Ashbeys vs Communica
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!
Communica
This app serves as a leading online and offline retailer for electronic components in South Africa. It offers a wide selection of parts for various electronic projects and needs.
- Electronic component distribution
- Online retail
- Offline retail
- South African market focus
- Independent distributor
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Communica is the largest independant Electronic Component Distributor and Online and Offline Retailer in South Africa.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ashbeys at 5.0 against Communica's 3.0. Communica's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 39 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Ashbeys's written reviews are positive against 33% of Communica's.
Ashbeys ships an update every 39 months, Communica every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ashbeys | Communica |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 5 months — 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 | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASHBEY'S GALLERIES CC | RAPID ACCELERATION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED |
Customer experience
Ashbeys
Communica
In-app purchases
Ashbeys
No in-app purchases
Communica
No in-app purchases
