Reviews of Gumtree – Buy & Sell

By: Gumtree UK App

List of user reviews and ratings for Gumtree – Buy & Sell

Total ratings

4.34 (Rating count: 207,210)

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Review summary

Recurring issues across reviews include notification problems, forced re-login, intrusive advertising, and stability concerns. Users still praise ease of use and the platform's usefulness for buying/selling, but reliability and security problems persist.

Pros

Easy to use / user-friendly app that makes buying and selling straightforward.
Useful platform for finding bargains and free items, and for listing items for sale.
Positive interactions in some listings, e.g., quick communications and fair deals.

Cons

Push notifications are unreliable or not delivered, causing missed messages (often only email alerts arrive).
You have to log in every time you open the app, which is inconvenient.
Excessive and intrusive ads, including pop-ups and promotional banners (Amazon ads) disrupt browsing.
App stability issues such as crashes, posts getting stuck, and features not working as expected.
Security concerns including hacked accounts and potential scams on the platform.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.60

All time rating average: 4.34

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36% (202)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-18	An*****	Fantastic
Fantastic
2026-07-17	St*****	if it's not broken don't fix it!
if it's not broken don't fix it!
2026-07-16	Ba*****	great app
great app
2026-07-16	Da*****	great buyer
great buyer
2026-07-16	br*****	amazing app 👏 👌
amazing app 👏 👌
2026-07-16	bo*****	no notification on both of my phones used be ok I've done everything allow notification permissions so don't work
no notification on both of my phones used be ok I've done everything allow notification permissions so don't work
2026-07-16	Jo*****	Always seem to find what I'm looking for and have had great success selling. They are both very simple processes and fun.
Always seem to find what I'm looking for and have had great success selling. They are both very simple processes and fun.
2026-07-15	Li*****	Managed to sell 2 things on here which is good - however when you leave reviews they don't seem to show up, and in the tab section where it says what I have sold - doesn't appear at all! Needs to be better!
Managed to sell 2 things on here which is good - however when you leave reviews they don't seem to show up, and in the tab section where it says what I have sold - doesn't appear at all! Needs to be better!
2026-07-15	al*****	this is app is very bad! everytime we post on gumtree it removes our money is just wasted! its outrageous. ive lost a bunch of money and i dont think thats fair. what im trying to say if you want to sell something, DONT sell on here. its just simply a WASTE!!
this is app is very bad! everytime we post on gumtree it removes our money is just wasted! its outrageous. ive lost a bunch of money and i dont think thats fair. what im trying to say if you want to sell something, DONT sell on here. its just simply a WASTE!!
2026-07-15	Jo*****	The app has a clean feel to it and generally functions as it should, but it's unrefined vs FB Marketplace and Nextdoor. 1 - Images are selected individually instead of multiple in one go. 2 - Renewing 'expired' listings means you have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the active listings (no expired tab) and select restore, refreshing the list making you do it again for the next one 3 - So. Many. Useless. Emails. 4 - The algorithm isn't as good as FB Marketplace. Please improve it 🙂
The app has a clean feel to it and generally functions as it should, but it's unrefined vs FB Marketplace and Nextdoor. 1 - Images are selected individually instead of multiple in one go. 2 - Renewing 'expired' listings means you have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the active listings (no expired tab) and select restore, refreshing the list making you do it again for the next one 3 - So. Many. Useless. Emails. 4 - The algorithm isn't as good as FB Marketplace. Please improve it 🙂