Comparison

Bring a Trailer Auctions vs Giftaroo

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

Head to head
About

Bring a Trailer Auctions

Discover, discuss, and buy classic and collector vehicles through transparent auctions. Engage with a knowledgeable community and receive real-time updates on your favorite listings. Bid with confidence thanks to community vetting and sniping protection.

Highlights
  • Browse and bid on vehicles
  • Transparent auction listings
  • Community vetting and discussion
  • Custom alerts and notifications
  • Sniping protection
  • Watchlist functionality
  • Explore results with charts
Features
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Bring a Trailer Auctions are the best way to discover, discuss, and buy classic, collector, and enthusiast vehicles. We curate vehicles submitted by our users and craft transparent auction listings that present the vehicles as they are—without superlatives or dubious used-car-lot language. BaT’s knowledgeable community of more than 900,000 users and over 400,000 registered bidders help vet each listing so potential buyers can bid with confidence. The BaT app now makes it easy to browse and bid on vehicles anywhere, anytime–with streamlined vehicle submission functionality coming soon for sellers. DISCOVER AND BROWSE Find out what’s trending, see what’s ending soon, and watch the latest bids roll in on the Discover page. Know what you’re looking for? Search and filter in the Auctions tab to narrow down hundreds of listings. VARIETY OF VEHICLES BaT’s curation mirrors our eclectic taste: off-roaders are mixed with track cars, domestic makes with foreign brands, motorcycles with vintage RVs, parts with projects. We even auction re-creations, kit cars, boats, and automobilia! COMMENT THREADS We’re known for our knowledgeable and active community of enthusiasts. Easily tag other users in the app to keep the conversation going. TRANSPARENT BIDDING Place bids quickly and easily, with no surprise fees. The BaT buyer fee is 5% of the final bid price on top of the winning bid, with a minimum of $250 and a maximum of $7,500. Any additional dealer fees required by the seller will be clearly stated in the listing when applicable. SNIPING PROTECTION Each time a bid is placed at the end of an auction, the clock is extended by two minutes–giving everyone a fair chance to place their maximum bid. CUSTOM ALERTS AND NOTIFICATIONS Push notifications and the Activity Feed keep you up to date on your favorite topics, so you can stay on top of the action in real time. We can let you know when a seller adds more photos to a listing, when your favorite models go live, and when you’ve been outbid, among other things. Update settings for these events, as well as emails and sounds for bids and comments, in the More tab. NEW ENDING SOON EXPERIENCE Now you can keep an eye on multiple auctions simultaneously as they count down in the final minutes. In the new Ending Soon section, watch the comments and bids roll in for all auctions ending in the next 24 hours. EXPLORE RESULTS WITH INTERACTIVE CHARTS See the big picture or focus on what matters to you. Easily find results by adjusting the bid amount, timeframe, or vehicle year, or by making a selection right on a results chart. WATCHLIST The watchlist is home base for all of your favorite auctions, makes, models, categories, eras, and origins–just hit the bell or star to save items. We’ll even let you know when you’ve been outbid on a watched auction so you can quickly place another bid! SELLER TOOLS Quickly upload photos, reply to bidders, adjust your reserve, and see stats for your live listings. Submissions and more seller features are coming to the app soon!

About

Giftaroo

Easily store and manage all your gift cards and vouchers by taking photos. Receive reminders before cards expire and access them instantly when needed. Keep your digital wallet organized and never miss out on using your stored value.

Highlights
  • Photo-based gift card storage
  • Expiry reminders
  • Centralized card management
  • Local device storage
  • Simple and private interface
Features
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"Giftaroo keeps every gift card and pass you own in one place. Safe, organized, and always with you. Just swipe through the carousel and select the card you wish to use. Snap a quick photo of any gift card or voucher and Giftaroo saves it straight to your device. No more digging through drawers, wallets, or old emails trying to remember which card has money on it. No more accidentally leaving a card at home when you actually needed it. All of your cards and passes are always on you. FEATURES Photo-based storage. Snap a picture, done! Expiry reminders - set the date and get notified before a card expires unused Everything in one place - all your cards, always on hand Simple and private - cards are saved locally to your device Whether it's a birthday gift card sitting in a drawer or a store voucher you keep forgetting about, or a lifetime pass. Giftaroo makes sure it never goes to waste. Just snap, save, and spend with confidence. It is always on hand. Note: balances must be checked and updated manually - Giftaroo does not link directly to store accounts. This keeps your data private.

Screenshots

Bring a Trailer Auctions4 screens
Giftaroo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bring a Trailer Auctions at none against Giftaroo's 1. Bring a Trailer Auctions also leads on ratings volume (7.8K vs 1). Giftaroo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Giftaroo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bring a Trailer Auctions asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bring a Trailer Auctions against 5.0 for Giftaroo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bring a Trailer Auctions has 7.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bring a Trailer Auctions versus Giftaroo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBring a Trailer AuctionsGiftaroo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.8K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB51 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBring A TrailerJAMES LEE ADAMS

Customer experience

Bring a Trailer Auctions

All ratings7,726 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative49.6%

Giftaroo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bring a Trailer Auctions

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Slow loading and freezing
  • Notifications overload

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add filter by location/distance
  • Improve bidding interface
  • Optimize for iPad

Giftaroo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bring a Trailer Auctions

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Giftaroo

One-time1
  • Unlimited Cards$9.99

Questions

Is Bring a Trailer Auctions free?
Bring a Trailer Auctions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Giftaroo free?
Giftaroo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bring a Trailer Auctions or Giftaroo?
Giftaroo is rated higher. Bring a Trailer Auctions averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7.8K ratings, while Giftaroo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bring a Trailer Auctions or Giftaroo have ads?
Neither Bring a Trailer Auctions nor Giftaroo shows ads.

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