Crossroads Trading vs Giggster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossroads Trading
Discover fashionable, eco-conscious resale clothing. Sell gently used items for cash or trade, and shop name-brand and designer pieces at great prices. Find stores, check hours, and reserve your spot in line.
- Find nearby stores
- Check store hours and services
- View seller queue
- Reserve a spot in line
- Receive turn notifications
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With more than 100 “Best of” awards, Crossroads has been leading the resale fashion industry for over 25 years. Our fashionable and eco-conscious customers sell gently used clothing for cash or trade; shop for name-brand and designer clothing at amazing prices and help keep clothing out of landfill. The Crossroads app lets you: - Find a store near you. - Check store hours, services, and number of sellers in line. - Reserve a spot in line. - Receive a notification when it is your turn.
Giggster
This platform connects creatives needing unique venues with property owners seeking to earn income. Easily discover, book, and manage thousands of diverse locations through a streamlined app experience. Additional services like permit coordination and concierge support are available.
- Discover unique venues
- Book locations
- Chat with owners
- Secure payments
- Permit coordination
- Concierge support
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A better way to book locations. Giggster is a marketplace platform that connects creatives looking for locations to interested property owners ready to earn extra income. Discover and book thousands of unique venues at all price points, styles and types. We make it simple to search, chat, and pay through the app, hassle-free. Additional Services: Permit Coordination Free Concierge Support Location Agreements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Giggster at 97% against Crossroads Trading's 18%. Giggster also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 30). Crossroads Trading's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Giggster holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Giggster has 2.2K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Crossroads Trading's written reviews are positive against 97% of Giggster's.
Crossroads Trading ships an update every 6 weeks, Giggster every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossroads Trading | Giggster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (30 ratings) | 4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.8% of reviews | 97.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crossroads Trading Co. | Giggster, Inc |
Customer experience
Crossroads Trading
Giggster
User reviews
Crossroads Trading
From 30 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple app for selling
- 👍 Works great for me
- 👍 Wait-list function worked as expected
- 👍 App works for me
- 👍 Worked and it was fast
Room to improve
- 🐛 UI is absolutely awful
- 🐛 No map view option
- 🐛 Pixelated share button thumbnail
- 🐛 Poor user experience
- 🐛 App doesn’t function
Giggster
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient and efficient
- 🔒 Secure platform
- 💡 Unique and affordable spaces
- 👍 Smooth booking process
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent pricing and fees
- 🐛 Slow host response times
- 🐛 Confusing insurance requirements
- 🐛 Lack of ability to save/view past bookings
- 🐛 Limited search and filtering options
Bugs and requests
Crossroads Trading
Reported bugs
10 issues- App did not populate with all locations nearby upon first launch
- Waitlist function sometimes fails to add user
- App kicks users off waitlist randomly
- App adds names multiple times or not at all to waitlist
- App removes users from waitlist without notification
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- App sometimes shows store as closed when it's not
- App doesn't work without WiFi
- Sign in tab disappears intermittently
- App doesn't allow adding to waitlist
- App doesn't work on latest iteration of iPad
Requested features
12 requests- Map view option
- Invest in a quality app
- Enable location sharing
- Improve app design
- Add check-in option
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- Fix waitlist functionality
- Ensure app works for all locations
- Add support for all US states
- Make sign-in tab consistently available
- Enable waitlist sign-up
- Improve app reliability
- Add dark mode option
Giggster
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatibility with older devices
- Booking cancellation issues and lack of refunds
Requested features
5 requests- Add a favorites/saved listings feature
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Provide better integration with external calendars
- Enhance the app's functionality to match the website
- Offer more transparency around pricing and fees
In-app purchases
Crossroads Trading
No in-app purchases
Giggster
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Crossroads Trading free?
Is Giggster free?
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