Sotheby's vs La Liste
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sotheby's
Access extraordinary art, precious objects, wine, and jewelry from auctions worldwide. Track bids, register for auctions, and explore past and upcoming sales with expert insights.
- Bid in live and online auctions
- Track bids and registrations
- Browse open, upcoming, and past auctions
- Search past and present lots
- Manage profile and view purchases
- Access favorite auctions and lots
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Extraordinary auctions. Exceptional finds. Anytime, anywhere. The Sotheby’s iOS app provides collectors with exceptional access to the world’s most extraordinary art, precious objects, wine and jewellery, together with the unparalleled expertise of our world-class specialists. Track your bids and registrations effortlessly. Bid in live and online auctions. Browse open, upcoming, and past auctions. Quickly access your favorite auctions and lots. Search past and present lots. Manage profile, view purchases, and customize your settings.
La Liste
Discover the world's best gourmet restaurants, pastry shops, and hotels with this comprehensive guide. It uses a unique methodology to rank over 40,000 establishments across 200 countries, offering curated selections for travelers and food enthusiasts.
- Global gourmet address locator
- Ranked restaurant and hotel listings
- Selection based on 1000+ sources
- Searchable pastry shops
- Travel and stay recommendations
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The mobile application La Liste is not only an essential gastronomic guide locating the best gourmet addresses in 200 countries, but also the ultimate travel guide, the most selective and the most global. A total of 40,000 addresses of restaurants, pastry shops and now hotels can be located in just a few clicks. Thanks to a selection and ranking methodology based on a weighted average of more than 1000 sources, including guides, rankings, press articles and consumer reviews, discover the Top 1000 Best Restaurants and Best Hotels in the world La List. In total, you can explore a whole range of addresses and gourmet spots: from the trendy bistro to the authentic trattoria via the pastry shop, you will also enjoy unusual addresses for a stopover, a weekend or an unforgettable stay. Terms of Use : https://www.laliste.com/legal/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: La Liste at 67% against Sotheby's's 24%. La Liste also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (3.7 vs 3.4). Sotheby's's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (95 vs 3). On price and iOS requirement 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. La Liste sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Sotheby's asks for nothing beyond the download.
La Liste holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sotheby's has 95 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Sotheby's's written reviews are positive against 67% of La Liste's.
Sotheby's ships an update every 2 weeks, La Liste every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sotheby's | La Liste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (95 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sotheby's | La Liste |
Customer experience
Sotheby's
La Liste
Bugs and requests
Sotheby's
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cannot sort auction lots
- Cannot follow, view, or bid
- App crashes on launch
- ID verification camera not focusing
- Photo upload issues
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- Saved objects not displaying correctly
- App freezes or crashes during use
- Lot details never load
- AppleTV app fails to open
- App thinks it's on an iPhone on iPad
Requested features
8 requests- Allow sorting of auction lots
- Improve search functionality
- Enable calendar integration
- Make app landscape compatible
- Simplify personalization options
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- Improve account integration
- Allow file uploads for ID verification
- Fix AppleTV app issues
La Liste
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sotheby's
No in-app purchases
La Liste
- Infinit Pack - Weekly$1.997 Days
- Infinit Pack - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Infinit Pack - Yearly$34.991 Year
- Infinit Pack - One Week$1.99
