# Object-Swapping Apps Shufl is an Online Marketplace to Trade One Item for Another By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2015-07-29 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shufl References: [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/shufl/id988197562?mt=8) & [shufl.it](http://shufl.it/) Rather than having people shell out their hard-earned cash for a shiny new item, Shufl introduces a new way to acquire desired items. The app hosts a marketplace where users can trade one item for another with other local users. In the style of [Tinder](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swipemart), Shufl users can sift through the assortment of items on the app in order to look for items that might be worthy of a trade. When two people mutually like what the other has offered, a dialog is opened up to negotiate a trade. A chat then becomes the place where users can organize details for physically exchanging these items. Other services that are leading a boom in the [sharing economy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peertopeer-rental) include apps like Peerby for resource borrowing, PeerShip for arranging package pick ups and drop offs and Swappi for trading fashion. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Object-swapping Apps:** Opportunity for businesses to create innovative online marketplaces that facilitate peer-to-peer item swapping. - **Sharing Economy Boom:** Potential for disruptive innovation in various industries as more apps and platforms enable resource borrowing, package pick ups and drop offs, and fashion trading. - **Convenience and Sustainability:** Growing demand for platforms that promote sustainable consumption and provide convenient alternatives to traditional purchasing methods. ### Who This Affects Most - **E-commerce:** E-commerce businesses can explore incorporating object-swapping features to their platforms to attract environmentally conscious consumers and promote sustainable consumption. - **Logistics and Delivery:** Logistics and delivery companies can leverage the sharing economy trend by offering services like package pick ups and drop offs for individuals and businesses. - **Fashion and Retail:** Fashion and retail industry can capitalize on the popularity of fashion trading apps by creating their own platforms or partnering with existing ones to drive customer engagement and foster a circular economy. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [In-Store Swap Shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/primark-swap-shop.md) - [Community Borrowing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/community-borrowing-apps.md) - [Cost-Effective Housing Exchange Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-exchange.md) - [Peer-to-Peer Rental Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rax.md) - [Connective Economic Travel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swapper.md) - [Swipeable Book Discovery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bookswipr.md) - [Parent-to-Parent Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blossoms.md) - [Social Shopping Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/locker.md) - [Construction Material Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/offloadit.md)