Christie's vs BDDW Auctions
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.
BDDW Auctions
Access exclusive auctions for unique furniture, art, and design objects. Find one-offs, prototypes, and brand-new pieces directly from the designer. Receive notifications and streamline your bidding process on this user-friendly platform.
- Exclusive auction access
- Unique one-off pieces
- Prototypes and floor models
- Brand-new designer items
- Streamlined bidding
- Direct notifications
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BDDW holds frequent auctions that are accessible through our very own auction platform, where great deals can be found on a range of select BDDW items: an eclectic mix of one-offs, prototypes, misfit floor models, and brand-new pieces designed by Tyler Hays. Our auctions are the only way to access our archival, collectable works, holiday puzzle batches, and auction-only pieces. This app makes our already popular auction platform more accessible and user-friendly: notifications sent directly to your iPhone, streamlined bidding, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BDDW Auctions at 100% against Christie's's 36%. BDDW Auctions also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and ads (none vs shown). Christie's's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 11). 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.
BDDW Auctions holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christie's has 57 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Christie's's written reviews are positive against 100% of BDDW Auctions's.
Christie's ships an update every 2 months, BDDW Auctions weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christie's | BDDW Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (57 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christie's Inc. | IronDirect, a Liquidity Services, Inc. business. |
Customer experience
Christie's
BDDW Auctions
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)
BDDW Auctions
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Christie's
No in-app purchases
BDDW Auctions
No in-app purchases
