Changemonitor vs ChangeWatcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Changemonitor
This utility app allows you to monitor any website for changes and receive instant push notifications when updates are detected. It offers visual change comparison, history charts, and home screen widgets for easy tracking.
- Track unlimited websites
- Instant push notifications
- Visual change comparison
- 30-day history charts
- Home screen widgets
- Multi-language support
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Changemonitor brings changedetection.io to your iPhone. Monitor any website for changes and get instant push notifications when updates occur. KEY FEATURES • Track unlimited websites for changes • Instant push notifications with 12+ sound options • Visual change comparison with snapshots • 30-day history charts showing update patterns • Home screen widgets • Search, tags, and custom icons • 14+ languages supported PERFECT FOR • Tracking price drops and restocks • Monitoring competitor websites • Following news and content updates • Watching job postings and listings Requires a changedetection.io instance (self-hosted or hosted service).
ChangeWatcher
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ChangeWatcher is a mobile companion for changedetection.io — the open-source website change detection service. Connect to your self-hosted or cloud changedetection.io instance and monitor all your watched pages from your iPhone or iPad device. KEY FEATURES • View and manage all your monitored websites in one place • Add new watches and organize them with tags • Compare page snapshots with a built-in Diff viewer • Track price changes and restock alerts • Configure content filters using CSS selectors, XPath, JSONPath, or JQ • Set up custom notification channels (Discord, Slack, Email, and more) • Pause, resume, or recheck watches on the go • Connect to multiple changedetection.io instances • Dark mode support HOW IT WORKS ChangeWatcher connects to your changedetection.io instance via its API. All monitoring runs on your server — the app gives you a fast, native way to check results, review changes, and manage your watches from anywhere. No account creation required. Just point the app at your changedetection.io instance, enter your API key, and you're ready to go. Privacy Policy: https://changewatcher.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://changewatcher.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Changemonitor at none against ChangeWatcher's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Changemonitor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and ChangeWatcher sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Changemonitor ships an update every 9 days, ChangeWatcher every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Changemonitor | ChangeWatcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rob Mulder | Paolo Leonardi |
In-app purchases
Changemonitor
- Weekly Pro user$0.997 Days
- Monthly Pro user$1.991 Month
- Yearly Pro user$17.991 Year
- Pro user$8.99
ChangeWatcher
- Ad-Free Monthly$0.991 Month
- Ad-Free Yearly$4.991 Year









