Smart City Control vs AuctionsPlus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart City Control
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Link all your automated City assets as controlled by the Industrial Automation Group to a single app
AuctionsPlus
Access Australia's largest online auction platform for livestock, machinery, and property. Browse, bid in real-time, and track results from anywhere. Features include instant purchase options, market insights, and account management.
- Browse and search auctions
- Bid in live auctions
- Buy Now option
- View auction results
- Track favourite lots
- Access market insights
- Manage account and activity
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Discover Australia’s largest online auction platform, right at your fingertips. Browse, bid, and stay updated with live auction results, all in one place. Experience a smoother, more personalised auction experience with our latest updates. Receive real-time notifications, track results, and bid on the go. Use the AuctionsPlus app to: Browse and Search Auctions: Access a wide range of livestock, machinery, and property auctions from across Australia with advanced search filters for category, location, breed, and more. Bid in Live Auctions: Participate in real-time auctions, placing bids on lots of interest as they happen. Buy Now Option: Purchase select lots instantly without waiting for the auction day. View Auction Results: Access detailed auction results, including sale prices and lot outcomes, after each auction. Track Favourite Lots: Save and monitor lots you're interested in, making it easy to stay updated on their status. Access Market Insights: View detailed reports and market trends for livestock and commodities, helping you make informed purchasing decisions. Manage Account and Activity: Easily manage your profile, review your bidding, and purchase history, and track ongoing transactions. Integrated LiveAssess Enjoy our app? Leave us a rating and review. Any questions or feedback? Contact us at info@auctionsplus.com.au.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AuctionsPlus at every 3 weeks against Smart City Control's every 8 months. Smart City Control's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). 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.
Smart City Control ships an update every 8 months, AuctionsPlus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart City Control | AuctionsPlus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 45.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Industrial Automation Group Pty Ltd | AuctionsPlus |
Bugs and requests
Smart City Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AuctionsPlus
Reported bugs
72 issues- App never worked properly
- Design is slow
- Saved items don’t always show
- Glitches out randomly
- Exit different clearing sales and screen resets
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- Can’t go into lots in favorites
- Tedious, clunky, ridiculous login process
- Constantly going to blank screen
- Can’t view selected favorites
- A little clunky to navigate
- Change password every time
- Bugs everywhere and crashes too
- Glitches when searching
- App has a lot of glitches
- Restarts often
- Doesn’t load
- Boots you out mid search
- Dashboard just fails and shuts down
- Can’t even log in
- Pop up keyboard covers typing
- Log in button doesn’t work
- Nothing works
- Hard to navigate
- Shuts down randomly
- Signing in function faults
- Search machinery none existing
- Constantly crashing
- So many things don’t work
- The most frustrating App
- Nothing works
- Clunky rubbish
- Searches fail
- App shuts down
- More bugs than a $5 a night foreign backpackers
- Can’t load
- Can’t use on mobile
- Missed out on bids due to not functioning on phone
- Too many faults & bugs
- App shutting down randomly
- Search function barely works
- Trouble favouriting lots
- Fails to load lots in the auction
- Annoying that each time it assumes it’s the first time
- Can’t search save or connect half the time
- Drops out all the time
- App quits often
- Drops out all the time
- Have trouble saving lots
- Hasn’t been updated for a while
- Cant filter auctions by map or locations
- Cant filter results to show favorites
- Full of glitches
- Dashboard screen goes blank
- Briefly get an error msg ‘oops you’ve gone too far’
- End of auction is weird
- Very slow and clunky
- Useless app
- Keeps crashing
- Can only look at maybe 30 lots then crashes
- If you hit the back arrow it throws you back out to the login screen
- Same thing happened when I tried to save a photo
- Crashes all the time
- Can’t find cattle gotta scroll through everything
- Not working with latest IOS version 14
- Can’t even open app, just crashes
- Just doesn’t work
- Logs in ok but that’s about it
- Go to my desktop and nothing loads
- Search only gives 3 option switches
- No where to write what you want to search for
- App keeps freezing and crashing when scrolling down auction lists
- You cannot select state or even region
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to search areas like the website
- Filter for upcoming/sold lots by state or breed
- Map or location filtering for auctions
- Filter results to show favorites
In-app purchases
Smart City Control
No in-app purchases
AuctionsPlus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smart City Control free?
Is AuctionsPlus free?
Do Smart City Control or AuctionsPlus have ads?
Which is updated more often, Smart City Control or AuctionsPlus?
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