Sotheby's vs WID
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. Browse fixed price retail items in search results. Quickly access your favorite auctions and lots. Search past and present lots. Manage profile, view purchases, and customize your settings.
WID
Verify the authenticity of bottles using NFC technology. Access detailed information about provenance, history, grape varieties, and maturation advice for wines.
- NFC bottle authentication
- Verify bottle authenticity
- Access provenance details
- View grape varieties
- Get maturation advice
- Check bottle certificate
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This mobile application is available for smartphones equipped with NFC technology. It allows the consumers to authenticate a bottle by approaching their phone close to the security label. After the WID database has been consulted, the consumer receives a message to validate or invalidate the bottle’s certificate. The user can access a set of information selected by the producer about the provenance, history, know-how and grape varieties along with tasting and advice on how to let the wine mature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WID at 4.7 against Sotheby's's 3.4. WID also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Sotheby's's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (95 vs 31). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
WID holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 31 respectively.
Sotheby's ships an update every 2 weeks, WID every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sotheby's | WID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (95 ratings) | 4.7 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sotheby's | WID |
Customer experience
Sotheby's
WID
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
WID
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sotheby's
No in-app purchases
WID
No in-app purchases
