair enough man the apps great that note js made me laugh whoever wrote it deserves a raise ### 5/5 — Fair fees *2026-04-15, version 264.2* They removed success fees 😁 ### 5/5 — Perfect Access *2026-04-02* Much easier and faster than a browser to search and finding what is available to check out ### 5/5 — Ps.83:18 *2026-02-18, version 255.0* Exquisite ### 5/5 — A safe way to trade *2026-01-25, version 252.0* I’ve been very happy with most purchases. As long as Trade Me keeps their ‘Contact Me’ channel easy to access when things go wrong I will stay happy! Theres nothing worse than not being able to find the ‘Contact’ option. Selling is a breeze. I do think that the price to list a property to rent is too much. Some of us only have a to rent up for two days! We don’t need a two week listing. I do like that one can see feedback as it’s a good way to judge applicants. Thankyou. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*