Comparison

YardHopper vs Yard Beacon

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

Head to head
About

YardHopper

Plan and optimize routes for visiting multiple yard sales. Discover community-sourced sales and manage your sale list with interactive maps and offline access. Upgrade for unlimited stops, ad-free experience, and priority support.

Highlights
  • Route optimization for multiple yard sales
  • Discover community-sourced sales
  • Sales management with addresses and descriptions
  • Interactive map with color-coded markers
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • One-tap navigation to sales
  • Offline access to saved data
Features
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YardHopper is the ultimate companion for yard-sale enthusiasts. Plan smarter, discover more sales, and spend less time backtracking. Tired of wasting time and gas bouncing between yard sales? YardHopper builds efficient, time-aware routes from your selected sales—so you can hit more worthwhile stops in less time. COMMUNITY-SOURCED SALES Discover yard sales submitted by other YardHopper users in your area. Turn on the Community filter to find hidden gems beyond your personal list. KEY FEATURES: SMART ROUTE PLANNING: Build efficient routes that consider sale hours, your starting point, stop limits, mileage limits, and desired finish time. VALUE-AWARE ROUTING: Mark sales as Must Hit, Interested, or Backup. YardHopper prioritizes the stops that matter most and clearly explains any stops left off the route. TREASURE WISHLIST: Save the items you love to hunt for—antiques, tools, records, furniture, and more. YardHopper highlights matching sales and can prioritize them in your route. POWERFUL FILTERS: Narrow the map by date, distance, categories, sale types, and more. Save favorite hunt profiles for quick access later, even offline. COMMUNITY SALES: Discover sales shared by fellow yard-sale hunters, or share your own finds with the community. SALE LEAD INBOX: Paste a sale post, scan a screenshot or flyer, or import a file to create reviewable sale drafts. Correct the details, then save privately or share confirmed sales with the community. Your original source stays on your device. SALES MANAGEMENT: Add, edit, and organize sales with addresses, times, descriptions, categories, and sale types. INTERACTIVE MAP: View personal and community sales on an intuitive map with clear, color-coded markers. CLOUD SYNC: Automatically back up and sync your data across devices with Google sign-in. NAVIGATION LAUNCH: Start turn-by-turn navigation to any personal or community sale with one tap. VISIT TRACKING & RATINGS: Mark stops as visited, skip them when plans change, and rate locations to remember your best finds. CUSTOM STARTING POINTS: Start your route from home, work, a coffee shop, or wherever your sale day begins. IMPORT/EXPORT: Import multiple sales from CSV files. A sample file is included. OFFLINE ACCESS: View saved sales, hunt profiles, wishlist details, and sale leads even without a signal. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS: FREE: Perfect for casual users. Plan optimized routes with up to 5 stops per day. View Community Sales on the map. Use core sale management, filtering, navigation, wishlist, and Sale Lead Inbox features. PREMIUM: Designed for serious yard-sale enthusiasts. Unlimited Routing: Add as many stops as you want to your optimized route. Community Routing: Add Community Sales directly to your route. Submit Sales: Share your finds with the community. Unlimited Imports: Import large sale lists via CSV. Nearby Sale Alerts: Get notified about community sales near your saved location. Ad-free experience and priority support. HOSTING A SALE? Post your sale for free and help local treasure hunters find it. Premium Pricing Monthly: $4.99/month Annual: $49.99/year (Save 17%) Free trial available—try Premium risk-free. Whether you’re a casual browser or a serious collector, YardHopper helps you plan better sale days, discover hidden treasures, and never miss a great find. Term of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Yard Beacon

Features
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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.

Screenshots

YardHopper4 screens
Yard Beacon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Yard Beacon at none against YardHopper's shown. YardHopper's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. YardHopper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Yard Beacon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YardHopper ships an update every 4 days, Yard Beacon monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
YardHopper versus Yard Beacon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYardHopperYard Beacon
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOURTNEY JOHN BIELRick Twilling

In-app purchases

3 purchases

YardHopper

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Yard Sale Listing$0.99
1 purchases

Yard Beacon

One-time1
  • Sale Posting $4.99$4.99

Questions

Is YardHopper free?
YardHopper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Yard Beacon free?
Yard Beacon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YardHopper or Yard Beacon have ads?
YardHopper shows ads; Yard Beacon does not.
Which is updated more often, YardHopper or Yard Beacon?
YardHopper ships an update every 4 days, and Yard Beacon monthly. Most recently, YardHopper was updated on October 8, 2026 and Yard Beacon on September 23, 2026.

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