Charitybuzz vs ShopSense
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.
ShopSense
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ShopSense helps you find the items on your shopping list—fast—by reading shelf labels with your camera. Add your shopping list, open the scanner, and point at the shelves. ShopSense uses OCR to recognize product names and surface matches from your list in real time, so you can stop scanning every row and start grabbing what you need. Features: Create a simple shopping list Scan shelves with your camera using OCR Quickly spot items that match your list Turn “Where is it?” into “Found it.” Download ShopSense and shop smarter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ShopSense at daily against Charitybuzz's every 3 weeks. Charitybuzz's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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.
Charitybuzz ships an update every 3 weeks, ShopSense daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Charitybuzz | ShopSense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (54 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charitybuzz INC. | Gyula Varga |
In-app purchases
Charitybuzz
No in-app purchases
ShopSense
No in-app purchases









