I paid $2.99 for this app when I used to have it for free and u could bid look at actions and all that but was laggy and still was way better! This app is garbage for the main things u want it for! It tells u very little and not worth the $2.99 I spent on it at all, I am disappointed in this because I love the site but this is just horrible.. I want my money back from this app.... wasted money.. Vincent: how can I respond to you if I have no way to contact you? Please respond with a way to contact you in order to better this app.
I purchased this app in hopes to help me keep track of some of my watched items and alert me before auctions close, which it does, but I think it is missing some key features. Would like to view and browse through all current auction lots and select items to watch from there. Would like to see current price of watched items. One issue that I am running into is that I am unable to search for some items that I see online. Update 9/4/17 - As I mentioned before. There in an auction lot that I am watching online, but I am unable to search and locate items through the app. The entire auction is missing. So I can't use the app to track items...will have to resort to using the website.
I just purchased this app, and it makes searching and browsing items on the Fast Track auctions really easy. The interface is very intuitive and easy to use. I emailed the developer with a question I had about one of the features, and the developer answered my question within a couple of minutes. Very pleased with this app so far.
Use this app daily, but push notifications have ceased
First, I love this app. So many great things to say about it. In the last several days the push notifications don’t seem to be getting pushed - not sure if there’s something different on the FTA website causing this or not since this app still knows items are ending given text message reminders still work if I use those - but I really liked the push notifications much more. Am I the only user having issues with them or is this something others are experiencing?
I left a so-so review when this app was first released. I’m leaving this more favorable review because Vincent has improved the app and continues to do so. While the app crashes occasionally (for me especially with really long lists of search items found), it is still a daily app to use for me! You can find any item you’re looking for across any of the bidFTA auctions no matter how far out the auction is. The search accuracy has been improved in the past several months. Connection to Bidfta’s site when looking at an item has been improved. Vincent will also respond quickly to you if you leave feedback for him through the app. There are improvements still to make like in the Saved Searches tab, but I think Vincent has a winner with this app and it should only continue to improve with each new update. This review is my own opinion, and I don’t have any business or other connection to the developer.
I love how I can search by key word and then save the items to watch. Much easier than searching auctions 1 by 1 My App improvement recommendations would be: - ability to setup push notifications. So I make a keyword search like “chair” and it notifies me anytime a chair is posted. With this, also the ability to set frequency of “alert immediately” or “1x/day send everything that’s been posted since the last time it pulled. - I like looking at the Ending Soon. Maybe a multi filter so you could filter the Ending Soon to a dollar amount. “Show me everything ending soon under $10” - ability to export everything you’ve purchased into a spreadsheet with the auction #, description, tag #, quantity, and pickup timeframe. Plus an extra blank column so when you arrive, you can pencil in all the locations.
Updated on 5/23 The latest update seems to have brought stability. Now the app works as it should. You can set search locations and it keeps them. The biggest improvement is no more crashes! Moved from 2 to 4 stars. -----original review----- Want to click on an item, it crashes. Want to save a search, crash. Want to view a saved item, crash. Good application in general as it fills a gap from the crappy bidfta website but it needs A LOT of work.
I paid for this app and at one point found it useful. In the recent update, the developer has removed functionality that it used to have access to. If I want those features back I now have to pay a subscription fee. Thanks for providing NO update on these changes and making the paid app that I bought from you now less functional. I would not have updated the app if I knew you were going to make it essentially a downgrade.
This is a must have app, if you frequently search Fast Track. This app makes it so much easier, to find things you are looking for. The app is easy to navigate, and very well designed. I would like it even better, if watched items synced between devices. When I am not at home (ie. away from my iPad), i can’t check on items I have saved 😥
I use this all the time now to find stuff. I like the added feature of seeing actions I won. It is worth the low price. Suggestions: make it more obvious how to filter to just some locations and clearer on if watch list is one saved in app or bidfta. I also use on my iPad in evening so would like the notification alert to come via a text message.
Seriously, scouring the BIDFTA website is terrible if you’re looking for a specific thing. I was looking for a lathe and the website will show any auction that has “lathe” including words like lather (as in soap). But this app pulled up a lathe. Looks like there are more features on here too but seriously, being able to do a simple search and get direct results is totally worth the $3.
This app makes searching so much easier. Unfortunately the app is no longer finding recent auctions in the search. Today is 3/12 and I see no future auctions past 3/13. Items I see in on the website are not showing up in the app. Revised: developer was very responsive to the issue. The app has been fixed.
I love bid! A few things I think could be improved with the app/website as a whole. 1) link them more/work nicer with each other. If I save things on app it doesn’t show up saved online 2)leave a “keep me logged in” option (having to log in and out every single time is a lot) - website mostly. I do love bid! Just think some improvements could better the experience and the ease of the experience. Thanks for all you do!
The “watch” and “remind” functions are great tools to keep tabs on items you want.....when they work. The remind function isn’t alerting me of closing auctions until an hour after the auction has closed. Defeats the purpose of the app all together. Update - they corrected the issue. 5 stars.
Paid to BUY the app, now I need to pay a subscription and it still doesn’t work
I had previously PURCHASED the premium version of the app and functionality disappeared so I paid the subscription to get functionality back and it still doesn’t even work. The Watch feature is completely broken and doesn’t work which is extremely frustrating especially after both buying and subscribing to the premium version of the app.
BidFTA constantly changes their site; and their search is laughable. This app provides a consistent experience to browse BidFTA, and a very handy level of filtering and on top of their site. The search engine is fantastic, and the sms notifications are a nice touch.
Does not give you the right info abt inventory and price
Does not show all the items from the auction . It’s not getting updated with the inventory. Just found out when I checked the site, I had been assuming that there were no new items for bidding . Is this what you get for paid app ???
Vance, please add a history of recently searched items or a favorites list so we can search for the same items every week. This would make the app nearly perfect and save a lot of typing. Thank you for your great work! This app is really solid.
Fortunately I found this app very early on with fast track it & it has helped me tremendously, when searching auctions! I also requested a couple of enhancements a while back & he implemented them in a couple days, if that. Thanks!!
I like the app. It worked well before the bidder interface changed. Now the issue is that most descriptions appear to not match the bid FTA description which makes the search hard to use. For example, search table saw and you get minimal results. Search “delta” and you get saws. It is cumbersome.
Now it doesn’t show anything. Everything you search for says no results found. A waste until you fix the search function again. Dev fixed my problem. Thank you
As of today, when going to the Watching tab, the app freezes and need to be relaunched, rendering the app useless. Also, when looking at some saved searches, the app suddenly closes. Seems several bugs are present in the latest upgrades. (iOS 16.3.1)
I’ve been bidding on items through Fasttrack since 2019. I always check Fasttrack it before shopping anywhere. Most of my purchases have been as expected. Great company.
I updated and now my watchlist shows nothing in it every time I try to use the app. If I search I can find the item and see I’m watching it but it doesn’t show in watchlist anymore. The update didn’t work. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app and restarted my phone and nothing works
Are you freaking kidding me!? Dude. This is a GAME CHANGER. You can’t search in the website!? I’ve been using bidfta for YEARS. I have spent a year of my life browsing through auctions endlessly. Now I can search for exactly what I want! Idk how you did it but amazing job. Please keep it up!
I was using this for a while and now he search does not work. The last update does not work well. Please fix it. Updated review. Thank you for the quick fix!!!
I've updated the app, paid the new substitution fee, etc but the items I've watched aren't showing in the section where they should be present. When I attempt to reach out to the developer for assistance, clicking the email button leads to a dead end. I'm at a loss here - super frustrating.
Disappointing. Good for narrowed searches. Several times I’ve been notified via text that an item is ending only to find out it has already ended! What a waste. Guess I need to go back to setting alarms and reminders on my phone. You shouldn’t charge for an app if it doesn’t work. Charge once you’ve got the kinks worked out!
Only thing I would change is if the notify me of the watched item ending was tied to the end time of that exact item, not the generic ending time of the entire auction that the item is in... thanks!
Without warning, an app update comes out for the app I paid for and breaks the notifications, making it a subscription model costing three times the app price. I didn’t know the app update would end notifications because the notes didn’t clearly state that. This is no longer worthwhile. The official bidfta app has improved. Just use that. Disappointed.
Good not great a lil expensive for what you get but it does make searching through auctions 100X easier. Seems to need more polish for price . Doesn’t show accurate last fetched bid. Doesn’t find all auction items with search engine, and sometimes you’ll run into small bugs that cause inconvenience.
Edit: Works again! Would still like the ability to get alert when keywords have items added! Thank you. ---------------- Decent app could use some enhancements such as notifying when keywords become available. Also it does miss finding some of the auctions but still better then me search through them all. At this time the app doesn't work anymore, Fast track updated their URL and it broke this app. I hope the developer fixes this.
In general very good app. Couple of improvements will make it awesome. Display item condition on the search so you don’t have to open the site. Also select locations based on distance from your current location
I want to give this app 5 stars because being able to search for exactly what I’m looking for and be notified when an item is ending are great features; however, I’ve never received spam texts until the moment I entered my cell number in the app to be alerted when an item is ending. I wish I could take that decision back! I am so annoyed now and deleted the app. It’s not worth it.
Is there anyway to create predefined searches and receive a notification if new auctions match those keywords? An example would “drill” and then receive a notification if drill is in the subject of the auction item.
I love the app and paid in full for the app a few years ago. Now the app is on a subscription model (with no warning or option to bypass for paid users) for features I paid in full to use, now I will have to continuously pay for something I purchased outright. Seems like bait and switch to me.
This is the only application I have found to search bid FTA. This app was working intermittently in the past, but basically stopped working about a week ago. It no longer searches the bid FTA website. The developer has been unresponsive to My emails and texts to fix it. Until you see a review that says it started working again, I would not buy this application.
I just downloaded the app a week or two ago and it used to work without issue. Now it won’t return searches using words in the description. I have read the other suggestions of clearing locations and updating but this doesn’t help. For example I can search “roomba” and get no hits. If I type in “652” I get hits with roomba 652 in the title.
Without warning, the app now wants a $10 annual subscription to be notified of ending auctions. I purchased the app years ago, but now I’m being asked to pay again with a subscription fee for a basic app function. Disappointed to say the least.
I was expecting an app with lots of features. I thought I would be able to place bids and look at all available products with real time updates. Many of the auctions are missing from the app and you are unable to bid without being redirected to the website. Love BidFta but this app is not helpful!
Used to buy a lot from here now constantly having to login just to view items and always kicks back to main page tried this app and can even use the app completely useless and a waste of money waste of space on device and 2.99 I won't get back
Worked up til Saturday. No longer works. I've tried a few different devices. And my friends are complaining about the same issues. Searching no longer pulls up any results. Bummer. Please fix!!
I bought the app over two years ago and accidentally deleted it from my phone. Now I try to use all the functions and it is charging me $9.99. I've already tried to contact you and you haven't responded.
Sometimes finding items on BidFTA can be difficult. However, with FTA Search, your days of scouring the auction pages for the best deals are over! FTA Search, the unofficial tool kit for Fast Track Auctions, provides a friendly user experience for searching, filtering, and following items on the BidFTA platform. FTA Search includes a full text search engine for searching the entire database of items available on BidFTA. You can search, filter by location, and sort by relevancy or items ending soonest. FTA Search also allows you to save items that you are interested in to your watchlist, or request a push notification so you don't miss out on a sweet deal. --- Full list of features --- • Search for items across all locations, or filter by locations you are interested in. • Filter by condition, filter by New, Open Box, or Damaged. • Browse items across the entire site, sorted by Lowest High Bid, Ending Soonest, or Newly Listed • Get SMS notifications or Push Notifications when an Item you are interested in is about to end. • Bid on items using the in-app web browser, or open items in Safari. • Save items to the App Watchlist, and use the app watchlist to keep track of item's you're interested in.
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