Mr. Rebates vs PriceBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mr. Rebates
Earn cash back on your purchases by shopping through this app. Access thousands of stores, manage your account, and view your rebate details. Request payments via check, Amazon gift card, or PayPal.
- Shop with cash back rebates
- Access thousands of stores
- Easy search interface
- Manage your account
- View cash back details
- Request payment
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The Mr. Rebates app is your ticket to easy mobile cash back shopping and managing your MrRebates account with your iPhone or iPad. Features include: * Shop with Cash Back Rebates & Coupons * Thousands of Stores * Easy Search Interface * My Favorites * Account Management Functions * View Cash Back Details for Your MrRebates Account * Request Payment via Check, Amazon Gift Card or Paypal
PriceBuddy
This app automatically tracks Costco price drops on your recent purchases. It alerts you to potential rebates, allowing you to claim the difference back at the store within 30 days. Save money effortlessly by letting it monitor price adjustments for you.
- Automatic price drop detection
- Rebate opportunity notifications
- 30-day price adjustment tracking
- Costco purchase monitoring
- Easy rebate claim process
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The PriceBuddy app automatically detects price drops for items you’ve recently purchased at Costco, and notifies you of rebate opportunities! Simply request the difference back at the Costco returns counter on your next trip. With Costco’s 30-day price adjustment policy, you can request to get back the difference between the price you paid for an item and the lower price of that item (if it later drops) within 30 days of your original purchase. No returns; you don’t even have to bring in the item. But who has time to keep track of when they bought what for how much, and which prices have gone down since, and…that’s where we come in! Help us help Costco members like you save money! Download the app and sign up today. Link to terms of use: https://mypricebuddy.com/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mr. Rebates at none against PriceBuddy's 2. Mr. Rebates also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (864 vs 12). PriceBuddy's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PriceBuddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Mr. Rebates asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mr. Rebates holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mr. Rebates has 864 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Mr. Rebates's written reviews are positive against 88% of PriceBuddy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mr. Rebates ships an update every 4 months, PriceBuddy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mr. Rebates | PriceBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (864 ratings) — better | 4.5 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 864 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mr. Rebates, Inc. | Great Sitkin Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Mr. Rebates
PriceBuddy
Bugs and requests
Mr. Rebates
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when using the 'extra cashback' tab
- Purchases not always tracked correctly
- Issues with using the app on mobile versions of retail sites
Requested features
3 requests- Faster payout processing
- Improved purchase tracking
- Easier access to customer support
PriceBuddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mr. Rebates
No in-app purchases
PriceBuddy
- Standard Subscription7 Days trial$2.491 Month
- Standard Annual Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
