Cates Auction vs Oldham Auctions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cates Auction
Stay updated on upcoming auctions and view properties of interest. Receive outbid notifications and place bids from anywhere, or set a maximum bid for automatic bidding. This is your primary source for real-time auction information.
- Upcoming auction alerts
- Property viewing
- Outbid notifications
- Remote bidding
- Automatic maximum bidding
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This dynamic app allows you to (1) stay informed about our upcoming auctions; (2) view properties that interest you; (3) get notifications when you've been outbid; (4) bid no matter where you are located (or set and forget your maximum bid to let our platform automatically bid the lowest possible winning bid for you). This is the go-to-source for up-to-the-minute information on all of our auctions.
Oldham Auctions
Stay updated on upcoming auctions and view properties of interest. Receive outbid notifications and place bids from anywhere, or set a maximum bid for automatic bidding. This app is your primary source for real-time auction information.
- View upcoming auctions
- Browse properties
- Receive outbid alerts
- Place bids remotely
- Set maximum bids
- Automatic bidding
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This dynamic app allows you to (1) stay informed about our upcoming auctions; (2) view properties that interest you; (3) get notifications when you’ve been outbid; (4) bid no matter where you are located (or set and forget your maximum bid to let our platform automatically bid the lowest possible winning bid for you). This is the go-to-source for up-to-the-minute information on all of our auctions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cates Auction at 5.0 against Oldham Auctions's 4.4. Oldham Auctions's advantage is update cadence (every 17 months vs every 52 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Cates Auction holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively.
Cates Auction ships an update every 52 months, Oldham Auctions every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cates Auction | Oldham Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 52 months | Every 17 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | CATES AUCTION & REALTY COMPANY INC | Oldham Auctions |
Customer experience
Cates Auction
Oldham Auctions
In-app purchases
Cates Auction
No in-app purchases
Oldham Auctions
No in-app purchases
