Good alternative to FB Buy Nothing
Wanted to continue doing buy nothing, but hated logging into FB. I've been able to give a lot of things to local people. Does not connect with Freecycle website, but that is okay - I want a giveaway site that I can access from my phone.
One update that would be nice: restrict who can send "interested" messages. Where I live, 15 miles is over 1.5hour round trip. The only flakey people I've had were ones who lived 15+ miles away asking for things that retail for under $10. The economics just don't make sense!!
One update that would be nice: restrict who can send "interested" messages. Where I live, 15 miles is over 1.5hour round trip. The only flakey people I've had were ones who lived 15+ miles away asking for things that retail for under $10. The economics just don't make sense!!
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Easy to use
This app was essential when I was moving. Connected easily and quickly with many people who picked up items for giveaway. Appreciate the location tags and speed of review for new posts.
Great purpose terrible app
I want this app to work. The idea is genuinely brilliant. But after months of use, the same problems keep killing the experience for both givers and takers.
For givers, the inbox flood is overwhelming. The moment you post something, you’re buried in messages — and there’s no queue, no ranking, no way to manage it sensibly. Then the person you choose doesn’t show up, and by the time you go back to the others, they’ve gone cold. You’re left starting from scratch with a sofa in your hallway.
For takers, items sit listed as available days or weeks after they’ve gone. You message, you wait, you hear nothing. It’s demoralising and wastes everyone’s time.
The fixes aren’t complicated: a simple request queue (first come, first served with automatic next-in-line notification if someone no-shows), a committed pickup window before a request is confirmed, a reliability score on every profile so givers can make informed choices, and auto-expiring listings with a nudge at day 7. None of this is radical — it’s just basic trust infrastructure that the platform currently lacks.
The full-screen ads are also actively driving new users away, which is self-defeating for an app that depends entirely on local network density.
This could be the best community app on the store. Right now it’s a good idea held back by poor UX. Please fix it.
For givers, the inbox flood is overwhelming. The moment you post something, you’re buried in messages — and there’s no queue, no ranking, no way to manage it sensibly. Then the person you choose doesn’t show up, and by the time you go back to the others, they’ve gone cold. You’re left starting from scratch with a sofa in your hallway.
For takers, items sit listed as available days or weeks after they’ve gone. You message, you wait, you hear nothing. It’s demoralising and wastes everyone’s time.
The fixes aren’t complicated: a simple request queue (first come, first served with automatic next-in-line notification if someone no-shows), a committed pickup window before a request is confirmed, a reliability score on every profile so givers can make informed choices, and auto-expiring listings with a nudge at day 7. None of this is radical — it’s just basic trust infrastructure that the platform currently lacks.
The full-screen ads are also actively driving new users away, which is self-defeating for an app that depends entirely on local network density.
This could be the best community app on the store. Right now it’s a good idea held back by poor UX. Please fix it.
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Simple and Fast
I love Trash nothing because I can post something in a couple of minutes, including photos and if nobody responds, I can just recycle it the next week.
Also, I have received some things I really needed like a toaster oven and a microwave.
Also, I have received some things I really needed like a toaster oven and a microwave.
Great useful app
I just wanted to say that I really like this app and the way it is designed. It does what it’s supposed to do and does it well without too many distractions, or useless bells and whistles. Most importantly, it works very reliably, so I appreciate that the developers have put stability and longevity as a much higher priority than pumping out unneeded features. Excellent work!
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