BuyNothing vs D.I.G.
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
D.I.G.
Connects innovators with low-income New Yorkers to foster dialogue and drive design solutions. This platform facilitates meaningful conversations and collaboration for community-focused projects.
- Facilitates conversation
- Connects innovators
- Engages low-income New Yorkers
- Drives design insight
- Supports community projects
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Facilitating conversation between innovators & low-income New Yorkers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: D.I.G. at 5.0 against BuyNothing's 4.3. D.I.G. also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). BuyNothing's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. D.I.G. asks for nothing beyond the download.
D.I.G. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BuyNothing has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BuyNothing ships an update every 2 weeks, D.I.G. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuyNothing | D.I.G. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #186 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buy Nothing Project, Inc. | Gather Well |
Customer experience
BuyNothing
D.I.G.
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
D.I.G.
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
D.I.G.
No in-app purchases
