Equipment Trader vs BigIron Auctions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Equipment Trader
Connects buyers and sellers of heavy equipment through a vast online marketplace. Offers a wide selection of classified ads for earthmoving, agricultural, and industrial machinery, supporting small businesses and civic needs with robust search capabilities.
- Extensive classified ads for heavy equipment
- Search for earthmoving, agricultural, and industrial machinery
- Connects buyers and sellers nationwide
- Supports small business and civic needs
- User-friendly visitor experience
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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.
BigIron Auctions
Access and participate in online auctions for construction equipment and trucks. Browse thousands of detailed item descriptions for current and upcoming unreserved auctions.
- Online bidding
- Unreserved auctions
- Construction equipment
- Trucks
- Detailed item descriptions
- Current and upcoming auctions
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Registered users get access to online bidding on items available in unreserved auctions conducted by BigIron. Users will have access to thousands of detailed item descriptions for both current and upcoming auctions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Equipment Trader at 4.7 against BigIron Auctions's 2.5. Equipment Trader also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (559 vs 54). BigIron Auctions's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.
Equipment Trader holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Equipment Trader has 559 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Equipment Trader's written reviews are positive against 13% of BigIron Auctions's.
Equipment Trader ships an update every 9 days, BigIron Auctions monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Equipment Trader | BigIron Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (559 ratings) — better | 2.5 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 559 — better | 54 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trader Interactive, LLC | Stock Realty & Auction Company |
Customer experience
Equipment Trader
BigIron Auctions
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
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- 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
BigIron Auctions
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Equipment Trader
No in-app purchases
BigIron Auctions
No in-app purchases
Questions
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