Scheels vs SFW Auctions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scheels
Shop for sporting goods, clothing, footwear, and toys. Manage your SCHEELS Visa, track spending, view statements, and redeem rewards. Enjoy a seamless shopping experience and manage gift cards.
- Shop sporting goods, apparel, and toys
- Manage SCHEELS Visa account
- Track spending and view statements
- Redeem credit card rewards
- Manage gift cards
- Seamless shopping experience
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At SCHEELS, we offer everything you need to fuel your passions, from sporting goods and clothing to footwear, toys, and more. Our goal is to provide you with the best retail experience possible, including managing your SCHEELS Visa. Now, you can bring the SCHEELS experience to your smartphone with our app! Enjoy a seamless shopping experience, manage your gift cards, and access your account quickly and easily. Take control of your SCHEELS Visa by tracking spending, viewing statements, and managing credit card rewards directly from the app. Download the SCHEELS app today and make shopping simpler than ever.
SFW Auctions
Participate in online auctions for hunting and fishing trips directly from your mobile device. Preview upcoming lots, track your bids, and watch live auctions on the go. Quick registration and push notifications ensure you never miss an opportunity.
- Preview upcoming auctions
- Watch live auctions
- Bid in real-time
- Track bidding history
- Push notifications for items of interest
- Quick registration
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The best online auctions for hunting and fishing trips. With the SFW 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
Scheels and SFW Auctions both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SFW Auctions's written reviews are positive against 58% of Scheels's. Scheels's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Scheels against 5.0 for SFW Auctions. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scheels has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Scheels's written reviews are positive against 100% of SFW Auctions's.
Scheels ships an update every 9 days, SFW Auctions every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scheels | SFW Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Scheels All Sports Inc | Outdoorsman Hunts, LLC |
Customer experience
Scheels
SFW Auctions
Bugs and requests
Scheels
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to complete orders or make purchases
- Disappearing rewards and account information
Requested features
4 requests- Restore saved favorites feature
- Integrate in-store purchases into the app
- Improve payment processing and order confirmation
- Add auto-pay option for Scheels card
SFW Auctions
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scheels
No in-app purchases
SFW Auctions
No in-app purchases
