Trash Nothing + Freecycle vs BarterUnit
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.
BarterUnit
Connect with a community to exchange goods and services. This platform facilitates direct bartering for various market dealings.
- Community-based exchange
- Goods and services trading
- Market dealings facilitation
- Online marketplace
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BarterUnit is an online community-based barter exchange marketplace designed for the exchange of goods and services and other market dealings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BarterUnit at 85% against Trash Nothing + Freecycle's 41%. BarterUnit also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). Trash Nothing + Freecycle's advantage is ratings volume (105 vs 19) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BarterUnit holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. 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 85% of BarterUnit's.
Trash Nothing + Freecycle ships an update every 3 months, BarterUnit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trash Nothing + Freecycle | BarterUnit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (105 ratings) | 4.4 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Trusty | Phillip Perez |
Customer experience
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
BarterUnit
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
BarterUnit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
No in-app purchases
BarterUnit
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Trash Nothing + Freecycle free?
Is BarterUnit free?
Which has better reviews, Trash Nothing + Freecycle or BarterUnit?
Do Trash Nothing + Freecycle or BarterUnit have ads?
Which is updated more often, Trash Nothing + Freecycle or BarterUnit?
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