Mighty Networks vs BuyNothing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mighty Networks
This platform helps creators, entrepreneurs, and leaders build and manage thriving online communities. It uses AI to foster member connections, offers tools for courses, events, and memberships, and allows for both free and paid access.
- AI-powered member connection
- Host groups and subgroups
- Offer courses and livestream
- Run events
- Monetize memberships
- Customer and employee communities
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Mighty has more $1M communities than any other platform. Why? Because it’s the only community software designed to introduce your members to each other and help them connect. Those member to member interactions are ultimately what will make your courses, challenges, events and memberships successful. Mighty powers them using its proprietary People Magic AI, which is designed to surface the most interesting and relevant members to each other and help them break the ice. On Mighty, a creator, entrepreneur, coach or community leader can host groups and subgroups, offer courses, livestream, run events, and more. They can offer those things for free or charge for access on a recurring or one-time basis. Every day millions of members contribute to communities on Mighty centered on diverse topics — health and wellness, spirituality, career, relationships, personal development, and hobbies are all well represented. Brands also use Mighty for customer communities, ambassador activations, and employee engagement. “It was very important to me to not have my community on Facebook. Mighty Networks has been a great alternative and has only gotten better in the five years I’ve used it.” - Tara W., Mighty Host “It's just sooooo easy to use, to build my content, my courses, my coaching delivery. It's easy. Very low learning curve. I was up in days with Mighty. “ - Kelley T., Mighty Host “Intuitive and flexible—highly recommended! Mighty's saved us time, improved engagement, and given our members a far more cohesive experience.” - James E. Mighty Host “My Mighty Network is incredibly dynamic and keeps getting better. The features they offer make it easy to build a community and, more importantly, keep my members engaged. Their team is also highly responsive, another reason I love Mighty. In short, A+” - Dana Wilde, Mighty Host “There are so many ways to customize your community and offerings, with new features coming all the time.” - Steff B, Mighty Host The future’s more interesting when we’re in it together. Climb aboard—and let’s go. -- Terms of Use: https://mn.co/terms-of-use
BuyNothing
Connect with your local community to give, receive, share, lend, and borrow items. This app fosters a gift economy, building connections through sharing, inspired by the BuyNothing® Project.
- Give and receive items locally
- Lend and borrow goods
- Hyper-local community sharing
- Gift economy model
- Build community connections
- Express gratitude
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We offer people a way to give, receive, share, lend, borrow and express gratitude through a hyper-local gift economy model in which people can share wherever they are and true wealth is measured by the web of connections formed between people through sharing. From the founders of the BuyNothing® Project. Terms of Use: https://buynothingproject.org/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mighty Networks at 4.8 against BuyNothing's 4.3. Mighty Networks also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 27%) and ratings volume (74K vs 2.1K). 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. Mighty Networks sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and BuyNothing sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mighty Networks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mighty Networks has 74K ratings behind it against 2.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Mighty Networks's written reviews are positive against 27% of BuyNothing's.
Mighty Networks ships an update weekly, BuyNothing every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mighty Networks | BuyNothing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (74K ratings) — better | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better | 26.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74K — better | 2.1K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #135 — better | #200 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mighty Networks | Buy Nothing Project, Inc. |
Customer experience
Mighty Networks
BuyNothing
User reviews
Mighty Networks
From 74K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great community and communication platform
- 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
- 🔒 Secure and ad-free environment
- 💡 Versatile features for online groups
- 👍 Helpful and responsive support team
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 💤 Slow performance and loading times
- 🤔 Confusing navigation and layout
- 🔍 Difficulty finding and accessing content
- 🔒 Lack of customization and control for admins
BuyNothing
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤝 Friendly community interactions
- ♻️ Promotes sustainability and reducing waste
- 🌍 Global reach beyond local groups
- 🏠 Hyper-local focus when set up properly
- 📦 Smooth gifting and receiving process
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable app functionality
- 📍 Difficulty filtering for local posts
- 🔑 Login and account issues
- 💬 Inconsistent notifications and messaging
- 💰 Paywall for key features
Bugs and requests
Mighty Networks
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when trying to access notifications
- Video playback issues and unexpected behavior
- Inability to log in or create an account
- Inconsistent syncing between web and mobile versions
- Truncated or hidden comments and posts
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to edit and delete messages
- Option to set permanent filter and sort preferences
- Support for multiple image uploads in a single post
- Improved notifications and activity tracking
- Better accessibility features for disabled users
BuyNothing
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Login issues and inability to reset passwords
- Inconsistent location settings and radius
- Unreliable notifications and messaging
- Inability to edit or update posts
Requested features
5 requests- Search function to find specific posts
- Ability to edit and update posts
- Improved organization and sorting of posts
- Syncing across multiple devices
- More robust moderation and community tools
In-app purchases
Mighty Networks
- Monthly Plan3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
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- Monthly Plan2 variants$5.991 Month
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
- Monthly Plan2 variants$11.991 Month
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Monthly Plan2 variants$12.991 Month
- Monthly Plan1 Month trial$18.991 Month
- Monthly Plan6 variants$19.991 Month
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Monthly Plan3 variants$29.991 Month
- One Time Purchase Plan$10.99
BuyNothing
- Sustaining Member$3.991 Month
- Buy Nothing Pro$3.991 Month
- Sustaining Member$5.491 Month
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- Buy Nothing Pro$29.991 Year
- Sustaining Member$38.491 Year
- Sustaining Member$54.991 Year
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