@thomas_schijf yeah you're right! What makes us different from Peerby is that Peerby is a neighborhood network, you deal with strangers. We are more a communication app. With thangs you only deal with the people you already know – your address book contacts. So trust shouldn't be a issue here.
@djsenior13 this is a question we get a lot – thanks for asking. :)
It is a long time ago you can tell who sees your post on Facebook and who not, because of their algorithm. Even if your post makes his way into your friends feed, there is a good chance that they might miss it between funny videos and photos. And when they see it they often just like the post or comment stuff which will not help you to find the product you are looking for. Not every time, but this is something we experienced a lot.
Also writing your friends direct via messenger takes a lot of effort from you and your friends. With thangs we tried to keep things simple. A single App with a optimized way to communicate about borrowing and lending.
1. Name the product
2. Select your friends
3. Select the date on which you need it
4. Hit send
And then your friends can answer with a simple yes or no button. Even if they don’t have the app they get a SMS with a short text and weblink to answer in the same way. No like, no comment, no maybe.
Also we support you further. We implemented a lend list which helps you to keep track of the stuff you shared.
Lito
