Comparison

Appointment Trader vs Bulletin Bored

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

Head to head
About

Appointment Trader

This app allows users to buy and sell reservations for various services, including restaurants, spas, and salons. It helps monetize cancelled plans and find availability in overbooked establishments.

Highlights
  • Buy and sell reservations
  • Monetize cancelled plans
  • Find overbooked service availability
  • Marketplace for restaurants, spas, salons, and more
  • Discover new service providers
Features
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AppointmentTrader turns your cancelled plans into cash and makes overbooked Restaurants, DMV's, SPA's, Hair-Dressers, Golf Clubs and an ever growing list of categories a thing of the past.

About

Bulletin Bored

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Bulletin Bored is your town's digital bulletin board: live music, food, art, markets, nightlife, classes, and the neighborhood happenings that never make it to the big ticketing sites, pinned fresh every day by the people and places around you. FIND WHAT'S ON NEAR YOU • Boards for thousands of towns and neighborhoods. Open yours to see what's happening today and what's coming up, then hop to the next town over from the map. • The For You board is shaped by the interests you pick and the events you save and go to, so its picks get closer to your taste the more you use it. • Search events, businesses, and people, or filter any board by your interests, this weekend, or free events. MAKE PLANS TOGETHER • Save an event or tap I'm Going, and see who else is in before you decide. • Add friends, follow the businesses you love, link up with a partner, and keep lists of ideas for later. • Going unlocks the event chat on the day, and we'll remind you when it starts. HOST YOUR OWN • Build an event in minutes: photos, dates, pricing, an itinerary, and a button that links to tickets or takes RSVPs right here. Already listed somewhere else? Import it from the link. • Pin it to your city board and the towns around it, run it as a series or on a schedule, add co-hosts and a lineup, and message everyone who's going. • Keep it private for a backyard party, a dinner, or a night out: send invites, collect RSVPs, split the cost, ask guests what to bring, and share photos in a chat only your guests can see. • Watch it land: impressions, taps, saves, and who's going, event by event. • Once it's over, guests can leave a recap with photos and a tip for the host or the performers. BUILT AROUND PLACES, NOT A FEED Boards belong to towns and neighborhoods, and every business and every person has a board of their own. The community feed is what locals are posting right now, and your For You picks come from your own interests, not from what keeps you scrolling. Post a show, a market, a class, or a Tuesday potluck, and it lands where your neighbors are already looking. Free to join. Discover your community.

Screenshots

Appointment Trader4 screens
Bulletin Bored4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bulletin Bored at none against Appointment Trader's shown. Bulletin Bored also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 30 months). Appointment Trader's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Appointment Trader ships an update every 30 months, Bulletin Bored daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Appointment Trader versus Bulletin Bored: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppointment TraderBulletin Bored
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (754 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings754 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB52 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhoenix Labs, LLCBulletin Bored LLC

Bugs and requests

Appointment Trader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Reservations get cancelled without explanation
  • Refunds and payouts are delayed or denied
  • Inability to change reservation details
  • Technical issues with the app and website

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improve user interface and navigation
  • Enhance customer support and communication
  • Implement better fraud/scam prevention measures
  • Allow reservation deposits to be used towards bill
  • Provide more transparency on reservation availability and status

Bulletin Bored

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Appointment Trader

No in-app purchases

None

Bulletin Bored

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Appointment Trader free?
Appointment Trader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bulletin Bored free?
Bulletin Bored is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Appointment Trader or Bulletin Bored have ads?
Appointment Trader shows ads; Bulletin Bored does not.
Which is updated more often, Appointment Trader or Bulletin Bored?
Appointment Trader ships an update every 30 months, and Bulletin Bored daily. Most recently, Appointment Trader was updated on November 3, 2026 and Bulletin Bored on October 31, 2026.

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