Ashbeys vs OldJW Auctioneers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ashbeys
Experience auctions on the go with this feature-rich application. It offers push notifications, live and absentee bidding, access to past auction archives, and a consignment section for ultimate convenience.
- Push notifications
- Watch lots
- Absentee bidding
- Live bidding
- Past auction archives
- Consignment section
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Designed with you in mind! Our feature rich app includes push notifications, the ability to “watch” lots, absentee and live bidding, past auction archives and a consignment section - all for your on-the-go convenience. Download now and start experiencing auctions in a whole new way!
OldJW Auctioneers
Participate in live auctions for antiques, art, jewelry, and collectibles from a leading South African auction house. Browse past and current catalogs, track lots of interest, and bid from anywhere in the world. Receive push notifications for items you're following.
- Live auction bidding
- Browse current & past catalogs
- Track upcoming lots
- Push notifications for items
- Submit absentee bids
- Online registration
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Bid live on our monthly auctions and browse the current & past catalogues. Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers is one of the leading Antiques, Art, Jewellery and Collectables auction houses in South Africa. Since 2014 we have been hosting monthly auctions in our vintage industrial warehouse in Selby, Johannesburg. We sell a wide variety of items including Antique, Period, Industrial & Designer Furniture, Fine South African and International Art, Collectables, Jewellery, Watches, Silver, Gold, Porcelain, Classic Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia, Militaria, Vintage Toys and Comics, Coins, Vintage Wines, Carpets and Music Boxes. Being one of South Africa's largest auction houses we offer the following services on our OldJW Auctioneers App: •Quick online registration • Bid from anywhere in the world during our live auctions • Follow upcoming lots of interest • Push notifications to ensure you engage on items of interest • Track bidding history and activity • Submit absentee bids
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ashbeys at 5.0 against OldJW Auctioneers's 4.4. OldJW Auctioneers's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Ashbeys holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OldJW Auctioneers has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Ashbeys's written reviews are positive against 33% of OldJW Auctioneers's.
Ashbeys ships an update every 39 months, OldJW Auctioneers every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ashbeys | OldJW Auctioneers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ASHBEY'S GALLERIES CC | OLD JOHANNESBURG WAREHOUSE (PTY) LTD |
Customer experience
Ashbeys
OldJW Auctioneers
In-app purchases
Ashbeys
No in-app purchases
OldJW Auctioneers
No in-app purchases
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