BB's Online Auction vs DirectBids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BB's Online Auction
Discover a wide variety of merchandise, from household items to appliances and furniture, at affordable prices. This platform hosts online auctions twice a week, offering closeout and salvage goods. Find great deals on almost anything, anytime.
- Wide variety of merchandise
- Closeout and salvage goods
- Affordable deals
- Twice-weekly auctions
- Household items and appliances
- Furniture and exercise equipment
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BB's Wholesale is the site of a online auction where you can find most anything at most anytime. Here at BB's we buy first quality closeouts as well as salvage loads of goods and resale to local buyers so that they can get the best and most affordable deals in the area. Nothing too small or too large.We auction a wide variety of merchandise. Household items,small and large appliances,health and beauty aids,furniture,patio furniture,exercise equipment,tools and much much more. Locally owned and operated since 1993, BB's is a well known company in the auction business for having some of the best auctions in the business for over 15 years located in So. Fulton,Tn. We always say “You Never Know What You May Find Here”. Complete address is 3636 Hwy 45e So. Fulton,Tn.38257 Auctions are held twice a week . First auction of the week begins on Sunday evenings and ends at 8:00 pm on Tuesday night of the same week. The final auction of each week begins on Thursday of each week at 7:00 am and ends at 8:00 pm Thursday evening.
DirectBids
This app provides a mobile platform for participating in online auctions of used medical, laboratory, and business assets. Users can conveniently bid, make payments, and arrange for local pickups or shipping directly from their phones.
- Bid on auctions
- Pay for won items
- Schedule pickups
- Arrange shipping
- Browse surplus assets
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DirectBids is the premium online marketplace for used medical, laboratory and business assets. Never miss an auction with the DirectBids mobile app. Conveniently bid, pay and schedule pickups on your phone. Local pickups and shipping available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BB's Online Auction at none against DirectBids's shown. BB's Online Auction also leads on ratings volume (106 vs 6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). DirectBids's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 40 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
DirectBids holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BB's Online Auction has 106 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BB's Online Auction ships an update every 40 months, DirectBids every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BB's Online Auction | DirectBids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (106 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BBs Online Auction Inc | Direct Bids, LLC |
Customer experience
BB's Online Auction
DirectBids
In-app purchases
BB's Online Auction
No in-app purchases
DirectBids
No in-app purchases
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