Midwest Auctions vs Back Mountain Auctions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Midwest Auctions
This app connects users nationwide to auction services based in SE Kansas and NE Oklahoma. It facilitates bidding on a wide variety of items, including real estate, vehicles, farm equipment, antiques, and collectibles. Users can register, make payments, and receive notifications for upcoming auctions and outbid alerts.
- Nationwide bidding access
- Real estate auctions
- Vehicle auctions
- Farm equipment auctions
- Antique and collectible auctions
- Easy registration and payments
- Auction notifications and alerts
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Midwest Auctions is based out of Independence KS. Our auction services are available to the surrounding communities of SE Kansas and NE Oklahoma. Bidding is available nationwide. We sell anything of value, including: real estate, vehicles, farm equiement, antiques, guns, coins, jewelry estates, and much more. Pleas download and install our Midwest Auctions App so will will never miss an upcoming auction. Our platform offers easy registration and payments, notices about upcoming auctions, outbid alerts and much more!
Back Mountain Auctions
Participate in live auctions from your mobile device. Preview upcoming items, track your bids, and receive push notifications for items you're following. Experts are available for coins, jewelry, antiques, and more.
- Preview upcoming auctions
- Bid in live auctions
- Track bidding history
- Receive push notifications
- Watch live auction streams
- Quick registration
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Located in Dallas, PA, Back Mountain Auctions brings together 30 years of auction experience. Our auctions feature fresh to market estate items, clean quality antiques, household, collectibles and more. We have on-site specialists expert in coins, jewelry, antiques, firearms, militaria and more. With the Back Mountain Auctions app, you can preview, watch and bid in our auctions from your mobile / tablet device. Participate in our sales while on-the-go and gain access to our following features: Quick Registration Following upcoming lots of interest Push notifications to ensure you engage on items of interest Track bidding history and activity Watch live auctions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Back Mountain Auctions at 100% against Midwest Auctions's 0%. Back Mountain Auctions also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0). Midwest Auctions's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Back Mountain Auctions holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Midwest Auctions's written reviews are positive against 100% of Back Mountain Auctions's.
Midwest Auctions ships an update every 21 months, Back Mountain Auctions every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Midwest Auctions | Back Mountain Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (38 ratings) | 4.7 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Midwest Auctions, LLC | Back Mountain Auctions |
Customer experience
Midwest Auctions
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In-app purchases
Midwest Auctions
No in-app purchases
Back Mountain Auctions
No in-app purchases
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