Trash Nothing + Freecycle vs Loci Maps
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.
Loci Maps
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Loci is your personal map of places: the ones you love, and the ones you meant to try. Save a restaurant a friend mentioned, the café you walked past, the gallery you keep meaning to visit. Loci keeps them all on one map, with your own ratings, notes and tags, so the next time you're wondering where to go, the answer is already in your pocket. EVERYTHING ON ONE MAP • Every saved place as a pin, with names and your ratings at a glance • Tap a pin for the essentials, or open the full page for photos, hours and your notes • Open on where you are, or pick up where you left off SAVE IN SECONDS • Search nearby with ratings, open-now and distance shown up front • Mark it "Been" with a star rating, or "To try" with how keen you are • Tag it your way: brunch, date night, cozy, whatever works for you FIND YOUR NEXT SPOT • Filter by status, rating, category and tags • Search your own places by name, area or tag • Group places into lists for trips, themes or wish lists YOUR TASTE, TAKING SHAPE • See what you save most, how you rate, and your go-to vibes BETTER WITH FRIENDS • Follow friends and browse their maps • Share lists with a link Loci is invite-based and free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Loci Maps at none against Trash Nothing + Freecycle's shown. Trash Nothing + Freecycle's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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 ships an update every 3 months, Loci Maps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trash Nothing + Freecycle | Loci Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (105 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Trusty | Rishi Thariani |
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
Loci Maps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trash Nothing + Freecycle
No in-app purchases
Loci Maps
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Trash Nothing + Freecycle free?
Is Loci Maps free?
Do Trash Nothing + Freecycle or Loci Maps have ads?
Which is updated more often, Trash Nothing + Freecycle or Loci Maps?
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