Comparison

Search for eBay vs YrdSale

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Search for eBay

This app helps eBay users find deals by identifying auctions with no bidders or best offer options. It also assists sellers by showing past sold prices to determine item value. Advanced filters and saved searches enhance the shopping experience.

Highlights
  • Find auctions with no bidders
  • Identify best offer opportunities
  • Locate auctions ending at low-traffic times
  • Filter by seller history and feedback
  • View sold item prices and charts
  • Advanced and combined search filters
  • Save searches and receive notifications
Features
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Free search helper app for eBay. As a buyer, helps you find the bargains amongst a large number of items. As a seller, look at past sold items to see what an item may be worth. App is totally free to use with no subscriptions, limits or ads. Features: - Use the optional AI Search assistant to help you find bargains. Tell it what you are looking for and it will guide you to finding the item at a bargain price. - Find auctions with no bidders. No competition means a potential bargain! - Find auctions with no bidders and where the option of a best offer is available. They may be willing to accept a low offer. - Find auctions ending in the middle of the night, where last minute bids are much less likely. - Exclude items from sellers with no/little eBay selling history or poor feedback rating. - Find items available for collection locally. Save on postage. - Look through sold items to see what they typically sell for. Great for power sellers who want to know how much something is worth and to set a realistic starting/selling price. - View average sell price and price distribution charts. - Filter by item specific properties such as brand, model or size. - Includes standard search filters, e.g. category, condition, price range. In addition, includes filters not available via the eBay app or website. - Combine any search filters, e.g. find auctions with no bidders ending in the next 24 hours, where they are accepting a best offer and from a reliable seller with good feedback. - Save favourite searches. - Optionally receive notifications when there are new listings for a saved search. - Click on an item to jump to the eBay site to view details and make a purchase. - Supports all/most eBay sites (US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy,…). Safety and Privacy: - App does not require you to login in to your eBay account, unless you want to search for sold items (this is an eBay requirement). - Free to use app, alongside the eBay website or app, where you can login and make purchases independently and safely. - App does not bug you with ads. - We do not collect any personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, location or eBay account details. - All of your app settings and saved searches are stored on your device - they are not stored on our servers. This app is under active development. Suggestions, bug reports and app reviews are welcome. eBay is a registered trademark of eBay Inc. This app is from an independent developer and is in no way related to eBay Inc.

About

YrdSale

This app streamlines secondhand shopping across multiple online marketplaces. An AI assistant analyzes listings in real-time, assessing value, matching your interests, and identifying potential issues. It helps you find deals and avoid overpaying.

Highlights
  • AI listing analysis
  • Cross-marketplace browsing
  • Real-time price assessment
  • Interest matching
  • Image condition analysis
  • Auction tracking
  • Share listings from other apps
Features
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YrdSale takes secondhand marketplace and auction shopping into the modern era. Browse listings across six major platforms with an AI assistant that works alongside you — analyzing products, assessing value, and learning what you care about. MEET SCOUT Scout is the AI assistant built into YrdSale. Tell Scout what you're interested in — building a home theater, restoring an old car, collecting vintage cameras, furnishing a first apartment — and it goes to work. As you browse listings, Scout analyzes each one in real time: checking prices against comparable sales, reading condition from photos, spotting red flags, and flagging the finds that match your interests. HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a conversation with Scout. Describe a project, a hobby, or something specific you need. 2. Browse any marketplace. Shop across ShopGoodwill, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Mercari, and OfferUp — all in one place. 3. Scout does the rest. Every listing you view gets analyzed instantly. Scout tells you what it's worth, what to watch out for, and whether it matches what you're looking for. WHAT SCOUT CAN DO - Price Assessment: Checks prices against comparable sales and tells you if you're looking at a deal, a fair price, or something overpriced. - Interest Matching: Learns what you're shopping for and flags relevant finds automatically as you browse. - Image Analysis: Reads product photos to assess condition, identify models, and spot details the listing text might miss. - Auction Tracking: See auction end times at a glance and sort your history by ending soonest so you never miss a bid. - Share From Anywhere: Found a listing in Safari or Facebook? Share it to YrdSale and Scout analyzes it on the spot. SUPPORTED MARKETPLACES ShopGoodwill, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Mercari, and OfferUp. Stop switching between apps and second-guessing prices. YrdSale and Scout do the heavy lifting. Terms of Use (EULA): https://yrdsale.ai/terms

Screenshots

Search for eBay4 screens
YrdSale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Search for eBay at none against YrdSale's 2. Search for eBay also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). YrdSale's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. YrdSale sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Search for eBay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Search for eBay against 5.0 for YrdSale. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Search for eBay has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Search for eBay ships an update every 5 weeks, YrdSale every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Search for eBay versus YrdSale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSearch for eBayYrdSale
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTwiddlebit Software LtdZACHARIAH JORDAN BLANKENSHIP

Customer experience

Search for eBay

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

YrdSale

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Search for eBay

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

YrdSale

Subscriptions2
  • Scout$4.991 Month
  • Scout Pro$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Search for eBay free?
Search for eBay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YrdSale free?
YrdSale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Search for eBay or YrdSale?
Search for eBay and YrdSale are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Search for eBay or YrdSale have ads?
Neither Search for eBay nor YrdSale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Search for eBay or YrdSale?
Search for eBay ships an update every 5 weeks, and YrdSale every 6 days. Most recently, Search for eBay was updated on November 4, 2026 and YrdSale on October 31, 2026.

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