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Cryptocurrency Alerting alternative: CoinPriceAlert compared

By , developer of CoinPriceAlert · Cryptocurrency Alerting facts checked 19 September 2026 on the pages listed under Sources

Verdict

Pick Cryptocurrency Alerting if you need SMS, phone calls, Discord, Slack or webhooks, alerts on exchange listings, whales, gas or the mempool, or an API to automate against. Pick CoinPriceAlert if you want gold, oil and forex in the same list as your coins, a free plan with 3 alerts instead of three, and no cap on alerts once you pay.

Written by the developer of CoinPriceAlert, so read it with that in mind. Every Cryptocurrency Alerting fact below comes from Cryptocurrency Alerting's own pages on the date shown; where they do not publish something, the table says "Not published" rather than guessing.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

FeatureCoinPriceAlertCryptocurrency Alerting
What it isA price-alert app. Alerts are the whole product; there is no portfolio, trading or wallet feature.A web and mobile alert service for crypto, stocks and on-chain events
MarketsCrypto (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 watchlistCrypto across many exchanges (it names Coinbase, Binance, KuCoin, BitMEX, Kraken and Bitfinex) and over 10,000 stocks and ETFs. Forex and metals are not listed
Alert typesFree: 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 coinsPrice, percentage, periodic price, volume, funding rate, market cap, Bitcoin dominance, stock price and volatility, exchange listings, wallet transactions and minimum balance, whale moves (beta), ETH gas, Bitcoin mempool, blockchain metrics
DeliveryPush notification, Telegram, and email (opt-in, verified address only), in any combination. No SMS, phone calls, Discord, Slack or webhooksEmail, push, browser, Telegram, Discord, Slack, webhook, SMS and phone calls (SMS and calls on paid plans, capped weekly)
Free plan3 active alerts on every market, all three channels, home screen widget, daily digestHobby: up to 3 active alerts and up to 10 notifications, on every channel except SMS and phone calls
Paid plansPro $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 subscribersTrader $7.99/month or $47.88/year; Pro $39.99/month or $239.88/year; Business $99/month or $588/year
Alert limit when payingUnlimited20 active alerts on Trader, 120 on Pro, 300 on Business; unlimited notifications
AppsiOS, Android and a web appWeb, iOS and Android
Account neededNo: the app works as a guest, and you can add an email laterNot published
How fast alerts are checkedEvery 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 minuteIts pricing page says it typically collects and alerts on market data within 15 to 25 seconds
Quiet hours / cooldownsQuiet hours in your time zone (held alerts are logged), plus a per-alert cooldown from 5 minutes to 1 dayPer-alert cooldown from 5 minutes to 7 days; quiet hours not mentioned
Needs exchange keys or wallet accessNever. It asks for no exchange API key, wallet connection or seed phrase, so it cannot trade or move fundsNot for price alerts. Wallet alerts watch an address
API or webhooksNo public API or webhooksYes: a developer REST API and webhooks

CoinPriceAlert's column is generated from the app's own limits and live plan prices. Cryptocurrency Alerting'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.

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Where Cryptocurrency Alerting is better

Where CoinPriceAlert is better

Which to pick

Choose Cryptocurrency Alerting if you run automations, need SMS or calls, or want listing, whale and gas alerts. Choose CoinPriceAlert if you hold more than crypto, read alerts on your phone or in Telegram, and want more than three free alerts. 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.

CoinPriceAlert

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

How many free alerts does Cryptocurrency Alerting give?

Its Hobby plan allows up to 3 active alerts and up to 10 notifications, per its pricing page on 19 September 2026. CoinPriceAlert's free plan allows 3 active alerts and does not cap notifications.

Which is cheaper?

CoinPriceAlert Pro is $6.99 a month or $48.99 a year with no alert cap. Cryptocurrency Alerting Trader is $7.99 a month or $47.88 a year for up to 20 active alerts, per its pricing page.

Does Cryptocurrency Alerting cover gold or forex?

Its site lists crypto and over 10,000 stocks and ETFs; metals and forex are not mentioned. CoinPriceAlert covers gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, oil, natural gas, corn, wheat and 14 forex pairs.

Does CoinPriceAlert send SMS or phone calls?

No. It delivers by push notification, Telegram and email. For SMS or calls, Cryptocurrency Alerting offers them on its paid plans with weekly caps.

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