Comparison

U vs Trust Up

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

Head to head
About

U

Features
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U-Report is UNICEF’s digital community for young people, by young people, where they can raise their voices and share opinions on topics that matter to them. Across more than 90 countries, we empower young people to find out about issues that affect them, take action, and become part of the change they want to see. Using real-time insights and solutions, U-Report shapes policies and decisions in communities, countries and around the world, working side-by-side with young people. The U-Report mobile app allows you to connect with millions of young people who are already raising their voices through conversations with U-Report. Your voice matters!

About

Trust Up

Connect with your existing communities to share resources, needs, and offers. Facilitate exchanges like gifting, trading, lending, or selling within trusted circles, fostering mutual aid and group coordination.

Highlights
  • Post needs and offers
  • Share items and services
  • Facilitate gifting, trading, lending, renting, selling
  • Set custom exchange terms
  • Connect with trusted circles
  • Private by design
  • Group coordination
Features
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TrustUp helps the communities you already belong to take care of each other. Post what you need. Share what you have. Discover offers from people in your circles — neighbors, colleagues, classmates, co-op members, or any group you trust. No strangers. No algorithm deciding who sees what. Just real people coordinating on their own terms. Exchange your way: • Gift, trade, lend, borrow, rent, sell, or collaborate • Set your own terms for every exchange • From mutual aid to neighborhood sharing to professional networks What makes TrustUp different: • Built around trust — you only connect with people in your circles • Private by design — your data stays yours, your circles stay yours • Any kind of exchange — not just buying and selling • Group coordination — organize shared resources across your community People use TrustUp for: • Neighbors sharing tools, equipment, and household items • Parents coordinating carpools, childcare, and hand-me-downs • Community groups organizing mutual aid and resource sharing • Coworkers trading skills, knowledge, and professional resources • Local organizations coordinating volunteers and supplies TrustUp is more than a marketplace — it's how communities take care of each other.

Screenshots

U4 screens
Trust Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Trust Up at fortnightly against U's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

U ships an update every 5 months, Trust Up fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
U versus Trust Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUTrust Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUNICEFTrust Up L3C

In-app purchases

None

U

No in-app purchases

None

Trust Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is U free?
U is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trust Up free?
Trust Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do U or Trust Up have ads?
Neither U nor Trust Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, U or Trust Up?
U ships an update every 5 months, and Trust Up fortnightly. Most recently, U was updated on August 31, 2026 and Trust Up on September 17, 2026.

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