Giggster vs BarterUnit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
BarterUnit
Connect with a community to exchange goods and services. This platform facilitates direct bartering for various market dealings.
- Community-based exchange
- Goods and services trading
- Market dealings facilitation
- Online marketplace
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BarterUnit is an online community-based barter exchange marketplace designed for the exchange of goods and services and other market dealings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Giggster at 4.9 against BarterUnit's 4.4. Giggster also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 19) and review sentiment (97% vs 85%). BarterUnit'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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Giggster has 2.1K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Giggster's written reviews are positive against 85% of BarterUnit's.
Giggster ships an update every 5 weeks, BarterUnit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Giggster | BarterUnit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.1K ratings) — better | 4.4 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better | 84.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giggster, Inc | Phillip Perez |
Customer experience
Giggster
BarterUnit
Bugs and requests
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
BarterUnit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Giggster
No in-app purchases
BarterUnit
No in-app purchases
