Gator Bazaar vs Phocal.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gator Bazaar
A marketplace for verified college students to safely buy and sell items. Features specialized categories like student tickets and formal dresses, with a focus on scam reduction through college email verification.
- Verified student platform
- Specialized categories
- College email verification
- On-campus meetups
- Scam reduction
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Welcome College Students! Join the Gator Bazaar community and start buying/selling on a trusted platform! Gator Bazaar is a platform where verified students can buy and sell with each other. We have specialized categories that we know students want such as student tickets, formal dresses, and many more. All users must verify their college email before gaining access to the app, which will greatly reduce the risk of scams that are prevalent in other alternatives. Find a posting, send a message, meet up on campus. It's that easy! Join the hundreds of UF students who are already using Gator Bazaar!
Phocal.
A dedicated marketplace for camera enthusiasts to buy and sell photography equipment. It offers low fees and a purchase guarantee for a secure transaction experience.
- Camera gear marketplace
- Buy and sell equipment
- Lowest fees
- Purchase guarantee
- Mobile convenience
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Phocal is the first marketplace dedicated to camera lovers and available with convenience from your phone. With the lowest fees on the market and a purchase guarantee, Phocal is the best way to buy or sell your camera gear in 2023.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phocal. at 5.0 against Gator Bazaar's 4.6. Phocal. also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Gator Bazaar's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phocal. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Gator Bazaar | Phocal. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VSP Services LLC | Phocal. LLC |
Customer experience
Gator Bazaar
Phocal.
In-app purchases
Gator Bazaar
No in-app purchases
Phocal.
No in-app purchases
