VirtualBarter vs Sturgis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VirtualBarter
Facilitate trades, discover nearby members and merchants, and manage your account on the go. This app provides a global marketplace for trade offers and a searchable member directory for products and services.
- GPS enabled map for nearby members
- Account balance information
- Marketplace offer display
- Mobile transaction posting via QR code
- Member directory search
- Global trade marketplace access
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Save time and be more productive with the virtualBarter App for iPhone... Members of select "Powered by virtualBarter" exchanges can now facilitate their own trading, find members on a map, and manage their account anytime, anywhere. VirtualBarter for iOS v2 features a GPS enabled map to display nearby members and merchants, account balance information, and a display of the latest marketplace offers. Additional features include mobile transaction posting by scanning the buyers QR code and a member directory search by company, category, or location. No need to call a broker for trade availabilities; you'll find the latest trade offers in the global trade marketplace. Looking for a product or service? It's quick and easy to search the member directory. For Trade Exchanges... The Powered by virtualBarter solution is a complete trade exchange management system featuring 24 hour trading in an online global alliance of trade exchanges, each with their own online marketplace. Built from the ground up as a world class Internet based trade commerce and payment ecosystem, VirtualBarter is all you will ever need to run and manage an online and/or broker centric trade exchange.
Sturgis
Participate in auctions from anywhere with this mobile bidding app. Stay updated on upcoming events, track items, and receive outbid notifications. Set maximum bids for automatic bidding to ensure you don't miss out on winning items.
- Real-time auction updates
- Watchlist for items
- Outbid notifications
- Mobile bidding
- Automatic maximum bidding
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Welcome to the Sturgis Auctions Online mobile bidding app! This dynamic app allows you to (1) stay informed about our upcoming auctions; (2) watch items that interest you; (3) get notifications when you’ve been outbid; (4) bid no matter where you are located (or set and forget your maximum bid to let our platform automatically bid the lowest possible winning bid for you). This is the go-to-source for up-to-the-minute information on all of our auctions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sturgis at 5.0 against VirtualBarter's 3.5. Sturgis also leads on update cadence (every 31 months vs every 73 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). 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.
Sturgis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
VirtualBarter ships an update every 73 months, Sturgis every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VirtualBarter | Sturgis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 73 months | Every 31 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Intertrade Capital Group, Ltd. | Sturgis Auctions Online, LLC |
Customer experience
VirtualBarter
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In-app purchases
VirtualBarter
No in-app purchases
Sturgis
No in-app purchases
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