BuyNothing

Name: BuyNothing
Rating: 4.3 (2061 reviews)
Author: Buy Nothing Project, Inc.

By: Buy Nothing Project, Inc. App

Hyper Local Community Sharing

Overview

Version:

3.1.1

Last updated: 2026-07-08

Ranking

#43,724 ▼ 1,067

Overall

Features & Capabilities

BuyNothing is a Chrome extension that enables hyper-local gift sharing. It helps you give, receive, share, lend, borrow, and express gratitude within your community, turning everyday exchanges into meaningful connections.

From the founders of the BuyNothing Project, this extension invites you to participate in a trusted neighbor network and a gift-based sharing economy. Terms of Use: https://buynothingproject.org/terms

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Community

By:

Buy Nothing Project, Inc.

Rating:

4.30

(2,061) 2 new ratings

Version:

3.1.1 Last updated: 2026-07-08

Version code:

887953235

Creation date:

2021-06-02

Compatible devices:

Size:

70.95MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 43,724 ▼ 1,067

Other platforms

BuyNothing (v3.1.1)

510,999 1.99

(1,275)

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Developed by:

Buy Nothing Project, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/buynothing/id1557679959

Website:

https://buynothingproject.org/

User Reviews

Reviews praise BuyNothing's core idea and its community focus, noting it can be a helpful local gifting platform. However, repeated crashes, login/authentication problems, and consistent performance issues after updates dominate user feedback. Many users report being stuck on startup screens, lost access to accounts, and unreliable notifications that hamper interaction. While some users see improvements and value the service, the current experience is frequently unstable and not user-friendly, causing frustration and hesitation about continuing subscriptions. The main asks are stability, reliable sign-in, smoother UI, and trustworthy notifications.

Pros

Great concept for local gifting and sustainable community sharing.
Helpful and valuable for giving and receiving items within the neighborhood.
Strong community support; people helping each other.
Some reviewers note improvements and progress in newer versions.
Overall potential as a local exchange platform; appreciated for the mission.

Cons

Frequent crashes and the app won't open, spinning wheel, or black screen.
Login/authentication problems persist (blocked accounts, constant logouts, sign-in failures).
Major UX/UI and performance regressions after updates; not intuitive and laggy.
Unreliable notifications (duplicates, missed responses) and difficulty opening messages.
General instability affecting posts, comments, loading times, and media loading.

Recent reviews

I thought the whole point of Buy Nothing was that it’s a hyper-local gifting community. I’m on a Buy Nothing group on Facebook which is only for our town. This app shows me asks and gives all over the county and the neighboring counties. I don’t want to see posts that are a 45min drive away. I feel like it completely defeats the purpose.

by Ly*****, 2026-06-17

The app concept and general design of the app is solid but it doesn’t work half the time. The listings don’t show up, home feed only loads and never shows anything, certain options when listing an item breaks and prevents posting, a lot of pages don’t load. Not sure if it’s just me but all my other apps work fine.