Comparison

Missing Stuff vs Free Stuff

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

Head to head
About

Missing Stuff

Easily find lost items without sifting through physical lost and found piles. Browse categorized items with pictures and descriptions, and claim your belongings directly through the app.

Highlights
  • View lost items
  • Browse by category
  • Item pictures and descriptions
  • Claim lost items
Features
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Searching through the lost and found can be a daunting task. There are piles of dirty sweatshirts, sweaty gym clothes, and moldy lunch boxes. You can spend hours searching for your lost item only to find nothing. You’ll never have to worry about losing anything with the Missing Stuff app. With the Missing Stuff, users can view items that are currently in the lost and found without searching through the piles of clothing. - browse through different categories - each item includes a picture and description - claim your lost items

About

Free Stuff

Discover and share free items within your local community. Easily post unwanted goods to give them a new life or find treasures others have donated. The app also facilitates community support and crowdfunding for good causes.

Highlights
  • Discover free items nearby
  • Post items for donation
  • Share unused goods
  • Community support
  • Crowdfunding for causes
Features
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Free Stuff Nearby: Discover free items donated by the community in your neighborhood. Donate your unused items instead of throwing them away. Share your stuff for free with your neighbors. Simply snap a photo of your unused item, post it in less than a minute, and feel good when someone picks it up and wholeheartedly thanks you. Spread love and care. Be good, and life will be good to you. Freebies around you are waiting for you to pick them up. When you receive an item, consider donating another item for the community. We support each other. Need crowdfunding support for a good cause? Raise funds for yourself, your community, or a project. Free items, including TVs, beds, clothing, bikes, and more. Community support when it's needed most.

Screenshots

Missing Stuff4 screens
Free Stuff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Missing Stuff at none against Free Stuff's shown. Missing Stuff also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.6). Free Stuff's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (994 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Free Stuff holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Free Stuff has 994 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Missing Stuff's written reviews are positive against 56% of Free Stuff's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Missing Stuff versus Free Stuff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMissing StuffFree Stuff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.6 (994 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5994 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB34 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEden Prairie High SchoolApoLeaf

Customer experience

Missing Stuff

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Free Stuff

All ratings994 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

Missing Stuff

No in-app purchases

None

Free Stuff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Missing Stuff free?
Missing Stuff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Free Stuff free?
Free Stuff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Missing Stuff or Free Stuff?
Free Stuff is rated higher. Missing Stuff averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Free Stuff averages 4.6 from 994 ratings.
Do Missing Stuff or Free Stuff have ads?
Free Stuff shows ads; Missing Stuff does not.

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