Bonhams vs Bonhams Skinner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Fine art auctions
- Antique auctions
- Collectables auctions
- Motor car auctions
- Valuation services
- Global sales network
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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.
Bonhams Skinner
Discover and bid on thousands of collector items across dozens of categories in monthly auctions. Participate in live sales directly from your mobile device with features like high-resolution image viewing, lot tracking, and push notifications for items of interest.
- Search and browse upcoming auctions
- View high-res images with zoom
- Follow upcoming lots
- Push notifications for items of interest
- Track bidding history
- Watch and bid live
- Quick registration
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Skinner is the place for buyers, sellers, and the passionately curious. Search, browse, and bid directly from your mobile or tablet with the Skinner Auctions app. We offer thousands of items across dozens of collector categories for auction monthly. Participate in our sales while on-the-go from your phone or tablet. Skinner attracts top consignments and commands record-breaking prices in the international auction marketplace. With renowned expertise and extraordinary service. Skinner appraisers are familiar faces on PBS's 17-time Emmy Award-nominated ANTIQUES ROADSHOW. Visit us in Boston, Marlborough, New York, Maine, Florida, or online at https://www.skinnerinc.com. FEATURES INCLUDE •Quick Registration •Search, browse and view all upcoming auctions •View high-res images with zoom feature •Follow upcoming lots •Push notifications to ensure you engage on items of interest •Track bidding history and activity •Watch live auctions •Bid live using our simple "swipe to bid" interface
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bonhams Skinner at 3.5 against Bonhams's 3.1. Bonhams Skinner also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 19%). Bonhams's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Bonhams Skinner holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 149 and 70 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Bonhams's written reviews are positive against 44% of Bonhams Skinner's.
Bonhams ships an update monthly, Bonhams Skinner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bonhams | Bonhams Skinner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (149 ratings) | 3.5 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 149 — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bonhams 1793 Limited | Skinner, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bonhams
Bonhams Skinner
In-app purchases
Bonhams
No in-app purchases
Bonhams Skinner
No in-app purchases
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