Charitybuzz vs Swann Auction
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Charitybuzz
Discover and bid on unique experiences and memorabilia through online auctions. This app allows you to participate in auctions from anywhere, ensuring you never miss a closing bid or the chance to snag new items in real-time.
- Bid on unique experiences
- Bid on memorabilia
- Real-time auction updates
- Last-minute bidding
- Browse new items
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Charitybuzz auctions offer one-of-a-kind experiences that make a difference. Never miss out on a closing auction, as you can bid from anywhere, with our five-star iPhone and Apple Watch app. “Scroll the pages of Charitybuzz.com, an online auction site loaded with posh products and live-large opportunities, and you're sure to find something to covet among the hundreds of sports, fashion, business and celebrity experiences, as well as plenty of must-have memorabilia. And bidders can spend big, guilt-free...” – Entrepreneur Magazine “Can you spend some time on-screen with Johnny Depp while also doing good?”- Mashable BENEFITS: • Never miss out! Auctions are closing all the time. As long as you have your phone near, you will never lose out on last minute bidding. • Check out the newest items up for auction in real-time and get a jump before the competition.
Swann Auction
Explore upcoming and past auctions, search for items, and save your favorites. Register for auctions, receive reminders, and place absentee or live bids directly from your mobile device. Track all your bidding activity in one place.
- View Auction Calendar
- Search and Save Lots
- Register for Auctions
- Receive Bid Reminders
- Place Absentee Bids
- Bid Live
- Track Bidding Activity
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The Swann Auction App lets you view our Auction Calendar and Bid Live in our Auctions from your mobile device. Participate in our Auctions from anywhere using your mobile device and unlock the following features: - View the Auction Calendar of Upcoming and Past Auctions. - Search Lots. - Save Favourite Lots. - Register for Upcoming Auctions. - Receive reminders to ensure you never miss a chance to Bid in an Auction. - Leave Absentee Bids. - Bid Live. - Track your Bidding Activity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swann Auction at 4.3 against Charitybuzz's 3.8. Swann Auction also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Charitybuzz's advantage is review sentiment (68% vs 42%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Swann Auction holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charitybuzz has 55 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Charitybuzz's written reviews are positive against 42% of Swann Auction's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Charitybuzz ships an update every 3 weeks, Swann Auction every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Charitybuzz | Swann Auction |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (55 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charitybuzz INC. | Swann Galleries, Inc. |
Customer experience
Charitybuzz
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In-app purchases
Charitybuzz
No in-app purchases
Swann Auction
No in-app purchases
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