Bonhams vs Auctionet
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.
Auctionet
Browse and bid on a wide variety of items, from antiques to art, through Europe's leading online auction marketplace. Securely pay for your purchases, arrange transport, and track deliveries. Save favorite items and searches to never miss a bargain.
- Browse and bid on auction items
- Place absentee or real-time bids
- Secure payment processing
- Order and track item transport
- Save items and favorite searches
- View highlighted and recently added items
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Buying at auction now just takes a few clicks! With Auctionet’s app you can browse and bid on antiques, furniture, art, design items, collectibles and much more! Auctionet is Europe’s leading marketplace for auctions - every day we serve you thousands of items from over 40 European auction houses. With this app, you can: • Browse and see all current items and auctions. • Place bids – Place an absentee max bid for automatic service, or place a bid in real time. • Pay, safely and securely. • Order transport and track the delivery. • Follow items – save current auctions for later; we will remind you when it's time! • Make a wishlist by subscribing to your favourite searches. We will let you know when your dream item is available at auction! • View recently added items, or last-minute bargains. • View highlighted items, selected by our experts. • Contact the auction houses or Auctionet’s support team. • Share interesting items by email or on social media. Buying at auction is a smart move, not only for your wallet but also for the environment. You can find interesting and unique items to personalise your home – paying less than you would for something mass-produced. All items are carefully inspected, described and photographed by experts. Just lean back and browse! Please send us feedback at support@auctionet.com!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bonhams at none against Auctionet's shown. Bonhams also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (149 vs 13). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
Auctionet holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bonhams has 149 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 19% and 18% positive.
Bonhams ships an update monthly, Auctionet every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bonhams | Auctionet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (149 ratings) | 3.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 149 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bonhams 1793 Limited | Auctionet |
Customer experience
Bonhams
Auctionet
Bugs and requests
Bonhams
Reported bugs
72 issues- App fails constantly
- Does not connect with website
- Requires constant re-login
- Does not work with facial recognition
- Lost connection frequently
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- Missed lots due to poor UX
- Hard to follow items
- Logged out everyday
- Not showing historical bids
- Constantly 'unable to connect'
- Photos not loading
- App keeps trying to load after update
- Error loading more auctions
- Spinning progress arrows annoying
- Laggy and unstable
- Impossible to follow lots
- Every lot shown from beginning of time
- Forces email account for condition report
- App doesn't update with upcoming auctions
- No customer service responses
- No invoice available on app
- Tedious scrolling for auctions
- No way to search auction location
- No filter for item category
- App is unusable
- Many functions unusable
- Get stuck in search screen
- Login difficult
- Requires re-creating account
- Cannot enter app with iOS 17.4.1
- Rubbish app
- Never get reply
- No longer select sales by location
- No Italian language option
- Bad customer support replies
- High user charge (28%)
- Telephone support on hold/hangs up
- No digital payment interface
- Icons too small
- Bidding not fit for purpose
- Fails to send bids
- Cannot save favorite artists
- No notification for favorite artists
- Malfunctioning watch sold
- App does not show current bid
- Not notified when outbid
- No filter to exclude US auctions
- Insensitive customer service for pickup
- No obvious way to sort auctions by location
- Location not shown upfront
- Cannot create account on iPhone (button hidden)
- App initializing for over a month
- Constantly crashing and unreliable
- Can't find specific auctions (NY, type)
- Outrageous buyer's premium (30%)
- Difficulty changing password/account issues
- Wrong descriptions and bottles shown
- Slide bar wouldn't work for bidding
- Always lag, lose for the lot
- Misrepresented lot with wrong registration mark
- Difficult to navigate
- Impossible to sign off
- Keeps asking to sign up for newsletter
- No one responds to email
- Password doesn't work / account doesn't exist
- Unorganized and poorly run business
- Terrible, temperamental, unreliable, confusing
- Not user friendly
- Browsing auctions almost impossible
- No search function
- Cannot access today's sale results
- Cannot get auction details
Requested features
17 requests- Most recent followed lots on top
- Embed condition report in app
- Search for auction location
- Filter by item category
- Sort auctions by location
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- Save favorite artists and get notifications
- Filter available auctions to exclude specific regions
- Italian language option
- Ability to sort auctions by location
- Display auction location upfront
- Functionality to register for auction via app
- Functionality to bid through the app
- Load online auctions onto the app
- Search function for artists
- Improved UI for viewing artworks (like Christie's)
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Auctionet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bonhams
No in-app purchases
Auctionet
No in-app purchases
