BayWatch - Alerts for eBay

• 12 Month No Ads — $0.99/month
• 12 Month No Ads — $1.99/quarter
• 12 Month No Ads — $9.99/year ($0.83/mo)
• 12 Month Rapid Discovery — $2.99/month
• 12 Month Rapid Discovery — $6.99/quarter
• 12 Month Rapid Discovery — $24.99/year ($2.08/mo)

Last verified 5 Aug 2026

4.6 412 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Bottom line: it serves the purpose

   So there’s something you really want to find but can’t sit in front of your browser all day long. BayWatch will find it. It’s simple and allows you to utilize all of eBay’s filters to narrow your search. Done. What a thrill it is to hear that little “ping” and see what the app has found! Just wish it would tell you in the notification but currently you have to open the app to see which search produced results. To determine it, you must search (and squint) for a tiny little red number within your list, so the interface is not quite as user friendly as it could be. Also, you can’t select the notification sound, which tends to be the same one a LOT of other apps use, so sometimes you’ll get a feeling of false alarm. Perhaps the most helpful feature that’s missing is you can’t label your searches. Instead, the app simply lists your search word(s), so if you’re searching, for example, for several different parts by a cryptic model number, you have to remember what goes to what without an opportunity to notate. Overall though, the app is the best I’ve found for the purpose!

   The real Wolfman · 5 Aug 2026

2. 4/5Contact Support Button Does not Work. How to backup?

   Update: I was able to contact support through their general email address. They replied speedily. I was told that although they don’t have an in app backup option all of my app data should be backed up and preserved as long as I have the app set to backup with my iOS iCloud backup. Also the contact support button only works if you have the iOS mail app setup with an email account. Because I’ve bypasses the iOS mail app entirely that is why the contact support button doesn’t work for me. Excellent support service and still enjoying the app! I am really enjoying this app and love all of the specific search details it allows you to input. I’m paying for the premium service for 15 min searches. Totally worth it. However, I’m trying to find a way to backup my searches so I don’t end up losing them if I lose my phone or need to reinstall app. I have nearly a hundred searches and losing them would be devastating due to the amount of time and research I’ve put in them for my business. When trying to contact support within app I click the button in the settings but it does nothing. Not sure how to get in touch with support to find out if it is possible to backup searches.

   Stu-Rex · 5 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Why Not Have This Running??

   I’ve found this to be very helpful. But I’ve learned that you MUST have a few separate “watches” going, using different sets of keywords for the same item you’re looking for... At least for me it’s really helped to yield a lot more reliable results, and I figured this out by noticing that when I entered a bunch of keywords into a “watch” for an item, when I reviewed the results that already existed on EBay, there were listings missing that I knew were active at that moment, and for the same item I was trying to lookout for. So I removed some keywords and added others into a new “watch”, and then I saw the missing listings show up in this app. So now I just have like three or four different “watches” going at the same time for the same item I’m looking for, just using a variety of keywords, and now I seem to get notified just about every time the item I’m looking for gets listed. Also, for some reason I can’t see what I’m typing right now, so please excuse what are probably many errors...

   GenuineCaptainRedBeard · 5 Aug 2026

4. 5/5Love this app, so much better than official eBay app

   If you follow a ton of saved searches, do yourself a favor and give BayWatch a try. The saved searched are easily configured in a single screen that has the most important options when you buy often (local only, price range, excluded word filter, etc.), and it informs you within minutes of new listings. You can then either delete found items so you don’t have to review over and over again, or watch them. While the app could use some more visual polish I found it very stable and working great; already found a bunch of great deals with newly listed items. The monthly fees for are definitely worth it if you are more than an occasional eBay buyer or if you’re looking for a great deal for a specific item that’s normally pricey. I have written in to the developer and they were responsive and friendly. Hope some features in the future include iCloud sync so you can browse the same stuff on multiple devices as well as small tweaks to the UI, like a “delete all” for search results.

   Madrobby · 5 Aug 2026

5. 5/5Sorta works

   Kind of cringe, will send a paying subscriber notifications to go look at ads when no new updates have occurred. “Look at your watchlist” I’ve seen my watchlist, Im the one who made it. I’ve paid for faster updates, and there’s often times it says there’s an update, but I can’t find it. All that said, it has helped me score some items. It just wants more money from me.

   outerdead · 5 Aug 2026

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