Comparison

eBid vs ShopGoodwill

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

Head to head
About

eBid

This app allows users to buy and sell a wide variety of items through online auctions and fixed-price listings. It offers a low-cost marketplace with minimal selling fees and zero listing fees for most items, making it easy to reach a global audience.

Highlights
  • Buy and sell items
  • Online auctions
  • Fixed price marketplace
  • Low selling fees
  • Zero listing fees
  • Global reach
  • Easy selling system
Features
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Buy or sell just about anything with eBid. Browse auctions and fixed-price listings from sellers around the world. Search for collectibles, vintage finds and everyday essentials, view item photos and seller feedback, and keep track of favourites with your watchlist. Create listings with photos, manage your purchases and sales, and follow each transaction through the After Sales Log. Place bids, make offers where available, and buy fixed-price items from your iPhone or iPad. The updated app includes light and dark themes, improved navigation, and accessible reporting and blocking controls.

About

ShopGoodwill

Discover unique items from Goodwills nationwide through this e-commerce platform. Browse categories, participate in auctions, or use the "Buy it Now" feature. Your purchases support job training and placement services.

Highlights
  • Bid on auction items
  • Buy items instantly
  • Filter by category, price, and shipping
  • Add items to Favorites
  • Save searches
  • Customer service support
Features
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ShopGoodwill mobile app is the premier location for finding hidden treasures within Goodwills across the country. It’s the first e-commerce platform that has been created, owned, and operated by a non-profit organization. Supporting over 130 Goodwill organizations, ShopGoodwill has unique finds like fashion, home goods, technology, jewellery, collectibles and more that you can search through from the comfort of your home. While on the site, you have the option of browsing specific categories, participating in auctions, using our “Buy it Now” feature, as well as checking out our 1 cent shipping items. When you shop with ShopGoodwill, you’re helping fund our mission of providing job training and placement services to thousands of people. Each item’s final sale price goes back into the local Goodwill that listed the item, and around 85 cents of every dollar go back into funding our mission, so this means your purchases are making a difference in local communities throughout the country. Shop with purpose, shop for good. 1. Bid for auction items and buy them after the auction ends 2. Buy items right away wherever applicable 3. Pay for the item using Paypal or Stripe 4. Paypal Credit option available 5. Get quick access to featured items 6. Quick bid or Quick buy from the listing page directly 7. Add items to Favorites for easy access later 8. Filter items based on • Categories • Size • Lowest to highest pricing • 1 Cent shipping only • New today • Specific Sellers • Shipping Options 9. Know more about ShopGoodwill 10. Get an email from your personal shopper when an item that matches your interest is listed 11. Save a search to fetch items again quickly on the items listing 12. Search using Advanced search option with deeper search criteria 13. Raise Customer Service tickets on Items and your orders 14. Schedule Pickups for your pickup orders

Screenshots

eBid4 screens
ShopGoodwill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShopGoodwill at 2.4 against eBid's 2.1. ShopGoodwill also leads on ratings volume (989 vs 46). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShopGoodwill holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShopGoodwill has 989 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of eBid's written reviews are positive against 12% of ShopGoodwill's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eBid ships an update every 2 months, ShopGoodwill every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
eBid versus ShopGoodwill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereBidShopGoodwill
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (46 ratings)2.4 (989 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.3% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings46989 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB92 MB
Age rating17+17+
DevelopereBid LtdGoodwill Industries of Orange County, California

Customer experience

eBid

All ratings46 ratings
Positive21.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative67.4%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive15.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative76.3%

ShopGoodwill

All ratings959 ratings
Positive27.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative62.9%
Written reviews385 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative79.5%

User reviews

eBid

From 46 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works as intended
  • 💰 Affordable selling fees
  • 💡 Potential to rival eBay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent errors and crashes
  • 🐛 Search function is a joke
  • 🐛 Difficult navigation
  • 🐛 App not updated
  • 🐛 Incompatible with newer iPhones

ShopGoodwill

From 989 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great deals
  • 👍 Authentic items
  • 🚀 Fast shipping
  • 👍 Good packaging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy app
  • 💰 Expensive shipping and handling fees
  • 🔍 Poor item descriptions and photos
  • 🤔 Inconsistent policies across locations
  • 🤔 Overpriced items

Bugs and requests

eBid

Reported bugs

29 issues
  • Download doesn't work
  • Cannot set shipping method
  • Runtime errors
  • Errors upon launch
  • Cannot upload photos from iPhone
Show 24 more
  • Error connecting to internet
  • App doesn't start up
  • Contact Us page error
  • App doesn't work on iPhone
  • Frozen screen
  • Error messages on logon
  • Cannot register
  • App crashes
  • Search feature error
  • Variations not shown properly
  • Cannot read text/pinch zoom
  • 400 clicks from search to item
  • Cannot filter listings
  • PPPay credit card test issues
  • Cannot log in
  • Password reset issues
  • Lags
  • Errors that do not allow listing updates
  • Prefixed shipping and payment option
  • Stuck on shipping screen
  • App won't open
  • Error message regarding search feature
  • App crashes after initial use
  • Bad UI

Requested features

16 requests
  • Streamline listing process
  • Improve search functionality
  • Make app more user-friendly
  • Update app regularly
  • Improve photo tools (brighten, crop, rotate)
Show 11 more
  • Option to add listing to mystore
  • Show number of views per listing
  • Social share option
  • Smoother touch and page switching
  • Fix variations display
  • Allow searching by UPC or model
  • Advertise on TV
  • Make app smoother
  • Improve UI and responsiveness
  • More testing and user groups
  • More advertising for the platform

ShopGoodwill

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Login issues
  • Inaccurate item information and photos
  • Shipping weight discrepancies
  • Inability to view order history and status

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to filter by size, price range, and other criteria
  • Improved search functionality
  • Notifications for outbid/ending auctions
  • Landscape mode support for tablets
  • Ability to save shipping addresses and payment methods
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  • Better integration between app and website

In-app purchases

None

eBid

No in-app purchases

None

ShopGoodwill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eBid free?
eBid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShopGoodwill free?
ShopGoodwill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eBid or ShopGoodwill?
ShopGoodwill is rated higher. eBid averages 2.1 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while ShopGoodwill averages 2.4 from 989 ratings.
Do eBid or ShopGoodwill have ads?
Neither eBid nor ShopGoodwill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eBid or ShopGoodwill?
eBid ships an update every 2 months, and ShopGoodwill every 6 weeks. Most recently, eBid was updated on October 26, 2026 and ShopGoodwill on October 30, 2026.

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