Comparison

BuyNothing vs Process

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Give and receive items locally
  • Lend and borrow goods
  • Hyper-local community sharing
  • Gift economy model
  • Build community connections
  • Express gratitude
Features
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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

About

Process

Features
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PROCESS: WHERE EVERY RESPONSE IS ART The internet has a problem: 1% of people create, 10% engage, and 90% just consume. Process flips this model. Here, every response is a work of art. Every participant is a creator. THE PHILOSOPHY On most platforms, comments are subservient to the original post. A YouTube video gets comments like "that's stupid" or "that's awesome"—low-effort reactions that disappear into the noise. Process believes differently: The only valid response to a work of art is another work of art. When you reflect on someone's painting, you don't type words. You create. You respond with a photo, a gesture, a color, a sound. Your reflection becomes its own post—a first-class citizen that others can reflect on, creating infinite creative threads. EVERYONE IS A CREATOR There are no commenters here. No passive consumers. Just makers responding to makers, creating chains of collaborative art that grow as long as the creative momentum lasts. You might get 1/10th the responses you'd get on Instagram. But every single one is a piece of art created just for you. HOW IT WORKS Share your daily creative work—paintings, sketches, music, movement, writing, anything you're making. Built for The 100 Day Project, but perfect for any ongoing creative practice. Your 100-day calendar grid fills as you create, giving you a visual record of your process. Each reflection is its own post. It can receive reflections. Threads branch and grow infinitely. A single piece might inspire 5, 10, 20+ artistic responses, each sparking the next. NO METRICS, NO COMPARISON Process removes everything that makes social media anxious: No like counts No view counts No follower metrics visible No text comments No ads, ever Just you, your work, and a community of people who honor the creative process by responding with their own. HIGHER QUALITY, NOT HIGHER QUANTITY Yes, you'll get fewer responses than on traditional platforms. But every response will be intentional. Thoughtful. Created specifically in dialogue with your work. That's the trade-off: Less noise. More signal. All art. DESIGNED FOR THE 100 DAY PROJECT Thousands of people commit to 100 days of daily creative practice. Process is purpose-built for this journey—but works beautifully for any ongoing practice. FEATURES 100-day calendar grid tracking your progress Full-bleed vertical feed Artistic reflections instead of comments Infinite threading—responses become posts View both your original work and your reflections on others Private or public profiles Built for creators, not consumers PROCESS OVER PERFECTION This is for artists, makers, and creative practitioners who believe the only way to honor art is with more art. Join The 100 Day Project starting February 22, 2026. Follow @elleluna and @msg Visit shareprocess.app Terms of Use https://elleluna.art/terms Privacy Policy https://elleluna.art/policy

Screenshots

BuyNothing4 screens
Process4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Process at none against BuyNothing's 8. BuyNothing's advantage is chart position (#190 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BuyNothing sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Process asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
BuyNothing versus Process: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuyNothingProcess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBuy Nothing Project, Inc.CONTAINS MSG, LLC

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

Process

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

BuyNothing

Subscriptions8
  • 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
None

Process

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BuyNothing free?
BuyNothing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Process free?
Process is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BuyNothing or Process have ads?
Neither BuyNothing nor Process shows ads.

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