Cates Auction vs Bennett Auction Service
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.
Bennett Auction Service
Stay updated on upcoming auctions, view items of interest, and receive outbid notifications. Bid from anywhere or set maximum bids for automatic bidding. This is your primary source for real-time auction information.
- Upcoming auction notifications
- Item browsing
- Outbid alerts
- Remote bidding
- Automatic maximum bidding
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This dynamic app allows you to (1) stay informed about our upcoming auctions; (2) view items 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 update cadence: Bennett Auction Service at every 3 months against Cates Auction's every 52 months. Cates Auction's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cates Auction against 5.0 for Bennett Auction Service. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Cates Auction ships an update every 52 months, Bennett Auction Service every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cates Auction | Bennett Auction Service |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 52 months | Every 3 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 | RJ STONE LLC |
Customer experience
Cates Auction
Bennett Auction Service
In-app purchases
Cates Auction
No in-app purchases
Bennett Auction Service
No in-app purchases
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