Comparison

BorrowHub vs Loanly App

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

Head to head
About

BorrowHub

Features
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Lent a book, a tool or a game to a friend and lost track of it? BorrowHub keeps a list of every physical item you lend, who has it and when it is due back, so you do not have to rely on memory. Physical items only: no money, no payments. LEND IN A FEW TAPS Tap "+", type what you are lending, pick a friend and Save. A due date is optional. BorrowHub suggests a category from the name you type, or you can take a photo and it suggests the item and its category. GET IT BACK When it comes back, swipe the item left in Items. A full swipe returns it, and Undo is one tap away. Returned items sit under their own heading, newest first. Need to nudge someone? Open the item and tap the bell, or shake your phone while viewing the item. The reminder goes as a push notification, or as a message you share if your friend is not on BorrowHub yet. REMINDERS ON YOUR TERMS Get a notification before something is due (you choose how many days ahead) and a push reminder when it is overdue. FRIENDS BY NAME OR PHONE A name is enough to add a friend. Add a phone number if you want BorrowHub to link them to their account when they join. Tap to Invite sends an invitation, and the friend then shows as Invited. A friend is just your own entry: nobody has to accept anything for you to keep track of what you lent. WORKS OFFLINE Add an item, add a friend or mark something returned with no connection. BorrowHub saves it on your phone and syncs when you are back online. A friend you add offline is created once, without duplicates. STATISTICS AND WIDGET Statistics shows how much you have lent, what is out now, how often things come back and which friends return them on time. The home-screen widget shows your active and overdue counts at a glance. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO On the iPhone Duo, BorrowHub fills the outer display and uses the system's vertical tab bar. On the opened display in landscape, a list sits beside the details. It also runs on every other iPhone, in light and dark mode. SIGN IN WITH YOUR PHONE NUMBER No email and no password. Links such as borrowhub:// open the right item or friend in the app. PRIVACY Matching your contacts sends hashed versions of their phone numbers, which the server does not store. A phone number you attach to a friend is stored so accounts can link. Your QR "My Code" carries your display name and an account id, never your phone number. Read the full policy at chaiandbyte.com/borrowhub-privacy.html. PERFECT FOR - Bookworms who share their collection - Neighbors who swap tools - Friends who borrow chargers, games or kitchen gear - Anyone tired of the "wait, who has my...?" moment Download BorrowHub and always know where your stuff is.

About

Loanly App

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Loanly is the simple way to keep track of what you've lent out and what you've borrowed — so nothing gets lost, forgotten, or awkward to ask about. WHAT IT DOES • Log any item you lend or borrow — tools, books, chargers, games • Set a due date and get a reminder when it's time to get it back • See everything active at a glance, with overdue items flagged first • Keep a history of everything once it's returned YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Loanly doesn't have accounts, logins, or a server. Everything you enter is stored only on your device — nobody else can see it, and we can't either. Reminders are scheduled locally on your phone, not through any push notification service. BACK IT UP, YOUR WAY Export your data to a file anytime and save it wherever you like — Files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, email, it's up to you. Restore it on the same device, or a new one, whenever you need to. LOANLY PRO (OPTIONAL, ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • Add photos of what you lent, and how it looked when it went out • A heads-up before something's due, and a friendly nudge while it's late • Categories, and search across everything, out or returned • See everything one friend has of yours, and you of theirs • Export your list to a spreadsheet Pay once and keep it. No subscription. Everything else stays free. NOT A FINANCE APP Loanly tracks physical belongings, not money. There are no amount, currency, balance or interest fields anywhere in the app. It does not lend money, broker loans, process payments, or connect you with any lender. No ads. No tracking. No account required. Just a straightforward way to keep track of who has what.

Screenshots

BorrowHub4 screens
Loanly App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BorrowHub at none against Loanly App's 1. BorrowHub also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). Loanly App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Loanly App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BorrowHub asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BorrowHub ships an update every 10 days, Loanly App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
BorrowHub versus Loanly App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBorrowHubLoanly App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChai & ByteIvy Muregi

In-app purchases

None

BorrowHub

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Loanly App

One-time1
  • Loanly Pro$3.99

Questions

Is BorrowHub free?
BorrowHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loanly App free?
Loanly App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BorrowHub or Loanly App have ads?
Neither BorrowHub nor Loanly App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BorrowHub or Loanly App?
BorrowHub ships an update every 10 days, and Loanly App every 3 months. Most recently, BorrowHub was updated on November 5, 2026 and Loanly App on November 6, 2026.

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