Restockalert vs Alert For Merch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Restockalert
This app monitors product pages for sold-out items, notifying you instantly when your desired size becomes available. Simply paste a link, select your size, and receive a direct link to purchase when it's back in stock. It supports numerous popular retailers and offers various alert channels.
- Automatic restock monitoring
- Direct purchase links
- Supports many retailers
- Email, Telegram, and Push alerts
- Size-specific tracking
- Live dashboard of tracked items
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Sold out in your size? RestockAlert watches the product page so you don't have to. Paste a link from a supported store, pick the exact sizes you care about, and we'll keep checking that page in the background. The moment your size comes back, you get an alert with a direct link to the product. No browser extensions, no refreshing, no luck required. HOW IT WORKS 1. Drop in a link. Copy any product URL from a supported retailer and paste it into the app. We pull in the product name, price and available sizes automatically. 2. Pick your sizes. Track one size or several. Everything else is ignored, so you only hear from us about the thing you'd actually buy. 3. Get the alert. When a tracked size flips back in stock, the notification lands with a tap-through link straight to the product page. WHERE YOUR ALERTS ARRIVE - Email, included on every account - Telegram, instant messages from our bot, on paid plans - Push notifications, native alerts on your iPhone, on the Pro plan Every channel has its own switch in your profile, so you can turn off the ones you don't want. SUPPORTED STORES Zara, H&M, Mango, COS, Bershka, Sephora, Coach, Coach Outlet, Net-A-Porter, PrettyLittleThing, American Eagle, Walmart, Target, DFYNE, YoungLA and Dua Fragrances, with more added regularly. New stores show up in the app on their own. You never need to update to get them. ALSO IN THE APP - A live dashboard of everything you're tracking, with the current price and per-size availability - Search across your trackers - Add, pause and remove trackers in a tap - Sign in with Apple, Google or email - Your trackers stay in sync between the app and the web dashboard - Delete your account from inside the app, with a grace period in case you change your mind GOOD TO KNOW Free accounts track up to 3 products at a time and get email alerts. Higher tracking limits, more frequent checks, Telegram and push alerts come with the paid plans. Each tracker keeps running until your size is back or the tracking window on your plan runs out. We only read publicly available product pages. We never buy, reserve or check out anything on your behalf. When your size is back, the purchase is yours to make. Missing a store you shop at? Tell us and we'll look at adding it. Restockalert offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions: * Serious — from £3.99/month or £29.99/year * Pro — from £7.99/month or £59.99/year A subscription is not required — the free plan works without one. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least. 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://restockalert.me/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://restockalert.me/privacy-policy
Alert For Merch
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Alerts For Merch keeps a constant eye on your favorite artists' official stores and notifies you in real time as soon as something happens. WHAT YOU GET - New drops: a product shows up in the store, you know right away - Restocks: a sold-out item is back in stock, size by size - Price drops: sales detected automatically - Sell-outs: know when a product is gone Every notification shows the product photo and opens its page directly. WIDGETS (iOS 17 or later) - Artist: stock, latest alerts and the next drop for the artist of your choice - Alerts: the latest alerts, filtered by artist, category and country - Upcoming: a countdown to the next drop - Live and Stats: today's activity and the last 30 days - On your Home Screen and Lock Screen WATCH A PRODUCT Love an item? Turn on "Watch this product" on its page: you get a notification as soon as it's back in stock or drops in price, even if you don't follow the artist. The page also shows its price in the other stores (FR, EU, US, UK) and its history: restocks, sell-outs and how fast it sold out. ALERT STUDIO Choose exactly what you want to receive: - By artist and by store (FR, EU, US, UK) - By alert type (new drop, restock, sale) - By product category (apparel, music, accessories...) - By size: every size actually offered, including UK, Youth and kids An estimate shows how many alerts you would have received last month with your settings. LIVE AND COMING UP - Live: every alert, across all stores, the moment it happens - Coming up: announced drops, with a countdown and a reminder 10 minutes before - Stores closed behind a password are flagged: often a sign a drop is coming TWO CHANNELS Instant push notifications, email, or both. Change your mind anytime and unsubscribe in one tap. SIMPLE AND FREE No account, no subscription, no ads. Pick your artists, turn on notifications, that's it. The app is available in English and French. HISTORY AND STATS Find your alerts from the last 14 days, the latest events for each store, and "AFM in numbers": the hours when restocks happen and the fastest sell-outs. IMPORTANT Alerts For Merch is an independent project, made by a fan for fans. The app is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any artist, label, management or store. All trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. The app sells nothing: it informs you and sends you to the official stores, where all purchases are made.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alert For Merch at none against Restockalert's 4. Alert For Merch also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Restockalert's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. Restockalert sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Alert For Merch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Restockalert ships an update every 6 days, Alert For Merch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Restockalert | Alert For Merch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RestockAlert | JEREMIE NICOLAS SERGE HALL |
In-app purchases
Restockalert
- Serious Plan$3.991 Month
- Pro Plan$7.991 Month
- Serious Plan$29.991 Year
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- Pro Plan$59.991 Year
Alert For Merch
No in-app purchases
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