Workforce Australia vs PicklesLIVE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workforce Australia
Discover thousands of job opportunities advertised daily. Filter by industry, location, and availability, and receive personalized recommendations. Save jobs and searches for easy access.
- Job search by industry, location, and availability
- Personalized job recommendations
- Save jobs for later
- Save job search results
- Browse thousands of daily job ads
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Find your next job on the Workforce Australia app. Thousands of jobs are advertised every day. Find a job wherever you are • Find jobs based on industry, location, and the times and days you can work. • See jobs recommended for you. • Save jobs you want to apply for. • Save your job search results to review later. The Workforce Australia app is funded and operated by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. It’s a free service to help Australians find a job. Contact us at ESMobileAppSupport@dewr.gov.au or 13 62 68 if you need help using this app.
PicklesLIVE
Participate in live auctions from anywhere with real-time bidding and audio. Browse upcoming auctions, view item images, and access detailed condition reports. Manage your interests by adding items to a watch list.
- Real-time bidding
- Live auctioneer audio
- Browse upcoming auctions
- View item images
- Full condition reports
- Add items to watch list
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PicklesLIVE is a first-class digital auction application providing all Pickles customers with a superior mobile experience - Designed Exclusively for Pickles Buyers, Vendors & Dealers, the PicklesLIVE application provides the ability to attend physical auctions and perform all functions online seamlessly at your fingertips. Features include: • Participate in PicklesLIVE Auctions and place real-time bids from anywhere in the world • Listen to the Pickles Auctioneer call the Auction with real-time audio • Browse upcoming Auctions & View Item Images • Research Items with Full Condition Reports • Add Items to your Watch List Please Note: Use of the PicklesLIVE application requires an active My Pickles Account (Username & Password). If you do not have a My Pickles Account, please register at www.Pickles.com.au or call 1800 005 336 to start Buying & Selling today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Workforce Australia at every 3 months against PicklesLIVE's every 5 months. PicklesLIVE's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Workforce Australia ships an update every 3 months, PicklesLIVE every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workforce Australia | PicklesLIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 5.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Employment | Pickles Auctions Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Workforce Australia
PicklesLIVE
Bugs and requests
Workforce Australia
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PicklesLIVE
Reported bugs
34 issues- App forces re-login repeatedly
- App opens web browser within itself
- App goes to blank screen
- Saved items not showing as saved
- Login button not working
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- White screen on login attempt
- App freezes during bidding
- App sends users in circles
- App crashes after minor traffic
- App soft-locks and requires restart
- Safari has trouble linking to the app
- Login details not recognized
- Sound on live auctions not working
- App does not load
- Registration screen flashes and disappears
- App does not allow login
- App does not allow bidding
- App is difficult to navigate
- App is not intuitive
- App is clunky and laggy
- App is outdated
- App is buggy and unreliable
- App has hidden costs
- App does not have search functionality
- App does not display purchase history
- App does not display referral history
- App has no audio on iPad
- App is not user-friendly
- App workflow is terrible
- App is counterintuitive
- App defies logic
- App is not tested
- App is a rabbit hole
- App is a scam
Requested features
8 requests- Improve app design and usability
- Allow saving login details
- Integrate biometric login
- Fix audio issues on iPad
- Add search tool for make/model
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- Display purchase/referral history
- Improve live auction bidding speed
- Fix issues with website/app integration
In-app purchases
Workforce Australia
No in-app purchases
PicklesLIVE
No in-app purchases
