All American Auctions vs DirectBids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
All American Auctions
Participate in auctions from anywhere with this mobile app. Preview items, receive notifications for upcoming lots, and bid live or leave absentee bids. Track your activity and view past and future sales.
- Preview auction items
- Receive bid notifications
- Leave absentee bids
- Swipe to bid live
- Track bidding activity
- Watch live sales
- View sales calendar
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Nation wide, extremely local, auction company that pays attention to detail! With the All American Auctions app you can preview, watch, and bid in our auctions all from your mobile phone. Participate in our sales while on the go or at your leisure from your mobile device and gain access to the following features: Quick registration Follow upcoming lots and receive push notifications to ensure you never miss a chance to bid Leave absentee bids Bid live using our simple “swipe to bid” interface Track your bidding activity Watch live sales View calendar of past and future sales
DirectBids
This app provides a mobile platform for participating in online auctions of used medical, laboratory, and business assets. Users can conveniently bid, make payments, and arrange for local pickups or shipping directly from their phones.
- Bid on auctions
- Pay for won items
- Schedule pickups
- Arrange shipping
- Browse surplus assets
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DirectBids is the premium online marketplace for used medical, laboratory and business assets. Never miss an auction with the DirectBids mobile app. Conveniently bid, pay and schedule pickups on your phone. Local pickups and shipping available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: All American Auctions at none against DirectBids's shown. All American Auctions also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). DirectBids's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 5.0 for All American Auctions against 5.0 for DirectBids. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DirectBids has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
All American Auctions ships an update every 7 months, DirectBids every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | All American Auctions | DirectBids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | All Auctions Inc. | Direct Bids, LLC |
Customer experience
All American Auctions
DirectBids
In-app purchases
All American Auctions
No in-app purchases
DirectBids
No in-app purchases
Questions
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