BuyNothing vs GZERO
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 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
GZERO
Connect with a global community of humanists and geopolitical enthusiasts to analyze and discuss world events. This non-toxic space allows for sharing insights, making predictions, and engaging in meaningful conversations about current affairs and future trends.
- Global community for analysis
- Non-toxic discussion space
- Channels for breaking news
- Ask questions to experts
- Make predictions on world events
- Connect with like-minded users
- User profiles and messaging
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Join a global crew of like-minded humanists and geopolitical nerds that are understanding and influencing the dynamics reshaping our world. It’s a nontoxic space for analysis and connection. Start by checking out the channels. News from GZERO is for discussing breaking news; the Space of Many Things is for anything on your mind; and Ask Ian is for questions to Eurasia Group and GZERO Media president and founder Ian Bremmer. Heart comments you appreciate and make a prediction or two of your own. What do you think will happen in a hotspot like Ukraine, the Middle East, or advanced AI? More importantly, why? As you delve into the community, feel free to follow and introduce yourself to your fellow travelers. Fill in your profile, and in the directory you can message other members. Engage with friendly, nontoxic notes and comments — or simply by voting in a poll. Hear from other members, and be heard yourself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GZERO at 4.8 against BuyNothing's 4.3. GZERO also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). BuyNothing's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 11) and chart position (#166 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. GZERO asks for nothing beyond the download.
GZERO 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 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BuyNothing ships an update every 2 weeks, GZERO weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | BuyNothing | GZERO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #166 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Buy Nothing Project, Inc. | Eurasia Group |
Customer experience
BuyNothing
GZERO
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
GZERO
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
GZERO
No in-app purchases
