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Bob Shop – formerly bidorbuy

Bob Shop – formerly bidorbuy

Shop online & find great deals

277 ratings
59 reviews
🛍️ Shopping
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • December 9, 2011
  • July 14, 2026

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Developer

Bob Group (Pty) Ltd
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About

Explore South Africa's online marketplace for deals and a vast product range. Discover items from collectibles to tech, with secure buying options and multiple payment methods. Track orders, manage listings, and enjoy a user-friendly shopping experience.

✓Browse millions of products
✓Fast and accurate search
✓Wide product range
✓Bid, Buy, and Make Offer options
✓Multiple payment methods
✓Order tracking
✓Seller and buyer management
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Bob Shop. Based on 277 reviews and a 4.5/5 average, it highlights the 10 positives and 40 negatives reviewers mention most about this Shopping app.

Positive things

  • 👍Great platform
  • 👍Easy to use (website)
  • 👍Good bargains found
  • 👍Simple and effective
  • 👍Great site
  • 👍Good start
  • 👍Nice app
  • 👍Superb app
  • 👍Good mobile experience
  • 👍Lightweight and responsive

Negative things

  • 🐛App full of bugs
  • 🐛App crashes frequently
  • 🐛App is slow and laggy
  • 🐛App is unresponsive
  • 🐛App closes by itself
  • 🐛App needs bug fixing
  • 🐛App crashes on startup
  • 🐛App crashes when uploading photos
  • 🐛App is clunky and childish
  • 🐛App is not user-friendly
  • 🐛App is unstable
  • 🐛App keeps closing down
  • 🐛App is frustrating to use
  • 🐛App fails to open
  • 🐛App crashes when viewing watchlist item
  • 🐛App crashes on any task
  • 🐛App bombs out after update
  • 🐛App is not for iPad
  • 🐛App is clumsy
  • 🐛App keypad covers bid button
  • 🐛Smartphone app interface clunky
  • 🐛Website does not reformat for smartphone
  • 🐛Payment options unclear
  • 🐛Shipping and payment options cumbersome
  • 🐛App keeps refreshing during registration
  • 🐛App says number is incorrect
  • 🐛Customer service terrible
  • 🐛Bad rating given
  • 🐛Bid or buy re-lists items
  • 🐛Bobbucks take 2 days to clear
  • 🐛App only shows few items
  • 🐛Links from mail don't open correctly
  • 🐛Cannot group watchlist by seller
  • 🐛App bombs out
  • 🐛App is not stable for important auctions
  • 🐛No seller support
  • 🐛No seller functionality
  • 🐛App is an over-glorified web browser
  • 🐛Fraudulent account issues not resolved
  • 🐛App may be shady
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What's New in Bob Shop

7.9.0

July 14, 2026

Discover more with a fresher Home screen — including Featured Listings and personalized "Just for You" picks — smarter search results, refreshed product pages, and a range of fixes and stability improvements.

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User reviews

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Can’t even register

Tried to register on the website and it keeps refreshing not allow me to register. Tried it on the app and it keeps saying my number is incorrect. Yet I doubled checked it and it is fine.

Was looking forward to using this as someone from the uk and it’s already a let down
Jarni1337Jarni1337

Terrible Company

Customer service, Terrible, why cause my autistic child played on my phone did a bid on a product and when this company called me I told them I did not place a bid, this company gave me a bad rating and Bob Shop supports them, after I emailed back explaining they still support this company so we can see what kind of company Bob shop
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Ronel 77Ronel 77

Terrible App

App is full of bugs.
Liz426754Liz426754

Poor customer service

Bud or buy automatically re listed items from a seller after someone else had won them. The seller confirmed this. Bid or buy simply closed the ticket without resolving the issue.
Not to mention bobbucks taking 2 days to clear?
rarhernotrarhernot

Bug

Only show a few item and not all
acts29tmacts29tm
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

41 issues

App keeps refreshing during registration

Bug

App says number is incorrect

Bug

App is full of bugs

Bug

Bid or buy automatically re-lists items

Bug

Bobbucks taking 2 days to clear

Bug

App only shows a few items and not all

Bug

App is missing basic features or hard to find

Bug

App is incredibly slow, with lagging

Bug

App becomes unresponsive

Bug

App bombs out and closes by itself

Bug

App has small bugs making it frustrating

Bug

App stops scrolling down lists

Bug

Links from mail never open in the right place in the app

Bug

Cannot group watchlist by seller

Bug

App crashes immediately on any task

Bug

App closes automatically when visiting watchlist page

Bug

App crashes when tapping on a watchlist item

Bug

App fails to open

Bug

App keeps crashing

Bug

App keeps closing down

Bug

App crashes when photographs are uploaded

Bug

App keeps bombing out

Bug

App listing all sales including buy now items after update

Bug

App crashes when trying to open on iPad

Bug

App crashes on startup

Bug

App bombs out after latest update

Bug

App keeps bombing out

Bug

App keypad covers the Place bid button

Bug

Search features suffer the same problem

Bug

Smartphone app interface is clunky

Bug

Website does not re-format to smart phone interface

Bug

Keyboard obscures half the form

Bug

Multiple purchase does not collect under one payment interface

Bug

App is not stable

Bug

Selling order status scrolling box doesn't work

Bug

Cannot set an order status

Bug

App crashes constantly

Bug

Refuses to login unless also logged in on PC

Bug

App does not work, sends back to home screen

Bug

App is not iPad optimized

Bug

App feels clunky at times

Bug
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Requested Features

14 requests

Indication on closed auctions (sold/not sold)

Feature

Enable Continue Shopping function

Feature

Choose notification preferences

Feature

Add PayPal as payment option

Feature

Accommodate more seller functionality

Feature

Improve accessibility and intuitiveness

Feature

Allow users to choose what notifications they want to receive

Feature

Enable the Continue Shopping function

Feature

Add PayPal as a payment option

Feature

Improve shipping and payment options

Feature

Add portrait mode for iPhone and iPad/iPod touch

Feature

iPad version or universal app

Feature

Full seller functionality

Feature

Ability to update seller profile

Feature

FAQ

What is Bob Shop?

Bob Shop is South Africa's online marketplace that allows users to buy and sell a vast range of products. It offers features for both buyers and sellers, including deal discovery, secure payment options, and order management.

What kind of products can I find on Bob Shop?

The platform boasts a diverse product range, including collectibles, tech gadgets, fashion items, cars, and much more. This variety is due to thousands of sellers offering thousands of products to buyers.

How can I pay for items on Bob Shop?

Bob Shop supports multiple payment methods to ensure convenience and security. These include Credit Card, EFT, cash deposits, bobBucks, and even bitcoin. The app also integrates with 1Password and Dashlane for secure logins.

Is Bob Shop free to use?

Yes, the Bob Shop app is free to download and use. While the app itself is free, there may be in-app purchases or transaction fees associated with buying and selling on the marketplace, which are standard for e-commerce platforms.

What features are available for buyers and sellers?

Buyers can track orders, add items to watchlists or carts, set bid notifications, and review sellers. Sellers can request payouts, manage orders, answer buyer questions, rate buyers, and view their listings and sales.