PHOENIX CONTACT MARKING system vs Bring a Trailer Auctions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PHOENIX CONTACT MARKING system
Easily find and design custom marking solutions for your needs. This app offers wizards to select materials from over 3000 options and create application-specific designs quickly. Mark components directly on-site and save templates for future use.
- Integrated wizards for material selection
- Design custom marking solutions
- Marking Editor for mobile use
- Manage projects with 'My projects'
- Barcode scanner for terminal blocks
- Automatic data updates
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Which marking suits your requirements? Find out with the MARKING system app! With the help of the integrated wizards and based on your key criteria, you can select a marking material quickly and easily from more than 3000 marking solutions for three different marking technologies. Once the appropriate marking material has been found, the individual, application-specific marking solution can be designed in no time at all – without requiring any specialist knowledge. The ability to create the necessary marking directly on site is a particular advantage when carrying out service call-outs where components need to be marked retrospectively. The label templates that are created can of course also be stored for future applications. Thanks to automatic data updates, you are always up to date. Functions of the MARKING system app: - Marking Editor: easy and mobile marking of marking material. - Application Wizards: efficient and step-by-step creation of application-specific marking solutions. - Application Guide: quickly and easily find the application-specific marking materials - no special knowledge of the field is required. - My projects: manage the projects you have created in a structured and clear manner. - Dashboard: the current printing status at a glance at any time. - Barcode scanner: easily and quickly call up matching marking solutions for Phoenix Contact terminal blocks. NOTE: Please note that the MARKING system app requires different permissions on your device for the full functionality. Bluetooth permission Without the permission to use Bluetooth, MARKING system is unable to connect to the available printers. Location permission Without the permission to access your location, MARKING system is unable to find the available Bluetooth printers. The location sharing is technically needed because we use the user-friendly BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) technology to communicate with the THERMOMARK GO. With the help of BLE technology, available printers in the immediate surroundings can be automatically found and connected to the app. Camera permission Without the permission to use the camera, MARKING system is unable to scan barcodes.
Bring a Trailer Auctions
Discover, discuss, and buy classic and collector vehicles through transparent auctions. Engage with a knowledgeable community and receive real-time updates on your favorite listings. Bid with confidence thanks to community vetting and sniping protection.
- Browse and bid on vehicles
- Transparent auction listings
- Community vetting and discussion
- Custom alerts and notifications
- Sniping protection
- Watchlist functionality
- Explore results with charts
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Bring a Trailer Auctions are the best way to discover, discuss, and buy classic, collector, and enthusiast vehicles. We curate vehicles submitted by our users and craft transparent auction listings that present the vehicles as they are—without superlatives or dubious used-car-lot language. BaT’s knowledgeable community of more than 900,000 users and over 400,000 registered bidders help vet each listing so potential buyers can bid with confidence. The BaT app now makes it easy to browse and bid on vehicles anywhere, anytime–with streamlined vehicle submission functionality coming soon for sellers. DISCOVER AND BROWSE Find out what’s trending, see what’s ending soon, and watch the latest bids roll in on the Discover page. Know what you’re looking for? Search and filter in the Auctions tab to narrow down hundreds of listings. VARIETY OF VEHICLES BaT’s curation mirrors our eclectic taste: off-roaders are mixed with track cars, domestic makes with foreign brands, motorcycles with vintage RVs, parts with projects. We even auction re-creations, kit cars, boats, and automobilia! COMMENT THREADS We’re known for our knowledgeable and active community of enthusiasts. Easily tag other users in the app to keep the conversation going. TRANSPARENT BIDDING Place bids quickly and easily, with no surprise fees. The BaT buyer fee is 5% of the final bid price on top of the winning bid, with a minimum of $250 and a maximum of $7,500. Any additional dealer fees required by the seller will be clearly stated in the listing when applicable. SNIPING PROTECTION Each time a bid is placed at the end of an auction, the clock is extended by two minutes–giving everyone a fair chance to place their maximum bid. CUSTOM ALERTS AND NOTIFICATIONS Push notifications and the Activity Feed keep you up to date on your favorite topics, so you can stay on top of the action in real time. We can let you know when a seller adds more photos to a listing, when your favorite models go live, and when you’ve been outbid, among other things. Update settings for these events, as well as emails and sounds for bids and comments, in the More tab. NEW ENDING SOON EXPERIENCE Now you can keep an eye on multiple auctions simultaneously as they count down in the final minutes. In the new Ending Soon section, watch the comments and bids roll in for all auctions ending in the next 24 hours. EXPLORE RESULTS WITH INTERACTIVE CHARTS See the big picture or focus on what matters to you. Easily find results by adjusting the bid amount, timeframe, or vehicle year, or by making a selection right on a results chart. WATCHLIST The watchlist is home base for all of your favorite auctions, makes, models, categories, eras, and origins–just hit the bell or star to save items. We’ll even let you know when you’ve been outbid on a watched auction so you can quickly place another bid! SELLER TOOLS Quickly upload photos, reply to bidders, adjust your reserve, and see stats for your live listings. Submissions and more seller features are coming to the app soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bring a Trailer Auctions at 4.9 against PHOENIX CONTACT MARKING system's 2.0. Bring a Trailer Auctions also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (7.8K vs 1). PHOENIX CONTACT MARKING system's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Bring a Trailer Auctions holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bring a Trailer Auctions has 7.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of PHOENIX CONTACT MARKING system's written reviews are positive against 36% of Bring a Trailer Auctions's.
PHOENIX CONTACT MARKING system ships an update every 4 months, Bring a Trailer Auctions fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PHOENIX CONTACT MARKING system | Bring a Trailer Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (7.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 36.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG | Bring A Trailer |
Customer experience
PHOENIX CONTACT MARKING system
Bring a Trailer Auctions
Bugs and requests
PHOENIX CONTACT MARKING system
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bring a Trailer Auctions
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues
- Slow loading and freezing
- Notifications overload
Requested features
3 requests- Add filter by location/distance
- Improve bidding interface
- Optimize for iPad
In-app purchases
PHOENIX CONTACT MARKING system
No in-app purchases
Bring a Trailer Auctions
No in-app purchases
Questions
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