Crossroads Trading vs SwapCircles
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.
SwapCircles
Connect with others to exchange clothing and accessories. Discover new styles and declutter your wardrobe by swapping items you no longer need. It's a community-driven approach to fashion that promotes sustainability and unique finds.
- Clothing exchange
- Accessory swapping
- Community connection
- Discover new styles
- Wardrobe decluttering
- Sustainable fashion
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You are invited to try out SwapCircles!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SwapCircles at 5.0 against Crossroads Trading's 2.2. SwapCircles also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Crossroads Trading's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SwapCircles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossroads Trading has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Crossroads Trading ships an update every 6 weeks, SwapCircles every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossroads Trading | SwapCircles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Crossroads Trading Co. | Rashmi Prabhu |
Customer experience
Crossroads Trading
SwapCircles
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
SwapCircles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crossroads Trading
No in-app purchases
SwapCircles
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Crossroads Trading free?
Is SwapCircles free?
Which has better reviews, Crossroads Trading or SwapCircles?
Do Crossroads Trading or SwapCircles have ads?
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