Comparison

Basic.Space vs Microbid

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Basic.Space

Discover and purchase exclusive, curated items in design, art, and fashion. Access private online drops and unique member-only events. This marketplace is for those seeking personal, experimental, and true creations.

Highlights
  • Curated marketplace
  • Exclusive product drops
  • Access to new and next trends
  • Members-only events
  • Global network of creatives
Features
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Basic.Space is an obsessively curated marketplace. Shop timeless classics and what’s new and next. This space is not for everyone.
This space is not mass produced. Conventional. Or influenced.
This space is personal. Experimental. True. Our members are part of a global network of creatives and designers with access to: - Preview and purchase private, curated online drops featuring the most coveted products in design, art, and fashion. - Unique members-only events and experiences during major design, art, and fashion weeks. Own The Future.

About

Microbid

Features
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Microbid is 85% Member-owned and uses crowd-powered Auctions to help everyday people (ie. Buyers) and Businesses, Brands and Creators (ie. Sellers) easily connect, communicate and combine their money to increase their buying power (and get almost any item, good or service for 1% of the price) - while also increasing sales and exposure for Sellers. BIDDING = FRACTIONAL BUYING = DIGITAL OWNERSHIP Members can create viral, crowd-powered Auctions (free) around almost any item, good, service or even idea imaginable and let other members fractionally "bid" and buy into it. Bids are made in $0.001 increments (ie. 1/10th of a penny) and once an Auction reaches its 1% reserve it's eligible to be won by either the highest final bidder or the bidder with the highest Loyalty Score. MICROBID LOYALTY - THE MOST POWERFUL LOYALTY PROGRAM ON THE PLANET Every single bid members make also gives them the potential to win "Instant Rewards" like gift cards, prizes and even the outright auctioned Item, Good or Service they're bidding on. And, once an Auction is over bidders have additional opportunities to receive Consolation Rewards + Bonuses, like the 10% Winner Referral Bonus. Microbid is sort of like Groupon meets Ebay meets the Starbucks App. We've combined one of the oldest industries in the world, Auctions, with the power of crowd-funding and a social media to create the most powerful E-Commerce, Sales and Growth Engine the world has ever seen. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Note: The Microbid App uses background GPS Location services to help users receive location-specific Crowd Auctions, Announcements, Messages, Notifications and Alerts - as well as automatically check-in to Microbid or Microbid Seller Events, Jobs, find Auctions and Events in real-time, know when Winning Bidders have arrived, etc. For example, if users are near a particular Microbid Seller who has Auctions that you've bid on or follow - or that Microbid things you might be interested in, then you may receive a location-specific Notification about that Seller/location and their Auction Offering(s). In addition, this also helps stay in communication with users who may be at a particular event like a festival or concert where Microbid and/or Microbid Sellers are. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Basic.Space4 screens
Microbid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Basic.Space at weekly against Microbid's every 13 months. Microbid's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic.Space ships an update weekly, Microbid every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Basic.Space versus Microbid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic.SpaceMicrobid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (322 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings322 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB76 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBasic Space, IncThinApp Solutions LLC

Bugs and requests

Basic.Space

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes on sign in
  • Items removed without reason
  • Error message on verification
  • Keyboard covers input field
  • Random video audios play
Show 8 more
  • Hard to search/filter
  • Phone registration code issue
  • App glitches, won't search
  • No search filter
  • Can't post items
  • Feed forced scrolling
  • Algorithm glitches
  • Phone not verified error

Requested features

5 requests
  • Contact for help
  • More videos/creators
  • Filter by size/category
  • iPad version
  • Clearer item wear/damage info

Microbid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Basic.Space

No in-app purchases

None

Microbid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic.Space free?
Basic.Space is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Microbid free?
Microbid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Basic.Space or Microbid have ads?
Neither Basic.Space nor Microbid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic.Space or Microbid?
Basic.Space ships an update weekly, and Microbid every 13 months. Most recently, Basic.Space was updated on November 2, 2026 and Microbid on November 4, 2026.

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