Team Auctions vs DirectBids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Team Auctions
Participate in live and timed auctions from your mobile device. Preview items, track bidding history, and receive notifications for lots of interest. This app facilitates bidding on a wide range of items including real estate, industrial equipment, and vehicles.
- Preview auction items
- Watch live auctions
- Bid in timed auctions
- Track bidding history
- Push notifications for items
- Quick registration
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Team Auctions, formerly-known as Sekura Auctions, has been operating for over 50 years. We are a fast-growing auction company, servicing On-Site, Real-Estate, Industrial, and Farm Auctions, with units capable of doing auction sales anywhere! We sell everything from Real Estate, Industrial, Farming, Heavy Trucks, Transport, Recreational, and much more — throughout Western Canada, BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. With the Team 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 the 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 and timed Auctions
DirectBids
This app provides a mobile platform for participating in online auctions of used medical, laboratory, and business assets. Users can conveniently bid, make payments, and arrange for local pickups or shipping directly from their phones.
- Bid on auctions
- Pay for won items
- Schedule pickups
- Arrange shipping
- Browse surplus assets
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DirectBids is the premium online marketplace for used medical, laboratory and business assets. Never miss an auction with the DirectBids mobile app. Conveniently bid, pay and schedule pickups on your phone. Local pickups and shipping available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Team Auctions at none against DirectBids's shown. Team Auctions also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). DirectBids's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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 Team Auctions against 5.0 for DirectBids. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DirectBids has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Team Auctions ships an update every 3 months, DirectBids every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Team Auctions | DirectBids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sekura Auctions ltd | Direct Bids, LLC |
Customer experience
Team Auctions
DirectBids
In-app purchases
Team Auctions
No in-app purchases
DirectBids
No in-app purchases
