Comparison

Spare to Share vs ItemShare

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spare to Share

Connect with neighbors in your building or community to share skills, items, and activities. This platform facilitates easy selling or trading of goods like tools, tickets, or pet sitting services, fostering a more connected and neighborly environment.

Highlights
  • Private sharing network
  • Connect with residents
  • Share skills and items
  • Sell or trade goods
  • Facilitate pet sitting
  • Build community
Features
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Spare to Share is a private sharing and community network for residential, commercial buildings and other closed groups. We offer a fun and easy way for residents to connect and socialize through the sharing of skills, items and activities using our simple mobile and web platform. It’s an excellent way to share or sell all kinds of things including tools, tickets, a parking space and even pet sitting. We help make your building a little more neighborly and connected by enabling communication and sharing among residents.

About

ItemShare

Connect with neighbors to borrow and lend household items for free. Reduce waste, save money, and build community through a sharing economy. Access needed items without unnecessary purchases.

Highlights
  • Borrow items from neighbors
  • Lend items to neighbors
  • Free to use
  • Rating system for trust
  • In-app chat for coordination
  • Community building
  • Sustainability focus
Features
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ItemShare makes it easy to borrow and lend everyday household items with people in your neighborhood for free. Need a drill for a one-time project, a folding table for a gathering, or camping gear for the weekend? Create a request and connect with people nearby who may already have what you need. With ItemShare, you can: • Request household items from people nearby • Offer an item in response to a neighbor’s request • Receive and manage offers in one place • Message other users to coordinate pickup and return • Save money by borrowing instead of buying • Reduce unnecessary purchases and keep useful items in use longer ItemShare does not charge users to borrow or lend. Our goal is to make neighborhood sharing simple, accessible, and sustainable. Whether you need something briefly or have an item sitting unused, ItemShare helps neighbors help one another while saving money, reducing clutter, and building stronger local connections.

Screenshots

Spare to Share4 screens
ItemShare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spare to Share at every 3 months against ItemShare's every 18 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Spare to Share against 5.0 for ItemShare. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spare to Share ships an update every 3 months, ItemShare every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Spare to Share versus ItemShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpare to ShareItemShare
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSparetoShareItemShare LLC

Customer experience

Spare to Share

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ItemShare

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spare to Share

No in-app purchases

None

ItemShare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spare to Share free?
Spare to Share is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ItemShare free?
ItemShare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spare to Share or ItemShare?
Spare to Share and ItemShare are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Spare to Share or ItemShare have ads?
Neither Spare to Share nor ItemShare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spare to Share or ItemShare?
Spare to Share ships an update every 3 months, and ItemShare every 18 months. Most recently, Spare to Share was updated on October 20, 2026 and ItemShare on October 24, 2026.

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