Comparison

Christie's vs Bonhams

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Browse auctions
  • Explore works to buy
  • Search upcoming and sold lots
  • Follow favorite lots
  • Bid in auctions
  • View auction results
Features
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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.

About

Bonhams

Explore and bid on fine art, antiques, collectables, and motor cars from a global auction house. Discover valuations and sales advice across 60 specialist areas worldwide.

Highlights
  • Fine art auctions
  • Antique auctions
  • Collectables auctions
  • Motor car auctions
  • Valuation services
  • Global sales network
Features
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Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: auctioneers of art, pictures, collectables and motor cars. Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son & Neale. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street and Knightsbridge; and a further three in the UK regions and Scotland. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Carmel, New York and Connecticut in the USA; and Germany, France, Monaco, Hong Kong and Australia. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas.

Screenshots

Christie's4 screens
Bonhams4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bonhams at 3.1 against Christie's's 2.6. Bonhams also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Christie's's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 21%). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Bonhams holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 149 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Christie's's written reviews are positive against 21% of Bonhams's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Christie's ships an update every 2 months, Bonhams monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Christie's versus Bonhams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChristie'sBonhams
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (55 ratings)3.1 (149 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews — better21.2% of reviews
Number of ratings55149 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB25 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperChristie's Inc.Bonhams 1793 Limited

Customer experience

Christie's

All ratings55 ratings
Positive34.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative60.7%

Bonhams

All ratings149 ratings
Positive48.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative45.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative73.1%

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)

Bonhams

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Christie's

No in-app purchases

None

Bonhams

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Christie's free?
Christie's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bonhams free?
Bonhams is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Christie's or Bonhams?
Bonhams is rated higher. Christie's averages 2.6 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Bonhams averages 3.1 from 149 ratings.
Do Christie's or Bonhams have ads?
Christie's shows ads; Bonhams does not.
Which is updated more often, Christie's or Bonhams?
Christie's ships an update every 2 months, and Bonhams monthly. Most recently, Christie's was updated on September 20, 2026 and Bonhams on September 24, 2026.

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