AdSpy vs Minea (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, AdSpy and Minea share a 1.6 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Minea starts cheaper, at $49 a month against $149 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick AdSpy if
- Fits if you research Facebook and Instagram ads and want a large archive
- Works for affiliates who filter by offer and audience
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you research TikTok, Google or other networks, as only Facebook and Instagram are covered
- Pricey if you only need a quick look, at $149 a month with no trial
- Watch out: full refunds apply only within 24 hours of purchase
- Watch out: the price is labelled introductory, and there is no public pricing page
Pick Minea if
- Fits if you hunt for products to dropship and want ads and shops in one place
- Works for sellers who track competing brands
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need TikTok ads, as TikTok, Pinterest and Snapchat are marked coming soon
- Tight if you want to try first, since there is no free plan or trial
- Watch out: Premium limits shop notifications to 10
- Watch out: AI analyses, transcripts and magic search are capped on Starter and Premium
- Watch out: the annual price was not readable
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAAdSpyWeak | 1.6GPAMineaWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | COne plan at $149 a month, which the site calls an introductory price. That is in the dearer quarter of ad tools ($129 and up). | CStarter is $49 a month ($39 if paid quarterly), the middle of ad tools. Premium is $99 and Business $199. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no plan and no trial, and the refund window is 24 hours. | FNothing free: no plan and no trial on record. |
| Features | CAd search, comment search, audience demographics, affiliate and offer filters and a large archive. It covers Facebook and Instagram only. | CAd listings, products and shops, brand tracking, AI analysis and transcripts and influencer placements. Snapchat, Pinterest and TikTok ads are marked coming soon. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You learn its filters before the results make sense. | CNo store rating on record. You learn its filters before the results make sense. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web app only. No integrations, API or phone apps were found. | CA web app with a browser extension. No integrations list or phone apps were found. |
| Best for | searching Facebook and Instagram ads | ad and product research for dropshippers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AdSpy and Minea. How we grade
Price against what you get
AdSpy starts at $149 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Minea starts at $49 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Minea starts $100 a month lower. Of the other ad creative and reporting tools on the chart, 22 score higher than AdSpy for less, and 13 score higher than Minea for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- AdSpy also covers ad creative.
- Minea also covers dropshipping.
At a glance
| AdSpy | Minea | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $149 per month | $49 per month, billed monthly ($39 per month if paid quarterly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Ad Navigator Ltd. | Minea |
| Price read from | adspy.com | minea.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AdSpy
- Covers Facebook and Instagram only; the pages read mention no other ad platform.
- One plan at $149 a month, which the site labels an introductory offer; the pages give no plan tiers and no free trial.
- The refund policy is a full refund within 24 hours of purchase, with later refunds at AdSpy's discretion.
- No public pricing page was readable; the price comes from the homepage.
Minea
- The pricing page lists a Monthly, Quarterly and Annual toggle, but only monthly and quarterly prices were readable; the annual price is not recorded.
- Snapchat, Pinterest and TikTok ads are marked as coming soon on the pricing page, although the homepage mentions TikTok ads.
- Premium limits shop notifications to 10, and AI analyses, transcripts and magic search are capped on Starter and Premium.
Key features
AdSpy
- Ad search
- Search by ad text, advertiser, page name or landing page URL, and sort by likes, reactions, when an ad was last seen or how long it has run.
- Comment search
- Search the comments under ads, for example to track feedback on a competitor's brand or on your own.
- Audience demographics
- Shows the location, gender and age range an ad appears to target, based on data from the site's contributor network.
- Affiliate and offer filters
- Find ads by affiliate network, affiliate ID, offer ID or landing page technology. The site says it gets past cloakers to reach the real landing pages.
- Large ad archive
- The homepage counts more than 214 million ads, 30 million advertisers and 225 countries, all taken from Facebook and Instagram.
Minea
- Ad listing
- Search Meta ads with filters, for example the most liked Shopify ads from the last two weeks. The homepage cites more than 80 million active ads.
- Products and shops
- Browse listings of products and shops, with daily niche lists of products the site flags as winners.
- Brand tracker and notifications
- Follow competitor brands; notifications cover 10 shops on Premium and are unlimited on Business.
- AI analysis and transcripts
- An AI analysis of a given ad and an AI transcript, both capped per month on Starter and Premium and unlimited on Business.
- Influencer placements
- The pricing page says Minea tracks influencer product placements as well as ads.
Plans
AdSpy
AdSpy subscription$149
per month
The single plan shown: the site calls it virtually unlimited usage and an introductory offer that will not stay the same.
Minea
Starter$49
per month, billed monthly ($39 if paid quarterly)
Meta ads, product and shop listings, brand tracker, 10 AI ad analyses and 10 AI transcripts a month.
Premium$99
per month, billed monthly ($79 if paid quarterly)
Unlimited listings and brand tracker, notifications for 10 shops, 50 AI analyses and 50 transcripts a month.
Business$199
per month, billed monthly ($158 if paid quarterly)
Unlimited notifications, AI ad analyses, AI transcripts and magic search.
Ways to pay less
AdSpy
No public discounts listed.
Minea
- Other savings
Quarterly billing saves about 20%
Paying quarterly lowers each plan: Starter is $39 a month instead of $49, Premium $79 instead of $99 and Business $158 instead of $199.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AdSpy or Minea?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Minea is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $149 a month for AdSpy. AdSpy starts at $149 per month, and Minea starts at $49 per month, billed monthly ($39 per month if paid quarterly).
Which has a free plan, AdSpy or Minea?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither AdSpy nor Minea has a free plan.
Which platforms do AdSpy and Minea run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Minea lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.