Sign-in experience broken
My online account is attached to gmail on the web but that type of sign in is not available here. Sign in is step one so this app failed on step one. Fire your developer.
Response from developer
We appreciate you bringing this to our attention, and we apologize for any inconvenience you've experienced. We're pleased to inform you that the issue has been successfully resolved. We encourage you to give the CTBIDS app another try, and if you encounter any further issues or have additional feedback, please feel free to let us know. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
new app needs some fine-tuning
Pro: It’s nice to have a dedicated app for the phone. You can mark favorites and much more.
Cons: There are auctions using CTBids that appear on the big estate sale website (not sure if I can use the name in this review) that don’t appear in the CTBids app. The “regionalization” feature (where you’re forced to choose a region to see results) seems to exclude auctions.
Additionally, if you’re looking at an item in an auction, and that item is in the middle of 120 other items, tapping the back arrow brings you back to the very top of all available items. You have to scroll aaaaaaallll the way down to get back to where you left off.
I think this can become a useful app once it’s had more time to mature, but for now I’m sticking to using a web browser to access the site.
Cons: There are auctions using CTBids that appear on the big estate sale website (not sure if I can use the name in this review) that don’t appear in the CTBids app. The “regionalization” feature (where you’re forced to choose a region to see results) seems to exclude auctions.
Additionally, if you’re looking at an item in an auction, and that item is in the middle of 120 other items, tapping the back arrow brings you back to the very top of all available items. You have to scroll aaaaaaallll the way down to get back to where you left off.
I think this can become a useful app once it’s had more time to mature, but for now I’m sticking to using a web browser to access the site.
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Better than website but needs a few tweaks
This is a brand new app and it is actually better than I anticipated. Biggest problem, and why I had
To do 3 stars, is that when you go back it takes you to the very top of the auction instead of where you were looking. That is very annoying when you have to keep scrolling back through almost 200 items.
To do 3 stars, is that when you go back it takes you to the very top of the auction instead of where you were looking. That is very annoying when you have to keep scrolling back through almost 200 items.
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Won’t let me login
I’ve always used the “login through Google” option online, but this isn’t an option. I tried to type in my Google login info and it acts like I don’t have an account. I tried creating an account and it says I already have one.
Response from developer
Garvarous, thank you for your patience and for being a loyal CTBIDS customer. We appreciate your ongoing support. We want to update you that the issue you reported has been successfully addressed. Please reach out if you experience any difficulties signing it.
Overall very good. Has minor bugs.
This app is very lean, it runs smooth, and isn’t laggy or super buggy. Function was prioritized over form and I appreciate that immensely. It’s not beautiful or sleek, it’s just a very reliable chunk of code that just does what it needs to do and isn’t bloated in any way. A really good initial release. Well done.
The main issue I notice is the top two results of any search query don’t show photos on the results page—you have to click through to the actual auction listing to see the photos. That needs fixing asap.
I also would highly suggest labeling the buttons of the function row on the bottom, as the logos don’t make it clear what they are meant to do. I find myself pausing trying to figure out which one to push to go where I want to go in the app.
The main issue I notice is the top two results of any search query don’t show photos on the results page—you have to click through to the actual auction listing to see the photos. That needs fixing asap.
I also would highly suggest labeling the buttons of the function row on the bottom, as the logos don’t make it clear what they are meant to do. I find myself pausing trying to figure out which one to push to go where I want to go in the app.
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