Trash Nothing + Freecycle vs Meet Halfway
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.
Meet Halfway
Easily find convenient meeting spots for friends and family. This app integrates with your contacts to suggest locations between you and your chosen companions.
- Suggests meeting locations
- Integrates with address book
- Efficiently plan meetups
- Find places between friends
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Whether it’s a cafe or a park, if you’re wanting to meet up with family & friends, Meet Halfway is there to help you do so efficiently! Conveniently integrated with your address book, you tell Meet Halfway who you want to meet up with, and Meet Halfway will give you options to pick from.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trash Nothing + Freecycle at 3.3 against Meet Halfway's 1.5. Trash Nothing + Freecycle also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 13%) and ratings volume (105 vs 8). Meet Halfway's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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.
Trash Nothing + Freecycle holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trash Nothing + Freecycle has 105 ratings behind it against 8, 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 13% of Meet Halfway's.
Trash Nothing + Freecycle ships an update every 3 months, Meet Halfway every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trash Nothing + Freecycle | Meet Halfway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (105 ratings) — better | 1.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Trusty | src innovations pty ltd |
Customer experience
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
Meet Halfway
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
Meet Halfway
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
No in-app purchases
Meet Halfway
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Trash Nothing + Freecycle free?
Is Meet Halfway free?
Which has better reviews, Trash Nothing + Freecycle or Meet Halfway?
Do Trash Nothing + Freecycle or Meet Halfway have ads?
Which is updated more often, Trash Nothing + Freecycle or Meet Halfway?
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