BuyNothing vs NECX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuyNothing
Connect with your local community to share, lend, and borrow items. Foster a gift economy based on mutual support and gratitude, building connections through giving.
- Hyper-local community sharing
- Gift economy model
- Lend and borrow items
- Express gratitude
- Build community connections
- Global reach
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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
NECX
This platform connects individuals with trusted victim service providers and resources for help, healing, or guidance. It offers private messaging, personalized recommendations, and AI-guided support to navigate difficult situations and understand options.
- Connect with victim service providers
- Access local resources
- Real-time updates
- Private messaging
- Personalized recommendations
- AI-guided support
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NECX is a secure, empowering platform designed for individuals seeking help, healing, or guidance. Whether you're navigating a difficult situation or supporting someone who is, NECX connects you with trusted victim service providers, resources, and real-time updates—all in one place. With private messaging, personalized recommendations, and AI-guided support, the NECX app helps you understand your options, take next steps with confidence, and feel less alone in the process. Because everyone deserves support—without barriers, judgment, or confusion.
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Verdict
BuyNothing and NECX both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of NECX's written reviews are positive against 27% of BuyNothing's. NECX also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). BuyNothing's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 5) and chart position (#145 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. NECX asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for BuyNothing against 4.2 for NECX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BuyNothing has 2.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of BuyNothing's written reviews are positive against 100% of NECX's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuyNothing | NECX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #145 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buy Nothing Project, Inc. | NECX Inc. |
Customer experience
BuyNothing
NECX
Bugs and 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
NECX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
NECX
No in-app purchases
