Changelog
What's new at Cruz Trade.
Launch
MVP Launch — Cruz Trade is live
Cruz Trade launches for Santa Cruz County, CA. Neighbors can now hire each other for services, rent tools and equipment, or trade skills directly — in English or Spanish.
- + Browse and post service listings and tool rentals
- + Book services with secure Stripe payment — held in escrow until job complete
- + Tool rental deposits — held and released after return confirmed
- + Propose a trade/barter on any listing
- + In-app messaging with real-time notifications
- + Leave a review after a completed transaction
- + Public provider profiles with listings and reviews
- + Google sign-in via OAuth
- + Full English + Spanish support
- + Neighborhood-level filtering within Santa Cruz County
Coming soon
Phase 2 — AI matching & more
Planned features for the next phase of Cruz Trade, based on community feedback and usage patterns.
- · "Need a Hand" demand posts — post what you need, providers respond
- · AI trade matching — surface the best skill swaps in your neighborhood
- · Auto-translation in messaging — communicate across language barriers seamlessly
- · Recurring bookings — hire someone on a weekly or monthly schedule
- · Provider availability calendar
- · Community vouching — neighbors vouch for each other
- · Tool condition photo documentation
- · Weekly neighborhood digest email
- · Pro Profile mini-website for providers
Have a feature request or feedback? We'd love to hear it — contact us or email hello@cruztrade.com.