RebatesMe vs PriceBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RebatesMe
Earn cash back on online purchases from your favorite stores. Access thousands of money-saving coupons and find the best prices on millions of products. Become a member to get started.
- Earn cash back on online shopping
- Access thousands of coupons
- Find best prices on products
- Money-saving deals
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RebatesMe makes it easy to get a lower price at the stores you love. As a RebatesMe member, you earn cash back when you shop online, get access to thousands of money-saving coupons, and get the best price on millions of products.
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 review sentiment: PriceBuddy at 88% against RebatesMe's 17%. PriceBuddy also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.2) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). RebatesMe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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. RebatesMe asks for nothing beyond the download.
PriceBuddy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of RebatesMe's written reviews are positive against 88% of PriceBuddy's.
RebatesMe ships an update fortnightly, PriceBuddy weekly. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.
| Parameter | RebatesMe | PriceBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (30 ratings) | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | 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 | 77 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RebatesMe LLC | Great Sitkin Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
RebatesMe
PriceBuddy
In-app purchases
RebatesMe
No in-app purchases
PriceBuddy
- Standard Subscription7 Days trial$2.491 Month
- Standard Annual Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
