Comparison

refurbmonitor vs Restocky

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

Head to head
About

refurbmonitor

This app monitors Apple's refurbished store across multiple countries, notifying you instantly when desired products become available. It offers free basic alerts and an optional premium subscription for advanced features like cross-country notifications and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Real-time refurbished product catalog monitoring
  • Instant availability alerts
  • Cross-country and multi-device alerts (premium)
  • Deal Radar for target price and configuration (premium)
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets (premium)
  • Daily email digest of new arrivals
Features
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Apple's refurbished Macs, iPads and iPhones often sell out within minutes of going online. refurbmonitor checks Apple's Refurbished Store in 25+ countries all day long and notifies you as soon as a product that matches your alert is back. A beautiful native app built with Liquid Glass, optimized for iPhone Duo, iPhone and iPad, in light and dark mode. Free: - The live refurb catalog of your country, with prices, discounts and how long each product stayed in stock - The week's fastest sell-outs on the Home tab, so you know how quickly to act - Alerts by model and category in one store: unlimited by email, push on 2 alerts - A daily email digest of new arrivals - Products you can find from Spotlight and Siri With refurbmonitor+: - Push on all your alerts - Notifications that get through Do Not Disturb - Deal Radar: a target price and an exact configuration (chip, RAM, storage) - Alerts across several countries and device types - Live widgets on the Home Screen and Lock Screen - 7 days free to try No ads and no tracking. I built refurbmonitor because I was tired of refreshing the refurb page by hand. Now the app does it for me. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Restocky

Features
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Restock alerts, stock alerts, and lowest-price alerts in one app. Restocky tracks the price and stock of the products you want, so you never miss a restock or a price drop. Just paste a product link and Restocky checks the price and availability for you, then sends a price alert the moment it matters. It never buys anything automatically. ■ Alerts you won't want to miss • Restock alert, when a sold-out item is back in stock • Stock / sold-out alert, the moment availability changes • Price drop alert, as soon as the price falls • Lowest-price / all-time-low alert, so you buy at the cheapest moment • Target price alert, when it drops below the price you set ■ Price tracker & history chart See each product's price trend at a glance, with your target price and all-time low marked, so you instantly know if today's price is a good deal. ■ Buy Score Know whether now is a good time to buy. The score combines how close the price is to its all-time low, the size of the drop, and stock status. ■ Add with one paste Copy a product page URL and paste it, Restocky recognizes it automatically. Collect everything you want like a wishlist and track price and restocks. Restock alert, sold-out alert, stock alert, lowest price alert, price drop alert, it's all Restocky. Buy what you want, at the right moment.

Screenshots

refurbmonitor4 screens
Restocky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Restocky at none against refurbmonitor's 5. Restocky also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). refurbmonitor's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. refurbmonitor sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Restocky asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

refurbmonitor ships an update weekly, Restocky every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
refurbmonitor versus Restocky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterrefurbmonitorRestocky
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJerome NeuvegliseDONGHYUCK YANG

In-app purchases

5 purchases

refurbmonitor

Subscriptions2
  • refurbmonitor+ monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • refurbmonitor+ (1 year)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip (Coffee)$1.99
  • Tip (Croissant)$4.99
  • Tip (Burger)$9.99
None

Restocky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is refurbmonitor free?
refurbmonitor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Restocky free?
Restocky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do refurbmonitor or Restocky have ads?
Restocky shows ads; refurbmonitor does not.
Which is updated more often, refurbmonitor or Restocky?
refurbmonitor ships an update weekly, and Restocky every 5 days. Most recently, refurbmonitor was updated on November 15, 2026 and Restocky on October 31, 2026.

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