Auction Sniper vs SGC Grading
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auction Sniper
Automate your eBay auction bidding to increase your chances of winning. This app places bids in the final seconds of auctions based on your preferences, saving you time and effort. Receive notifications for bid status and manage your snipes easily.
- Automated last-second bidding
- Import eBay watches
- Place, edit, and delete snipes
- Auction status notifications
- Sort search results
- PayPal funding
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Snipe to win eBay auctions using Auction Sniper for iOS! Welcome to hands-free auction bidding and winning. Back and better than ever, Auction Sniper will place an automated bid, based on your preferences, in the last seconds of an eBay auction to increase your chances of a winning bid. With the improved Auction Sniper app you can: • Save time by no longer having to watch the end of an auction. • Import eBay watches and easily place, edit and delete snipes. • App Notifications to let you know when you have been outbid, lose or win an Auction. • Sort searches by price, end time or newly listed. • Directly fund your Auction Sniper account with PayPal. • And more! Plus, you can try Auction Sniper for free! After you sign up, open the Auction Sniper activation email and click the "account activation" link to receive your 3 free snipes. After your first 3 winning snipes, you will be charged only 1.75% of the final auction price with fees as low as $0.35 USD for only the auctions you win.
SGC Grading
Manage your trading card collection and grading submissions. Submit orders, track their progress, and build a digital inventory of your graded cards. Access detailed information and verification for your collection.
- Submit and track grading orders
- Build and manage digital card collection
- Verify card certifications and access images
- Search and view pop report data
- Find current services and pricing
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Enhance the way you collect with SGC. Submit and track orders. Easily access Cert Code and Pop Report data. Build, manage, and enjoy your SGC collection. SMOOTH SUBMISSION PROCESS Submit orders directly from the SGC app and track your submissions throughout the entire grading process. MY CARDS FEATURE Build, manage and enjoy your collection in the palm of your hands with the new My Cards feature. SIMPLE & QUICK CERT VERIFICATION Find high-resolution images and information about your SGC graded cards. EASY TO USE POP REPORT A fast and easy way to find pop report data on cards in your collection or cards you’re looking to add to your collection. App features include: Submit orders directly from the SGC app and track the progress of your orders as they go through the grading process Build, manage and enjoy your collection with the My Cards feature Use the Cert Verification feature to access high-resolution images and look up important information about your SGC cards such as graded-on dates Search Pop Report data with ease Download high-resolution images of cards you submit for grading Find current services and pricing Contact our Collector Support Team For more information please visit https://gosgc.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Auction Sniper at 4.7 against SGC Grading's 4.1. Auction Sniper also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 41%) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 111). SGC Grading's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Auction Sniper holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Auction Sniper has 1.7K ratings behind it against 111, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Auction Sniper's written reviews are positive against 41% of SGC Grading's.
Auction Sniper ships an update every 2 months, SGC Grading every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auction Sniper | SGC Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.1 (111 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.9% of reviews — better | 41.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 111 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AuctionSniper.com | SGC Grading |
Customer experience
Auction Sniper
SGC Grading
Bugs and requests
Auction Sniper
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not loading or syncing with eBay account
- Disappearing or resetting of bid amounts
- Inconsistent performance across devices and OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Improved mobile app experience with more features
- Option to set default currency for bids
- Better notification system for outbid alerts
- Ability to view bid history and analytics
SGC Grading
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Auction Sniper
No in-app purchases
SGC Grading
No in-app purchases
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