Deal Scanner vs DealScout: three marketplaces for $3.99 vs one search free

DealScout gives one Facebook Marketplace search free, checked hourly, with paid tiers from $4.99 to $199.99 on iPhone. Deal Scanner gives three searches across Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist for $3.99 on iPhone and Android. From their own listings.

Checked October 26, 2026. Prices and plans are read from each company’s own site on that date.

DealScout's pitch is the free plan: one Facebook Marketplace search, checked once an hour, on iPhone. Faster checks and more searches are in-app purchases from $4.99 to $199.99. Deal Scanner is ours: three searches across Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist for $3.99 a month, watched continuously, on iPhone and Android, with a Deal Score on each find and cancel anytime. It is built for everyone who checks Marketplace every day, whether flipping is your side thing, your whole job, or not the point at all. Everything below is from each app's own store listing and site on October 26, 2026.

Side by side

	Deal Scanner	DealScout
Free	None; $3.99 a month, cancel anytime	One search, checked hourly, for as long as you like
Cheapest paid	$3.99/mo, 3 searches	$4.99 Single Scout (billing period not stated on the listing)
Higher tiers	$9.99 for 6 searches, $19.99 for 12	$39.99, $59.99, $99.99, $199.99 (Vehicles)
Marketplaces	Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, Craigslist	Facebook Marketplace; a Craigslist scout added in version 1.0.10
Check	Continuous; every alert shows when we found the listing	Hourly free; "within 5 minutes" on paid; a new scout can take up to two hours to start
Price judgment	Deal Score from your own search's typical price near you	None listed
Filtering	Relevance filter plus a low and high price	Search term
Phones	iPhone, Android	iPhone only
Facebook login	Never asked for	Not stated
Store rating	5.0 App Store	4.4 App Store (108)

Free versus $3.99

An hourly check on one Facebook search is free on DealScout, and for a slow-moving item that is a fair deal. For the things most people actually wait for, an hourly check means the listing that goes up at 9:05 and sells by 9:40 is gone before anyone looked, and the same item on OfferUp and Craigslist is never watched at all. Deal Scanner's $3.99 buys three searches across all three marketplaces, watched continuously, with a Deal Score on each find. Past the free tier, DealScout's next useful step is $39.99.

What you get with Deal Scanner

Set the item, your town, how far you would drive, and a low and high price. Deal Scanner watches Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist on our servers around the clock, drops most lookalikes, and buzzes your phone when a listing is posted, with the time we found it on every alert and a Deal Score when it is a clear bargain. Quiet hours and a daily digest. No Facebook login, no account. On iPhone and Android.

The Deal Scanner listing screen for a brown leather sectional at $150, marked Steal, 62% below the $400 typical price — The Deal Score: $150 against the $400 this search usually sees. Found 6 minutes ago.

What you get with DealScout

One free hourly search on Facebook Marketplace, paid tiers with faster alerts, a Craigslist scout, a Vehicles tier for car flippers, on iPhone. The longer write-up is our DealScout review.

FAQ

Is Deal Scanner better than DealScout?

For everyone who checks Marketplace every day and wants to be buzzed when their item is listed on Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp or Craigslist, Deal Scanner does that continuously for $3.99 a month on iPhone and Android, with a Deal Score on each find. DealScout's free tier is one hourly search on iPhone.

Is DealScout free?

One search, checked hourly, yes. Faster and more cost $4.99 to $199.99 in in-app purchases.

Does DealScout work on Android?

Its listing is on the App Store only as of October 26, 2026. Deal Scanner is on both stores.

Which covers more marketplaces?

Deal Scanner: Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist from one search. DealScout: Facebook Marketplace, plus a Craigslist scout.

Can I try both?

Yes. DealScout's free tier costs nothing. Deal Scanner has no free trial: $3.99 a month, cancel anytime.

Sources checked

The DealScout App Store listing (id6743296610) and dealscout.app; the Deal Scanner store listings. All read October 26, 2026.