Comparison

DropSync vs Poke Alerts

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

Head to head
About

DropSync

Get instant alerts for restocks of popular collectibles and trading cards from major retailers. Quickly access product pages with a single tap to secure your desired items before they sell out. Organize and track your collection with detailed pricing and set completion features.

Highlights
  • Instant restock alerts
  • One-tap access to buy
  • Upcoming drop window predictions
  • Customizable collection filters
  • Scan and track Pokemon collection
  • Graded slab recognition
  • Observed market pricing
Features
Currently charting
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DropSync gives collectors a fair shot at the drop. Sealed trading cards and hot collectibles sell out in seconds. DropSync watches the major retailers around the clock and pings your lock screen the instant a restock goes live — then puts you one tap from the buy button, before the crowd even finishes refreshing. WHAT THE APP DOES • Instant restock alerts — the moment stock hits at Target, Walmart, Sam's Club, or Pokémon Center, your phone knows. No refreshing, no F5, no luck. • The GO screen — one tap takes you straight to the product at the retailer, signed in and ready to check out. Timing is everything, and this is the fastest path there is. • Upcoming drop windows — see when each retailer tends to drop, with honest confidence labels. A pattern is never dressed up as a promise. • Collect-what-you-want filters — get alerted only for the categories you care about (Pokémon, Lorcana, One Piece, sports, and more) and mute the rest. Your choices sync to every device. - Scan and track your entire Pokemon collection ONE MEMBERSHIP, MORE FIREPOWER DropSync Plus follows you everywhere for one price: • On your phone — the instant alerts and GO handoff above. • On desktop — the DropSync browser extension, including the precise-refresh sniper that times your checkout down to the millisecond inside your own logged-in browser. • In the community — a collectors Discord for drop-night intel. HONEST BY DESIGN DropSync handles timing and information — you click checkout. We never store your retailer logins, we never auto-buy for you, and we're not affiliated with any retailer or brand. You stay in control of your own purchases in your own logged-in browser. YOUR COLLECTION, ON YOUR PHONE • Scan to add — point the camera at a card and it's identified, priced, and logged. Recognition runs on your device, so the photo never leaves your phone. • Graded slabs — the label is read for you, grade and certification number included, and priced from real observed sale medians rather than a model. • Honest prices — every number says what it is: an observed market price, an estimate, or "not enough sales to say". Nothing is rounder than the data behind it. • Have, Want, Selling — three piles, cost basis, notes, and a portfolio total you can audit. • Set completion — see how close you are, closest-to-done first. DROPSYNC PLUS PRICING • Monthly — $12.99/month • Annual — $129.99/year (best value) Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Privacy Policy: https://dropsync.chasedex.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://dropsync.chasedex.com/terms

About

Poke Alerts

Get instant restock alerts for trading cards from over 30 retailers. Filter by product and retailer, set price limits, and receive push notifications with direct links. Also features a checker for in-store stock and a calendar for release dates.

Highlights
  • Real-time restock notifications
  • Filter by retailer and product
  • Price limit settings
  • In-store stock checker
  • Release date calendar
  • News and announcements
Features
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Poke Alerts watches trading card stock at more than 30 retailers across the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, and tells you the moment something lands. The same monitors that post into our Discord feed this app, so an alert here and a ping there are the same event. What you get pinged for is yours to set. An alert is information rather than a reservation, and stock moves in seconds. ALERTS Push notifications the moment a product comes back in stock, with the retailer, the price and a direct link. Filter by retailer and product so you only hear about what you actually collect. Set price rules so nothing reaches you above your own limit. CHECKER Check shelf stock near you by ZIP code or postcode, with a map of nearby stores and what members have reported at each. Report what you find so the next person does not drive out for nothing. NEWS Set announcements, release dates and site status, including queue and captcha notices, which are their own kind of alert and not a restock. CALENDAR Street dates, preorder windows and prerelease events, with a countdown to the next major release and a reminder you can set for any of them. MARKET Listings posted by other members, with the seller's history visible before you commit. WHAT YOU NEED A MEMBERSHIP FOR Signing in is free, and without a membership you can browse the market, read the news and the release calendar, manage your settings and see previews of the alert feed. Live alerts, the in-store checker and posting your own listings need a membership. Poke Alerts is an independent service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any manufacturer or retailer named in the app. All trademarks belong to their owners.

Screenshots

DropSync4 screens
Poke Alerts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DropSync at 3.6 against Poke Alerts's 3.0. DropSync also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). Poke Alerts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. DropSync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Poke Alerts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DropSync holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DropSync has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of DropSync's written reviews are positive against 0% of Poke Alerts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DropSync ships an update every 5 days, Poke Alerts weekly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
DropSync versus Poke Alerts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropSyncPoke Alerts
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (20 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#37 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTori ElstromJTF Labs Pty Ltd

Customer experience

DropSync

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Poke Alerts

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DropSync

Subscriptions2
  • DropSync Plus Monthly$12.991 Month
  • DropSync Plus Annual$129.991 Year
None

Poke Alerts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DropSync free?
DropSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poke Alerts free?
Poke Alerts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DropSync or Poke Alerts?
DropSync is rated higher. DropSync averages 3.6 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Poke Alerts averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DropSync or Poke Alerts have ads?
Neither DropSync nor Poke Alerts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DropSync or Poke Alerts?
DropSync ships an update every 5 days, and Poke Alerts weekly. Most recently, DropSync was updated on November 10, 2026 and Poke Alerts on November 10, 2026.

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