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BuyNothing is #174 in Social Networking Free in United States and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperBuy Nothing Project, Inc.
CategorySocial Networking
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.3 (2.1k)
Version3.4.1
Age rating17+
First seen by us
28 Sep 2026
28 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide
✏️Age rating changed📦Updated to version 3.4.1⭐Passed 100 ratings⭐Passed 1K ratings📈Charting in a new country in 3 charts📦Updated to version 3.3.1🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 10 events
- ✏️BuyNothing: age rating changed12+ → 17+
- 📦BuyNothing updated to version 3.4.1What's new in 3.4.1:
• Refreshed post cards: more posts per row, with likes and comments right on the photo, and shorter times like "1h"
• Posts without a photo, or whose photo didn't load, now show their title on a coloured tile
• Clearer sign-up and sign-in screens
• A tidier create-post screen, with your post shown first
• Dark mode now looks right on sign-in, onboarding and account screens, and banners are easier to read
• Fixes: removing the last photo from a post or comment now saves, community description and cover photo edits save, removed posts leave your Saved list, search finds the words you typed, and error messages are easier to read… more - 📈BuyNothing charting in a new country in 3 chartsAustralia · Canada · United Kingdom
- 📦BuyNothing updated to version 3.3.1What's new in 3.3.1
Search, rebuilt
• See your recent searches and recently viewed items as soon as you tap search, on every device
• Suggestions as you type, plus quick categories and your wishlist
Notifications that work better
• We now explain what notifications are for before asking to turn them on
• Tapping a notification takes you straight to the right post or conversation
• Messages from the same chat stay together instead of piling up
• Your chat list and Messages badge update the moment a message arrives
• Settings shows whether notifications are on, with a quick way to fix it
Fixes and polish
• Editing a post keeps its photos
• Reporting a post, comment or member works again after the keyboard closes
• The message box stays above the keyboard in chats
• Easier date of birth entry
• Clearer wording throughout the app… more - 📦BuyNothing updated to version 3.2.2• Signing in is more reliable, and you stay signed in.
• Your saved locations appear right away after you finish setting up.
• Tapping a notification opens the right place, even when the app was closed.
• Navigation and category selection improvements, plus bug fixes.… more - 🆕BuyNothing first spotted by AppInsider#93 in Top Free · Social Networking · United States
- 📦BuyNothing version 3.2.1A big tune-up for giving, asking and staying in touch.
-Meet your Wishlist. Saved Searches are now your Wishlist, with a fresh name, new icons and clearer badges for the things you're hoping to find.
-Never miss news from Buy Nothing. Unread updates from the Buy Nothing team now show a badge wherever you are in the app, and they come with proper formatting and tappable links.
-Simpler, more private location. Setting your location is quicker and more reliable. Posts in the feed show only your general area. Pickup details stay on the post itself.
-Smoother conversations. The message box and shipping options reset properly when you hop between chats, and gift confirmations stay with the right conversation.
-A fresher look. Buy Nothing teal throughout, tidier post cards and a polished Buy Nothing Pro screen with clearer pricing. On smaller phones, the post menu and plan cards no longer get cut off.
-Sturdier sign-in. Apple and Google sign-in are more reliable, switching accounts is cleaner, and notifications follow the right account.
- Countless other bug fixes, security improvements and so much love for our neighbors!
Thanks for keeping the gift economy going.… more - 🆕BuyNothing released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.3 ★
2.1k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#174
Social Networking FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
2
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
BuyNothing on the App Store
App details
App ID
1557679959
Publisher
Buy Nothing Project, Inc.
On the store since
Jun 2021
5 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
Languages
1
EN
Size
78 MB
BuyNothing downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where BuyNothing's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Social NetworkingFree | #174 |
Apps near BuyNothing on the chart
Social Networking Free, around #174.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.3 ★
2.1k ratings
Measured
Ratings
2.1k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
2
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.3★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
53/100
faster than 55% of Social Networking apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About BuyNothing
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
From the founders of the BuyNothing® Project.
Terms of Use: https://buynothingproject.org/terms
Latest updates
3.4.1
What's new in 3.4.1:
• Refreshed post cards: more posts per row, with likes and comments right on the photo, and shorter times like "1h"
• Posts without a photo, or whose photo didn't load, now show their title on a coloured tile
• Clearer sign-up and sign-in screens
• A tidier create-post screen, with your post shown first
• Dark mode now looks right on sign-in, onboarding and account screens, and banners are easier to read
• Fixes: removing the last photo from a post or comment now saves, community description and cover photo edits save, removed posts leave your Saved list, search finds the words you typed, and error messages are easier to read
3.3.1
What's new in 3.3.1
Search, rebuilt
• See your recent searches and recently viewed items as soon as you tap search, on every device
• Suggestions as you type, plus quick categories and your wishlist
Notifications that work better
• We now explain what notifications are for before asking to turn them on
• Tapping a notification takes you straight to the right post or conversation
• Messages from the same chat stay together instead of piling up
• Your chat list and Messages badge update the moment a message arrives
• Settings shows whether notifications are on, with a quick way to fix it
Fixes and polish
• Editing a post keeps its photos
• Reporting a post, comment or member works again after the keyboard closes
• The message box stays above the keyboard in chats
• Easier date of birth entry
• Clearer wording throughout the app
3.2.2
• Signing in is more reliable, and you stay signed in.
• Your saved locations appear right away after you finish setting up.
• Tapping a notification opens the right place, even when the app was closed.
• Navigation and category selection improvements, plus bug fixes.
Store changes
What BuyNothing changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Age rating changed
12+ → 17+