Empty Vase vs Phillips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Empty Vase
Discover luxury floral arrangements and exclusive discounts. Order flowers for same-day pick-up or delivery from a premier Los Angeles florist.
- Luxury floral arrangements
- Exclusive app-only discounts
- Same-day pick-up
- Same-day delivery
- Los Angeles florist
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Empty Vase, Los Angeles Luxury Florist. Buy and send flowers and access unique discounts exclusively through the app. Same-day pick-up and delivery.
Phillips
Participate in global auctions for 20th and 21st-century art, design, and luxury items. Buy, sell, and explore curated collections with real-time bidding and expert valuations.
- Browse upcoming auctions
- Track favorite lots
- Place real-time bids
- Submit items for appraisal
- Explore by maker
- Set custom alerts
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Buy, sell, and explore with the Phillips Online app. Explore upcoming auctions, track favorite lots, place real-time bids, and enjoy seamless access to our world-class auctions. BUY — place bids effortlessly in our live and online auctions. SELL — submit images of your property to our experts for complimentary valuations and appraisals. EXPLORE — browse works by your favorite makers, create an account, register to bid, and set custom alerts. About Phillips Phillips is modernizing the collecting experience for all. As a leading global platform for buying and selling 20th and 21st-century works, Phillips offers dedicated expertise in Modern & Contemporary Art, Design, Photographs, Editions, Watches, and Jewels. Auctions and exhibitions are primarily held in New York, London, Geneva, and Hong Kong, with representative offices based throughout Europe, the United States, and Asia. Phillips offers a regular selection of live and online auctions, as well as items available for immediate purchase. Phillips also offers a range of services across all aspects of collecting, including private sales, appraisals, valuations, and fiduciary planning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Empty Vase at 5.0 against Phillips's 4.5. Empty Vase also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 18.0). Phillips's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Empty Vase holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phillips has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Empty Vase ships an update every 3 weeks, Phillips every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empty Vase | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Empty Vase Inc | Phillips Auctioneers LLC |
Customer experience
Empty Vase
Phillips
In-app purchases
Empty Vase
No in-app purchases
Phillips
No in-app purchases
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