Facebook Marketplace alert apps, compared
This is published by FlipDar, so treat it accordingly — and then check the sources, which are linked for every figure. It is not a ranking, there are no scores, and FlipDar does not come first in most of the rows that matter to a professional sourcer.
What it is: the published pricing, cadence, search limits and marketplace coverage of each product, in one table, with the date each was checked.
All competitor data verified 2026-08-09 from the vendors' own pages.
The table
| 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 |
Who each one suits
Written from the published facts above, not from opinions about quality — nobody can verify another product's real-world alert speed, so nothing here claims to.
FlipDar
For people sourcing from Facebook Marketplace specifically, who want to start without paying and who care about the resale side — price context, profit and ROI tracking, inventory — as much as the alerting. The trade-offs are real: one marketplace, a ten-minute floor on cadence, no SMS, and no published Android app.
Flipify
A multi-marketplace alert app priced per watchlist, with a fast premium tier and coverage across several classifieds sites. Aimed at flippers who want one app watching more than one platform.
Choose it if: You want Craigslist, OfferUp, Kijiji or Vinted watched in the same app — FlipDar does not scan any of them.
Full FlipDar vs Flipify comparisonSwoopa
A professional-tier sourcing product with multi-marketplace coverage and tiered alert speeds, priced for people running sourcing as a business — with a notable focus on private-party vehicle deals.
Choose it if: You are sourcing vehicles — Swoopa publishes make, model, year and mileage filters, which FlipDar has no equivalent of.
Full FlipDar vs Swoopa comparisonMarketplace Monitor
A managed monitoring service across several marketplaces, with packages defined by number of searches and find time, and a dedicated account manager included at every tier.
Choose it if: You want a find time under five minutes — their Intermediate, Expert and Expert Plus+ tiers publish 3 minutes, 2 minutes and instant, all quicker than FlipDar's fastest.
Full FlipDar vs Marketplace Monitor comparisonHow to choose, in three questions
More useful than any ranking, because the right answer genuinely differs by person.
- 1. Do you buy from more than Facebook Marketplace? If yes, FlipDar is out — it scans one marketplace. If no, extra coverage is cost and configuration you will not use.
- 2. How fast can you actually respond? A one-minute alert delivered to a phone you check at lunchtime is a lunchtime alert. Be honest about this before paying for cadence.
- 3. How many searches do you need running? This is where the pricing models diverge most. Per-watchlist pricing scales linearly with searches; per-account pricing does not, and packages sit somewhere between.
Sources
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
Questions people ask
Which Facebook Marketplace alert app is best?
There is no single answer, and any page that gives you one is selling something — this one included, which is why it does not. Pick on three questions: do you need marketplaces other than Facebook, how fast can you actually respond to an alert, and how many searches do you need running at once. The table above answers all three from published figures.
Which of these has a genuinely free plan?
Of the products listed here, FlipDar is the only one publishing a free plan with no expiry and no payment method at signup. The others publish trials — 5 or 7 days — which is a different thing and worth reading carefully before you sign up anywhere.
Do faster scans actually get you more deals?
In fast-moving categories, yes: consoles, graphics cards and tool lots are often gone within the hour. In slow categories — furniture, appliances, anything bulky — a faster tier changes almost nothing, because those listings sit for days. Buy cadence for the category you actually source, not for the category you read about.
Are multi-marketplace tools better?
They are better if you source from several marketplaces. If ninety per cent of your buying is Facebook Marketplace, extra sources mostly add noise and cost. It is a genuine trade-off rather than a feature count — more coverage means more configuration and more junk to filter.
How current is this comparison?
Competitor figures were read from the vendors' own pages on 2026-08-09, and every entry shows its own check date. Pricing in this category changes without announcement, so treat anything older than a couple of months as a prompt to check the vendor's site rather than as fact.
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Keep reading
- FlipDar vs FlipifyA multi-marketplace alert app priced per watchlist, with a fast premium tier and coverage across several classifieds sites. Aimed at flippers who want one app watching more than one platform.
- FlipDar vs SwoopaA professional-tier sourcing product with multi-marketplace coverage and tiered alert speeds, priced for people running sourcing as a business — with a notable focus on private-party vehicle deals.
- FlipDar vs Marketplace MonitorA managed monitoring service across several marketplaces, with packages defined by number of searches and find time, and a dedicated account manager included at every tier.
FlipDar is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with Meta, Facebook, eBay, or any company named on this page. All trademarks and product names belong to their respective owners and are used here only to identify the products being compared. Figures were accurate on the dates shown and may have changed since.