Ritchie Bros. vs Bobcat inspection tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ritchie Bros.
This app allows users to buy and sell heavy equipment and trucks through online auctions. Browse a vast inventory, track items, view detailed specs, and bid in real-time from anywhere. It's designed for professionals in construction, logistics, and farming.
- Browse thousands of equipment listings
- Personalized watchlists and notifications
- Detailed equipment specs and inspection reports
- Real-time online bidding
- Live auction streaming
- Live auctioneer audio
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Bid & Buy Wherever You Are Sign in with your Ritchie Bros. account or create one, and take the marketplace with you. Find equipment fast, track it your way, and bid directly from your phone. Smart search suggestions and a revamped browsing experience put more inventory in view, so you find what you need faster. Save any search and check My RB to see what's new since you last looked. When you're ready to bid, Bid Focus Mode keeps you in it - swipe to place a bid, see instantly if you're winning or outbid, and jump back into the action without losing your place. Follow closing lots in real time with Live Auctions, and place a one-tap bid the second it's your turn. Every listing comes with a revamped inspection report and full photo library, so you make the call before you bid. Track everything from My RB: your bids, your watchlist, and your saved searches - synced whether you're on web, mobile, or in your app. Review your bidding limit and raise it right from the app when you're ready to go bigger. No redirecting to a browser. Everything happens here. Download the Ritchie Bros. app today.
Bobcat inspection tool
This tool assists inspectors in generating comprehensive reports for machines. It allows for detailed descriptions with multiple attributes and the inclusion of relevant pictures.
- Create inspection reports
- Describe machines with attributes
- Add pictures to reports
- Detailed machine descriptions
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The inspection tool will help inspectors create reports. The machines can be described with multiple different attributes. The pictures can be added to the report.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ritchie Bros. at 4.8 against Bobcat inspection tool's 1.0. Ritchie Bros. also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and ratings volume (18K vs 2). Bobcat inspection tool's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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.
Ritchie Bros. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ritchie Bros. has 18K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Ritchie Bros.'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Bobcat inspection tool's.
| Parameter | Ritchie Bros. | Bobcat inspection tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18K ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ritchie Bros. | Ritchie Bros. Finland Oy |
Customer experience
Ritchie Bros.
Bobcat inspection tool
Bugs and requests
Ritchie Bros.
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues after updates
- Watchlist items not syncing or disappearing
- Inability to delete watched items
- Images not loading or displaying properly
Requested features
6 requests- Live feature for auctions
- Option to delete watched items after bidding
- Ability to search by serial number
- Auction results available in the app
- Easier way to manage watchlist
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- Restore old app layout and features
Bobcat inspection tool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ritchie Bros.
No in-app purchases
Bobcat inspection tool
No in-app purchases
Questions
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