Hamus vs Bartrly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hamus
This app serves as a digital marketplace for the Habesha diaspora. It allows users to buy and sell a variety of items and services, including traditional clothing, instruments, food, and real estate, connecting the community globally.
- Browse and search listings by category
- Post items or services with photos
- Direct in-app messaging
- Multilingual support (English, Tigrinya, Amharic)
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Hamus - Your Digital Habesha Marketplace Named after the day Thursday in Tigrigay/Amharic. Hamus brings the community marketplace to your phone. Buy and sell within the diaspora community. Find habesha kemis, traditional instruments like krar and kebero, homemade food, catering services, babysitting, real estate, vehicles, and more. Features: - Browse and search listings by category - Post items or services for sale with photos - Message sellers directly in the app - Available in English, Tigrinya, and Amharic Hamus connects the Eritrean and Ethiopian diaspora - whether you are in Dallas, DC, London, or Toronto. Your Thursday market is now open every day.
Bartrly
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We're all tired of it. The sellers who never respond. The lowball offers. The listings that have been up for six months and going nowhere. The marketplace experience is broken — and everyone knows it. Buy, sell, or trade anything with real people near you. No middlemen. No games. Just people who actually want to make a deal. TRADE ANYTHING Have a guitar collecting dust? Trade it for a bike. Upgrading your furniture? Swap it for something you actually want. Bartrly makes trading as easy as sending a text. BUY & SELL LOCALLY List in under a minute and connect with motivated buyers in your area. If someone messages you on Bartrly, they mean it. MOTIVATED PEOPLE ONLY Bartrly is built for people who are ready to move. Buyers who want to buy. Sellers who want to sell. Traders who want to trade. If you're serious about it, you'll fit right in. A better way to marketplace. That's Bartrly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bartrly at daily against Hamus's every 5 weeks. Bartrly also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Hamus ships an update every 5 weeks, Bartrly daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hamus | Bartrly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wildbeles LLC | Markova Labs LLC |
In-app purchases
Hamus
No in-app purchases
Bartrly
No in-app purchases









