UP NYC vs Yard Link Auctions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UP NYC
Shop for premier clothing and sneakers with exclusive in-app offers and discounts. Browse the latest collections, create wishlists, and manage all your orders and shipping information in one convenient place.
- In-app exclusive offers
- Latest collection previews
- App-only discounts
- Wishlist creation
- Order and shipping management
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Enjoy in app-exclusive offers! Improve your shopping experience with UP NYC App. Be the first to see our latest collections, enjoy in app only discounts, make a wishlist of your favorite items and keep all of your orders and shipping information in one place.
Yard Link Auctions
Discover and bid on a wide variety of vehicles from tow yards and impound lots. Find project cars, parts vehicles, or rebuildable deals through live auctions or buy now options. Access inventory typically unavailable to the public.
- Browse live auctions from tow yards and impound lots
- Place bids on salvage, impound, and clean-title vehicles
- Manual and auto-bid options
- Buy Now options for instant purchase
- Filter by auction type, title status, and vehicle details
- Search by year, make, and model
- Save vehicles to watchlist and receive alerts
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Yard Link is the marketplace for salvage, impound, and clean-title vehicles. Browse live auctions from tow yards, impound lots, and dismantlers across the country, place bids in seconds, and find your next project car, parts vehicle, or rebuildable deal — all from your phone. WHY YARD LINK - Real listings from real yards. Every vehicle comes straight from tow yards, impound lots, and dismantlers. - New auctions every day. Salvage, impound, non-runners, clean titles, and parts-only cars and trucks. - Bid with confidence. See the current bid, time remaining, title status, mileage, location, and photos before you commit. - Manual or auto-bid. Set your maximum and let Yard Link bid for you up to your limit, so you never miss a deal. - Buy Now options. Skip the wait on select listings and lock in the vehicle instantly. FIND THE RIGHT VEHICLE - Filter by auction, Buy Now, clean title, or impound. - Search by year, make, and model. - Browse by state to find vehicles near you and cut down on transport costs. - Save vehicles to your watchlist and get alerts before auctions end. FOR BUYERS Whether you're a dealer, dismantler, exporter, parts store, or an individual hunting for a project, Yard Link gives you direct access to inventory that usually never reaches the public. Create a free account, get verified, and start bidding today. FOR YARDS AND SELLERS List your impound, salvage, and surplus vehicles in front of serious, ready-to-buy bidders. Reach buyers nationwide and turn idle inventory into cash. HOW IT WORKS 1. Browse live auctions and open any vehicle for full details and photos. 2. Place a bid or use auto-bid to set your maximum. 3. Win the auction, pay the marketplace fee, and get the yard's pickup details. 4. Arrange pickup directly with the yard. Download Yard Link and start bidding on salvage, impound, and clean-title vehicles today. Questions? Visit https://yardlinkauctions.com/help
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Yard Link Auctions at weekly against UP NYC's every 3 months. Yard Link Auctions also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%). UP NYC's advantage is ratings volume (4.3K 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.
Yard Link Auctions holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UP NYC has 4.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of UP NYC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Yard Link Auctions's.
UP NYC ships an update every 3 months, Yard Link Auctions weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UP NYC | Yard Link Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UP NYC LLC | LAITH MONTHER KOFAHI |
Customer experience
UP NYC
Yard Link Auctions
Bugs and requests
UP NYC
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashing or not working
- Checkout issues with product availability
Requested features
2 requests- New releases tab
- Dark mode option
Yard Link Auctions
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UP NYC
No in-app purchases
Yard Link Auctions
No in-app purchases
Questions
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