Freebie Alerts: Free Stuff App Reviews

by Yame510

i’ve given FreebieAlerts way too many tries now. I even tried paying for it thinking that maybe the listings would be more up-to-date and actually notify me on time, even then it’s very spotty, about 95% of the posts are already sold and then if you wanna mark something as “sold“ it’s a bit of a process itself that’s costing you several minutes of the valuable/precious time and might make you miss out on something else that gets posted. the idea is great, but the execution is pore. now for the personal opinion (yes those were all facts unfortunately). talk about getting your hopes up, I find some awesome things on here that’ll get me really excited… yeah… you have (and im not being unrealistic here) a ~5ish% chance at getting something you really like, and the amount of time you have to spend on FreebieAlerts for that to happen is simply not worth anybody's time (and im basing that on an hourly/minimum wage job). cmon developers, you’re on to something. I really hope to give FreebieAlerts 5 stars one day.

by Shelliecoxxx

When I found it I was stoked!! I thought it was such a great idea for an app, love the part where you can just jump to the original listing but I’ve had FreebieAlerts now for a month, maybe more and for some reason every single thing I message a seller on I never ever get a response from them. My husband has had the same issue. I’m logged into all these apps with my regular credentials that I’ve been using for years. I’ve messaged on nearly 20 - 30 different postings and have never received even a “no it’s no longer available”. I get nothing back from any of them. It’s a real shame I thought I found a real gem when coming across FreebieAlerts. I’m completely stumped on how FreebieAlerts could even be the issue behind this problem but it’s the only common denominator. I’ve never experienced this before and I’ve been using these apps for years.

by McCurdy's Reviews

Wish it had a map option. I live about 30 miles away from most of the stuff but if I could get it within the same area I would do that. A map would help with that.

**Update to Developer —- Thanks for your reply! One other thing I thought would make it better is if FreebieAlerts could automatically know where I’m at. I travel a lot to the city and if I could pick something up while I’m up there, that would be great. But it tells me it’s 26 miles away when really it’s just down the street at that point. Might be my settings . Not sure. Maybe that map would help with that too.

Thanks again

by Cjdavis1978

I’m very pleased with FreebieAlerts . I did notice that sometimes there is a bug with iOS 14 on my iPhone 12 where I click on a alert notification and it takes forever to open FreebieAlerts . This doesn’t happen on my old iPhone X that I use alongside it. The only major issue I have is that I purchased a free version, not to get rid of the ads, but because FreebieAlerts stated that purchasing the paid version would let you see the alerts first, heavily implying that if you pay for FreebieAlerts that you will get the notifications sooner. I would advise that FreebieAlerts developers consider delivering the listings a minute earlier for paid subscribers to incentivize purchase.

by Paul P In MA

So I decided to try FreebieAlerts and place an ad for an old reclining chair I wanted to get rid of. I didn’t realize I should have put my contact info in the description (I thought I’d have a chance to enter elsewhere). I wanted to go back and edit my ad but there are no options to edit an ad. When I clicked the “remove ad” button it took me to the subscription page to pay $9.99 for an annual subscription so I assumed that if I paid my money it would give me more options to edit or delete my ads or whatever. I paid my money and got absolutely zero in return for it. The “remove ad” button was no longer available and the ad remained on FreebieAlerts and I could see absolutely no additional functionality available in FreebieAlerts as a result of me paying $9.99 for a yearly subscription. Zero. I had to mark my item as “give away”. Is this a scam??

by Wiisport

I enjoyed FreebieAlerts every much because of the instant notifications I received when someone posts a listing. However, after the latest updates some of the best features were gone. For one, Craigslist notifications is gone and FreebieAlerts no longer post Craigslist listing which is every disappointing. The Nextdoor is nice but listings don’t provide enough detail of location and map location. So you have no idea how far you have to drive to get there. Also FreebieAlerts occasionally bombarded with scams and pornography listings that are offensive. I hope the next updates will fix some of the issues.

by AcroLizard

I would give FreebieAlerts 5 stars if I didn’t have to restore my purchase every time I use FreebieAlerts . It’s really annoying to pay money to remove ads, and then have them appear anyway every time you open FreebieAlerts .

Also, it would be really nice if it could list the location of the item. Currently, i can see that an item is X miles away, let’s say 10 miles. I live in San Francisco, so 10 miles can mean Daily City, Burlingame, Oakland, Alameda, Emeryville, Sausalito, Marin City, South San Francisco, and Pacifica... it would be nice to see if I would have to cross a bridge or sit in traffic without having to go to the original ad.
One more little thing. It would be nice if I could use FreebieAlerts in landscape mode, not just portrait.

by Czycatlady79

I have gotten a bookcase and it was as pictured. I really like FreebieAlerts. Only thing is I wish the items that have been taken would be removed when someone posts sold or taken. Also pending have for example a ? In a corner of the picture/ post when u scroll through so you know it most likely will be unavailable soon. Other than that very easy to navigate very enjoyable I’m on just about every day looking for stuff I need. I do have 1 question however is there a place where people can ask for what they’re looking for? There’s things I’m willing to part with if the stuff is truly needed.

Ok thank you keep up the good work 🙂

by AimeeRenee

I love FreebieAlerts! My only issue is that “sold”, or much rather, already “taken” items aren’t removed from or clearly marked on the home gallery scroll page. I spend a lot of time opening a thumbnail, then clicking to redirect to the original advert, just to find out it’s no longer available., then reversing back out the rabbit hole to the home page. After doing this dry run several times I’m easily deterred and tend to wander my focus elsewhere. But regardless, I always find myself back here sifting and scrolling.

by Lexismith1699

Truly FreebieAlerts is amazing. I love how I can have notifications sent straight to my phone or apple watch and be the first to know about freebies in my area. Whenever I see something interesting, I just click on the notification and FreebieAlerts has a link that takes me right to the original listing. I’ve some AMAZING scores and it’s helped this broke college student out so much. Only thing I would recommend is to add more websites to work with. Other than that, I love it and I’m on it every day

by Ilovemesomefreebies!

***EDITED***
FreebieAlerts creators responded to the below critique, and it is now possible to jump straight from the notification to the original listing! Just what I had been bumming about! Now FreebieAlerts is awesome, and you can disregard my previous complaint! Very cool! Ratings bump to 5 stars!

FreebieAlerts is a great concept, however, the reality is that if the ad shown does not have an address, there is no way to find out where the free item is, without going to the original ad. FreebieAlerts would be so much more helpful if it had a link from the notification that you could click, that would take you to the original ad. Without that, since most people don’t put addresses in the title, FreebieAlerts is useless.

by Mtech203

Only if they would make it a little bit easier to put an ad for what you need. I just think it would be a good idea because there are people out here like myself that need things you can’t afford to buy I just think it would be a great idea if you can make it easier to place an ad for what you need it could be people out there that are looking to get rid of items that they no longer need that people really need Thank you so much I am joined FreebieAlerts please keep up the good work.

by Wiildsage

FreebieAlerts is phenomenal. My husband and I are currently building a home to move into, and being on an extremely tight budget, we figured we’d try and see what free stuff was out there; we expected to find the usual free wood pallets and dirt that you usually get, but after like a week of using FreebieAlerts it has enabled us to literally get brand new laminate flooring, a water filter, and other stuff you would not imagine being able to get because it gets snapped up moments after being posted. I’d recommend this to anybody and everybody.

by Nycole909

I honestly don’t even want to rate FreebieAlerts because I don’t want anyone else to know about it!!! ☺️ Seriously. I can’t tell you how much money FreebieAlerts has saved me! Hundreds of dollars at the very least! 💰🤑 Plus it’s allowed me to beat others to the offer! It notifies me the minute the item was posted! Faster than I can refresh OfferUp! I have found NO downside to FreebieAlerts except that more people keep finding out about FreebieAlerts which makes it harder to get to things before they are gone. 😜
The only reason I am rating it (because I never do) is because I am so impressed with the development team that I felt like they deserve the recognition. 🏆 It’s the number one app on my phone. There was a glitch one time over a year ago and the developers QUICKLY fixed it once they knew about it. 👏 Great job team! 👏

I have one wish which doesn’t even seem possible… I wish it could link to the “Buy Nothing” groups on Facebook. It does link to the Facebook marketplace and the Buy Nothing group is super strict about people getting in! I will continue to keep my fingers crossed that there is a way to make it work. Thanks again for saving me so much money!!!

by LizKuhn

No longer shall I need to scan and scan the free stuff postings in Craigslist, OfferUp or Trash Nothing! Notifications of newly posted free items with a whitelist I can set keywords for or I can allow my phone to buzz & ding away as the day’s listings come rolling into my phone’s notification system while allowing me to be one of the first to respond to listings made in the urban area where I live. Dark mode, light mode and automatic (huh?) makes display customization a nice touch.$9.99 a year for unlimited whitelisting is worth it to those whom survive on the kindness and recycling of others. Awesome!

by PandaBeAR14

FreebieAlerts is awesome, I’m happy to have found it. Within minutes of an item being posted FreebieAlerts will notify you of what’s been posted. The Freebie Alerts app reposts all free listings posted on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, Next Door, Offer Up, & TrashNothing. Anyone is also able to post their ad directly to the Freebie Alerts app.

This application has brought so many things that I have wanted and probably wouldn’t have been able to get in time otherwise to my attention as soon as they become available, which gives me a very good chance of being the first to contact the seller.

I recommend downloading and using FreebieAlerts if you are the type of person who enjoys looking for and getting great deals. Notifications pop up anywhere between 3-20 postings an hour. It can get a little overwhelming/annoying somedays but I haven’t felt like the notifications we’re ever not worth it.

I hope this review helps get across the point of the Freebie Alerts app is and what it is like.

by Tifficult89

App pulls posted items into one place to view freebies in your chosen Local Area. Able to set max distance you are willing to travel to pick up free items posted. It pulls in all items with a $0 price tag or any posted items listed as free from other well-known buy/sell/giveaway apps such as Facebook Marketplace, NextDoor, OfferUp, TrashNothing, etc. FreebieAlerts is highly customizable and provides the option to setup push notifications and email alerts in the settings options. It also allows you to setup filters and search for specific items. Overall FreebieAlerts is genius and a great idea to use one app that pulls information from 5 other apps! Love it!!!

by Picayunehuff5

I just want to let you know, FreebieAlerts is a great way to find stuff that you need or want to have but it’s usually a little bit behind for some reason. But anyway I’m happy to have FreebieAlerts because I can find stuff that I need that someone else is giving away and then I have posted my stuff that I’m trying to get rid of and it’s really easy to get rid of your unwanted stuff lol..
I just don’t know why they let some people advertise on FreebieAlerts because they aren’t even giving away anything at all. They are just using FreebieAlerts to make money by selling stuff or selling their services and that’s not what FreebieAlerts is for. I guess that they don’t have anyone that monitors the Freebie app.

by Pifer9

Thank you lord for letting me stumble across FreebieAlerts. Thus freebie finder has helped me incredibly in the overall ability to finish my grueling project of a home. I have found everything that I needed to respark the interest in and actually bring to life the finishing of my cozy littje dream home out here in willow Alaska. Also to The awesomely generous people I have met along the way that are basically donating specific items and appliances that have already earned their worth for their original families, To people that need them to continue their very own projects (dream homes) I say thank you from the bottom of my heart. This reality never could have come true without your giving souls. God bless you all. I love you

by JROCK7585

I absolutely love FreebieAlerts. It allows me as a scrapper to get the upperhand most of the time right when appliances and things that I can easily fix become available so I’m first in line. Then I could easily turn around and sell them to turn a profit however lately I’m just stacking up metal and appliances for my refractory. It’s helped me get quite a bit of material for recycling and even useful goods. Brilliant app and I’m eager to see if the developers will add more listing websites to FreebieAlerts to really broaden our reach in the freebie realm they’ve graciously brought us to. Thanks for a great app, great GUI, and overall great functionality in an app. No complaints here. My only suggestion is to add more websites so we can gather even more search results

by Cmudd1382

I like the idea of FreebieAlerts but even with push notifications turned on I usually get notified at least 20-30 minutes after something has posted and by then someone else has already got the stuff. I’ve been using FreebieAlerts for almost a month and still haven’t been able to get anything because the stuff has already been picked up by someone else by the time I get the notification . You pretty much have to be looking at FreebieAlerts and constantly refreshing it just to be the first to see things and I don’t have time for all that

by Butterfly0306

Freebies alert use to be better than it is now. You could see something when it posted in real time and things were actually free. Now it may say posted 1 minute ago on my phone and 3 hours ago on my husbands phone so things are gone all the time. And it’s been even worse since they added marketplace which seems to be the majority of the listings. None of those are free so it shouldn’t even be on FreebieAlerts. I hope they go back to the way it was or I will be deleting it. No point in a app posting “free” things if most of it is for sale.

by Lacontina

The only thing, at my opinion, that could be much easier and better, if you can contact sellers directly from FreebieAlerts, or through another app, but without living this one. And that green button in an end could say like “ get it now through OfferUp” for example and through whatever else. It would be time saving and more convenient and just grate. Otherwise, while you waiting to be redirected from one site to another and while it loads, someone has already claimed these things you wanted...

by Tripokelly

I love this site one of the many reasons is most of the items given away are in great condition it’s just earth conscious individuals trying to keep still usable objects out of landfills giving things a second life and earth a second chance sites like these are a great start to a better future for everyone thank you to everyone involved and to those who aren’t eventually I’m sure you will be. Find , Re-use , Enjoy , Encourage = F.R.E.E. 😁I got here early rows disappointed in Raquel and she kind of hurt my feelings too George Georges that’s why I was disappointed in her Tupac because she was just keep them here forever it was good day just hurt my feelings though you’re just gonna do the other day but

by I Do Not Want To Add A Nicknme

I have found a lot of things I would like to have on freebie stuff. I have yet to get any of the things I want. However, it’s just a matter of time before I will. You have to continually watch FreebieAlerts , and you have to be fast calling because there are literally hundreds maybe thousands of people wanting the same thing.

It’s fun. The stuff is good, and I have enjoyed using FreebieAlerts ever since I have had it.

by Blackbarby1

When I first downloaded it would open a post in FreebieAlerts but now it opens in safari. Who the heck uses safari, not me. Anyway will change to five stars as soon as it goes back or gives people the option. Also doesnt list nextdoor anymore. However don't get me wrong, I love FreebieAlerts it gets me so much good stuff locally and quickly