CoinGecko price alerts vs CoinPriceAlert
Pick CoinGecko if you want the price data first: more coins and NFT collections than anywhere else, charts, exchange rankings and a portfolio, with a price alert available on any of them. Pick CoinPriceAlert if the alert is the point: it goes to Telegram and email as well as push, it covers 185 US and Indian stocks plus gold, oil and forex beside your coins, it has quiet hours and indicator alerts, and it works with no account at all.
Written by the developer of CoinPriceAlert, so read it with that in mind. Every CoinGecko fact below comes from CoinGecko's own pages on the date shown; where they do not publish something, the table says "Not published" rather than guessing. If anything has changed, email us and it will be corrected.
Side by side
| Feature | CoinPriceAlert | CoinGecko |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A price-alert app. Alerts are the whole product; there is no portfolio, trading or wallet feature. | A cryptocurrency data site and app. Price alerts are one feature beside the prices, charts and portfolio |
| Markets | Crypto (about 1,670 coins), 85 US stocks, 100 Indian (NSE) stocks, 10 commodities (gold, silver, WTI crude, Brent crude, copper, platinum, palladium, natural gas, corn, wheat) and 14 forex pairs, in one watchlist | Crypto and NFT collections. Stocks, metals and forex are not part of its alerts |
| Alert types | 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 | Price alerts on a coin, set from a preset target interval or a custom value, one-time or recurring; NFT floor-price alerts on the same terms |
| Delivery | Push notification, Telegram, and email (opt-in, verified address only), in any combination. No SMS, phone calls, Discord, Slack or webhooks | Push notifications from its mobile app, and in-app alerts. Its alert guide does not mention email, Telegram, SMS or webhooks |
| Free plan | 3 active alerts on every market, all three channels, home screen widget, daily digest | Alerts are not a paid feature, but they need a free CoinGecko account. No alert count is published |
| 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 | 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 |
| Alert limit when paying | Unlimited | Not published |
| Apps | iOS, Android and a web app | iOS, Android and the website |
| Account needed | No: the app works as a guest, and you can add an email later | Yes: its guide says you need a CoinGecko account to set price alerts |
| How fast alerts 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 | Not published |
| Quiet hours / cooldowns | Quiet hours in your time zone (held alerts are logged), plus a per-alert cooldown from 5 minutes to 1 day | Not mentioned in its alert guide. Recurring alerts repeat while the condition holds |
| Needs exchange keys or wallet access | Never. It asks for no exchange API key, wallet connection or seed phrase, so it cannot trade or move funds | Not for alerts. Premium adds wallet tracking, which watches addresses you give it |
| API or webhooks | No public API or webhooks | A separate market-data API, free Demo up to 10,000 calls a month, then Basic $35/month up to Pro $999/month. No alert webhooks |
CoinPriceAlert's column is generated from the app's own limits and live plan prices. CoinGecko's column was read on 29 September 2026.
Free on both stores. Set 3 alerts without an account, on crypto, stocks, gold, oil and forex.
Where CoinGecko is better
- Far wider coin and token coverage, with charts, exchange rankings, categories and NFT collections behind every price.
- NFT floor-price alerts, which CoinPriceAlert does not offer.
- Alerts cost nothing and are not capped by a plan, as far as its pages say.
- A public market-data API, with a free tier, for anyone building their own tools.
Where CoinPriceAlert is better
- Delivery by Telegram and email as well as push; CoinGecko’s alert guide lists only app and in-app notifications.
- No account needed: CoinPriceAlert runs as a guest, where CoinGecko requires a sign-in before you can set an alert.
- Stocks, gold, silver, oil and 14 forex pairs in the same watchlist as your coins.
- Alert types beyond a price level: percentage moves, trailing stops, volume spikes, RSI, market cap, and MACD and EMA crossovers on Pro at $6.99 a month.
- Quiet hours in your own time zone, a per-alert cooldown, and a home screen widget.
Which to pick
Choose CoinGecko if you want the data, the charts and the coin coverage, and an alert as a bonus on top. Choose CoinPriceAlert if you want the alert itself to be good: in Telegram, on stocks and gold too, and without signing up. Both can be tried free, so the fairest test is to set the same alert on each and see which notification you actually act on.
Setting one up here: crypto price alerts, percentage alerts, alerts in Telegram, or every market and alert type.
Never miss a move in the markets you follow
Name the price that would change your mind, set it once, and get told when it happens rather than watching a chart for it.
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
Are CoinGecko price alerts free?
Its alert guide does not put them behind Premium, but it does say you need a CoinGecko account to set one. No limit on the number of alerts is published. CoinPriceAlert gives you 3 active alerts with no account at all, and removes the limit on Pro at $6.99 a month.
Can CoinGecko send alerts to Telegram or email?
Its guide describes push notifications from the CoinGecko app and in-app alerts; Telegram, email, SMS and webhooks are not mentioned. CoinPriceAlert sends to push, Telegram and email in any combination.
Does CoinGecko alert on stocks, gold or forex?
No. Its alerts cover the cryptocurrencies and NFT collections it lists. CoinPriceAlert covers 185 US and Indian stocks, gold, silver, platinum, oil, natural gas and 14 forex pairs alongside crypto.
What does CoinGecko Premium cost?
Its pricing page shows $10 a month or $99.90 a year, read on 29 September 2026, for wallet tracking, transaction recording and an ad-free site. Alerts are not listed as a Premium feature. CoinPriceAlert Pro is $6.99 a month or $48.99 a year.
Sources
- CoinGecko Learn: How to set up the price alert function on CoinGecko, read 29 September 2026
- CoinGecko Premium pricing, read 29 September 2026
- CoinGecko API pricing, read 29 September 2026
- How CoinPriceAlert's own numbers are produced
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