Richmond Auctions vs Vertus Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Richmond Auctions
Participate in live auctions and bid in real time from your mobile device. Browse current and upcoming sales, track lots, and leave absentee bids with detailed audio and visual descriptions.
- Live auction bidding
- Browse current and upcoming sales
- Track lots and receive notifications
- Leave absentee bids
- Real-time sale watching
- Calendar of past and future sales
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Explore and bid live with Richmond Auction’s mobile app. The Richmond Auctions app allows users to easily browse current and upcoming sales, as well as enter the Richmond Auctions Digital Bid Room to watch ongoing auctions and bid in real time, all from your mobile device. The goal of Richmond Auctions is to bring you the highest quality pieces, with full length descriptions that has never been seen in the auction world. At Richmond Auctions you’ll see the highest quality audio and visual descriptions ever seen in the market. How can we do this? By limiting our focus to the best, featured with incredible detail to give you confidence when bidding. You can buy collectibles anywhere, but Richmond Auctions will be your destination when want to confidently buy the best. Participate in our sales on the go or from the comfort of your home using your mobile device and gain access to the following features: -Quick registration for upcoming auctions -Track upcoming lots and receive push notifications -Leave absentee bids for upcoming auctions -Bid live using our simple “swipe to bid” interface -Track your bidding activity -Watch sales in real time -View calendar of past and future sales
Vertus Pro
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Browse, search, filter and order thousands of paint-related products. Order from anywhere and at any time, we deliver across South Africa. The Vertus Pro app transforms your smartphone, into an order-placing machine and streamlines your process of replenishing your paint, and paint-related, stocks. Note: To be able to use this app, you will need to login with the username and password provided to you by your distributor. If you do not have a paint-related distributor, contact us on support@vertuspro.com How it works: ========== After you have logged in on your mobile device you will be able to access the shop and view all paint and paint-related products that are available for you to purchase. Once you have found the product(s) you wish to order, add the quantity you wish to order of each product and add them to your cart. Items can be removed from your cart at any time prior to finalizing and placing your order. When you are ready to place your order you will be able to enter an personalized order number for your own tracking purposes. Once inserted, you will be able to submit the order. Once placed, the order will be submitted to your distributor who will be responsible for processing and delivering your order. You will be notified, in real-time, as the status of your order changes from submitted through to dispatched and finally complete. All of this, with an estimated time of delivery being available. All orders, and their state, are maintained under your Order History tab. Features: ======= · Browse thousands of paint-related products and order directly from your Vertus Pro mobile application. · Receive notifications, on your mobile device, about your orders, such as what stage of the distribution process they are in and when they are expected to arrive at your premises. · You can view any order’s status: submitted, in process, dispatched or on-hold · View current and past order details: order number, order date & time, date & time of completion (if applicable), products included in the order. · Favourite products which you want to order frequently. · Easily identify products which are being promoted by your distributor. · Request the price of an item directly from your distributor. · Add custom products to your cart, even if they are not listed in the Vertus Pro shop. · Request a call back from your distributor with one-click. · User friendly: The Vertus Pro mobile application displays all orders and other important details at a glance, in a single screen.
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Verdict
Richmond Auctions and Vertus Pro are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Richmond Auctions ships an update every 11 months, Vertus Pro every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Richmond Auctions | Vertus Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (40 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richmond Auctions LLC | BODYSHOP EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD |
In-app purchases
Richmond Auctions
No in-app purchases
Vertus Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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