How FlipDar compares
Everything on these pages comes from the other company's own public pages, checked on a date we print next to it. Where a vendor does not publish a number, we leave it blank rather than estimating one that flatters us.
FlipDar does not win every row, and the pages say so. Multi-marketplace coverage, sub-5-minute cadence, SMS alerts and vehicle-specific filters are all things other products do and FlipDar does not.
Competitor data last verified 2026-08-09.
Everything side by side
Published attributes only — pricing, cadence, limits, coverage. No ratings, no user counts, and no claims about which is fastest in practice, because none of that is verifiable from a public page.
| Attribute | FlipDar | Flipify | Swoopa | Marketplace Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $0Free plan, no card. Paid tiers $8 and $30/month. | $5/month per basic watchlistPremium watchlists are listed at $10/month each. | $47/monthSwoopa Go, monthly with no commitment. Committed 12-month pricing is listed at $28/month. | $24.99/monthStarter package, one search. |
| Pricing model | Per accountAdding watchlists within your tier does not change the price. | Per watchlistBasic and premium watchlists are priced individually; the mix is adjustable. | Tiered, by number of searchesGo / Turbo / Nitro at $47, $144 and $352 per month without commitment. | Packages by searches and find timeStarter $24.99, Intermediate $44.99, Expert $99.99, Expert Plus+ $169.99 per month. |
| Fastest published scan | Every 5 minutesPro and Enterprise tiers. Free is 24 hours. Paid tiers also keep re-checking paused watchlists in the background — every 4 hours on Pro, every 30 minutes on Enterprise. | Every minutePremium watchlists. Basic watchlists check every 10 minutes. | Not published as an intervalTiers are described as basic, fast and instant alert speed rather than in minutes. | Instant (Expert Plus+)Lower tiers publish find times of 5, 3 and 2 minutes. |
| Searches included | 1 / 5 / 5Watchlists on Free, Pro and Enterprise respectively. | Not publishedNo overall cap published; watchlists are bought individually. | 7 / 16 / 22Searches on Go, Turbo and Nitro respectively. | 1 / 3 / 5 / 5Searches on Starter, Intermediate, Expert and Expert Plus+. |
| Marketplaces scanned | Facebook MarketplaceScanning is Facebook-only. eBay data is used for resale price context, not as an alert source. | Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Kijiji, OfferUp, Vinted, eBay, Mercari, Gumtree | Facebook, Craigslist, OfferUp, Kijiji, Gumtree, Nextdoor, eBayThe entry Go tier is Facebook Marketplace only; all marketplaces are on Turbo and above. | Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree, OfferUp, eBay, Craigslist, Kijiji, Depop, Vinted, Shpock |
| Free tier | Yes, no expiryA plan rather than a trial. No payment method at signup. | 5-day trialOne basic and one premium watchlist. A payment method is required. | 7-day trialFull access, cancel anytime. No permanently free plan published. | 7-day trialApplied automatically at checkout, cancel anytime. No permanently free plan published. |
| Notifications | Push (iOS), email, in-app feedEmail alert reminders are on paid tiers. | Push, SMS and email | Push and email | Notifications included on all packagesChannels are not itemised on the pricing page. |
| Filtering | Keywords, exclusions, price band, radius, AI spam and scam filteringDuplicate suppression and relevance scoring run on every scan. | Keywords, negative keywords, price range, radius; AI spam and junk filtering on premium | Price, distance, condition, keyword exclusions, seller blocking, vehicle attributes; AI price filter comparing asking to market price | Smart spam filtering and user search refinementSpecific filter fields are not itemised on the pricing page. |
| Platforms | Web, iOSNo Google Play listing yet. | iOS, Android, web | iOS, Android | iOS, Android, desktop |
The short version
If you only read one paragraph, read this one.
FlipDar is the cheapest way to start and the only one of these with a free plan that does not expire and does not ask for a card. It is also the narrowest: one marketplace, and a fastest cadence of ten minutes, which several competitors beat.
If you need Craigslist, OfferUp, Kijiji, Vinted or Nextdoor in the same tool, or you need sub-minute alerts, one of the others is a better fit and we would rather you found that out here than after paying us. If you want Facebook Marketplace done carefully with the resale and profit side attached, that is what FlipDar is built for.
Head to head
- Best Facebook Marketplace alert appsSide-by-side pricing, scan speed, marketplace coverage and search limits, each cited to the vendor's own page.
- FlipDar vs FlipifyPer-account pricing against per-watchlist pricing, and one marketplace done carefully against several.
- FlipDar vs SwoopaA few dollars a month against a professional-tier price, and what the gap actually buys.
- FlipDar vs Marketplace MonitorSearch limits, find times and price per search, compared from both vendors' published pricing.
Methodology
Where these numbers come from
Every competitor figure on this page was read from that company's own public pages on the date shown, not from review sites or third-party summaries. Where a company does not publish a value we leave it blank rather than estimating it. Pricing and features change without notice — check the vendor's page before deciding.
- Flipify — checked 2026-08-09: Flipify homepage, Flipify — Facebook Marketplace alerts
- Swoopa — checked 2026-08-09: Swoopa homepage, Swoopa pricing
- Marketplace Monitor — checked 2026-08-09: Marketplace Monitor pricing
Start on the free plan
Keep reading
- How Marketplace alerts workThe mechanics that every product on this page implements.
- What scan cadence actually buysBefore paying for a faster tier anywhere, read this.
- Free Marketplace alertsIncluding options that involve no product at all.
- What FlipDar includesThe product page, with pricing and feature detail.
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