Trash Nothing + Freecycle vs Simbi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
Easily give away unwanted items or find freebies in your local community. Connect with others to share reusable goods like books, clothes, and furniture. Everything is free with no strings attached.
- Give away unwanted items
- Find free items locally
- Connect with community members
- Post items for giveaway
- Request items you need
- Browse various item categories
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Give & get free stuff in your local Freecycle, Freegle and Full Circles groups. With Trash Nothing, it's easy to give away your unwanted but reusable items to people in your local community and find freebies that other people are giving away. Everything is always free with no strings attached. Freecycling works through local, volunteer run communities and not every city or town has an active community yet. The most active communities have members like you who help grow their community by telling their friends and family. Here a just a few of the things you can find (& give away) for free: books clothes furniture games electronics appliances tools building materials & much more! It's easy to use, simply post what you have to give away and request things that you want and other members of the community will contact you if they can help.
Simbi
This app allows you to trade your skills and passions for services offered by others in a community. Earn credits by providing your talents, then use those credits to receive services you need or desire. It's a platform where your abilities become a valuable currency.
- Offer your skills and talents
- Find and receive services
- Earn internal credits for services
- Redeem credits for desired services
- Direct service-to-service exchange
- ID verification for trust
- Save favorite services
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Through Simbi, can you turn your talents and passions into experiences that just make your life better. Here, talent is currency. Simbi is a community of likeminded artists, businesspeople, and progressives freely offering and receiving one another's skills. Thousands of people use Simbi every week to get services they couldn't otherwise afford, share their talents, and meet new people. Members can exchange with each other directly, or just offer their service in exchange for credits that can be redeemed for other services in the network. Download the app today, and start off with 50 credits just for joining. Here's how it works: 1. OFFER A SERVICE: What do you love to do? Show the community what talents you have to offer. 2. FIND A MATCH: Get matched up with those looking for what you're offering. Discover people offering services that will enrich your life. 3. EXCHANGE: Swap services directly, or give your service in exchange for credits. You can redeem your credits to get other services you’d like (e.g. massages, graphic design, babysitting, fitness training, etc.). To earn more, simply provide a service to the community. With Simbi, the more you give, the more you get. If you have feedback or suggestions, contact us at hey@simbi.com. FEATURES: ** Get started with 50 credits to find something you love ** Post your service or request to our marketplace of talents and needs ** Play the Matching Game to easily get matched up with people who want what you're offering ** Start conversations with thousands of people looking for new skills and experiences ** Negotiate deals with other members to redeem your credits for their services, or just exchange services directly ** Earn simbi (our internal credits) by providing your service. Use your simbi to "pay" for services you love ** Save services to your "Favorites" and let people know you're interested in what they're offering ** Reviews and recommendations help you know you’re dealing with someone you can trust ** All members verify their IDs by connecting social networks to confirm their personal and professional details
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trash Nothing + Freecycle at 3.3 against Simbi's 2.5. Trash Nothing + Freecycle also leads on ratings volume (105 vs 19). Simbi's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
Trash Nothing + Freecycle holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trash Nothing + Freecycle has 105 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Trash Nothing + Freecycle's written reviews are positive against 38% of Simbi's.
Trash Nothing + Freecycle ships an update every 3 months, Simbi every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Trash Nothing + Freecycle | Simbi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (105 ratings) — better | 2.5 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrew Trusty | Simbi Community Development |
Customer experience
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
Simbi
Bugs and requests
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and account creation issues
- Disappearing text input fields
- Inconsistent syncing of posts across platforms
- Unreliable push notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to block/filter users
- Better messaging and notification system
- Improved integration with local Freecycle groups
- Rating system for users
Simbi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
No in-app purchases
Simbi
No in-app purchases
Questions
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