Rooster

Free plan Web

What Rooster is

Rooster is a free web community for neighbors to share items, skills, time and local information. Members can post about free goods, borrowing and lending, skill exchanges, activity partners, volunteering, lost and found, free events, rides and advice. A moderator checks posts against community guidelines before they become visible. Members can send thank-you notes that appear on recipients’ profiles and on the thank-you wall and featured thank-you area. Rooster’s beta is available only in select locations, including communities in California, Oregon, Washington and Austin, Texas. The service says a member’s street address is visible only to that member, and map pins cannot be tied to a specific person or exact location. Typical email notifications arrive twice per week, with an option to reduce them to zero. Rooster does not verify member identities. Borrowing and lending depend on mutual trust, and lenders have no insurance or guarantee for their items. Posts for selling, buying requests, paid services, jobs, fundraising and promotion are not allowed.

Who it suits

Rooster suits neighbors in its available locations who want to share free items, borrow, lend or organize local activities. Members should be comfortable relying on mutual trust for borrowing and lending.

What it does well

Free plan with no charge
Posts cover borrowing, skills and local activities
Moderators review posts before publication
Members can turn off email notifications

What to know first

Beta is available only in select locations
Member identities are not verified
Lenders have no insurance or item guarantee

Limits

The Free plan is for free sharing and is available only in select locations. Posts for sales, buying requests, paid services, jobs, fundraising, and promotion are not allowed.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free	Everything must be free; available in select locations	Free

As therooster.co lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Visit https://therooster.co/ in a web browser.
Check whether Rooster’s beta is available in your community.
Use the Free plan, which is available free of charge.
Post a sharing-related topic for moderator review before it appears to members.

Verdict

Rooster offers a free, moderated space for local sharing, with address privacy measures described in its FAQ. Availability is limited to select locations, and borrowing or lending carries no insurance or guarantee for lenders’ items.

Questions

How much does Rooster cost?

Rooster’s Free plan costs nothing.

Is there a free trial?

No. Rooster lists no free trial, and its plan is free.

Where can I use Rooster?

Rooster is a web app. Its beta is available in select locations, including communities in California, Oregon, Washington, and Austin, Texas.

What can members post about?

Members can post about free items, borrowing and lending, skill exchanges, activity partners, volunteering, lost and found, free events, rides, advice, and related sharing topics.

Does Rooster verify members?

No. Rooster says it does not verify member identities.

Are borrowed items insured?

No. Borrowing and lending rely on mutual trust, and lenders have no insurance or guarantee for their items.

Facts from Rooster's own pages

Audience: Rooster describes itself as a place for neighbors to share and build human connections, and says its movement has grown to tens of thousands of members. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Availability: Rooster says its beta is available in select locations, including communities in California, Oregon, Washington, and Austin, Texas. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Borrowing limitation: Rooster says borrowing and lending are based on mutual trust and that there is no insurance or guarantee for lenders’ items. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Email notifications: Typical email notification frequency is twice per week, and members can reduce it to zero. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Identity verification: Rooster says it does not verify member identities and encourages members to use the service with care and responsibility. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Location privacy: The FAQ says a member’s street address is visible only to that member and map pins cannot be associated with a specific user or exact location. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Post moderation: A moderator reviews posts for compliance with community guidelines before approved posts become visible to Rooster members. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Privacy and security: The privacy policy says sensitive or credit information is encrypted using SSL, access to personal information is limited, and transactions are processed by a gateway provider rather than stored or processed on Rooster’s servers. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Purpose: Rooster is a city community for neighbors to help, borrow, share, and get together for free. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Restrictions: Rooster disallows selling, requests to buy, paid services, jobs, fundraising, and promotional posts. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Security disclosure: The privacy policy says Rooster does not use vulnerability scanning or PCI standard scanning and uses regular malware scanning. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Sharing categories: Members can post about free items, skill exchanges, activity partners, volunteering, borrowing and lending, lost and found, free events, rides, advice, and other sharing related topics. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Support: Rooster lists [email protected] as its contact email for questions. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026
Thank you notes: Members can send thank you notes that appear on recipients’ profiles and on Rooster’s thank you wall and featured thank you notes area. · therooster.co, 11 Oct 2026

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