Comparison

Lockerfox vs A1 Auction

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lockerfox

Discover and bid on local self-storage unit auctions online. Find great deals on unclaimed goods and turn your winnings into profit. This platform streamlines the auction process, allowing you to bid from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Online storage auctions
  • Bid on local units
  • Find great deals
  • Turn winnings into cash
  • Streamlined bidding experience
Features
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Lockerfox is the best online storage auction experience for storage auction buyers. By bidding online, you'll spend less time driving and more time turning winnings into cash. Storage auctions are the perfect place to find great deals, and Lockerfox is the best place to find and bid near you. This is an excellent opportunity for those who are willing to do the work, so don't wait any longer - get started bidding on storage auctions today.

About

A1 Auction

Stay updated on upcoming auctions, browse items, and receive outbid notifications. Bid from anywhere or set a maximum bid for automatic bidding.

Highlights
  • View upcoming auctions
  • Browse items
  • Outbid notifications
  • Place bids remotely
  • Set maximum bids
  • Automatic bidding
Features
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This dynamic app allows you to (1) stay informed about our upcoming auctions; (2) view items that interest you; (3) get notifications when you’ve been outbid; (4) bid no matter where you are located (or set and forget your maximum bid to let our platform automatically bid the lowest possible winning bid for you). This is the go-to-source for up-to-the-minute information on all of our auctions.

Screenshots

Lockerfox4 screens
A1 Auction4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: A1 Auction at daily against Lockerfox's monthly. A1 Auction also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Lockerfox's advantage is ratings volume (994 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

A1 Auction holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lockerfox has 994 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Lockerfox's written reviews are positive against 100% of A1 Auction's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lockerfox ships an update monthly, A1 Auction daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lockerfox versus A1 Auction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockerfoxA1 Auction
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (994 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings994 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB24 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperLockerfox, LLCA-1 Auction, LLC

Customer experience

Lockerfox

All ratings994 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

A1 Auction

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lockerfox

No in-app purchases

None

A1 Auction

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lockerfox free?
Lockerfox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is A1 Auction free?
A1 Auction is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lockerfox or A1 Auction?
A1 Auction is rated higher. Lockerfox averages 4.8 out of 5 from 994 ratings, while A1 Auction averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lockerfox or A1 Auction have ads?
Neither Lockerfox nor A1 Auction shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lockerfox or A1 Auction?
Lockerfox ships an update monthly, and A1 Auction daily. Most recently, Lockerfox was updated on October 13, 2026 and A1 Auction on September 27, 2026.

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