AusLiveAuctions vs Smalls Auctions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AusLiveAuctions
This app connects collectors to a community for buying and selling authentic historical items. Browse, pre-bid, and participate in live auctions conveniently from your mobile device. Consign items with ease and track their history.
- Quick registration
- Pre-bidding
- Track item history
- Live auction bidding
- Consign items
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Brought to you by the team that started the AusLive movement! Join the AusLiveAuctions community! A community of collectors passionate about owning and preserving original pieces of history. Run by collectors for collectors, catering to a diverse range of collectable items. Jump on board as we embark on an online/mobile/tablet application based way for people to conveniently browse, pre bid and live bid on the authentic collectable items. •Quick Registration •Pre-bidding before the auction starts •Track item history and activity •Watch and bid during live auctions •Consign items with ease
Smalls Auctions
Participate in curated auctions of collectible treasures, including jewelry, watches, coins, and art. Bid online from your mobile device for weekly sales featuring expertly described items. Visit the gallery to inspect items and enjoy a complimentary coffee.
- Curated auctions of collectibles
- Online bidding on mobile
- Jewelry, watches, coins, art, and more
- Expertly described items
- In-person inspection available
- Weekly online sales
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Smalls Auctions, located at 452 Oxford Street Paddington Sydney, is often complimented for its expertly curated auctions of Collectible Treasures including Jewellery, Watches, Coins, Banknotes, Art, Militaria, and historical Australiana. Our weekly sales are posted online every Friday going live on the Internet on the following Sunday-week at 12 pm (AEST or AEDT during Daylight Saving Hours ) giving Registered Bidders ten full days to participate. Our staff has over 90 years of combined industry experience dealing in rare and valuable items so you can bid with confidence secure in the knowledge that the items on offer are expertly described - but if you are in the neighbourhood, then call in to our Auction Gallery to inspect the items firsthand and we'll even 'shout' you a free coffee in our adjoining Cafe. Using the Smalls Auctions House App, you can preview, watch and bid in our Sales while 'on-the-move' from your mobile / tablet device. Happy Bidding!
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Verdict
AusLiveAuctions and Smalls Auctions both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Smalls Auctions's written reviews are positive against 87% of AusLiveAuctions's. AusLiveAuctions's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 AusLiveAuctions against 5.0 for Smalls Auctions. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of AusLiveAuctions's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smalls Auctions's.
AusLiveAuctions ships an update every 4 months, Smalls Auctions every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AusLiveAuctions | Smalls Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 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 | 108 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | A COOPER & MPK CONSULTANTS PTY LTD | currency-world pty ltd |
Customer experience
AusLiveAuctions
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In-app purchases
AusLiveAuctions
No in-app purchases
Smalls Auctions
No in-app purchases
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