Appointment Trader vs Bulletin Bored
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Buy and sell reservations
- Monetize cancelled plans
- Find overbooked service availability
- Marketplace for restaurants, spas, salons, and more
- Discover new service providers
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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.
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Appointment Trader | Bulletin Bored |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (754 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 754 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Phoenix Labs, LLC | Bulletin 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
Appointment Trader
No in-app purchases
Bulletin Bored
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Appointment Trader free?
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Do Appointment Trader or Bulletin Bored have ads?
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