Clars Auction Gallery vs Moran Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clars Auction Gallery
This app connects users to a premier auction house specializing in fine art, decorative objects, and jewelry. Browse extensive online catalogs, participate in live and online bidding, and discover unique estate properties.
- Browse online auction catalogs
- Participate in live and online bidding
- Discover estate properties
- Specializes in fine art, jewelry, and decorative objects
- Global reach for buyers and sellers
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Clars Auction Gallery has hosted Bay Area auctions of Fine Art, Decorative Objects, and Jewelry for more than forty years and has built a strong reputation for knowledge and experience in handling quality estate property. Clars Auction Gallery got its start in the auction business in 1948 with Harvey Clar, an Oakland, California native who at 18 began conducting industrial auctions, including machine, woodworking and automobile dealer and repair shops. His skill and reputation grew over the next few decades as he conducted a wide variety of commercial and industrial auctions as well as the occasional estate auction. The demand for his services in evaluating and auctioning personal property, such as fine art, furniture and jewelry, continued to increase, and in 1972 Harvey Clar and his wife established their auction gallery in Oakland. In 1996, Harvey Clar sold the estate auction gallery business to Oakland resident Redge Martin. Mr. Martin has a Bachelor's Degree from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. After graduate school, he worked for Ford Motor Company, Dole Foods, and Butterfield & Butterfield Auctioneers. Mr. Martin serves as CEO of the Gallery, as well as one of the main auctioneers and specialists. Under his stewardship, Clars Auction House has grown in reputation and prominence, and is considered the West Coast's premier auction house. It works with buyers and sellers throughout the world. In mid-2004, the gallery began offering simultaneous internet bidding on many of its lots. Clars Auction Gallery conducts monthly three-day estate auctions of 2000 lots at its North Oakland location. The auctions and previews are attended by 3000-5000 people, and the online auction catalog is distributed to more than 100,000 dealers and collectors worldwide. Since 2001, Clars Auction Gallery has sold over $165,000,000 of Fine Art, Furnishings, Jewelry, Vehicles and Collectibles. Follow Clars on Facebook and Twitter!
Moran Mobile
Participate in live art auctions from your mobile device. View upcoming and past auctions, search for lots, save favorites, and bid in real-time. Receive reminders and track your bidding activity.
- View Auction Calendar
- Search and Save Favorite Lots
- Register for Auctions
- Leave Absentee Bids
- Bid Live in Auctions
- Track Bidding Activity
- Request Estimates
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The John Moran App lets you view our Auction Calendar and Bid Live in our Auctions from your mobile device. Participate in our Auctions from anywhere using your mobile device and unlock the following features: - View the Auction Calendar of Upcoming and Past Auctions. - Search Lots. - Save Favorite Lots. - Register for Upcoming Auctions. - Receive reminders to ensure you never miss a chance to Bid in an Auction. - Leave Absentee Bids. - Bid Live. - Track your Bidding Activity. - Request an Estimate from our Specialists.
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Verdict
Clars Auction Gallery and Moran Mobile both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Moran Mobile's written reviews are positive against 50% of Clars Auction Gallery's. Clars Auction Gallery's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Clars Auction Gallery against 4.2 for Moran Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clars Auction Gallery has 87 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Clars Auction Gallery's written reviews are positive against 100% of Moran Mobile's.
Clars Auction Gallery ships an update every 3 months, Moran Mobile every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Clars Auction Gallery | Moran Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (87 ratings) — better | 4.2 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | C. R. MARTIN AUCTIONEERS, INC. | John Moran Auctioneers, Inc. |
Customer experience
Clars Auction Gallery
Moran Mobile
In-app purchases
Clars Auction Gallery
No in-app purchases
Moran Mobile
No in-app purchases
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