Acker Wines vs Phillips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Acker Wines
Access a vast selection of rare and sought-after wines from around the world. Browse upcoming auctions, filter by vintage and region, and place bids directly from your device. Consign items and follow your favorite producers.
- Wide selection of rare wines
- Filter by vintage and region
- Place bids on auctions
- View upcoming and past auctions
- Consign wine items
- Follow favorite producers
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The new Acker Merrall & Condit mobile app offers access to the widest selection of the rarest and most highly sought-after wine by enthusiasts, collectors and burgeoning wine lovers worldwide. Filter your search by vintage, region, high or low estimate and leave bids all from your mobile phone or tablet. View upcoming or past auctions. Consign items, watch lots of interest and follow your favorite producers from anywhere you are in the world.
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 review sentiment: Phillips at 80% against Acker Wines's 17%. Phillips also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Acker Wines's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
Phillips holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Acker Wines's written reviews are positive against 80% of Phillips's.
Acker Wines ships an update every 2 months, Phillips every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Acker Wines | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (25 ratings) | 4.5 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Acker, Merrall & Condit Company | Phillips Auctioneers LLC |
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Acker Wines
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In-app purchases
Acker Wines
No in-app purchases
Phillips
No in-app purchases
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