Dexter Price Alert for Amazon Reviews

by No Sound 32

I've been using DexterPriceAlert for nearly a year. It's definitely saved me money. When it works it's 5 stars. The reason I'm giving it 3 is because sometimes the notifications go a little crazy. Like 2-6 back to back for the same product crazy. I only need one.

The other improvements that would make DexterPriceAlert amazing would be if the tracking tracked just the product I'm interested in. For instance I'm looking at a particular pair of shoes, New Balance whatever size 9 Black for $90. I set my alert for $79. I might get an alert the next day for $55. Excitedly I hit buy now and find out the $55 shoes are size 6 Blue and the shoes I want are still $90. So it's impossible to really get alerts for products that have options.

Another improvement that I'd like to see is for the tracking to stick with the product and seller I'm looking to buy from. I'm watching X product for $50. I want an alert at $45. Later that day I get an alert that it's 45. Yay! Buy now! Oh wait that $45 is from a different seller that's not Prime but charges $5 for shipping. Or even worse the price pops for $35. I'm really excited but then find out that's for a used product. I don't want alerts for used products or products with shipping if the product I'm tracking is new and with Prime.

All that said it's still a good app. I hope to see some improvements in future updates.

by Makemedance20

I was very excited at first about DexterPriceAlert. I even paid the extra $3.99 for the premium features. I wish I had saved my money. DexterPriceAlert is so annoying. My first complaint is that when you are importing your wishlist, you have no idea if it is actually doing it or not.

My second complaint is that after I imported my wishlist I had to go into each item and then click “done” in order to see the current price. If I did not do that, it stated it was unavailable. Who has time to do all of that?

My last and biggest complaint is that I am getting notifications for price drops that aren’t real. I get the notification, click on it so I go to the item, and there has been no price change. I am also getting notifications all day long. Please fix this ASAP. Thank you.

by Pixperfplans

I have written you guys before on two occasions, complaining about the inability to restore this purchased app. You indicate in your promo that DexterPriceAlert can be shared among family members, yet I can’t even share it on my other devices. Your RESTORE PURCHASE feature DOES NOT WORK! I’m sick of being ripped off every time I try installing on my other devices! Sick of having to fight DexterPriceAlert Store for refunds.
Previously (July 13 in fact)I was promised by a senior rep at the DexterPriceAlert Store, that the complaint would be referred to DexterPriceAlert management department for a resolution. It’s exactly 3 months and still no resolution. Unlike other apps, one has to re-input saved items on each device separately. They’re non transferable! You need to start working, instead of just collecting!

by Laurlaur0486

This has been pretty worthless for me. Just to note, I am not at all a sound sleeper. I wake up at the slightest sound my phone makes. And I have been keeping my volume up high at night specifically for DexterPriceAlert. Yet the price has dropped now 3 times while I was sleeping and never woke me up. There is a notification on my screen, but I'm not sure it even makes a noise since I've never heard it do anything. By the time I see it, the price has gone up again.
I wish there was a setting to change the alert noise, and maybe even the volume (although I'm fine keeping my phone volume high like I have been). I'd like to know what it sounds like and if know what to listen for (assuming it even has a noise).

by WesWl

I hate adds and wanted to be able to track More than three items, so I upgraded to the pro version. After continuing to receive ads I waited to see if I would be charged for it. Now that I’ve received the bill from Apple saying that I was indeed charged for the upgrade I am disappointed that I have been unable to track more than three items and I’m still receiving ads. I have tried restoring the purchase and when I tried to send a comment I was unable to get any response.

by Lewpiper

Kind of does the job. I still find if I transfer to new phone I lose everything I had in DexterPriceAlert . Doesn’t seem to backup your items in iCloud backup. I also purchased the plus package and that won’t restore on my new phone. Seems like it should just be a subscription not an in-app purchase.

I am also sort of fearful that if DexterPriceAlert gets killed in memory by iOS it will not be able to notify me properly. Cross referencing some things with camel camel camel it seems it has missed somethings in the past.

by Kyle Schick

The core concept of DexterPriceAlert works. You can add items easily, change the settings of the items, and it lets you know when the price changes. I made $80 in one week by getting an alert that a monitor that I had just just purchased went on sale for $80 less than what I had just bought it for. I purchased it on the spot and returned the first one I had bought. I received the new monitor within a day of returning the old one and got my return within a week. With that said, the design of DexterPriceAlert is awful. As others have mentioned, the settings for each product added is accessed through the share button, which is very unintuitive. Took me a while to find. But what’s even worse is that while the premium version of DexterPriceAlert works, it won’t let you restore your purchase. This means you can’t use the premium version on another device or even the same device after uninstalling DexterPriceAlert (which I did twice). I’ve spent $15 on DexterPriceAlert that I should’ve only needed to spend $5 on. Obviously, the price has been worth it, but this isn’t a reasonable way to make money on an app. If you think DexterPriceAlert is worth more, charge more. Don’t make a “restore purchase” button that doesn’t do anything and make people buy DexterPriceAlert multiple times. I’d happily pay $15 a year for DexterPriceAlert if the restore purchase button worked and I could use it on multiple devices and you fixed the settings button icon. Please fix these issues. DexterPriceAlert has the potential to be great.

by Edjones

I like DexterPriceAlert to help alert me when prices change to my favor. However, there are bug in DexterPriceAlert . For example it will not tsk into account shipping so sometimes the price goes way down but the shipping went way up for a net zero advantage. Also, it doesn't keep price data on some products. Plus I can't screen used from new so sometimes it will alert me that s price went down but it's because a used item is available.

by Solo Player

I have only been using DexterPriceAlert (free version) for a short while, but I see a few issues already. I get multiple alerts for the same item within seconds of each other with no actual price changes. There is no way to edit the Prime only or all vendors tracking function after initially choosing this option when adding a new item to track. I am usually willing to wait to purchase most one-time buy items, so I can see value in this alert app to help me buy at a better price.

by Nstink

I like DexterPriceAlert. It has saved me money however, I have an item that was on my wish list that has been removed yet I continue to get price notifications. Unfortunately, this item price fluctuates numerous times a day, so I get a notification for each price change. Sometimes as many as 4-6 times a day.

I have requested help to get this resolved, received a response saying that they would look into it but a week later I am still getting the notifications for an item I already purchased and removed.

by Trent ZA

I'm a bargain hunter and this allows me to set prices really low at what I'm wanting to pay and not be bothered to look all the time to see if it had dropped or not, I just set it and forget it, lol. One thing I do wish is that it could scan the prices from all options on items as I'm fairly sure it only detects the option you picked and from the exact seller you picked (so if comes up cheaper as a used product then I don't believe that it will alert you which is a big down fall, but I still like DexterPriceAlert ).

by Jock_Itch

Worth the download, but be aware of issues:

1) does not always transfer the right current price, and you're unable to manually fix it (you can only update the alert price)

2) when importing an item thru the Share icon, after importing - it switches you over to DexterPriceAlert . Which is not convenient. If I want to open DexterPriceAlert , I'd open DexterPriceAlert . This should be eliminated or at least an option, as it defeats the purpose of efficiency of the share feature.

It's a good value, in my book. Another reviewer complained it was $3.99/year, not $3.99 for a lifetime. Well, a single price alert can pay for DexterPriceAlert . Stop being so cheap and realize the work that goes in to developing such a useful tool. I'm happy to pay $3.99/yr for this. Just hope the developer is responsive to issues before another App comes along that does it better.

by Llbrenner

I purchased the plus version of DexterPriceAlert and within the first week got a lightening deal to save on some face cream that essentially paid for DexterPriceAlert . The deal was only available for an hour first thing in the morning so without the plus version, I would have missed it (my understanding of the free version is that they only check for price changes once a day). I’ll be thrilled if I can catch my cat’s food at a lower price. Having said that, EVERY time I use DexterPriceAlert I get frustrated with it. I have it on my phone and have tried for my iPad but it doesn’t recognize that I have the plus version there. I hit “restore purchase” and the screen doesn’t change. I hit “settings” and literally the only thing that allows me to set is my email address. Maddening. We’ll see if customer support replies. Yesterday I was trying to access price history and could not find it anywhere. I finally read in the reviews that it’s accessed through the “share” button. Why?? So overall this is clunky and not user friendly. I’ll see whether it improves this year to decide whether to renew. It has the potential to be great but at the moment I kind of hate it.

by Percandri

I was surprised at how clean and professional DexterPriceAlert is, in terms of design and ease-of-use. It appears to be well-made, intuitive, and so far I have not found any major bugs or issues.

My one qualm with DexterPriceAlert is that to watch any more than three items at one time a fee of $3.99(or $2.99, I forget which) is required. While this is reasonable, it is a yearly fee. While I would pay for this service, I cannot justify a subscription fee, however small, for a convenience item. If if is made into a one time fee I will happily pay it otherwise.

by Stargaz3r

You can try three items for free... more on the list requires a subscription to the service, which is reasonable. I like that you can see the price history and set a price to alert you when your item goes down to that price. Mine hasn't yet but looking at the history, it has a high chance of going down and I'm hoping DexterPriceAlert will let me know when.

by Twinmama222

Recently downloaded it, very easy to use, could have some small tweaks that would make it better, like if you are looking for a book in a certain format, it would notify you about price changes in that format. For example if you want to Kindle format, have it notify you only if the Kindle format has been reduced in price.

by Inheritance2

Everything so far has been good. Solid app with a clean UI and is easy to use. Be warned though that if you are planning to track more than three items at a time, you will have to upgrade to premium for 3 dollars a year. Fair price considering what you can save but just be aware of that. Other than that DexterPriceAlert seems to do it's job with no glaring issues available as of now.

by Trdonley

DexterPriceAlert is like no other assistant on the market. It's perfect for a guy like me waiting for the lowest prices to get my family what they desire. It's a clearance rack for everything even the things that came out yesterday. If you really want the best bang for your buck then DexterPriceAlert is for you. Some could even say it reduces stress levels by letting you live life without manually searching for the price that fits your budget.

by Joey F K

I installed DexterPriceAlert on the off chance it would save me some money and to my surprise it saved me $30 in the first week I installed it. A vacuum I missed out on wouldn't lower in price for months. I installed DexterPriceAlert and it notified me when the price dropped.

There are some functionality issues but if it works well enough to notify me of a $30 price difference, I have to give it 5 stars.

I thought the subscription fee was a bit much but I'll probably pay it now that I see DexterPriceAlert actually works.

by GaryHurth

If you only want to track 3 times, this is DexterPriceAlert for you. I downloaded this and liked everything it had to offer so I shelled out the $4 for unlimited wishlist and no ads. Having a price history on top of that is a huge bonus.

Unfortunately, DexterPriceAlert won't upgrade to give me those features. Uninstall/reinstall, repurchase, etc and nothing. DexterPriceAlert says it'll restore my purchase for free, but I haven't seen it happen yet. If "customer service" helps me out, this is an easy 5 star app.. but DexterPriceAlert hasn't had an upgrade in a year, so I'm not keeping my hopes up.

TL;DR: Don't buy the premium. App needs an update before you can rely on it