Garage Hunter vs Yard Beacon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Garage Hunter
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Garage Hunter is your ultimate companion for discovering and sharing garage sales in your area. Whether you're a bargain hunter or looking to declutter your home, our app makes it easy to find and organize garage sales near you. Key Features: • Find nearby garage sales with real-time location tracking • Create and manage your own garage sale listings • Save your favorite sales for quick access • Get notified about new sales in your area • Share great finds with the community • Detailed sale information including photos and descriptions • User-friendly interface with intuitive navigation • Background location updates for timely notifications • Secure user authentication and profile management Perfect for: • Bargain hunters looking for great deals • Homeowners wanting to declutter • Community members interested in local sales • Anyone who loves finding unique items at garage sales Download Garage Hunter today and transform your garage sale experience!
Yard Beacon
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Yard Beacon is the modern way to host and discover yard sales—without stapling cardboard signs to every corner. Create a listing once, choose your dates, open days, and hours, and publish your sale so neighbors can find it instantly in a clean Explore list or on an interactive map. Whether you’re decluttering, moving, or treasure hunting, Yard Beacon makes local buying and selling simple, organized, and easy to trust. For sellers, it also just makes sense: a $4.99 posting fee can cost less than the time and fuel it takes to drive around placing signs, while your listing stays visible for the schedule you choose. For Shoppers • Browse nearby yard, garage, estate, moving, and multi-family sales in a fast list or on a map • Tap any sale to view the address, dates, open days, hours, and details at a glance • Search by title, sale type, or location • Quickly see what’s happening today or this weekend • Get directions with one tap using Apple Maps For Sellers • Create a listing in minutes with a guided posting flow • Add your address, sale type, dates, open days, and hours • Publish with a simple $4.99 posting fee for your selected schedule • Receive optional end-of-sale reminders • Add a host profile, including an optional photo, so shoppers know who to greet Less clutter on street corners. More visibility where it matters—at your sale.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garage Hunter at none against Yard Beacon's 1. Garage Hunter also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). Yard Beacon's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, 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. Yard Beacon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Garage Hunter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Garage Hunter ships an update every 4 months, Yard Beacon monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garage Hunter | Yard Beacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yu Hin Chau | Rick Twilling |
In-app purchases
Garage Hunter
No in-app purchases
Yard Beacon
- Sale Posting $4.99$4.99








