Online Auction vs Carnab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Online Auction
This app allows users to participate in online auctions in real-time. Browse items, view specifications, place bids, and track auction results from a remote location. It aims to provide a trustworthy and efficient platform for trade exchange.
- Browse auction categories
- View item images and specifications
- Monitor bid placement
- Register and place bids
- Review auction results
- Favorite items
- View item location
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Online Auction(OA) earlier known as Fujairah Auctions was founded in 2012. The idea stemmed from a research based in Asia, Europe, North Africa and America when the first online auction took place in 1995, to fabricate a state-of-the-art electronic auction system in GCC countries which benefits the customer from a remote location as well as to contribute to the increased trade exchange at the same time reducing the balance of economic deficit in those particular countries. Since then prominent companies have started online auctions in GCC countries, but compromised services over financial gain, which caused mistrust among customers as well as other trading companies. The need of the time was a competitive company that could regain the lost trust of customers and trading companies. Since the foundation of Fujairah auction now known as online auction we are trying our best to restore the confidence of our regional markets. OA app is developed to run natively on Apple® mobile platforms. It allows you in real time to: · Browse through different categories of available auctions; · View each auctionable item's image and specifications, and monitor bid placement movement; · Register, pay deposit, upload reciept and place bids; · Review auctions' results, higher bids updates; · Take you to view location of auctionable item; . Let you see auctionable property notes, details; . Favourite any item; · Email our staff directly . OA app is user friendly and easy to use application as comparison to other auction applications. Since 2000 Online Auction Company have acclaimed to be the best emerging project in trade sector in 2015 winning the Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Award, and being the member of Dubai SME. As a result, Online Auction Company was among reputed companies, dealing with prominent group of companies, and exceeds 250,000 website and application users of diverse nationalities.
Carnab
Discover and purchase pre-owned vehicles online. This platform simplifies the process of finding, buying, and financing your next car. It is a leading resource for quality used cars in the UAE.
- Find pre-owned cars
- Buy cars online
- Finance car purchases
- Quality used vehicles
- UAE's leading platform
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Your go-to platform to find high-quality pre-owned cars. Carnab is UAE’s leading website to find, buy and finance your next car.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carnab at 5.0 against Online Auction's 4.2. Online Auction's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Carnab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Online Auction has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Online Auction ships an update every 5 weeks, Carnab monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Online Auction | Carnab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AlFujairah Auction | SellAnyCar.com FZE |
Customer experience
Online Auction
Carnab
In-app purchases
Online Auction
No in-app purchases
Carnab
No in-app purchases
