Facebook Marketplace alerts for new listings.

How Facebook's own notifications work

Facebook has notification settings for Marketplace, and one of the categories is called "saved searches". You turn each category on or off inside the Facebook app:

1. Tap Menu, then Marketplace. If you don't see Marketplace, tap See more.
2. Tap Marketplace profile, then Settings.
3. Tap Notifications.
4. Tap a category (Facebook lists updates, saved searches and tips for sellers as examples) and use the toggle.

The steps are the same on iPhone and Android.

Source: Facebook Help Center, Turn your Facebook Marketplace notifications on or off. Checked October 5, 2026.

What Deal Scanner adds

• One search covers Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist. You don't set it up three times.
• A buzz when a match is listed. Set the search once and close the app. The watching happens on our end.
• A Deal Score on every find. Each price is checked against what that item normally sells for near you, so you know it's a deal before you drive.
• Quiet hours and a daily digest. You choose when your phone buzzes.
• A price range and a radius. You only hear about listings you'd actually go get.

Set it up in 3 steps

1. Tell it what you're hunting. The item, your city, how far you'd drive, and your price range.
2. It watches all three. Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist, around the clock.
3. Your phone buzzes. Tap it and you're on the listing while it's minutes old.

Is it safe for my Facebook account?

Yes. Deal Scanner never asks for your Facebook, OfferUp or Craigslist login, and never touches your accounts. The watching happens on our end. Your account only comes into it when you tap through to a listing yourself.

Plans

Every plan watches all three marketplaces at the same speed. Plans only differ in how many searches you run at once.

Billed through the App Store or Google Play. Cancel anytime in your phone's subscription settings. Yearly plans: 2 months free.