Trove is a genuinely free mobile app that checks eBay constantly and alerts within 60 seconds, capped at 20 saved searches. It doesn't do price history or deal scoring. Here is the honest tradeoff against FindersKeepers.
Trove is free with no paid tier, checks constantly, and gets a push notification to your phone within 60 seconds of a match.
It caps you at 20 saved searches and requires installing the app; there's no browser version.
FindersKeepers checks hourly, much slower, but doesn't cap saved searches and runs in a browser.
Trove tells you something new appeared. It doesn't tell you whether the price is any good, which is what we add.
It does one job, fast alerts on a free app, and does it without asking for money or your eBay password.
No paid tier at all, according to Trove's own site. That's real speed for zero dollars.
Runs on their servers even when the app is closed, so it isn't draining your phone in the background.
Uses eBay's own search filters rather than a limited custom set.
No account access needed, and checkout happens on eBay itself.
It tells you something new was listed. It doesn't tell you if the price is good. A 60-second alert on an overpriced listing just gets you to the overpriced listing first.
No price history. Nothing to show you whether what you're watching has been trending up or down.
20 saved searches, total, and app-only. If you don't want to install something, or need more than 20 searches, there's no other way to use it.
Trove answers "did something new get listed." It doesn't answer "is this actually worth buying at this price."
Save as many searches as you want. No 20-search cap, no app to install.
Listings are compared against similar ones in the same results. Twenty percent or more below the average asking price is a hot deal, ten to twenty percent below is a good price, and it needs at least five comparable listings first.
Add an item to your watchlist and the price is recorded every six hours from that point on.
Roll up what a group of items is worth over time, not just whether a single listing appeared.
| Feature | Trove | FindersKeepers |
|---|---|---|
| Check speed | ✓~60 seconds | !Hourly |
| Saved-search limit | 20 | ✓No limit |
| Paid tier | ✕None, everPer Trove's own site | ✕No paid tier at any price |
| Platform | iOS / Android app only | ✓Browser, installable as PWA |
| Alert delivery | App push notifications | ✓Email + browser push |
| Price history on watched items | ✕No | ✓YesFrom the day you add an item |
| Tells you if a price is a good deal | ✕No | ✓YesScored against similar asking prices |
| Collection value tracking | ✕No | ✓Yes |
| eBay login or credentials required | ✕No | ✕No |
For anything genuinely time-critical, run both: Trove to catch it first, FindersKeepers to tell you if it was worth catching.
We check hourly, not every 60 seconds. On a listing that sells in the first few minutes, Trove gets there first.
No native app, and no phone push outside a browser tab.
Our deal score uses asking prices, meaning what comparable listings are currently listed at, not what they sold for.
It searches eBay US only.
Yes, no fees, no subscriptions, according to Trove's own site. It's supported through eBay affiliate links rather than ads or a paid tier.
Within 60 seconds of a new listing appearing, on the free app. FindersKeepers checks every saved search once an hour, which is considerably slower.
Up to 20. FindersKeepers doesn't cap the number of saved searches on its one free tier.
No. It's a new-listing alert app: it notifies you when something matching your search appears. It doesn't track price movement over time or score whether an asking price is good.
No, it's iOS and Android only. FindersKeepers runs in a browser and needs no install, though it can be added to your home screen as a PWA.
Trove and FindersKeepers solve different halves of the same problem: finding a listing first, and knowing whether it was worth finding. The full roundup of free eBay deal-hunting tools covers where each tool in this space actually fits.
Hourly alerts, price history, and a read on whether a listing is priced well. No credit card, no eBay login, no search limit.
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