Lightning Auctions vs Back Mountain Auctions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightning Auctions
Participate in live and absentee bidding for a wide range of items, including antiques, collectibles, and vehicles. Preview upcoming auctions, track your bids, and receive notifications directly from your mobile device.
- Preview auctions
- Live and absentee bidding
- Push notifications
- Track bidding activity
- Watch live sales
- Auction calendar
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Lightning Auctions has been the leading auction house in Northern Nevada for 30 plus years. Selling everything from antiques and collectibles, entire estates, business liquidations and used vehicles. With Lightning Auctions' app you can preview, watch and bid in our auctions all from your mobile phone. Participate in our sales while on the go or at your leisure from your mobile device and gain access to the following features: - Quick registration - Follow upcoming lots and receive push notifications to ensure you never miss a chance to bid - Leave absentee bids - Bid live using our simple “swipe to bid” interface - Track your bidding activity - Watch live sales - View calendar of past and future sales
Back Mountain Auctions
Participate in live auctions from your mobile device. Preview upcoming items, track your bids, and receive push notifications for items you're following. Experts are available for coins, jewelry, antiques, and more.
- Preview upcoming auctions
- Bid in live auctions
- Track bidding history
- Receive push notifications
- Watch live auction streams
- Quick registration
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Located in Dallas, PA, Back Mountain Auctions brings together 30 years of auction experience. Our auctions feature fresh to market estate items, clean quality antiques, household, collectibles and more. We have on-site specialists expert in coins, jewelry, antiques, firearms, militaria and more. With the Back Mountain Auctions app, you can preview, watch and bid in our auctions from your mobile / tablet device. Participate in our sales while on-the-go and gain access to our following features: Quick Registration Following upcoming lots of interest Push notifications to ensure you engage on items of interest Track bidding history and activity Watch live auctions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Back Mountain Auctions at 4.7 against Lightning Auctions's 3.7. Lightning Auctions's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 14 months). 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.
Back Mountain Auctions holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 40 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Lightning Auctions ships an update every 7 months, Back Mountain Auctions every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightning Auctions | Back Mountain Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (34 ratings) | 4.7 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Lightning Auctions Inc. | Back Mountain Auctions |
Customer experience
Lightning Auctions
Back Mountain Auctions
In-app purchases
Lightning Auctions
No in-app purchases
Back Mountain Auctions
No in-app purchases
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