Olio – Share More, Waste Less

Olio Exchange Limited

In-app purchases

About this app

Olio is a local go-to for free food (and more)

From food and clothes to books and toys, turn your useless into someone else’s useful on Olio — and help fight waste.

Give and get for free; lend and borrow for free; or buy and sell pre-loved items.

You can also get discounted food from local stores to make your weekly food shop cheaper:

> See real-time discounts at local stores with Reduced Food

Join a global community of over 9 million Olio-ers making a difference in their local communities, and for our planet.

> Declutter your home, fast: Free items are often requested in under 2 hours, so you can quickly find new homes for things you no longer need.

> Fight waste, together: Help reduce food and household waste by rescuing items from others in your community - and prevent them from ending up in landfill.

> Save money: By getting free food and household items and saving money on your groceries by getting access to big discounts at local stores

> Feel good: 2 in 3 Olio-ers say sharing boosts their mental health and sense of connection.

> Do good: Reducing waste is one of the most impactful actions you can take to fight climate change and support a sustainable future.

How to share on Olio
1: Snap
Add a photo of your item and set a pick-up location

2: Message
Check your messages and arrange pick up — either on your doorstep, in a public location, or hidden in a safe space

3: Share
Soak up the good vibes knowing you’ve helped someone local, and the planet

How to request on Olio
Browse: Search for food or non-food on the Home screen or Explore section

Message: Found something you like the look of? Message the lister and arrange a time and location to collect.

Collect: Pick up your item and enjoy, knowing that’s one less thing that’s gone to waste.

Olio can be used anywhere in the world. Join our ‘share more, waste less’ movement today!

Ratings and reviews

Great app with a fantastic idea. I've used it for over a year and it works really well. My only concern is that more people are selling items instead of giving them away. I understand why, but there are already platforms like Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree for selling. I thought this app's purpose was to reduce waste by gifting unwanted items. I'd personally prefer if selling wasn't an option. Otherwise, it's a great app.

The badge section is a scam, there's no way for you to find out how far you are from the next badge (3, 6, 12 months of collecting) and if something somehow is breaking the continuity you have no way of finding it. The notifications are also horrible, they usually take you nowhere, just into the app. Watching ads sucks, since half times it doesn't work and I have to watch multiple ads for a single "reward". Basically they want you to pay for the app, stalk all day in the app and do it all alone.

An excellent idea in theory, but is a very bitter disappointment in practice, the thing just lags, freezes and crashes, confirmation codes don't arrive and It doesn't hold the page when you leave it to visit your inbox, we live in difficult times and an app like this could be very useful for struggling people,but in it's current state is little more than a very mean joke and very disappointing indeed.

What’s new

This one's mostly housekeeping: we've tidied up a few things behind the scenes to keep Olio running as it should.