Bonhams Skinner vs Farber Auctioneers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bonhams Skinner
Discover and bid on thousands of collector items across dozens of categories in monthly auctions. Participate in live sales directly from your mobile device with features like high-resolution image viewing, lot tracking, and push notifications for items of interest.
- Search and browse upcoming auctions
- View high-res images with zoom
- Follow upcoming lots
- Push notifications for items of interest
- Track bidding history
- Watch and bid live
- Quick registration
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Skinner is the place for buyers, sellers, and the passionately curious. Search, browse, and bid directly from your mobile or tablet with the Skinner Auctions app. We offer thousands of items across dozens of collector categories for auction monthly. Participate in our sales while on-the-go from your phone or tablet. Skinner attracts top consignments and commands record-breaking prices in the international auction marketplace. With renowned expertise and extraordinary service. Skinner appraisers are familiar faces on PBS's 17-time Emmy Award-nominated ANTIQUES ROADSHOW. Visit us in Boston, Marlborough, New York, Maine, Florida, or online at https://www.skinnerinc.com. FEATURES INCLUDE •Quick Registration •Search, browse and view all upcoming auctions •View high-res images with zoom feature •Follow upcoming lots •Push notifications to ensure you engage on items of interest •Track bidding history and activity •Watch live auctions •Bid live using our simple "swipe to bid" interface
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
The clearest difference is rating: Farber Auctioneers at 5.0 against Bonhams Skinner's 3.5. Bonhams Skinner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (70 vs 10). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Farber Auctioneers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bonhams Skinner has 70 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bonhams Skinner ships an update every 2 months, Farber Auctioneers every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bonhams Skinner | Farber Auctioneers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Skinner, Inc. | Farber Auctioneers and Appraisers, LLC |
Customer experience
Bonhams Skinner
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In-app purchases
Bonhams Skinner
No in-app purchases
Farber Auctioneers
No in-app purchases
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