Piguet vs Phillips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piguet
Browse upcoming auctions, register for sales, and bid live or in advance on artworks and estate items. Track items of interest and access all sale information online.
- Browse upcoming auctions
- Register for sales
- Bid live and in advance
- Track items of interest
- Access sale information
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Piguet Hôtel des Ventes is a private auction house established in Geneva in 1978. Since its takeover in 2006 by Bernard Piguet, a specialist in the art market for over 20 years, the auction house has become a fixture on the Swiss market as well as international markets. Piguet transformed the traditional auction house into a decidedly modern business using the latest management methods and introducing a high level of professionalism with services offered to buyers and sellers. Piguet Auction House in Geneva specializes in auctions, estimates of artworks and estate advice. We auction close to 100,000 objects per year. Use our app to browse upcoming auctions, register for a sale, bid live and in advance, and track items of interest. You can also find all the information on our sales on www.piguet.com
Phillips
Participate in global auctions for 20th and 21st-century art, design, and luxury items. Buy, sell, and explore curated collections with real-time bidding and expert valuations.
- Browse upcoming auctions
- Track favorite lots
- Place real-time bids
- Submit items for appraisal
- Explore by maker
- Set custom alerts
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Buy, sell, and explore with the Phillips Online app. Explore upcoming auctions, track favorite lots, place real-time bids, and enjoy seamless access to our world-class auctions. BUY — place bids effortlessly in our live and online auctions. SELL — submit images of your property to our experts for complimentary valuations and appraisals. EXPLORE — browse works by your favorite makers, create an account, register to bid, and set custom alerts. About Phillips Phillips is modernizing the collecting experience for all. As a leading global platform for buying and selling 20th and 21st-century works, Phillips offers dedicated expertise in Modern & Contemporary Art, Design, Photographs, Editions, Watches, and Jewels. Auctions and exhibitions are primarily held in New York, London, Geneva, and Hong Kong, with representative offices based throughout Europe, the United States, and Asia. Phillips offers a regular selection of live and online auctions, as well as items available for immediate purchase. Phillips also offers a range of services across all aspects of collecting, including private sales, appraisals, valuations, and fiduciary planning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phillips at 4.5 against Piguet's 4.0. Phillips also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 14 months). Piguet's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Phillips holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phillips has 30 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Piguet's written reviews are positive against 80% of Phillips's.
Piguet ships an update every 14 months, Phillips every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piguet | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HDV HÔTEL DES VENTES SA | Phillips Auctioneers LLC |
Customer experience
Piguet
Phillips
In-app purchases
Piguet
No in-app purchases
Phillips
No in-app purchases
