MachineryMax vs Surplus Record
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MachineryMax
This platform connects buyers and sellers of preowned industrial machinery through an auction format. It offers tools for listing assets, searching for equipment, and participating in competitive bidding, aiming for efficient and transparent transactions.
- Browse and bid on machinery
- List industrial assets for sale
- Create custom alerts
- Streamlined and intuitive interface
- Detailed item descriptions and specifications
- Transparent bidding process
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Welcome to the MachineryMax mobile application, the foremost new age auction platform dedicated to providing a never-before, ultimate tool for preowned machinery and more! Our user-friendly app offers a win-win solution for buyers and sellers. Providing a seamless, trusted and efficient experience in industrial asset transactions. With the MachineryMax App’s cutting-edge mobile platform, you can browse, select, create alert, and bid on a wide range of high-quality machinery conveniently from any mobile devices. The improved App is a more streamlined, easy to navigate with an intuitive interface. Search and bid on items with just a few taps saving time and effort. Sellers can easily list their industrial assets and reach an unprecedented base of buyers who are constantly searching the platform. A full range of robust tools for sellers to showcase their items is included with professionally guided instructions to add effective descriptions, complete specifications, and add attractive images to maximize the speed and value of their asset’s transactions. At MachineryMax.com, we pay equal attention to the needs of buyers and sellers, creating a Win - Win environment for all parties involved. This App delivers a clear and competitive bidding process ensuring fair, transparent, and equitable transactions. We also provide prompt backend support with a dedicated professional team throughout the auction process. Whether you are a buyer looking for top-notch woodworking machinery, heavy equipment or just an odd high value component; or a seller looking for a reliable platform with a rich mix of potential buyers to sell your assets, the Machinerymax App with MachineryMax.com is your go-to solution. Join our community of satisfied buyers and sellers and experience the new age of industrial asset transactions with ease and confidence. Download our app now and get started!
Surplus Record
Easily search a vast directory of new and used industrial equipment, including machine tools, pumps, and generators. Connect with dealers to sell your idle assets quickly and reach over 135,000 manufacturers monthly.
- Search large equipment directory
- Find metalworking and fabricating tools
- Browse chemical and process equipment
- List machinery for sale
- Reach manufacturers and end-users
- Sell idle assets quickly
- Get offers within 24 hours
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The Surplus Record app is the easiest and fastest way to search through one of the largest directories of new and used capital equipment, machine tools, machinery, and industrial equipment. With over 90,000 listings, you're guaranteed to find the industrial asset you need; including metalworking and fabricating machine tools, chemical and process equipment, cranes, air compressors, pumps, motors, circuit breakers, generators, transformers, turbines, and much more! Interested in listing your own machinery on Surplus Record to market them to 135,000+ manufacturers and end-users each month? Check out the "Sell With Us" part of the app in the header, there are no commissions and you pay one low monthly fee. If you have just a few idle assets lying around your warehouse or manufacturing floor and want to sell them quickly. You can also use this app to instantly reach out to Surplus Records machinery dealers with the machine you need to sell, and you'll get offers within 24 hours. Click "Wanteds" in the header of the app. (It's Free!)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surplus Record at 100% against MachineryMax's 0%. Surplus Record also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). MachineryMax's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 4). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Surplus Record holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MachineryMax's written reviews are positive against 100% of Surplus Record's.
MachineryMax ships an update every 4 weeks, Surplus Record weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MachineryMax | Surplus Record |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MachineryMax INC | Surplus Record Inc. |
Customer experience
MachineryMax
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In-app purchases
MachineryMax
No in-app purchases
Surplus Record
No in-app purchases
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