AdSpy review verdict: a fast feed, not a competitor monitor. Of 7 ads launched on 2 November 2026, it held 0 a day later, though its newest ads were created that same day. Its edge is comment search; it has no TikTok.
| What we tested | |
|---|---|
| Account | AdSpy, single plan, $149 a month, our paid access |
| Coverage test | 7 ads that started on 2 November 2026 in Meta’s Ad Library (US), searched in AdSpy on 3 November |
| Feed speed | Ad Text “free shipping”, “sale”, “limited time”, first six cards each, 3 November |
| Comments | Comments field, query “scam”, first 12 cards, no date or country filter |
| Not checked | exports, saved searches, Countries and Technologies filters, trial or refund terms |
Does AdSpy hold a launch the next day?
No: 0 of 7. We took the first ad that started on 2 November 2026 on the Meta Ad Library page of seven brands, all taken from our earlier 20-ad test (no brand launched anything on 1 November, so we moved the day). We fixed the rule before opening AdSpy. On 3 November, a day after launch, we searched AdSpy by advertiser plus the opening words of the ad text, sorted by date, and counted an ad as found only if page, text and creative all matched.
| Brand | Meta Library ID | What AdSpy showed |
|---|---|---|
| Gymshark | 1130726236029527 | nothing, by advertiser and text or by text alone |
| The Ridge | 1452799820362597 | same text, but an older ad created on 26 October |
| True Classic | 1508534141166287 | nothing |
| Dr. Squatch | 1648903759977035 | only older ads with the same text |
| Quince | 1169632666008354 | only ads from April to September with the same text |
| AG1 by Athletic Greens | 4623466737976189 | nothing |
| SKIMS | 29402098839479226 | a same-day ad with the same text but a different creative; not counted |
SKIMS is the near miss. AdSpy held an ad created on 2 November with identical text; its video shows a puppy, while the ad we picked in Meta shows a gift box. Under our rule that is a miss, but it shows AdSpy does see some of a brand’s same-day activity.
Seven ads is a small sample, but it agrees with the earlier test of 20 ads, where AdSpy held none the day after launch and 2 of 20 a week later; the full results are on ad spy tools.
How fast new ads appear in AdSpy’s feed
AdSpy’s feed grows quickly, and that is all this part measures: the speed of the feed, not what it covers. For “free shipping”, “sale” and “limited time” we read the “Created on” date of the first six cards, newest on top, with Facebook and Instagram and no country: all 18 cards were created on 2 or 3 November. The 7-ad test above is the one that measures coverage.
What the AdSpy comment search finds
Among the tools we review on this site, AdSpy is the only one that searches the comments left under an ad. We chose Comments in the search field, typed “scam” and read the first 12 cards. Each contained a comment with the word once we opened View Best Comments, although 11 of the 12 cards showed a counter of “0 Comments”. This is the top of an unfiltered result, not a measure of accuracy. The newest match was created on 17 September 2026.
A word is not a complaint: one of the comments reads “Hope it’s not a scam”. The card we opened was Aerless, created on 17 June 2026 and last seen on 4 October, with 130 comments, among them “Do not buy. Expensive and big waist of money” and a buyer still waiting for an order placed two weeks before a trip.
Do not filter by the card’s counter; open the comments.
Affiliate networks and price
The Networks filter lists affiliate networks, not social ones: ClickBank, ClickDealer, AdCombo, Admitad, A4D and Clicksure were in the list we scrolled. We did not count ads by network. Other filters include Ad Text, Advertiser, Media type, Created Between, Countries and Technologies.
AdSpy sells one plan at $149 a month. As AdSpy publishes on its home page (read 3 November 2026): 30.4 million advertisers, 213.8 million ads, 225 countries, 88 languages, Facebook and Instagram. We did not verify these counters, and most AdSpy reviews repeat them as given.
Who should pay for AdSpy
Pay $149 a month if you buy Facebook or Instagram traffic in e-commerce or affiliate offers and want to read buyer complaints and delivery problems before you copy an angle. Skip it if you need to follow what specific competitors launched yesterday, work on TikTok, or want a free start. In the first day of a paid month, check three things on your own niche:
- Search your five closest competitors by Advertiser and see whether their newest ads are there.
- Run a Comments search for “shipping” or “scam” on your product and open the comments.
- Pick your affiliate network in Networks and see how many offers in your niche come up.
Comment matches skew old and the feed misses fresh launches, so this is a research tool, not an alert.
What we did not test
This AdSpy review covers one day on one account: 7 ads for coverage, 12 cards for comments. Exports, saved searches, product or shop research and the home-page counters were not tested.
If AdSpy doesn’t fit
| Tool | Platforms | Paid from | What we checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spytrend | Facebook, Instagram, TikTok | free tier (archive only, ads older than 90 days), $79/mo | 19 of 20 launches a week later in the 20-ad test; review |
| PiPiADS | TikTok and Facebook | $49/mo (lists at $69) | review |
| BigSpy | Facebook on the free plan; Instagram from $69 | free plan, 5 searches a day | 9 of 19 on the free plan in the 20-ad test; review |
| Minea | Meta ads and products | $49/mo | 4 of 20 in the 20-ad test; review |
None of these searches ad comments, so leaving AdSpy costs you that and the network filter. In return, Spytrend and PiPiADS add TikTok, and in the 20-ad test Spytrend held more of the launches. To look around before paying, BigSpy’s free plan is the cheapest start.
FAQ
Is AdSpy worth it?
Only for a specific job: searching comments and affiliate networks on Facebook and Instagram ads, $149 a month. It is a poor monitor of competitors: on 3 November 2026 it held none of the 7 ads we had seen launch on 2 November.
How much does AdSpy cost?
$149 a month: AdSpy lists a single plan, described as virtually unlimited usage, and has no separate pricing page (adspy.com, read 3 November 2026). We did not test a coupon and report nothing on trials or refunds.
Does AdSpy have TikTok ads?
No, AdSpy covers Facebook and Instagram only. PiPiADS and Spytrend both cover TikTok; they are in the alternatives table on this page.
Does AdSpy catch new ads quickly?
Its feed does: the newest cards in three searches were created on 2 or 3 November 2026. Specific launches are another matter: 0 of 7 ads started on 2 November were there a day later.
Can you search AdSpy comments for “scam”?
Yes: choose Comments in the search field and type the word. The first 12 cards each held a comment with it, though 11 of them showed a counter of 0 Comments; a match can also be harmless, as in “Hope it’s not a scam”.