# BayWatch vs Cloudray

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cloudray at none against BayWatch's 6. Cloudray also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). BayWatch's advantage is chart position (#171 vs unranked). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. BayWatch sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Cloudray asks for nothing beyond the download.

BayWatch ships an update every 2 months, Cloudray fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | BayWatch | Cloudray |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (414 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/baywatch-alerts-for-ebay/id977021097/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **414** | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#171** | — |
| Size | 21 MB | 40 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Progress Concepts Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/788761727) | [Cloudray](https://appshunter.io/developer/1533958296) |

## What reviewers say

### BayWatch

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/baywatch-alerts-for-ebay/id977021097)

**Currently charting:** #171 Top Grossing · Shopping (US App Store)

Discover new eBay listings before others with real-time alerts. This app monitors eBay for items matching your custom searches and notifies you instantly. You can also browse eBay item details, track bids, and shop directly from the app.

**Highlights:** Real-time eBay listing alerts, Custom search monitoring, Browse eBay item details, Track bids and prices, Direct shopping links to eBay, End-of-listing notifications

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 Month No Ads | $0.99 | one-time |
| 3 Month No Ads | $1.99 | one-time |
| 1 Month Rapid Discovery | $2.99 | one-time |
| 3 Month Rapid Discovery | $6.99 | one-time |
| 12 Month No Ads | $9.99 | one-time |
| 12 Month Rapid Discovery | $24.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Exceptional tool
- 👍 Very useful
- 👍 Excellent customer support
- 👍 Great app and even better customer service
- 👍 Saves me time, simplifies global search

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Background App Refresh issue
- 🐛 Notifications and contact link don't work
- 🐛 Randomly getting requested item watch notifications, not getting ALL requested updates
- 🐛 Constantly crashing since updated
- 🐛 Search is appalling

**Reported bugs**

- Background App Refresh issue
- Notifications and contact link don't work
- Randomly getting requested item watch notifications, not getting ALL requested updates
- Constantly crashing since updated
- Search is appalling

**Requested features**

- Include shipping cost in max price metric
- Add more search filters (lowest price+shipping, completed listings)
- Ability to pause searches without deleting
- Option to label searches
- Faster search frequency


### Cloudray

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cloudray/id1533958054)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is BayWatch free?

BayWatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Cloudray free?

Cloudray is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do BayWatch or Cloudray have ads?

BayWatch shows ads; Cloudray does not.

### Which is updated more often, BayWatch or Cloudray?

BayWatch ships an update every 2 months, and Cloudray fortnightly. Most recently, BayWatch was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cloudray on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*