BuyNothing vs Cogar
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
Cogar
A social media platform dedicated to the Irish language and culture. It offers a space for speakers of all levels to connect, share content, and engage with Irish arts, heritage, and music.
- Irish-language social platform
- Community for speakers of all levels
- Promotes Irish arts and culture
- International reach
- Content sharing
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Cogar is an Irish-language social media platform, aiming to create an online platform for the Irish language community - both in Ireland, and internationally. Whether you're a native speaker, have some experience, or are a beginner, the app aims to provide an "on-ramp" to Irish language content and activity, and create a space for the language, arts, heritage, music and culture to thrive. Is ardán sóisialta Gaeilge é Cogar, a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige ardán ar líne a chruthú do phobal na Gaeilge - in Éirinn agus go hidirnáisiúnta araon. Cibé acu cainteoir dúchais thú, nó má tá roinnt taithí agat, nó más tosaitheoir thú, tá sé mar aidhm ag an aip "rampa isteach" a chur ar fáil d'ábhar agus do ghníomhaíochtaí Gaeilge, agus spás a chruthú don teanga, do na healaíona, don oidhreacht, don cheol agus don chultúr chun rathú.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BuyNothing at 4.3 against Cogar's 3.0. BuyNothing also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (27% vs 0%). Cogar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, 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. Cogar asks for nothing beyond the download.
BuyNothing holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of BuyNothing's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cogar's.
BuyNothing ships an update every 8 days, Cogar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuyNothing | Cogar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Buy Nothing Project, Inc. | Ronan O'Leary |
Customer experience
BuyNothing
Cogar
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
Cogar
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
Cogar
No in-app purchases
