BuyNothing vs Glaucomfleckens
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
Glaucomfleckens
A private community for healthcare professionals to share stories, learn from each other, and find humor in medicine. Connect with colleagues, discuss challenges, and stay updated on healthcare conversations.
- Monthly themed conversations
- Weekly tip-sharing discussions
- Member spotlights
- Live expert conversations
- Healthcare conversation round-ups
- Medical misinformation debunking
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Glaucomfleckens: Humor & Humanity in Medicine is a private membership community for healthcare professionals brought to you by Will and Kristin Flanary, known to millions online as Dr. and Lady Glaucomflecken. This is the break room you’ve always needed. Except for our anesthesia colleagues who already have a break room. You can think of it as a second break room…for your soul. Our goal is to bring healthcare professionals together to share stories, learn from each other, laugh at the occasional absurdity of what we do, and remind one another why it matters that we do it. Inside, you'll find: + Monthly themes with conversations and prompts to help you share your side of medical life. + Weekly discussions where we swap tips, tricks, and hard-won wisdom about staying afloat in an unforgiving system. + Member spotlights to celebrate your wins and help you get to know your colleagues behind the scrubs, unicorn headbands, and bicycle helmets. + Live-streamed conversations with clinical experts, healthcare leaders, and social media personalities. Also, live pep talks from Dr. G (and special guests!). Don’t underestimate how amazing it feels for an internet comedian ophthalmologist to tell you you’re doing great. + Weekly round-ups of the latest healthcare conversations (and myths) your patients have definitely seen on TikTok. We love a good medical misinformation debunking in this community. Let’s brain storm together how to fight back. + Real talk and connection with colleagues across medicine who understand the context of your work stories and why you sometimes run super late in clinic. And no, this isn’t your average Facebook group, Reddit thread, etc. Our community is a private, curated space for the people who keep healthcare human, even when the system makes it hard. We’ll take you on a ride. Not a roller coaster or one of those carnival spinny rides. More like a pleasant, guided tour from a reasonably funny tour guide, exploring the human side of a career in healthcare. We really hope you’ll be a part of it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glaucomfleckens at 100% against BuyNothing's 27%. Glaucomfleckens also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). BuyNothing's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 22) 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. Glaucomfleckens asks for nothing beyond the download.
Glaucomfleckens 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 22, 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 100% of Glaucomfleckens's.
BuyNothing ships an update every 2 weeks, Glaucomfleckens weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuyNothing | Glaucomfleckens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) | 4.8 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 22 |
| 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 | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Buy Nothing Project, Inc. | Glaucomflecken, LLC |
Customer experience
BuyNothing
Glaucomfleckens
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
Glaucomfleckens
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
Glaucomfleckens
No in-app purchases









