Bukowskis vs Phillips
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
Phillips
Participate in global auctions for 20th and 21st-century art, design, and luxury items. Buy, sell, and explore curated collections with real-time bidding and expert valuations.
- Browse upcoming auctions
- Track favorite lots
- Place real-time bids
- Submit items for appraisal
- Explore by maker
- Set custom alerts
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Buy, sell, and explore with the Phillips Online app. Explore upcoming auctions, track favorite lots, place real-time bids, and enjoy seamless access to our world-class auctions. BUY — place bids effortlessly in our live and online auctions. SELL — submit images of your property to our experts for complimentary valuations and appraisals. EXPLORE — browse works by your favorite makers, create an account, register to bid, and set custom alerts. About Phillips Phillips is modernizing the collecting experience for all. As a leading global platform for buying and selling 20th and 21st-century works, Phillips offers dedicated expertise in Modern & Contemporary Art, Design, Photographs, Editions, Watches, and Jewels. Auctions and exhibitions are primarily held in New York, London, Geneva, and Hong Kong, with representative offices based throughout Europe, the United States, and Asia. Phillips offers a regular selection of live and online auctions, as well as items available for immediate purchase. Phillips also offers a range of services across all aspects of collecting, including private sales, appraisals, valuations, and fiduciary planning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Phillips at none against Bukowskis's shown. Phillips also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Bukowskis's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (366 vs 30). On price, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bukowskis has 366 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Bukowskis's written reviews are positive against 80% of Phillips's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bukowskis ships an update every 2 months, Phillips every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bukowskis | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (366 ratings) — better | 4.5 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 366 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bukowski Auktioner AB | Phillips Auctioneers LLC |
Customer experience
Bukowskis
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In-app purchases
Bukowskis
No in-app purchases
Phillips
No in-app purchases
