ACV Auctions vs ADESA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACV Auctions
This app is a digital marketplace for dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles. It streamlines the auction process, allowing sellers to easily list cars and buyers to bid in live auctions. The platform handles all payments and title transfers for a seamless transaction experience.
- Dealer-to-dealer marketplace
- Live 20-minute auctions
- VIN scanning and condition reporting
- Live and proxy bidding
- Real-time negotiation
- Integrated payment and title transfer
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ACV Auctions is a dealer-to-dealer marketplace. The app replaces the physical wholesale car auctions that facilitate the sale of approximately 15 million vehicles every year. This platform allows dealers to engage in our live 20 minute auctions. It's easy for sellers to create an auction. Simply scan the VIN, enter vehicle condition information, and snap a few photos. Tap "Send to Auction" and your auction is instantly sent to thousands of potential bidders. Buyers review the condition report and bid to own using live and proxy bids. Auctions are live for 20 minutes. The system prevents last-second bid sniping so you're sure to get a fair chance in every auction. Once an auction ends, sellers can accept or send the high bidder a counter offer to start a live, real-time negotiation session with the buyer. Buyers can accept the counter offer or negotiate further. All of this right from the convenience of your mobile phone. All payments and title transfers are handled through our office. Buyers can pay instantly with an electronic check or floorplan. For sellers, we email prepaid FedEx® labels for sending in titles. Bill of sales get emailed for your records. ACV Auctions is free for dealers to use. There are no monthly fees or contracts. Our buyer and seller fees are considerably lower than physical auctions. Sign up for a completely free account at http://www.acvauctions.com/ (requires proof of valid dealer license). This app collects personal information. To see our Privacy Policy / Notice at Collection, please follow the link in the App Privacy section below.
ADESA
This app offers a digital auction platform for wholesale car buying. It provides a streamlined experience for bidding and purchasing vehicles from various sales channels, anytime and anywhere. Enhanced search and personalized recommendations help users find and decide on inventory efficiently.
- Digital auction platform
- Bid on timed and live auctions
- Search and filter vehicle inventory
- Vehicle valuation tools
- Personalized recommendations
- Saved search alerts
- Real-time push notifications
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ADESA is revolutionizing the wholesale car buying experience by bringing buyers a more efficient, transparent & streamlined digital auction platform. Get better results with less effort on the newly redesigned ADESA mobile app—anytime, anywhere. One place to bid & buy: Find inventory across all ADESA sales channels! Bid 24/7 on ADESA Clear timed digital auctions any day of the week, and join live daily sales at one of our 56 locations or view auction run lists on ADESA Simulcast—all in one optimized app. Enhanced search & filter functionality: Expanded filters, Condition Report summaries, vehicle valuation tools and more make it easy to research vehicles and find exactly what you’re looking for. We help you do the work: Get personalized vehicle recommendations, saved search alerts, real-time push notifications and more to stay informed and make quick decisions. Discover a new way to buy wholesale with ADESA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ACV Auctions at 55% against ADESA's 9%. ACV Auctions also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 157). ADESA's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
ACV Auctions holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACV Auctions has 1.2K ratings behind it against 157, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of ACV Auctions's written reviews are positive against 9% of ADESA's.
ACV Auctions ships an update every 2 weeks, ADESA weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACV Auctions | ADESA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better | 2.8 (157 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews — better | 8.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 157 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACV Auctions Inc | ADESA |
Customer experience
ACV Auctions
ADESA
User reviews
ACV Auctions
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great interface
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
- 👍 Detailed condition reports
- 👍 Audio recordings of vehicles
- 👍 Convenient mobile platform
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable notifications
- 🐛 Arbitration issues and denials
- 🐛 Incomplete or inaccurate condition reports
- 🐛 Complicated arbitration process
- 🐛 Slow or unresponsive customer service
ADESA
From 157 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Modern and intuitive interface
- 💡 Accurate vehicle recommendations
- 👍 Convenient features like Carvana integration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🤔 Difficult to navigate and track watched vehicles
- 😕 Missing critical dealer-friendly features
- 🤯 Overly complicated and confusing to use
Bugs and requests
ACV Auctions
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when navigating between vehicles
- Notifications not working consistently
- Inability to view ended auctions and sold vehicles
- Lack of landscape mode support on tablets
Requested features
5 requests- Watchlist feature to track interested vehicles
- Faster bidding times
- Improved notification system
- Easier access to account and payment information
- Better integration between mobile app and website
ADESA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Constant log-outs and need to re-enter credentials
- Inaccurate vehicle status and location information
- Inability to filter and search inventory effectively
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to sort watchlist by lane and run number
- Restore access to past sale reports and vehicle values
- Improve real-time vehicle location tracking
In-app purchases
ACV Auctions
No in-app purchases
ADESA
No in-app purchases
