DirectBids vs StellaMart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
StellaMart
This app empowers small and medium businesses to offer digital loyalty programs, reloadable balances, and coupons. Users can manage their digital wallet, make contactless payments, and discover local merchant offers.
- Reloadable balances (StellaCoin)
- Customizable loyalty programs
- Digital coupon wallet
- Contactless payments
- eGifting via QR codes or phone number
- Interactive map of nearby merchants
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We want to help level the playing field. Stella allows small to medium businesses to offer things like reloadable balances, coupons, and loyalty programs--just like the big guys do--all consolidated into a single app. What can you do with Stella? - Reloadable Balances Imagine having a stack of gift cards from dozens of businesses. Imagine that you can top up the balances at any time. Now imagine that all of those cards have been digitized and integrated into a single app. That is the essence of the merchant-specific digital currency we call StellaCoin. - Loyalty Programs Participating merchants can design their own loyalty programs to reward their most loyal customers. Earn loyalty points with every visit. - Coupons Coupons can be added to your digital wallet for free. Redeem them at participating merchants to take advantage of the deals they offer. - My Wallet Access all the StellaCoin, coupons, and loyalty programs from your digital wallet in Stella. - Contactless Payments Pay for your purchases using coupons and reloadable balances in lieu of cash. You can also add credit cards to your account, and pay with Stella instead of handing over a credit card. - eGifting You can gift any of the items in your digital wallet to another Stella user. Use QR codes for in-person gifting, or select a phone number from the Contact list on your device. - What's Around Set your current location and use the interactive map to discover what nearby merchants are offering. Switch between Map View and List View for more flexibility. Planning a road trip or vacation? Set a new location, and use the map to search around your destination. Use Stella, and support your local merchants.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DirectBids at 5.0 against StellaMart's 1.0. DirectBids also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). StellaMart's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
DirectBids holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. 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.
DirectBids ships an update every 6 months, StellaMart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DirectBids | StellaMart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Direct Bids, LLC | StellaMart |
Customer experience
DirectBids
StellaMart
In-app purchases
DirectBids
No in-app purchases
StellaMart
No in-app purchases
Questions
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