Comparison

Fat Llama vs Local Coupons

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fat Llama

This platform allows users to rent out their belongings to others in their vicinity. It promotes a sharing economy, enabling people to access items they need without purchasing them, fostering efficiency and experiences over ownership.

Highlights
  • Rent out belongings
  • Borrow items from neighbors
  • Sharing economy platform
  • Efficient resource utilization
  • Focus on experiences over ownership
Features
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Fat Llama is the platform that lets you rent out your belongings to people nearby. We believe in getting people to work together to make the world a more efficient place for everyone. Why? Because we know that sharing is the future, we know that having experiences is more important than owning stuff. And we think borrowing (almost) anything should be quick, reliable and convenient.

About

Local Coupons

Features
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Local deals from the businesses around you. Nothing to clip, nothing to print. Local Coupons puts real offers from real Central Oregon businesses in your pocket — a free scone with your coffee, 20% off your next appointment, a street taco on the house. Open the app, see what's near you today, and show your phone at the counter, or mention when you're booking a service. What you get: • Offers from local businesses, ordered by how close they are to you • Daily deals picked around the categories you care about • Short info from businesses, so you can see a place before you walk in • A wallet that holds everything you've saved • A nudge before something you saved runs out • Follow the businesses you like and hear when they post something new How it works: 1. Sign in with your phone number. There is no password to remember. 2. Save the offers you want. They wait in your wallet. 3. At the business, tap Activate and show the screen to whoever is serving you. 4. Tap Mark as Used. Done — no codes to read out, no barcode to scan. Browse by what you need, and where you want to save: Food & Drink · Beauty & Spa · Entertainment · Family & Pets Professional · Home Services · Auto Services · Shopping Made for Central Oregon: This is not a national coupon site. Every business in here is somewhere you can drive to this afternoon, and every offer is one they wrote themselves. When you use one, the money stays in town. Free for shoppers. Always. Run a business in Bend? Get your offers in front of local people at https://www.localcoupons.ai/businesses https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fat Llama3 screens
Local Coupons4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fat Llama and Local Coupons are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fat Llama ships an update every 6 days, Local Coupons every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Fat Llama versus Local Coupons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFat LlamaLocal Coupons
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB23 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperFat LamaLocal Coupons LLC

Bugs and requests

Fat Llama

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App crashes frequently and becomes unresponsive
  • Messages fail to send or arrive with significant delays
  • Login functionality broken with Facebook and Google authentication
  • Search function returns blank screens or irrelevant results
  • Notification badges don't clear even after viewing messages
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  • Messages not visible in inbox despite notifications
  • Messaging feature completely unavailable at times
  • Text cursor jumps around while typing messages
  • App crashes when typing messages
  • Rental dates randomly switch to different dates during booking
  • Holiday mode still receives requests without notifications
  • Listings publish but don't appear in active listings
  • Payment information displayed incorrectly in booking modals
  • Forced logout occurring randomly
  • Message sending failures and delayed message delivery
  • Verification process hangs with certain document types
  • App performance inconsistent between iOS and web versions
  • Bottom sheet dismiss animations are abrupt
  • Tab bar icons have insufficient padding on iPhone
  • Earnings summary removed from account screen after update

Requested features

17 requests
  • Fix and improve app stability and performance
  • Restore map-based search functionality
  • Improve messaging system with better notifications
  • Redesign user interface for better clarity and usability
  • Add message filtering and grouping by rental status
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  • Implement persistent filter settings
  • Add 24-hour booking option instead of full-day increments
  • Create better holiday mode that pauses notifications appropriately
  • Improve search algorithm and filtering options
  • Add custom quote generation directly from app
  • Simplify verification process
  • Reduce commission fees
  • Improve customer service response times
  • Add copy-paste functionality in messaging
  • Display earnings summary on account screen
  • Add reminders for required rental completion steps
  • Implement automatic payment upon item return rather than delayed payout

Local Coupons

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fat Llama

No in-app purchases

None

Local Coupons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fat Llama free?
Fat Llama is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Local Coupons free?
Local Coupons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fat Llama or Local Coupons have ads?
Neither Fat Llama nor Local Coupons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fat Llama or Local Coupons?
Fat Llama ships an update every 6 days, and Local Coupons every 5 days. Most recently, Fat Llama was updated on October 13, 2026 and Local Coupons on October 11, 2026.

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