Bonhams Skinner vs Back Mountain Auctions
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
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 Bonhams Skinner's 44%. Back Mountain Auctions also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5). Bonhams Skinner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Bonhams Skinner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Back Mountain Auctions's.
Bonhams Skinner ships an update every 2 months, Back Mountain Auctions every 14 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Bonhams Skinner | Back Mountain Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (70 ratings) | 4.7 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Skinner, Inc. | Back Mountain Auctions |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Bonhams Skinner
No in-app purchases
Back Mountain Auctions
No in-app purchases
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