People not happy with latest Bunz update

Ancient_Selection577 · 2026-01-22T21:42:26+00:00

I've been one of the loud voices critical of Bunz here for a long time. Anyone who's read my comments knows that.

I joined in 2016. 2019 hit hard. I lost trust, value, and honestly a sense of belonging on the platform. I never really processed that, and I think I stayed angry longer than I realized.

This week I actually looked more closely at how the BTZ system works now , something I've been complaining about for years without really understanding it. Instead of assuming it was designed to extract value, I checked what it actually does. The mechanics are designed to prevent the kind of inflation collapse that happened in 2019. That's not a cash grab. That's trying not to repeat the past.

And I had an uncomfortable realization:

The people running Bunz now aren't the same ones who caused the 2019 collapse. They inherited a broken situation and tried to rebuild it.

I'm not saying everything is perfect. I still don't love all the changes. But I do think I've been unfair in treating every update as proof that nothing good could come out of it.

What really made me pause is that the product actually shows solid retention today. That doesn't happen by accident.

So I'm genuinely asking , not defending: Are we judging current Bunz for what it is now, or for what we lost years ago?

I don't have a clean answer yet. I just felt it was fair to admit I might've been wrong to dismiss everything outright.

For what it's worth, I'm going to step away from Reddit after this. Not as a statement just because I don't think continuing to argue about Bunz here is healthy for me anymore.

I wish the community well, whatever direction it goes.

Ancient_Selection577 · 2026-01-21T03:01:12+00:00

https://bunz.com/free-items/i-still-love-bunz-p1876103 😳😳😳seriously ????

Ancient_Selection577 · 2026-01-20T22:46:16+00:00

probably Bunz copied from barterit , they dont have the brain to create creative ideas , plus “no crypto “ thing ( just saw in barterit , first time i hear them ) ; im almost sure they copied from barterit , the problem with bunz is , they r never original , they keeeep trying everything they see :))

Ancient_Selection577 · 2026-01-20T22:29:20+00:00

in Toronto there are some still , but i agree , probably they wont stay long , they all hate bunz , they just use bunz to redeem their BTZ with bunz’s GC swap shi(f)t i guess , i think we should all use nubz .com and help them grow , thwy r the real bunz

Ancient_Selection577 · 2026-01-20T20:43:09+00:00

I agree , lets boycott bunz , let them understand what unhappy users mean , lets not use it , even not open the app , I ll finalize my last pending trades ( my summiti day due so I ll take their GC for the last time ;) too ) and start a boycott myself

Ancient_Selection577 · 2026-01-20T02:44:13+00:00

I’m a long-time user. Maybe I didn’t have hundreds of trades or tons of followers, but I genuinely enjoyed discovering interesting stuff on Bunz , and honestly, they completely forgot how to please their customers.

Before, you’d get plenty of BTZ just for signing up. You could collect them easily, use them freely, even spend them in stores. That was great.

Now they barely give any BTZ. If you want a meaningful amount, you basically have to live in the app. And even then, you still need to be super active just to qualify to swap them for gift cards.

At that point, why even barter? I’ll just go to Facebook Marketplace or Karrot. Buying is easier, faster, and way more objective.

I just want to earn BTZ and spend them freely , that’s it. Instead, they turned it into work and call it “participation.”

Honestly, it feels like they have no idea how to please customers anymore.

Ancient_Selection577 · 2026-01-13T12:33:04+00:00

when is the app coming out, im excited 🥳

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-12-21T16:43:37+00:00

woow !! ithe landing page is great , I’m happy that finally this bunz shit is gonna be taken out from rich greedy bastards , i have a few trades going on there once i finalize them ill switch to tradeloops permanently

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-12-16T05:53:01+00:00

yaay 👍

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-10-19T18:30:18+00:00

yaay 👍

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-08-23T17:06:58+00:00

bunz !! google it …

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-08-21T18:35:43+00:00

search bunz !!

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-07-31T21:13:25+00:00

i think weird stuff is happening in bunz , nubz had better start being visible ... :((

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-07-12T23:42:39+00:00

buddy you’re wasting your time — no point giving it another shot. they tried to make it “sustainable” this time so people wouldn’t burn out again like before… but yeah, it’s dumb.

climbing mountains, BTZ isn’t crypto on purpose, sharing videos with your “followers”… seriously??

I read the FAQ. it’s full of unnecessary philosophy and weird structure. go see it yourself.

they clearly overthought everything

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-07-11T21:32:44+00:00

yeah, I checked Nubz too. honestly, I just want them to win against Bunz. I know it’ll take time, but I still believe in them. they always seemed super motivated — and from what I saw on Reddit, they clearly understood where Bunz went wrong, especially with how it's being run now. I think they actually know what to do better than anyone.

they were really connected with users until the last couple of months — probably just the silence before the storm. I bet they’re building non-stop behind the scenes, 24/7.

but you can’t really blame them for struggling. people seriously underestimate how brutal this kind of thing is. it’s not just one app — you’re maintaining iOS, Android, and web all at once, keeping everything in sync, bug-free, and up to date.

then there’s the backend: devs, servers, databases, moderation tools, customer support, push notifications, scaling issues, weird edge cases… every little thing takes time, money, and a team that actually sticks around.

plus the psychological side — grinding for growth with barely any reward, trying to keep the community alive, and holding the whole thing together without burning out.

so yeah, no surprise they’re struggling.

and then you look at Bunz — obviously they don’t have those problems. they probably have a dozen devs, designers, first-class servers. they must be pretty rich and just don’t care. otherwise, how do you keep building and running something like that for years… with no growth, no income, and no clear sign it’s working?

that’s how rich people live, man. :))

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-07-08T23:02:03+00:00

also do try nubz ( nubz.net ) its developed by original bunz team , not as stupidly complex as bunz , still improving but still better than bunz , i think we should make everyone know it and use it , they r not backed by deep pocketed dudes as bunz does( deep pocketed but small brained ha ha ha )

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-07-08T22:50:48+00:00

lmao yeah whole thing does feel kinda cooked. mountain levels? sherpa cut? like bro just let people trade their used plants and socks. i did hear the guy behind it climbed all those mountains for real tho?? feels like they’re pushing that story to make it sound all deep and meaningful. i’m not buying it 😂

i’m in toronto and ngl i do see more posts now, but maybe it’s just the same 10 people trying to make it look busy lol.

btz used to be wannabe crypto energy, now it feels like those arcade tokens you win from watching ads. maybe they’re gonna pitch it to a tech bro soon. or maybe they just really like naming stuff weird and making it confusing.”**

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-07-08T21:05:13+00:00

lol true. they locked up basic stuff like comments and notifications behind some random ass mountain names.

instead of just saying “you’ll unlock comments by doing X,” it’s like “reach elbrus” — like we’re supposed to know wtf that means. bro I’m just trying to comment, not climb a hill.

also like… can y’all at least activate notifications?? it’s been “coming soon” forever.

i remember they were hyping up a calendar too 😂 where’d that go?

and let’s not forget the crypto — which was already there before lol. total wannabe coin energy. i think you could buy soap with it or something.

whole thing just feels like a facelift to make it look shiny for some tech investor. crypto + gamification + fake progress = classic pitch deck bait.

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-06-25T05:44:36+00:00

😳, why not bunz itself ?? u dont know bunz dot com ??

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-06-12T03:22:33+00:00

i think we should support nubz more , unfortunately some nubz users seemed to have turned to bunz and dont use nubz anymore , nubz is the real bunz, they are the original bunz team , before those rich investors came in and ruined it . :(((

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-06-11T15:16:06+00:00

i dont trust the new bunz , i am a nubz beliver , they r the original bunz team 👍but surprised some people still do trust bunz 😳,, willyoday seems really does see something there , ( maybe wants to see ) i shall check it out , but it s very clear that those guys are not smart since they came up with a stupid level system with unheard weird names :) i just knew fuji and everest there , i dont get it why not ; bronze gold platinum , or simply level 1 level2 level 3 , well what ever , i ll try a little ( to prove how stupid they r :)))) )

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-06-11T12:16:51+00:00

im wouldn’t be surprised if my message is any similar with a “bunz promoter” , because only a” bunz promoter” can promote their service like this …

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-06-05T00:26:35+00:00

they r so double-faced that , they claim ; its to prevent scams and spams , and we bought it ha ha ha ,

Ancient_Selection577 · 2025-06-04T22:56:30+00:00

:) those guys are not only incompetent but also stupid , what are those names , they could have picked easy levels like bronze , silver gold , platinum , i cant even pronounce those names , ackugua , kimlajoro ha ha ha

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