Smith Auctions Live vs Farber Auctioneers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smith Auctions Live
Participate in live auctions for fine art, antiques, and estate jewelry from your mobile device. Preview upcoming lots, track your bidding history, and receive notifications for items of interest. Engage in sales on-the-go with this streamlined auction platform.
- Live auction bidding
- Preview upcoming lots
- Track bidding history
- Push notifications for items
- Quick registration
- Watch live auctions
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William A. Smith Auctioneers, located in Plainfield NH was established in 1961. The house conducts multiple sales a year with focus on fine art, antiques and estate jewelry. We have been featured in international publications, including The New York Times, USA Today, Yankee Magazine, Boston Globe, Maine Antique Digest, And many other antique publications. With the William Smith 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 auctions
Farber Auctioneers
Browse and bid on a variety of items including fine jewelry, timepieces, silver, coins, and collectibles. This app allows users to participate in auctions from a specialized auction house.
- Browse auction items
- Bid in real-time
- Specializes in jewelry
- Features timepieces
- Includes coins and collectibles
- Supports silver flatware and hollowware
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Farber Auctioneers & Appraisers of New Hope, PA, is an auction house specializing in fine jewelry, timepieces, Sterling silver flatware and hollowware as well as United States coins and collectibles. Browse and bid via our mobile app.
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Verdict
Smith Auctions Live and Farber Auctioneers are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 — 4.8 for Smith Auctions Live against 4.7 for Farber Auctioneers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 12 respectively.
Smith Auctions Live ships an update every 16 months, Farber Auctioneers every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Smith Auctions Live | Farber Auctioneers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better | 4.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | William A. Smith Inc. | Farber Auctioneers and Appraisers, LLC |
Customer experience
Smith Auctions Live
Farber Auctioneers
In-app purchases
Smith Auctions Live
No in-app purchases
Farber Auctioneers
No in-app purchases
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