Comparison

Equipment Trader vs Secondbuy

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

Head to head
About

Equipment Trader

This app connects individuals and businesses needing heavy equipment with dealers selling and renting it. It offers a vast selection of classified ads for various types of equipment, facilitating online research and purchasing.

Highlights
  • Connects buyers and sellers of heavy equipment
  • Extensive classified ad listings
  • Search for earthmoving, agricultural, and industrial equipment
  • Find trailers and salvage items
  • Supports dealers and independent owners
  • Online research and purchasing tools
Features
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EquipmentTrader's mission is to bring everyone who needs heavy equipment to the dealers who sell and rent it. We believe in supporting small business and civic needs through robust search capabilities while keeping an eye on an easy Visitor experience. EquipmentTrader is a part of the Trader Interactive family of sites which also include CommercialTruckTrader, CycleTrader, and RVTrader. At EquipmentTrader, you will find the widest selection of classified ads with over 110,000 listings to choose from and dealers nationwide. EquipmentTrader is the leading online classified advertising service bringing equipment buyers and sellers together in one virtual marketplace. We reach over 1 million active equipment buyers a month through our website. We showcase a variety of earthmoving, agricultural, forestry, mining and industrial equipment, as well as trailers and salvage items. EquipmentTrader provides dealers and independent owners alike access to equipment buyers who are interested in researching and purchasing new and used equipment online. EquipmentTrader is part of TraderOnline.com's network of Web sites covering new and used vehicle categories such as boats, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs and aircraft, as well as general merchandise. Our number one goal is to provide the best service possible for our users. As a division of Trader Interactive, EquipmentTrader boasts the very best in technical support, hardware and software to ensure that we are always ready when you need us.

About

Secondbuy

This platform connects buyers and sellers of used industrial machinery. Users can list their machinery, find equipment, and access related services. It also features a rating system for service providers across India.

Highlights
  • Buy and sell used machinery
  • List machinery information
  • Access machinery services
  • Rate service providers
  • Connect buyers and sellers
Features
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Secondbuy Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Company is a online portal which provide its customer to Buy and Sell the Used or Old machinery for industry purpose. Buyers and Sellers can share their machinery information to each other, They also can take services of their machinery as per their requirements. Secondbuy also do ratings of Service providers throughout India. It’s a Global campaign to solve the problem of Secondbuy Industry.

Screenshots

Equipment Trader4 screens
Secondbuy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Secondbuy at free against Equipment Trader's free with in-app purchases. Secondbuy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 16.6). Equipment Trader's advantage is ratings volume (555 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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

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

Secondbuy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Equipment Trader has 555 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Equipment Trader ships an update weekly, Secondbuy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Equipment Trader versus Secondbuy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEquipment TraderSecondbuy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (555 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings555 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrader Interactive, LLCSECONDBUY TECH PRIVATE LIMITED

Customer experience

Equipment Trader

All ratings546 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative73.1%

Secondbuy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Equipment Trader

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App fails/crashes frequently
  • Login issues (password/username not remembered)
  • Search feature not working correctly
  • Limited search results and inability to load more
  • App crashes when trying to load more results
Show 5 more
  • App crashes upon opening and hitting search
  • App not working on specific iOS versions
  • App crashes on iPhone after updates
  • App doesn't display local dealers
  • App crashes when opening

Requested features

3 requests
  • More filters for tractors (e.g., HP range, compact)
  • Improved search functionality
  • Landscape view on iPad

Secondbuy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Equipment Trader

No in-app purchases

None

Secondbuy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Equipment Trader free?
Equipment Trader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Secondbuy free?
Secondbuy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Equipment Trader or Secondbuy?
Secondbuy is rated higher. Equipment Trader averages 4.7 out of 5 from 555 ratings, while Secondbuy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Equipment Trader or Secondbuy have ads?
Neither Equipment Trader nor Secondbuy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Equipment Trader or Secondbuy?
Equipment Trader ships an update weekly, and Secondbuy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Equipment Trader was updated on October 27, 2026 and Secondbuy on October 10, 2026.

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