Trash Nothing + Freecycle vs Missing Stuff
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.
Missing Stuff
Easily find lost items without sifting through physical lost and found piles. Browse categorized items with pictures and descriptions, and claim your belongings directly through the app.
- View lost items
- Browse by category
- Item pictures and descriptions
- Claim lost items
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Searching through the lost and found can be a daunting task. There are piles of dirty sweatshirts, sweaty gym clothes, and moldy lunch boxes. You can spend hours searching for your lost item only to find nothing. You’ll never have to worry about losing anything with the Missing Stuff app. With the Missing Stuff, users can view items that are currently in the lost and found without searching through the piles of clothing. - browse through different categories - each item includes a picture and description - claim your lost items
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Missing Stuff at 4.2 against Trash Nothing + Freecycle's 3.3. Missing Stuff also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Trash Nothing + Freecycle's advantage is ratings volume (105 vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). On price, 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.
Missing Stuff holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trash Nothing + Freecycle has 105 ratings behind it against 5, 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 50% of Missing Stuff's.
| Parameter | Trash Nothing + Freecycle | Missing Stuff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (105 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| 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 | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Trusty | Eden Prairie High School |
Customer experience
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
Missing Stuff
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
Missing Stuff
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
No in-app purchases
Missing Stuff
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Trash Nothing + Freecycle free?
Is Missing Stuff free?
Which has better reviews, Trash Nothing + Freecycle or Missing Stuff?
Do Trash Nothing + Freecycle or Missing Stuff have ads?
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