EBTH vs Whatabout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EBTH
Discover and bid on unique items, from art and jewelry to antiques and collectibles. This marketplace offers a global auction platform with daily changing assortments, many starting at just $1. Get notifications for new sales, outbid alerts, and shipping quotes.
- Daily changing assortment of unique items
- Bids starting at $1
- Watch list for items of interest
- Automatic bidding with maximum bid setting
- Notifications for sales, outbids, and auction endings
- Professional item descriptions and photos
- Instant shipping quotes
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Everything But The House (EBTH) is a revolutionary marketplace that makes it easy to buy and sell secondhand goods. EBTH was born out of a passion for helping people via their full-service approach to consignment, and is revolutionizing how homeowners, estate managers, dealers, and collectors connect with a world of shoppers seeking rare and wonderful things. Each day the global auction platform unleashes an ever-changing assortment of art, jewelry, fashion, collectibles, antiques and more, most with a starting bid of $1. Features you’ll love: - Bids for nearly every item—from a watch to a Warhol—start at just $1 - Notifications when new sales start - A watch list that allows bidders to follow pieces of interest - Option to set a maximum bid for an item, allowing automatic bidding - Notifications when a user has been outbid or won an auction - Alerts when sales with active bids are about to end - Item descriptions from professional catalogers - Item images from professional photographers - Instant shipping quotes Download today and discover everything uncommon with EBTH.
Whatabout
This app transforms group chats into a searchable recommendation engine for products and services. Invite friends to share and discover trusted suggestions, making shopping decisions easier.
- Group chat recommendations
- Searchable suggestion engine
- Trusted friend network
- Social shopping
- Commerce-sation
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Get real recs from real people you trust on Whatabout. Turn the group chat into a searchable recommendation engine. Simply invite friends to join the commerce-sation!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: EBTH at 25K against Whatabout's 13. EBTH also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Whatabout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EBTH has 25K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.
EBTH ships an update monthly, Whatabout every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EBTH | Whatabout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (25K ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Everything But The House | WhatAbout LLC |
Customer experience
EBTH
Whatabout
Bugs and requests
EBTH
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Inaccurate location and pickup information
- Issues with app notifications and alerts
Requested features
5 requests- Improved search and filtering options
- Better size and condition information for items
- Ability to combine shipping for multiple purchases
- More transparency in bidding process
- Streamlined returns and refunds
Whatabout
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EBTH
No in-app purchases
Whatabout
No in-app purchases
