BuyNothing vs Settle It
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
Settle It
This app allows users to resolve debates and arguments by posting disputes, allowing others to vote on sides, and officially settling the matter. It offers various sharing options, discussion boards, and daily challenges to engage users in resolving everyday disagreements.
- Post and frame disputes
- Vote on sides of arguments
- Share disputes publicly or privately
- Discussion boards for debate
- Daily settlement questions
- Leaderboards and statistics
- Categorized disputes
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Somebody's right. Somebody's wrong. Settle It. Every friendship, marriage, office, and group chat has THAT argument — the one that never dies. Is a hot dog a sandwich? Should he have texted back sooner? Whose turn is it to do the dishes? Settle It ends it the fair way: post the dispute, pick your side, and let the votes decide. HOW IT WORKS 1. Post your dispute — frame the question and add the sides. 2. Share it — with everyone, just your friends, or through a private link only your people can see. 3. The votes come in — and when time's up, the matter is officially settled. You were right (or you weren't — we can't help you there). WHAT YOU GET • Public settles — see what the world is arguing about and weigh in • Friend settles — keep it between people who actually know the story • Private-link settles — invite only the jury you choose • Discussion boards — make your case before voting, reply to others, and follow results • Photos and video links — add context to a question, a choice, or a discussion • The Daily Settle — one fresh question every day • Leaderboards & stats — prove you're right more often than your friends • Categories — relationships, food, sports, etiquette, work, and more • Notifications — know the moment your verdict is in Settle It is free to use. Optional Premium adds category accuracy stats, premium share-card styles, a profile crown, and an ad-free experience across Settle It. Animated avatars are separate optional purchases. Stop arguing in circles. Put it to a vote — and Settle It. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://www.justsettleit.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.justsettleit.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Settle It at 5.0 against BuyNothing's 4.3. Settle It also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). BuyNothing's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Settle It sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Settle It 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BuyNothing ships an update every 2 weeks, Settle It every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuyNothing | Settle It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Buy Nothing Project, Inc. | Airglow, LLC |
Customer experience
BuyNothing
Settle It
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
Settle It
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
Settle It
- Settle It Premium$2.991 Month
- Blaze$0.99
- Pure Magic$0.99
- Electric$0.99
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- Heartbeat$0.99
- Orbit$0.99
- Party Mode$0.99
- Superstar$0.99
- Royal Glow$0.99
