Bukowskis vs Piguet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bukowskis
Explore and bid on fine art and design items from a leading Nordic auction house. Browse hundreds of quality objects, save your favorites, and even get items valued directly from your mobile device.
- Browse fine art and design items
- Place bids on auctions
- Save favorite items
- Get objects valued
- Discover Nordic art and design
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Discover fine art and design with Bukowskis, the leading Nordic auction house – now on your mobile. Browse hundreds of quality items, place bids, save favourites, and get objects valued – anytime, anywhere. Download the app and experience design and art directly from your phone. To place a bid, create an account at https://www.bukowskis.com/en/registrations/new
Piguet
Browse upcoming auctions, register for sales, and bid live or in advance on artworks and estate items. Track items of interest and access all sale information online.
- Browse upcoming auctions
- Register for sales
- Bid live and in advance
- Track items of interest
- Access sale information
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Piguet Hôtel des Ventes is a private auction house established in Geneva in 1978. Since its takeover in 2006 by Bernard Piguet, a specialist in the art market for over 20 years, the auction house has become a fixture on the Swiss market as well as international markets. Piguet transformed the traditional auction house into a decidedly modern business using the latest management methods and introducing a high level of professionalism with services offered to buyers and sellers. Piguet Auction House in Geneva specializes in auctions, estimates of artworks and estate advice. We auction close to 100,000 objects per year. Use our app to browse upcoming auctions, register for a sale, bid live and in advance, and track items of interest. You can also find all the information on our sales on www.piguet.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bukowskis at 4.8 against Piguet's 4.0. Bukowskis also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). Piguet's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Bukowskis holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bukowskis has 366 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Bukowskis's written reviews are positive against 50% of Piguet's.
Bukowskis ships an update every 2 months, Piguet every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bukowskis | Piguet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (366 ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 366 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bukowski Auktioner AB | HDV HÔTEL DES VENTES SA |
Customer experience
Bukowskis
Piguet
In-app purchases
Bukowskis
No in-app purchases
Piguet
No in-app purchases
