Disclosure: PricePing makes this page. Keepa is the better choice for many Amazon shoppers and for Amazon sellers, and we say where. Facts about Keepa come from its App Store listing and its website (see Sources); check them before you choose.
The short answer
The main reason to look past Keepa is that it only tracks Amazon. PricePing tracks Amazon plus almost any other online store (Nike, Zara, Uniqlo, Shopify shops and more) in one list on your iPhone, with its own alert for each product. Stay with Keepa if you want years of Amazon price history, sales rank or Buy Box data: PricePing has none of that.
What Keepa does well
- It is free for shoppers. Its website offers price history, price-drop alerts and deals with no account needed.
- Its free iPhone app charts price history for over 7 billion Amazon products, covering new, used and Warehouse Deals prices, and you can zoom out across years.
- It shows seller data: sales rank, Buy Box, offer counts, and rating and review history. Keepa Pro, aimed at sellers, adds more tools and history back to 2011.
- It alerts you when a price drops to your target or a product is back in stock, by email, web push, Telegram, RSS or its iOS and Android apps.
- Its app has a barcode scanner for checking Amazon prices in a shop.
Why people look for a Keepa alternative
- It only tracks Amazon. Keepa covers 11 Amazon marketplaces. Products from Zara, Nike or a brand’s own store are outside it.
- It is built around data. The charts carry a lot of seller-oriented detail, which is more than some shoppers want when they only need to know when to buy.
- They want one list. If half your wishlist is on Amazon and half is elsewhere, one app for all of it is simpler than one app per store.
Keepa and PricePing side by side
| PricePing | Keepa | |
|---|---|---|
| Stores | Almost any online store: Amazon, Nike, Zara, Uniqlo, Lululemon, Allbirds, Gymshark, Noon, Namshi, Shopify shops and more | Amazon only, in 11 marketplaces (US, DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, CA, JP, IN, MX, BR) |
| How you add a product | Share a product link from Safari or any app, or paste it | Search Amazon, scan a barcode, or use the browser extension on an Amazon page |
| Alerts | Any drop, below a target price, or a percentage drop | Target price reached or back in stock, by email, web push, Telegram, RSS or its app |
| Price history | From the day you start tracking | Years of Amazon history: new, used and Warehouse Deals prices |
| Seller data | None | Sales rank, Buy Box, offer counts, rating and review history |
| Where it runs | iPhone app (Android in testing); your list is also on price-ping.com | iPhone and Android apps, browser extension (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera) and website |
| Price | Personal (20 products) $4.99/month or $39.99/year; Power (50) $7.99/month or $59.99/year. 7-day free trial on monthly plans. US prices. | Free for shoppers; Keepa Pro for sellers is €29/month on keepa.com |
How PricePing works on iPhone
- Open the product in Safari, the Amazon app or any store’s app.
- Tap Share and choose PricePing, or paste the link in the app. The product goes into your Watching list.
- Choose an alert: Any drop, Below a price, or a % drop.
- Get a ping when a check finds a drop that matches. The product’s price history builds from the day you add it.
For Amazon in particular, see how to track Amazon prices on iPhone; for every store, see how to get notified when a price drops.
PricePing’s limits, honestly
- It is a subscription with no free tier. Monthly plans start with a 7-day free trial; yearly plans don’t have one.
- It is iPhone only for now. Android is in testing.
- Price history starts when you add a product. It can’t show what the price was last year.
- Prices are checked at least once a day, not every second, so alerts are not instant.
Questions
What is a good Keepa alternative for iPhone?
If you want to track more than Amazon, PricePing, the iPhone price tracker app, is a good alternative: it tracks Amazon and almost any other online store in one list and sends a push notification when a price drops the way you asked. If you only shop on Amazon and want years of price history, Keepa itself is hard to beat, and its iPhone app is free.
Is Keepa only for Amazon?
Yes. Keepa is an Amazon price tracker. Its App Store listing names 11 Amazon marketplaces: the US, Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Japan, India, Mexico and Brazil.
Does Keepa have an iPhone app?
Yes. Keepa · Price Tracker is free in the App Store. It shows Amazon price history charts, alerts you when a price drops to your target or a product is back in stock, and has product search and a barcode scanner.
Is PricePing free like Keepa?
No. PricePing is a subscription with no free tier. Monthly plans start with a 7-day free trial; yearly plans don't have one. In the US, Personal (20 products) is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, and Power (50 products) is $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year. The App Store shows your local price.
Does PricePing have Keepa's price history and seller data?
No. PricePing's price history starts on the day you add a product, and it has no sales rank, Buy Box or offer data. Many people use Keepa to research an Amazon product and PricePing to watch everything they want to buy, from Amazon and other stores, in one list.
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Sources
- Keepa · Price Tracker, App Store listing (marketplaces, charts, alerts, scanner, free app)
- Keepa, official website (free for shoppers, alert channels, extension browsers, Pro price)
- PricePing: Price Tracker, App Store listing
Try PricePing on iPhone. Share a product link from almost any store and get a ping when the price drops. Monthly plans start with a 7-day free trial.
