Olio – Share More, Waste Less

Olio Exchange Limited

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About this app

Olio is your local go-to for free food and other useful stuff people nearby no longer need.

From surplus supermarket food to everyday household items, Olio helps good things find a new home locally. It’s simple, free, and right on your doorstep.

🥕 Find free food near you

Discover free food shared by local volunteers who rescue unsold surplus from supermarkets, local shops, cafes and more – from fresh bread and veg to cupboard staples and ready-to-eat meals.

New food is added every single day.

💸 Save money on your food shop

Looking to cut costs? Olio also shows discounted food from local stores – less spend, same good food.

📦 Get (and give) free stuff locally

Browse free clothes, books, toys, toiletries and more from people nearby.

Got food, clothes, books or household items you’re not using? Share them in just a few taps and clear space fast.

Free items are requested quickly, so things don’t hang around.

📍 Everything happens locally

See what’s available near you on the map and arrange a collection at a time that works for you. No postage. No hassle. Just neighbours helping neighbours.

🌍 Small actions. Big difference.

Olio makes it easy to reduce waste, save money and support your community – all at the same time.

Join a movement of millions of people already sharing locally.

Download Olio and see what’s being shared near you today.

Ratings and reviews

Quite honestly it's a fantastic app. I pay for the year's subscription and that paid for itself almost immediately, like, after 2 or 3 nights!! No adverts and instant upload notifications are the benefits of subscribing and it's a no-brainer. Best app in ages and if I could give 10 stars I would. Just a couple of nights ago I got given 2 bunches of flowers worth 15 quid so that's virtually the entire year's subscription in that one collection alone! 🤣

The app gets worse every time I use it. Message notifications have never worked well and now it can only see a few photos from my phone's gallery and crashes out of posting if I use the 'take photo' function. I've ditched the app several times in frustration but end up reinstalling when I have things to rehome. Since I can no longer even post an item with photos, I think this might be a lost cause.

Nice idea, but sadly no actual way of speaking to anyone. I got messed around with a couple of no shows coming to pick things up. (I guess to be expected when they are free) but the person that doesn't show up even after several changes gets to give you a low rating with no come back at all other than a low review to them which seems strange. would be very simple to ask to see the messages would be obvious who didn't turn up...

What’s new

For this release, we have made some improvements to how the app works under the hood, making for a faster and smoother experience.