SocialNote Pro vs BuyNothing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SocialNote Pro
A straightforward application for crafting and sharing quotes or written thoughts. It focuses on simplicity, allowing users to express themselves without complex features. Ideal for writers and anyone wanting to share wisdom or personal reflections.
- Write quotes and thoughts
- Share posts on Instagram
- Clean and simple interface
- No gimmicks or complex features
- Ideal for writers
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SocialNote users have shared over 125k posts using the app!! And we're #49 in the app store for Social Networking! Make sure to rate the app. It's a simple and clean app to write your quotes and post on Instagram. No gimmicks. No fanciness. Just you and your words. Ideal for writers, words of wisdom, quotes, advice, or just random ramblings of the mind! Follow the developer @MrDabney on Instagram!
BuyNothing
Connect with your local community to give, receive, share, lend, and borrow items. This app fosters a gift economy, building connections through sharing, inspired by the BuyNothing® Project.
- Give and receive items locally
- Lend and borrow goods
- Hyper-local community sharing
- Gift economy model
- Build community connections
- Express gratitude
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We offer people a way to give, receive, share, lend, borrow and express gratitude through a hyper-local gift economy model in which people can share wherever they are and true wealth is measured by the web of connections formed between people through sharing. From the founders of the BuyNothing® Project. Terms of Use: https://buynothingproject.org/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SocialNote Pro at 75% against BuyNothing's 27%. SocialNote Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). BuyNothing's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On ads, chart position, 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
BuyNothing is free to download; SocialNote Pro costs $0.99 up front. BuyNothing sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SocialNote Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
SocialNote Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BuyNothing has 2.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of SocialNote Pro's written reviews are positive against 27% of BuyNothing's.
SocialNote Pro ships an update every 2 months, BuyNothing every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SocialNote Pro | BuyNothing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 26.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #100 — better | #183 |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Empty Box Media LLC | Buy Nothing Project, Inc. |
Customer experience
SocialNote Pro
BuyNothing
Bugs and requests
SocialNote Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BuyNothing
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Login issues and inability to reset passwords
- Inconsistent location settings and radius
- Unreliable notifications and messaging
- Inability to edit or update posts
Requested features
5 requests- Search function to find specific posts
- Ability to edit and update posts
- Improved organization and sorting of posts
- Syncing across multiple devices
- More robust moderation and community tools
In-app purchases
SocialNote Pro
No in-app purchases
BuyNothing
- Buy Nothing Subscription$3.991 Month
- Buy Nothing Pro$3.991 Month
- Sustaining Member$5.491 Month
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- Sustaining Member$6.991 Month
- Buy Nothing Pro$38.491 Year
- Buy Nothing Subscription$38.491 Year
- Sustaining Member$54.991 Year
- Sustaining Member$69.991 Year
