Comparison

Aether Auctions vs Search for eBay

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Aether Auctions

Participate in live auctions and manage your bidding activity directly from your mobile device. Browse upcoming sales, save favorite items, and place bids remotely. Receive timely reminders to ensure you never miss an opportunity.

Highlights
  • View auction calendar
  • Search and save favorite lots
  • Register for sales
  • Receive bid reminders
  • Place absentee bids
  • Bid live
  • Track bidding activity
Features
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The new Aether Auctions app lets you view our auction calendar and bid live in our auctions from your mobile device. Participate in our sales wherever you are using your mobile device and by gaining access to the following features:- - View calendar of past and future sales - Search lots - Save favorite lots - Register for upcoming sales - Receive reminders to ensure you never miss a chance to bid in a sale - Leave absentee bids - Bid live - Track your bidding activity

About

Search for eBay

This app helps eBay users find deals by identifying auctions with no bidders or best offer options. It also assists sellers by showing past sold prices to determine item value. Advanced filters and saved searches enhance the shopping experience.

Highlights
  • Find auctions with no bidders
  • Identify best offer opportunities
  • Locate auctions ending at low-traffic times
  • Filter by seller history and feedback
  • View sold item prices and charts
  • Advanced and combined search filters
  • Save searches and receive notifications
Features
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Free search helper app for eBay. As a buyer, helps you find the bargains amongst a large number of items. As a seller, look at past sold items to see what an item may be worth. App is totally free to use with no subscriptions, limits or ads. Features: - Use the optional AI Search assistant to help you find bargains. Tell it what you are looking for and it will guide you to finding the item at a bargain price. - Find auctions with no bidders. No competition means a potential bargain! - Find auctions with no bidders and where the option of a best offer is available. They may be willing to accept a low offer. - Find auctions ending in the middle of the night, where last minute bids are much less likely. - Exclude items from sellers with no/little eBay selling history or poor feedback rating. - Find items available for collection locally. Save on postage. - Look through sold items to see what they typically sell for. Great for power sellers who want to know how much something is worth and to set a realistic starting/selling price. - View average sell price and price distribution charts. - Filter by item specific properties such as brand, model or size. - Includes standard search filters, e.g. category, condition, price range. In addition, includes filters not available via the eBay app or website. - Combine any search filters, e.g. find auctions with no bidders ending in the next 24 hours, where they are accepting a best offer and from a reliable seller with good feedback. - Save favourite searches. - Optionally receive notifications when there are new listings for a saved search. - Click on an item to jump to the eBay site to view details and make a purchase. - Supports all/most eBay sites (US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy,…). Safety and Privacy: - App does not require you to login in to your eBay account, unless you want to search for sold items (this is an eBay requirement). - Free to use app, alongside the eBay website or app, where you can login and make purchases independently and safely. - App does not bug you with ads. - We do not collect any personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, location or eBay account details. - All of your app settings and saved searches are stored on your device - they are not stored on our servers. This app is under active development. Suggestions, bug reports and app reviews are welcome. eBay is a registered trademark of eBay Inc. This app is from an independent developer and is in no way related to eBay Inc.

Screenshots

Aether Auctions4 screens
Search for eBay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Search for eBay at 5.0 against Aether Auctions's 3.0. Search for eBay also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months). Aether Auctions's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Search for eBay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aether Auctions ships an update every 13 months, Search for eBay every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Aether Auctions versus Search for eBay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAether AuctionsSearch for eBay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAether Auctions plus Appraisals, LLC.Twiddlebit Software Ltd

Customer experience

Aether Auctions

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Search for eBay

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Aether Auctions

No in-app purchases

None

Search for eBay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aether Auctions free?
Aether Auctions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Search for eBay free?
Search for eBay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aether Auctions or Search for eBay?
Search for eBay is rated higher. Aether Auctions averages 3.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Search for eBay averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Aether Auctions or Search for eBay have ads?
Aether Auctions shows ads; Search for eBay does not.
Which is updated more often, Aether Auctions or Search for eBay?
Aether Auctions ships an update every 13 months, and Search for eBay every 5 weeks. Most recently, Aether Auctions was updated on November 3, 2026 and Search for eBay on October 24, 2026.

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