Comparison

Bonhams vs WinBids Auctions

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fine art auctions
  • Antique auctions
  • Collectables auctions
  • Motor car auctions
  • Valuation services
  • Global sales network
Features
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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.

About

WinBids Auctions

Features
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WinBids Auction established in 2021 is a third generation auction gallery located in Aventura, Florida. Starting in Brazil the business moved to Florida in the 2021. WinBids is a brand new online auction in Aventura. We are from a family of jewelers with years of experience buying, selling, appraising and consigning for sale quality jewelry, gold, silver, estate jewelry, antiques, and more. We are a customer oriented house serving private individuals, estates, attorneys, trust departments, banks, insurance companies, families of seniors, dealers. Our team will professionally appraise your fine estate jewelry and provide expert advice as to current value. Our appraisal staff will evaluate a single item or entire estate and will professionally handle every aspect to accommodate your individual requirements. WinBids conducts approximately several auction sales per year of fine art, fine and estate jewelry, silver, furniture, fashion design and more. We also feature specialty jewelry and gift auctions in special occasion sales such as holidays. The catalog for each is posted approximately two weeks prior to the auction date. To receive email notices of up-coming auctions please sign up to the WinBids mailing list.

Screenshots

Bonhams4 screens
WinBids Auctions3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: WinBids Auctions at 12.0 against Bonhams's 15.1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bonhams ships an update monthly, WinBids Auctions every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bonhams versus WinBids Auctions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBonhamsWinBids Auctions
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (149 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings149 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB55 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperBonhams 1793 LimitedInternational Auction Partners, Inc

In-app purchases

None

Bonhams

No in-app purchases

None

WinBids Auctions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bonhams free?
Bonhams is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WinBids Auctions free?
WinBids Auctions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bonhams or WinBids Auctions have ads?
Neither Bonhams nor WinBids Auctions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bonhams or WinBids Auctions?
Bonhams ships an update monthly, and WinBids Auctions every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bonhams was updated on September 25, 2026 and WinBids Auctions on September 14, 2026.

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