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InStock Tracker vs InStock Radar
Alert scope, speed, renewal and refunds, side by side. "Says" means it's InStock Radar's own claim; "Not stated" means we couldn't find it on its site (read November 6, 2026). We run InStock Tracker, so we're not neutral.
| We run this oneInStock Tracker | InStock Radar | |
|---|---|---|
| Stock seen to alert sent | Under 0.1 s, measured. 1,000 alerts for one restock: push and email in 0.01 s. Telegram the same up to 25 at once, then its rate limit | Says about 2 s |
| How often it checks | Every alert store about every 15 s, every 6 s in busy restock hours, on every plan | Says every 8 s |
| Price | Lite free (5 messages); 30-day passes from $4.99 (1 alert) to $49.99 (Elite: 50 alerts and a daily report); message packs from $4.99 never expire | Solo $9.99 for 1 alert, Multi $24.99 for 25, per 30 days |
| Renews automatically | Never. One-time payment | Yes, every 30 days until cancelled |
| One alert covers | A store you pick, or every store within your distance of a ZIP; Turbo and Elite: every US Apple Store; Turbo Max: every store in up to 5 cities | A store, a city or an area |
| One-tap Buy now on apple.com | ✓ Every plan: opens apple.com with that exact iPhone set up (model, color, storage, no trade-in, full price) | ✓ Says a Reserve link to Apple |
| Adds the iPhone to your Apple bag for you | ✓ InStock Tracker Assistant, our Chrome extension (plans from $9.99): one tap, it sets up the iPhone and adds it to your bag; you check out yourself | ✓ Says yes on iPhone in Safari, in beta, after setup with a free app |
| Push on your phone | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Telegram | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Discord | ✓ Yes | Not stated |
| ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Text message (SMS) | Coming soon | Not stated |
| Dated email copy of every alert | ✓ With a reference number | Not stated |
| Restock history | Free and public: every sighting by US, city and store; busiest hours, how long stock lasts, top colors and sizes | Solo: the day and hour each store usually restocks |
| Restock forecast | ✓ Free: this week's best window; Elite: a daily report for your stores | Not stated |
| Apple's online delivery dates | ✓ Every storage and color, checked hourly | Not stated |
| Personal help from a person | Concierge (new): our team helps you one-on-one to get your iPhone, $250 service fee, refunded if you don't have it in 14 days | Not stated |
| Free | Live stock search, no sign-up; Lite: 5 free alert messages | Live stock |
| Countries | United States | 28 |
| Refunds | Full refund within 24 hours of buying (once per account, with an alert set up and none sent yet); after that, no refunds | Says full refund within 7 days of the first payment if no restock alert has reached you; no partial refunds |
Questions
Does InStock Radar renew automatically?
Yes, every 30 days until cancelled, going by its own site (read November 6, 2026). InStock Tracker never renews: every plan is one payment.
What does one alert cover?
InStock Tracker: A store you pick, or every store within your distance of a ZIP; Turbo and Elite: every US Apple Store; Turbo Max: every store in up to 5 cities. InStock Radar: A store, a city or an area.
Is this comparison neutral?
No. We run InStock Tracker. The InStock Radar column comes from its own website, read on November 6, 2026, and we haven't tested it ourselves. If something is out of date, email [email protected] and we'll fix it.
Source: InStock Radar. Names are trademarks of their owners; we're not affiliated with them or with Apple.