Christie's vs Auction Operation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Christie's
Access the world's leading art and luxury business. Browse and bid on extraordinary items across over 70 categories, including jewelry, handbags, and precious artifacts. Track your favorite items and manage your account.
- Browse auctions
- Explore works to buy
- Search upcoming and sold lots
- Follow favorite lots
- Bid in auctions
- View auction results
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The world’s leading art and luxury business at your fingertips. With the Christie’s app, you can browse and bid on extraordinary art and luxury objects in over 70 categories, including jewellery, handbags and precious artefacts. • BROWSE auctions of the finest art, collectibles and luxury brands • EXPLORE works to buy now • SEARCH upcoming and sold lots • FOLLOW your favourite lots from any auction • BID in our auctions • VIEW RESULTS from past auctions and monitor results of live auctions in real time • MANAGE your Christie’s online account and keep track of all of your purchases, bids and registered auctions Founded in 1766, Christie’s is a world-leading art and luxury business with a physical presence in 46 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Renowned and trusted for our expert live and online-only auctions, as well as bespoke Private Sales, Christie’s unparalleled network of specialists offers clients a full portfolio of global services.
Auction Operation
Participate in auctions from anywhere with this comprehensive app. It offers features like real-time bidding, lot watching, and access to past auction data. Manage your consignments and stay updated with push notifications.
- Push notifications
- Watch lots
- Absentee bidding
- Live bidding
- Past auction archives
- Consignment section
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Designed with you in mind! Our feature rich app includes push notifications, the ability to 'watch' lots, absentee and live bidding, past auction archives and a consignment section - all for your on-the-go convenience. Download now and start experiencing auctions in a whole new way!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Auction Operation at 5.0 against Christie's's 2.6. Auction Operation also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Christie's's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (55 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Auction Operation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christie's has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Christie's ships an update every 2 months, Auction Operation every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christie's | Auction Operation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (55 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Christie's Inc. | AUCTION OPERATION (PTY) LTD |
Customer experience
Christie's
Auction Operation
Bugs and requests
Christie's
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes or crashes
- Inability to view or manage tracked lots
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Unreliable connection and offline mode issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add search functionality for upcoming and past auctions
- Implement landscape mode support for iPads
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Introduce more customization options (e.g., dark mode)
Auction Operation
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Christie's
No in-app purchases
Auction Operation
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Christie's free?
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