ModTools vs Freecycle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ModTools
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The ModTools app helps you moderate Freegle hosted groups. It gives you an interface aimed at volunteers - easily see all your messages in one place, and do what you need to do with a single tap. App notifications will alert you when new work needs doing. Note: this app is only for people who run groups, not for ordinary Freegle users.
Freecycle
Connect with your local community to give away and receive unwanted items for free. This app provides access to posts from Freecycle.org, promoting reuse and reducing landfill waste.
- Access Freecycle.org posts
- Give away items for free
- Receive free items locally
- Largest gifting and reuse community
- Moderated local communities
- Keep items out of landfills
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–This is the only app that gives you access to Freecycle.org® posts!-- Give and get free stuff in your own local community with Freecycle. We are the largest gifting and re-use community on the planet with more than 10 million members in some 5,000 communities in over 100 countries. The Freecycle Network™ is a grassroots & entirely nonprofit movement of people. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Membership is free and each Town is moderated by local volunteers to keep things spam/scam free and family friendly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ModTools at none against Freecycle's shown. ModTools also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
ModTools ships an update weekly, Freecycle every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ModTools | Freecycle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FREEGLE | Freecycle Network |
In-app purchases
ModTools
No in-app purchases
Freecycle
No in-app purchases
