Velocicast vs ADESA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Velocicast
This app allows auction bidders to participate in virtual auctions from their mobile devices. Users can view and bid on multiple auction lanes, access detailed vehicle condition reports, and listen to live auctioneer calls in real-time.
- Bid on multiple auction lanes
- View vehicle lists and status
- Access full condition reports
- Real-time audio auctioneer feed
- Virtual auction participation
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Velocicast is engineered by professionals who have served the auction industry for years helping physical auctions function in a virtual world. The Velocicast mobile app provides auction bidders with a first-class mobile experience by allowing the user to do the following from their mobile device: --View and bid on multiple lanes --View lane vehicle lists including vehicle status --Research items with full condition reports --Listen the auctioneer call the auction with real-time audio The power of a beautifully designed mobile experience at your fingertips - another of the many reasons why Velocicast is Simulcast Done Right.
ADESA
This app offers a digital auction platform for wholesale car buying. It provides a streamlined experience for bidding and purchasing vehicles from various sales channels, anytime and anywhere. Enhanced search and personalized recommendations help users find and decide on inventory efficiently.
- Digital auction platform
- Bid on timed and live auctions
- Search and filter vehicle inventory
- Vehicle valuation tools
- Personalized recommendations
- Saved search alerts
- Real-time push notifications
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ADESA is revolutionizing the wholesale car buying experience by bringing buyers a more efficient, transparent & streamlined digital auction platform. Get better results with less effort on the newly redesigned ADESA mobile app—anytime, anywhere. One place to bid & buy: Find inventory across all ADESA sales channels! Bid 24/7 on ADESA Clear timed digital auctions any day of the week, and join live daily sales at one of our 56 locations or view auction run lists on ADESA Simulcast—all in one optimized app. Enhanced search & filter functionality: Expanded filters, Condition Report summaries, vehicle valuation tools and more make it easy to research vehicles and find exactly what you’re looking for. We help you do the work: Get personalized vehicle recommendations, saved search alerts, real-time push notifications and more to stay informed and make quick decisions. Discover a new way to buy wholesale with ADESA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ADESA at 2.8 against Velocicast's 1.9. ADESA also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Velocicast's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
ADESA holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 159 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Velocicast's written reviews are positive against 9% of ADESA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Velocicast ships an update monthly, ADESA weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Velocicast | ADESA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (66 ratings) | 2.8 (159 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews — better | 9.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 | 159 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Auction Frontier | ADESA |
Customer experience
Velocicast
ADESA
Bugs and requests
Velocicast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ADESA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Constant log-outs and need to re-enter credentials
- Inaccurate vehicle status and location information
- Inability to filter and search inventory effectively
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to sort watchlist by lane and run number
- Restore access to past sale reports and vehicle values
- Improve real-time vehicle location tracking
In-app purchases
Velocicast
No in-app purchases
ADESA
No in-app purchases
