Spectrio SHARE vs BuyNothing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spectrio SHARE
This app fosters connection by facilitating communication between seniors, their families, and community staff. It provides updates on activities, meals, and announcements, while also enabling the sharing of photos and videos to keep seniors engaged and informed.
- Direct messaging for seniors, family, and staff
- Push notifications for activities and appointments
- Community announcements and event postings
- Photo and video sharing
- Automated slideshows of memories
- Moment-at-a-glance home page
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The SHARE app streamlines communication and strengthens connections between seniors, their loved ones, and their community. SHARE NEWS The Messages tool and Staff Directory provide direct lines of communication between seniors, family, and staff. Seniors stay engaged and informed with push notifications for activities, appointments, and incoming messages. SHARE INFO Senior care communities can post information about activities, meals, community birthdays, and important announcements. Seniors can use the moment-at-a-glance Home page to focus on the most current happenings, with easy access to more information via full Calendar, Menu, and Announcement channels. SHARE LIFE Convenient media sharing gives seniors access to view and share cherished photos and family videos. Staff can share videos and photos in the community gallery. Automated slideshows bring memories to life.
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 in-app purchases: Spectrio SHARE at none against BuyNothing's 8. Spectrio SHARE also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). BuyNothing's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 8) and chart position (#164 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. BuyNothing sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Spectrio SHARE asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spectrio SHARE holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BuyNothing has 2.1K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spectrio SHARE ships an update every 4 weeks, BuyNothing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spectrio SHARE | BuyNothing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 26.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #164 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Spectrio | Buy Nothing Project, Inc. |
Customer experience
Spectrio SHARE
BuyNothing
Bugs and requests
Spectrio SHARE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Spectrio SHARE
No in-app purchases
BuyNothing
- Buy Nothing Subscription$3.991 Month
- Buy Nothing Pro$3.991 Month
- Sustaining Member$5.491 Month
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- Sustaining Member$6.991 Month
- Buy Nothing Pro$38.491 Year
- Buy Nothing Subscription$38.491 Year
- Sustaining Member$54.991 Year
- Sustaining Member$69.991 Year
Questions
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