Trash Nothing + Freecycle vs ShopGoodwill
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.
ShopGoodwill
Discover unique items from Goodwills nationwide through this e-commerce platform. Browse categories, participate in auctions, or use the "Buy it Now" feature. Your purchases support job training and placement services.
- Bid on auction items
- Buy items instantly
- Filter by category, price, and shipping
- Add items to Favorites
- Save searches
- Customer service support
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ShopGoodwill mobile app is the premier location for finding hidden treasures within Goodwills across the country. It’s the first e-commerce platform that has been created, owned, and operated by a non-profit organization. Supporting over 130 Goodwill organizations, ShopGoodwill has unique finds like fashion, home goods, technology, jewellery, collectibles and more that you can search through from the comfort of your home. While on the site, you have the option of browsing specific categories, participating in auctions, using our “Buy it Now” feature, as well as checking out our 1 cent shipping items. When you shop with ShopGoodwill, you’re helping fund our mission of providing job training and placement services to thousands of people. Each item’s final sale price goes back into the local Goodwill that listed the item, and around 85 cents of every dollar go back into funding our mission, so this means your purchases are making a difference in local communities throughout the country. Shop with purpose, shop for good. 1. Bid for auction items and buy them after the auction ends 2. Buy items right away wherever applicable 3. Pay for the item using Paypal or Stripe 4. Paypal Credit option available 5. Get quick access to featured items 6. Quick bid or Quick buy from the listing page directly 7. Add items to Favorites for easy access later 8. Filter items based on • Categories • Size • Lowest to highest pricing • 1 Cent shipping only • New today • Specific Sellers • Shipping Options 9. Know more about ShopGoodwill 10. Get an email from your personal shopper when an item that matches your interest is listed 11. Save a search to fetch items again quickly on the items listing 12. Search using Advanced search option with deeper search criteria 13. Raise Customer Service tickets on Items and your orders 14. Schedule Pickups for your pickup orders
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trash Nothing + Freecycle at 3.3 against ShopGoodwill's 2.4. Trash Nothing + Freecycle also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 12%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). ShopGoodwill's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Trash Nothing + Freecycle holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShopGoodwill has 989 ratings behind it against 105, 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 12% of ShopGoodwill's.
Trash Nothing + Freecycle ships an update every 3 months, ShopGoodwill every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Trash Nothing + Freecycle | ShopGoodwill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (105 ratings) — better | 2.4 (989 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 | 989 — better |
| 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 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Andrew Trusty | Goodwill Industries of Orange County, California |
Customer experience
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
ShopGoodwill
User reviews
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
From 105 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient and easy to use
- ♻️ Great way to extend life of unwanted items
- 👍 Friendly community
- 💡 Useful app concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and glitches
- 🤖 Not affiliated with Freecycle.org
- 🤔 Lack of user accountability and courtesy
- 🤷♀️ Limited activity in some areas
- 📤 Difficulty managing messages and promises
ShopGoodwill
From 989 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great deals
- 👍 Authentic items
- 🚀 Fast shipping
- 👍 Good packaging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 💰 Expensive shipping and handling fees
- 🔍 Poor item descriptions and photos
- 🤔 Inconsistent policies across locations
- 🤔 Overpriced items
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
ShopGoodwill
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Login issues
- Inaccurate item information and photos
- Shipping weight discrepancies
- Inability to view order history and status
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to filter by size, price range, and other criteria
- Improved search functionality
- Notifications for outbid/ending auctions
- Landscape mode support for tablets
- Ability to save shipping addresses and payment methods
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- Better integration between app and website
In-app purchases
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
No in-app purchases
ShopGoodwill
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Trash Nothing + Freecycle free?
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