The best Bitcoin price alert app, ranked by what can trigger it
By Gurjeet Singh, developer of CoinPriceAlert · 12 services, competitor facts read on the dates linked under each entry
Short answer
The best Bitcoin price alert app depends on what you want triggered. By how much of Bitcoin each can watch, Cryptocurrency Alerting is first — it is the only one alerting on Bitcoin dominance, funding rates, whale moves and the mempool — and Coinsentry second, for alerts when a Bitcoin cycle indicator crosses a threshold. CoinPriceAlert is third, with the widest set of price-derived Bitcoin triggers, 3 alerts free, delivery to push, Telegram and email, and no account.
Every service on this page can tell you Bitcoin crossed a number, so the best Bitcoin price alert app is not decided there. It is decided by everything else each one can trigger on — dominance, funding, cycle indicators, moving averages, volatility — and by what it costs to get the alert onto your phone. This is written by the developer of CoinPriceAlert, which finishes third; the two above it alert on Bitcoin market structure that CoinPriceAlert does not touch. Every competitor fact was read off that company's own pages on the date shown.
What this list is ranked by
Ranked by how many distinct Bitcoin triggers each service documents beyond a plain price level: percentage moves, indicators, market structure, on-chain activity, volatility. Delivery, free plan and price are listed for each but do not decide the order, because the first question with a Bitcoin alert is whether the thing you care about can fire one at all.
alerting on anything you can draw on a Bitcoin chart
Basic: 3 active price alerts, no technical alerts; alerts last 1 month
Essential, Plus, Premium and Ultimate, up to 17% off annually, with a 30-day trial (14 days on Ultimate). Its pricing page shows prices in the visitor's local currency, so no single dollar figure is quoted here
Mobile app push (iOS and Android), browser pop-up, email, sound, plain-text email to another address, and webhooks (paid plans). No Telegram option in its list
a free Bitcoin alert that can arrive by email as well as push
Yes: alerts are part of the free app and Exchange, with no plan to choose
None for alerts
Push, in-app and email notifications, each switchable by category in the app’s notification settings; the Exchange adds browser notifications and macOS or Windows system notifications. No Telegram, SMS or webhooks
being told Bitcoin moved sharply without choosing a level
Part of Kraken Pro; no price is mentioned
None: alerts are not sold separately
Push notifications in the Kraken Pro app, pop-ups and an audible alert in the browser, and system notifications from Kraken Desktop. No email, Telegram, SMS or webhooks are listed
a free recurring Bitcoin alert with the data behind it
Alerts are not a paid feature, but they need a free CoinGecko account. No alert count is published
CoinGecko Premium $10/month or $99.90/year. Its pricing page describes wallet tracking, transaction recording and an ad-free site; it does not list alerts as a Premium feature
Push notifications from its mobile app, and in-app alerts. Its alert guide does not mention email, Telegram, SMS or webhooks
switching on a free Bitcoin alert in an app you already have
Yes — the Coinbase app and its price alerts are free to use
No paid tier for alerts; price alerts are part of the free app
Push notifications in the Coinbase mobile app only. No email, Telegram, SMS, Discord or webhooks for price alerts
Every competitor cell is quoted from that company's own pricing page or help centre, on the date shown under its entry; "Not published" means they do not state it. CoinPriceAlert's row is generated from the limits the server enforces and the prices the paywall reads.
Free on both stores. Bitcoin alerts to push, Telegram and email, 3 free, no account.
Each one, and where it falls short
1. Cryptocurrency Alerting
Best for: Bitcoin market structure, not just the Bitcoin price
The only service here that alerts on Bitcoin dominance, funding rates, whale moves, ETH gas, the Bitcoin mempool and blockchain metrics, on top of price, percentage, periodic price, volume and market cap. If your question about Bitcoin is not "what is the price", this is the one that can answer it.
Free plan
Hobby: up to 3 active alerts and up to 10 notifications, on every channel except SMS and phone calls
Paid plans
Trader $7.99/month or $47.88/year; Pro $39.99/month or $239.88/year; Business $99/month or $588/year
Delivery
Email, push, browser, Telegram, Discord, Slack, webhook, SMS and phone calls (SMS and calls on paid plans, capped weekly)
Account needed
Not published
Where it falls short
Free is 3 active alerts and 10 notifications. Trader at $7.99 a month caps you at 20 active alerts, and the generous tiers start at $39.99 a month. Its markets are crypto and stocks — no metals or forex.
Best for: alerts when a Bitcoin cycle indicator crosses a threshold
Indicator alerts on Bitcoin cycle indicators are unique on this list, and sit beside price alerts across 19 exchanges and 12,000-plus pairs and listing and delisting alerts. It claims a 2.8-second median from the price crossing your level to the alert being sent, which is the only latency figure anyone here publishes for price alerts.
Free plan
10 active price alerts, 3 watched coins, listing coverage for 1 exchange, email and private Telegram only
Paid plans
$7.99/month, or $64.99/year, which it states as $5.42/month and a 32% saving. Both give unlimited alerts and every feature
Delivery
Telegram (including groups), Discord, Slack, email and webhooks. The free plan is limited to email and a private Telegram message
Account needed
Not published
Where it falls short
No iOS or Android app yet, by its own account. The free plan allows 10 alerts but watches 3 coins and delivers only to email or a private Telegram message. Crypto only.
Best for: the widest set of price-derived Bitcoin triggers, on three channels, with no account
Beyond a level: Free: price above or below, percentage move over 24 hours or 7 days, repeat alerts with a cooldown, a note on each alert, big-move alerts on top coins. Pro: 1-hour pump alerts, trailing stop, volume spike, RSI, new all-time high, market cap, MACD and EMA crossovers, bulk alerts across many coins. Bitcoin alerts reach you by push notification, Telegram, and email (opt-in, verified address only), in any combination. No SMS, phone calls, Discord, Slack or webhooks, and they are checked every 5 seconds on our servers, with the app closed. Binance-listed coins use a live price stream; stocks, metals and forex use quotes refreshed every minute. It is third because the two above it alert on parts of Bitcoin this does not watch at all.
Free plan
3 active alerts on every market, all three channels, home screen widget, daily digest
Paid plans
Pro $6.99/month or $48.99/year; Pro+ $14.99/month or $104.99/year (adds priority processing and support); 7-day free trial for new subscribers
Delivery
Push notification, Telegram, and email (opt-in, verified address only), in any combination. No SMS, phone calls, Discord, Slack or webhooks
Account needed
No: the app works as a guest, and you can add an email later
Where it falls short
No alerts on Bitcoin dominance, funding rates, the mempool, whale movements or exchange listings. No SMS, Discord, Slack or webhooks and no API. Free is 3 active alerts; Pro is $6.99 a month or $48.99 a year.
CoinPriceAlert's figures are generated from the app's own limits and live plan prices, not typed in by hand.
4. TradingView
Best for: alerting on anything you can draw on a Bitcoin chart
Technical alerts on indicators, strategies and drawings, multi-condition alerts, watchlist alerts and second-based alerts on its upper tiers. No fixed menu competes with alerting on your own trend line across the BTC chart.
Free plan
Basic: 3 active price alerts, no technical alerts; alerts last 1 month
Paid plans
Essential, Plus, Premium and Ultimate, up to 17% off annually, with a 30-day trial (14 days on Ultimate). Its pricing page shows prices in the visitor's local currency, so no single dollar figure is quoted here
Delivery
Mobile app push (iOS and Android), browser pop-up, email, sound, plain-text email to another address, and webhooks (paid plans). No Telegram option in its list
Account needed
Yes (free sign-up, no card)
Where it falls short
Basic allows 3 active price alerts, no technical alerts, and alerts expire after a month. No Telegram delivery on any plan. Its pricing page shows local currency, so no single dollar figure is quoted here.
Best for: trend-line and scanner alerts on Bitcoin pairs across several exchanges
Price alerts, trend-line alerts and time alerts, plus TA Scanner strategies, with quotas of 50, 350 or 1,000 price alerts by plan and webhooks on every tier. Alerts fire on a specific exchange pair rather than an aggregate BTC price.
Free plan
No free plan. A 5-day free trial on each plan, no credit card required
Paid plans
Basic EUR 28/month, or EUR 20/month billed annually; Essential EUR 50, or EUR 35 annually; Premium EUR 90, or EUR 63 annually
Delivery
Email, mobile push notifications and webhooks, on every plan
Account needed
Yes, and an exchange connection: its pricing page says Altrady connects to exchanges by API only
Where it falls short
No free plan: EUR 28 a month on Basic after a 5-day trial. Its pricing page says it connects to exchanges by API key only, so a Bitcoin alert costs you an exchange connection.
Best for: a Bitcoin alert attached to the portfolio that holds it
Custom alerts on a price limit, total market cap and volume, plus automatic notifications when a coin you hold or favourite moves significantly, with low, medium or high sensitivity — a "tell me when Bitcoin does something" setting rather than a number.
Free plan
Basic, free. Custom alerts are not among its listed features
Paid plans
Premium $13.99/month (13% less billed yearly); Degen (29% less billed yearly; monthly price not in the page text); Team on request
Delivery
App notifications; other channels not itemised on the pages we read
Account needed
Not published
Where it falls short
Custom alerts are listed from Premium at $13.99 a month; the free Basic plan does not list them. Delivery is app notifications; other channels are not itemised on its pages.
Best for: a free Bitcoin alert that can arrive by email as well as push
A target price alert or a percentage movement alert in the app, and rises-above and drops-below triggers on the Exchange, with a repeat mode that notifies every minute while the condition holds. Email delivery is unusual for an exchange alert.
Free plan
Yes: alerts are part of the free app and Exchange, with no plan to choose
Paid plans
None for alerts
Delivery
Push, in-app and email notifications, each switchable by category in the app’s notification settings; the Exchange adds browser notifications and macOS or Windows system notifications. No Telegram, SMS or webhooks
Account needed
Yes, a Crypto.com account
Where it falls short
Crypto only, a Crypto.com account, no Telegram, and its help pages note price alerts may not be available in some jurisdictions. No alert limit is published.
Best for: free Bitcoin alerts in the app you already trade Bitcoin in
Price reaches, rises above or drops to a level; change over or under a percentage; 24-hour change over or down. All three cover the ordinary Bitcoin alert, free, with the order book one tap away.
Free plan
No price is mentioned; it is part of the Binance app, in its Pro mode
Paid plans
None
Delivery
Notifications from the Binance app or Binance Desktop (system notifications must be on)
Account needed
Yes, a Binance account
Where it falls short
10 alerts per pair and 50 in total, each valid for 90 days, on Binance pairs. App or desktop notifications only, and a Binance account is required.
Best for: being told Bitcoin moved sharply without choosing a level
Price alerts set from the bell on the Markets page or by long-pressing a market, with percentage adjustment buttons, plus volatility alerts on favourited markets that fire on an outsized move you did not have to predict.
Free plan
Part of Kraken Pro; no price is mentioned
Paid plans
None: alerts are not sold separately
Delivery
Push notifications in the Kraken Pro app, pop-ups and an audible alert in the browser, and system notifications from Kraken Desktop. No email, Telegram, SMS or webhooks are listed
Account needed
Yes, a Kraken account, since alerts are created inside Kraken Pro
Where it falls short
Kraken markets and a Kraken account. App push, browser pop-ups and desktop notifications only — no email or Telegram — and futures alerts can only be created on the web.
Best for: a Bitcoin alert by SMS, or one priced in ETH
Price above or below a value in nine fiat currencies or priced in BTC or ETH, percentage up or down over 1 hour or 24 hours, and portfolio alerts. It is the only service here offering SMS on a mid-priced plan: 100 a month across 150-plus countries on its $12 Premium tier.
Free plan
5 active email alerts, 5 active Telegram alerts, 5 coins in the portfolio, 5 in the watchlist
Paid plans
Standard $8/month; Premium $12/month. Annual prices: not published
Delivery
Email, Telegram and SMS (SMS on Premium, 100 a month, 150+ countries)
Account needed
Yes, a free Coinwink account
Where it falls short
Browser only, with no store app. The free plan splits into 5 email and 5 Telegram alerts. No checking interval is published, and there are no indicator alerts.
Best for: a free recurring Bitcoin alert with the data behind it
Price alerts from a preset target interval or a custom value, one-time or recurring, so a repeating Bitcoin alert keeps firing while the condition holds. The coin coverage, charts and exchange data behind the price are the widest here.
Free plan
Alerts are not a paid feature, but they need a free CoinGecko account. No alert count is published
Paid plans
CoinGecko Premium $10/month or $99.90/year. Its pricing page describes wallet tracking, transaction recording and an ad-free site; it does not list alerts as a Premium feature
Delivery
Push notifications from its mobile app, and in-app alerts. Its alert guide does not mention email, Telegram, SMS or webhooks
Account needed
Yes: its guide says you need a CoinGecko account to set price alerts
Where it falls short
Push and in-app alerts only — no email, Telegram, SMS or webhooks — and a CoinGecko account is required before you can set one. Nothing beyond a price level for Bitcoin.
Best for: switching on a free Bitcoin alert in an app you already have
Real-time alerts when a Watchlist asset moves substantially up or down, plus price alerts in Notification Settings. It is the least work of anything on this page if your Bitcoin is already at Coinbase.
Free plan
Yes — the Coinbase app and its price alerts are free to use
Paid plans
No paid tier for alerts; price alerts are part of the free app
Delivery
Push notifications in the Coinbase mobile app only. No email, Telegram, SMS, Discord or webhooks for price alerts
Account needed
Yes — a verified Coinbase exchange account, since the alerts live inside the exchange app
Where it falls short
The narrowest trigger set here, push inside the Coinbase app only, crypto only, and a verified Coinbase account is required.
CryptoListing.ws is on the same reading list and is excluded on purpose: it sells millisecond delivery of exchange listing announcements to trading bots, per exchange, per month, and its own pages say it does not watch prices.
Picking the service is the smaller half. The larger half is picking a threshold that fires often enough to be useful and rarely enough to be read, which is a measurable question rather than a taste one.
Set the level once and the check runs on our servers, so the alert reaches you with the app closed, on push, Telegram or email, and never at 3am unless you ask.
Fires about a second after the price hits
Runs on our servers, so it reaches you with the app closed
Free for 3 alerts — no card, no account
Download the app for real-time notifications
Frequently asked questions
What is the best app for Bitcoin price alerts?
If you want more than a price level, Cryptocurrency Alerting, because it is the only one here alerting on Bitcoin dominance, funding rates, whale moves and the mempool. If you want the widest set of price-derived triggers with delivery to push, Telegram and email and no account at all, CoinPriceAlert — written by me, and third on this page's own measure, with 3 alerts free.
Can I get a free Bitcoin price alert?
Yes, from most of this list. Binance publishes 50 free alerts valid 90 days, Coinsentry 10, Coinwink 10 split between email and Telegram, CoinPriceAlert 3 across any market, and Cryptocurrency Alerting 3. Coinbase, Kraken, Crypto.com and CoinGecko give free alerts without publishing a limit.
Do I need an exchange account to get Bitcoin alerts?
Not unless you choose one that lives inside an exchange. Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and Crypto.com alerts require an account there, and Altrady requires an exchange API connection. CoinPriceAlert never asks for an API key, wallet connection or seed phrase, because it only ever reads public prices.
How quickly do Bitcoin alerts arrive?
Few companies publish this. Cryptocurrency Alerting says it typically collects and alerts within 15 to 25 seconds; Coinsentry claims a 2.8-second median. CoinPriceAlert checks every 5 seconds on our servers, with the app closed. Binance-listed coins use a live price stream; stocks, metals and forex use quotes refreshed every minute. Everyone else on this page publishes no figure, so none is quoted for them.
