CoinStats vs CoinPriceAlert for price alerts
Pick CoinStats if the portfolio is the point: many exchange and wallet integrations, DeFi and NFT tracking, and alerts as part of that. Pick CoinPriceAlert if the alert is the point: custom alerts on the free plan, crypto, stocks, gold and forex in one list, Telegram and email delivery, quiet hours, and Pro at $6.99 a month against Premium at $13.99.
Written by the developer of CoinPriceAlert, so read it with that in mind. Every CoinStats fact below comes from CoinStats's own pages on the date shown; where they do not publish something, the table says "Not published" rather than guessing.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 | CoinStats |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A price-alert app. Alerts are the whole product; there is no portfolio, trading or wallet feature. | A portfolio tracker for crypto, DeFi and NFTs, with alerts as one feature |
| 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, DeFi and NFTs. Stocks, metals and forex are not mentioned on its pricing page |
| 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 | Automatic price notifications for coins in your portfolio or favourites (low, medium or high sensitivity). Custom alerts: price limit, NFT floor price, total market cap, volume, and portfolio value (Degen plan only) |
| Delivery | Push notification, Telegram, and email (opt-in, verified address only), in any combination. No SMS, phone calls, Discord, Slack or webhooks | App notifications; other channels not itemised on the pages we read |
| Free plan | 3 active alerts on every market, all three channels, home screen widget, daily digest | Basic, free. Custom alerts are not among its listed features |
| 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 | Premium $13.99/month (13% less billed yearly); Degen (29% less billed yearly; monthly price not in the page text); Team on request |
| Alert limit when paying | Unlimited | Not published |
| Apps | iOS, Android and a web app | iOS, Android and web |
| Account needed | No: the app works as a guest, and you can add an email later | Not published |
| 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 on the pages we read |
| 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 | Its portfolio features work from connected exchange accounts and wallets; the pages we read do not say alerts need one |
| API or webhooks | No public API or webhooks | Sells a separate crypto data API |
CoinPriceAlert's column is generated from the app's own limits and live plan prices. CoinStats's column was read on 19 September 2026.
Free on both stores. Set 3 alerts without an account, on crypto, stocks, gold, oil and forex.
Where CoinStats is better
- Portfolio depth: exchange and wallet integrations, DeFi positions, NFTs and profit-and-loss analytics in one app. CoinPriceAlert has no portfolio at all.
- NFT floor-price and portfolio-value alerts, which CoinPriceAlert does not offer.
- Automatic "significant change" notifications on the coins you hold or favourite, which only need switching on.
Where CoinPriceAlert is better
- Custom alerts are free: 3 of them, where CoinStats lists custom alerts from Premium.
- Stocks, gold, silver, oil and forex in the same watchlist.
- Telegram and email delivery, quiet hours, trailing stops, RSI and indicator crossover alerts.
- It never needs an exchange connection or a wallet to work.
Which to pick
Choose CoinStats if you track many exchanges, DeFi positions or NFTs and want alerts as an extra. Choose CoinPriceAlert if you want alerts done properly across every market you hold, without paying for a portfolio tracker. 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 CoinStats custom alerts free?
CoinStats' pricing page lists Custom Alerts under Premium, Degen and Team, not under the free Basic plan, as of 19 September 2026. Its help centre also describes automatic price notifications for coins in your portfolio or favourites. CoinPriceAlert includes 3 custom alerts free.
Which is cheaper for alerts?
CoinPriceAlert. Pro is $6.99 a month against CoinStats Premium at $13.99, and the free plan already includes custom price and percentage alerts.
Does CoinStats cover stocks or gold?
Its pricing page describes crypto, DeFi and NFT tracking and does not mention stocks, metals or forex. CoinPriceAlert covers them alongside crypto.
Can I use both?
Yes. Some people keep CoinStats for the full portfolio picture and use CoinPriceAlert for alerts, including on the markets CoinStats does not cover.
Sources
- CoinStats pricing page, read 19 September 2026
- CoinStats Help: How to set up custom alerts, read 19 September 2026
- CoinStats Help: Price notifications, read 19 September 2026
- How CoinPriceAlert's own numbers are produced
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