# Cost Co-Pilot: Price Drops — Pay once, never subscribe

> Pay once, never subscribe (iPhone/iPad app by Kristian Ponsford.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cost-co-pilot-price-drops/id6818374525 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kristian Ponsford](https://appshunter.io/developer/6816738077)
- Category: Shopping, Finance
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-13
- Data updated: 2026-10-26

## What is Cost Co?

Bought it at Costco. Then the price dropped?

Cost Co-Pilot helps you spot potential price adjustments on purchases you've already made — and find the receipt to ask at the membership desk.

One purchase. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads.

SPOT PRICE DROPS AFTER CHECKOUT
Check recent warehouse purchases against available prices at the warehouse where you bought them. The app also looks for matching monthly savings booklet deals and items you bought again for less.

SEE THE DIFFERENCE AND THE DEADLINE
See what you paid, the potential difference and a claim-by date based on the 30-day window. Get a reminder before that date, with notifications enabled.

FIND THE RECEIPT FOR THE DESK
Search your warehouse receipts by item name or number. Find when you bought something, see your spending history and open the full receipt on Costco's site.

YOUR RECEIPTS STAY ON YOUR IPHONE
Sign in on Costco's own website inside the app. Cost Co-Pilot never reads or stores your Costco password. Your receipts stay on your device and aren't uploaded to a developer server.

EXPLORE BEFORE SIGNING IN
After downloading, choose "Try with sample receipts" to explore the app without connecting your Costco account. Sample amounts are examples, not promised savings.

MADE FOR US COSTCO MEMBERS
Works with US costco.com member accounts and in-warehouse receipts. Price coverage can be incomplete, and prices and availability vary by warehouse.

A flagged difference is a potential adjustment, not an approved refund. Not every item qualifies. Costco decides eligibility; ask at the membership counter of the warehouse where you bought it.

Cost Co-Pilot is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Costco Wholesale Corporation.

## Chart rankings

- #11 in Top Paid · Shopping (US App Store)

## Is Cost Co safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Cost Co.

## Is Cost Co legit?

Cost Co-Pilot: Price Drops has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Cost Co is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.1 — 2026-10-22

Fixes sign-in and receipt sync, which stopped working when Costco's Orders page began failing to load. If sync stopped for you, open the app and sign in again.

- Receipts open in the app with Costco's barcode, ready for the membership counter, even when Costco's own receipt page won't load.
- A clear message when Costco's receipt page isn't loading.
- The home screen now shows the app as Cost Co-Pilot.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-10-21

- At the counter: from the Owed tab, see each item to ask about, grouped by receipt, with the item number in large type and the receipt one tap away.
- Record what happened when you claim: Refunded, Refunded a different amount, or Costco said no. "Back so far" adds up what you actually got back, and you can share it.
- Arrival reminder: choose up to five warehouses and get a reminder when you arrive with something to claim. While you're there, your total can show on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
- New Regulars tab: items you buy often that are cheaper today at your warehouse or one near you, with the distance and the stock Costco lists.
- New Watch list: add an item by name or number and get a notification when its price drops or it's marked down.
- Price history for any item in Search.
- A widget for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, and Siri can tell you what you may be owed.
- Reminder notifications now have buttons: Mark claimed, Not on the shelf, and Remind me tomorrow.
- Simpler Owed cards: one Show receipt button, with icons to mark claimed, watch the price, or hide an item that isn't on the shelf.
- Receipts now open after Costco asks you to sign in again, instead of sitting on "Loading…".
- When nothing is owed, the Owed tab shows what you've got back so far.
- A short walkthrough on first open, with a Getting started checklist.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-17

The amount you may be owed is now more accurate.

Items sold by the pound are compared per pound instead of per package, so a heavier pack no longer looks like a price drop.

Purchases you have already had refunded at the membership desk no longer count toward the total.

Claims worth less than a dollar are listed separately instead of padding the total, so the number reflects what is worth a trip to the desk.

Items Costco does not price-adjust, such as gold bars, are left out.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-10-15

Fixes opening a receipt on Costco's site, which stopped working after Costco renamed a tab on its orders page. Gasoline purchases are no longer treated as price drops, so the amount you may be owed now reflects only items that can actually be adjusted.

### 1.1 — 2026-10-14

Bug fixes and better price-drop checks.

- Prices are now checked at the warehouse where you shopped, including items sold only in the warehouse, so more price drops show up.
- If an item is out of stock at your warehouse, tap "Out of stock at my warehouse" to leave it out of your total.

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All apps by Kristian Ponsford: https://appshunter.io/developer/6816738077

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