Bidspirit vs Swann Auction
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bidspirit
Discover and bid on a wide range of items including art, antiques, jewelry, and fashion. Participate in live auctions, place absentee bids, and receive alerts for your favorite items. Manage your selections and communicate directly with auctioneers.
- Browse auctions for items
- Bid live in auctions
- Place absentee bids
- Receive auction start alerts
- Manage favorite lots
- Contact auctioneers
- Search upcoming auctions
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Bidspirit auctions marketplace invites you to discover spectacular items of art, collectible, antique, jewelry, home and fashion. With bidspirit application you can use your phone and tablet to: - Browse auctions to find beautiful items up for sale - Bid live on live auctions - Leave absentee bids before the auction begins - Get alerts to your phone when the auction of your favorite items starts. - Manage a list of your favorite lots - Easily send questions to auctioneers - Search the upcoming auctions database - View ended auctions’ results
Swann Auction
Explore upcoming and past auctions, search for items, and save your favorites. Register for auctions, receive reminders, and place absentee or live bids directly from your mobile device. Track all your bidding activity in one place.
- View Auction Calendar
- Search and Save Lots
- Register for Auctions
- Receive Bid Reminders
- Place Absentee Bids
- Bid Live
- Track Bidding Activity
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The Swann Auction App lets you view our Auction Calendar and Bid Live in our Auctions from your mobile device. Participate in our Auctions from anywhere using your mobile device and unlock the following features: - View the Auction Calendar of Upcoming and Past Auctions. - Search Lots. - Save Favourite Lots. - Register for Upcoming Auctions. - Receive reminders to ensure you never miss a chance to Bid in an Auction. - Leave Absentee Bids. - Bid Live. - Track your Bidding Activity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bidspirit at 4.6 against Swann Auction's 4.3. Bidspirit also leads on ratings volume (56 vs 3) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Bidspirit holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bidspirit has 56 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Bidspirit's written reviews are positive against 42% of Swann Auction's.
Bidspirit ships an update every 3 months, Swann Auction every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bidspirit | Swann Auction |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (56 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BIDSPIRIT (R.A.) LTD | Swann Galleries, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bidspirit
Swann Auction
In-app purchases
Bidspirit
No in-app purchases
Swann Auction
No in-app purchases
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